High School Basketball

Michael Jordan used to hold Laney's single game scoring record by himself. That distinction is now a shared honor. Elijah Wilson scored 42 points for Laney on Monday night in a boys basketball game against New Bern. After the game Wilson committed to play for the College of Charleston. Full story...

High School basketball conference tournament action will tip off on Monday. Conference tournament action will conclude on Friday. The state playoffs will begin on February 20. The pairings are set in the Three Rivers 1-A & 2-A Conference, Waccamaw 2-A & 3-A Conference, Tri County 1-A Conference, East Central 2-A Conference, Mideastern 4-A Conference, Mid South 4-A Conference and the CFIC Conference. Full story...

The regular season for high school basketball concluded Friday night. That means another edition of the Full Court Press. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. West Bladen-East Bladen turned out to be our feature game of the night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

UNC Tar Heel Stilman White attended the Hoggard-New Hanover game. We talked with White and we showcased the Vikings & Wildcats along with the Laney-Ashley matchup in Buctown. The girls game at Laney went down to the wire. On Thursday we also featured Topsail as our team of the week. Plus we had a UNCW baseball preview and a buzzer beater report involving Cynthia Cooper-Dyke's squad. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured senior night at Ashley High School. We also featured a high school basketball matchup in the Waccamaw Conference between East Bladen and North Brunswick. Click full story to see all of Tuesday's scores. On top of that we talked with the general manager of the Atlanta Braves about the prospect of Wilmington becoming the next home of the Braves single A minor league baseball affiliate. Full story...

Another Full Court Press is in the books. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

On Thursday's sports on WWAY we featured the UNC Wilmington women's basketball team hosting nationally ranked Delaware. The 12th ranked Blue Hens beat UNCW 62-53. We also featured the West Bladen boys basketball team as this week's high school basketball team of the week. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured a buzzer beater on the local high school basketball scene. Click full story to see all of Tuesday's scores. Click play video to see Tuesday's sports. Full story...

Another Full Court Press is in complete. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. We also had a chance to meet the new interim head basketball coach at the College of Charleston on Friday. It's former UNCW Seahawk Mark Byington. Full story...

On Tuesday night first place was on the line in the Mideastern Conference between Hoggard and New Hanover in boys basketball. First place was also on the line between Ashley and Laney in girls basketball. New Hanover easily beat Hoggard. Laney played tenacious defense to beat Ashley. Click full story to see all of Tuesday's scores. Click play video to see Tuesday's sports. Full story...

Another Full Court Press is in the books. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. This includes highlights from New Hanover's win over Rose, Laney's win over New Bern and Hoggard's win over Ashley. Plus more ! Full story...

School was closed on Monday, but the gym was open at Union High School in Sampson County. The Fourth Annual MLK Basketball Jamfest is an all-day event with several local teams taking part. Full story...

Another Full Court Press is in the books. Click full story in order to see all of the high school basketball scores from around the region from Friday night. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. This includes highlights and pre-game hooplah from West Bladen's win over East Bladen along with New Hanover's victory over Laney. Full story...

To an outsider watching Pop Herring's basketball tryout in November 1978, it would not have been obvious that the gym at Laney High held a player destined to become the greatest in the universe. He was still Mike Jordan then, not Michael Jordan, just another sophomore guard among 50 eager boys competing for 15 spots on the varsity and 15 more on the junior varsity. Full story...

On Tuesday night we featured high school basketball action from Wilmington and Hampstead. Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Tuesday night's play. This includes two different teams who put their undefeated records on the line. Undefeated New Hanover held off Ashley, but just barely. Undefeated Croatan held off Topsail, but it took overtime for the Cougars to win. Full story...