STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: E. Lincoln boys, Freedom girls reach West Regionals

HobbsDailyReport.com East Lincoln High wiped out a 10-point halftime deficit on Tuesday night, rallying to topple visiting East Rutherford 74-65 and reach the West 2A boys’ basketball title game. The top-seeded Mustangs (29-2) will play second-seeded and defending state 2A champion Forest Hills (28-2) on Saturday at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) or Lenoir-Rhyne University (LRU). The game site and …

STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Tuesday’s fourth round results, regional pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Fourth round, Tuesday; West Regional finals, next Saturday at LRU and CVCC; East Regional finals, next Saturday at East Carolina and Fayetteville State) Note: For more scores and details, review brackets at www.nchsaa.org: 1A West Tuesday’s fourth round results No. 1 E. Surry 64, No. 4 Union Academy 47 No. 3 Murphy …

STATE GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: Saturday’s third round results, pairings for Tuesday’s fourth round

  HobbsDailyReport.com STATE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (Third round, Saturday; fourth round, Tuesday; West Regional finals, next Saturday at LRU and CVCC) Note: For all 1A and East 2A, 3A and 4A results and pairings, visit brackets at www.nchsaa.org: GREATER HICKORY AREA GAMES West 2A Saturday’s third round results No. 4 E. Burke 77, No. 5 Newton-Conover 56 …

GIRLS HOOPS PLAYOFF ROUNDUP: E. Burke, N-C wins set up Saturday showdown

Freedom also advances, will be at home against Asheville next   HobbsDailyReport.com East Burke High used a big third quarter on Thursday night to beat Bunker Hill for the fourth time this season, winning 50-40 in a second round state 2A basketball playoff game in Icard. Brooke Arney scored 20 points and Ariana Hawkins added 14 as the fourth-seeded Cavs …

STATE GIRLS HOOP PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP: Bunker Hill wins 20th game, will battle East Burke for fourth time

Newton-Conover home on Thursday to battle West Wilkes HobbsDailyReport.com Addie Wray scored 21 points and hit the game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds to play on Tuesday night, leading Bunker Hill High’s girls past Canton Pisgah 51-49 in the opening round of the state 2A basketball playoffs. Wray’s shot lifted the 13th-seeded Bears to 20-8 overall – their first 20-win season …