High School Basketball

On Thursday on WWAY heard from UNC Tar Heel basketball coach Roy Williams. His nationally ranked squad will host East Carolina on Saturday. It'll be the first game ever for ECU against UNC in Chapel Hill. On top of that we also checked out high school hoops on Thursday between South Brunswick & Cape Fear Academy. Full story...

On Wednesday the CAA announced a move to Baltimore for future CAA men's basketball tournaments starting in 2014. Terry Holland is about to retire as the director of athletics at East Carolina. We had more than our fair share of high school basketball on Wednesday. It included a buzzer beater that beat the buzzer, but... Full story...

On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from around the region. This includes the first victory of the season for the South Columbus Stallions, another win this month for 2-A North Brunswick over 4-A Laney and a snapped losing streak by the defending 4-A state champion New Hanover Wildcats. Wilmington's Jay Ross is back on an NFL active roster. Former Hoggard standout Jonathan Cooper keeps raking in post season awards. Full story...

Veteran girls basketball coach Karlyn Stephens has resigned from East Columbus High School in order to accept a job at Southeastern Community College. Stephens will coach the softball team at SECC. She'll also be a physical education instructor. Monday was a light night for high school hoops, but we still managed to find action on the hardwood. Full story...

Friday night was jam packed with high school hoops in the region. It even included a court dedication ceremony at Laney High School for longtime Laney coaches Fred Lynch and Ruby Sutton. Click the play video icon in order to check out Friday's Full Court Press on WWAY with John Rendleman and Brett Blizzard. Full story...

Doubleheaders are rare at Trask Coliseum, but that was the case on Wednesday night. The UNCW men's basketball team defeated Coker. The UNCW women's basketball squad lost to Charlotte. Full story...

On Tuesday on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from around the region. NC State beat Connecticut in the Jimmy V Classic in New York. The Coastal Cowboys won a consolation game on Tuesday at the Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney. Full story...

Check out Friday's Full Court Press on WWAY. The high school basketball season is here. Brett Blizzard is back. Kevin Schneider is back. They both joined WWAY's John Rendleman for the first show of the season. Click the play video icon to watch Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

On Thursday on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from Buctown. Nathan Faulk picked up his first win as the Laney head coach on Thursday. Faulk was named the Laney head coach earlier this year. He replaces Fred Lynch. On Thursday we provided a preview of Friday's WWAY Full Court Press. On top of that we previewed the upcoming UNCW-Marshall men's basketball game. Full story...

On Tuesday night on WWAY we checked out high school basketball action from Shallotte, Rocky Point and Hampstead. This includes the first game of the season for the 4-A defending state champion New Hanover Wildcats.... On Tuesday the UNC Tar Heels were cold on the court in Hawaii, especially in the first half. The Tar Heels are no longer undefeated... Plus more, including a 138 point performance from one player on the basketball court ! Full story...

The football season is now over for East Columbus, East Bladen and New Hanover. South Columbus moves onto the 2-A East Finals. Click full story to see scores from across the state along with the pairings for this coming Friday.... The UNCW men's basketball team lost on the road to the Ohio Bobcats on Friday. The Seahawks fall to 1-2 on the season... Plus more ! Full story...

On Wednesday on WWAY we checked out a national letter of intent signing ceremony at Laney High School.... We took more than a sneak peak at a high school basketball jamboree involving five area teams at Ashley High School.... Football playoff action returns in two more nights. We've got that covered with a preview... Plus more ! Full story...

This year's Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament will be a whole lot different than previous Brogden tournaments. It's no longer just a boys basketball event. There will be boys and girls action this year at Trask Coliseum and Hanover Hall during the week between Christmas and New Years. Full story...

Laney grad Elijah Wilson will be a Chanticleer in the near future. Wilson will be heading to Coastal Carolina where former UNCW head coach Benny Moss is currently an assistant coach. Full story...

Here at WWAY we remember all the hooplah back in the early 1990's when Gary Battle announced that Boubacar Aw would be enrolling as a student at East Columbus High School. After a long playing career Aw has now been named a head basketball coach in Wilmington. Full story...