High School Basketball

On Wednesday night the UNCW women's basketall team came from behind to beat Charlotte on the road. We also featured high school basketball action from around the region (Pender vs. Ashley and South Brunswick vs. Laney). Click full story to see the complete high school basketball scoreboard from Wednesday night's play(high school & college). Click play video to see it all in case you weren't with us Wednesday night at 11 for sports. Full story...

The first Full Court Press for the 2011-2012 high school basketball season is in the books. Click full story in order to see high school basketball scores from around the region. Click the Full Court Press icon on our homepage to watch Friday's Full Court Press. Full story...

Hoggard and Ashley were both scheduled to play at Cameron Indoor Stadium later this month in a showcase high school basketball event in Durham. The NCAA has stepped in, though. The NCAA has declared the "Clash at Cameron" to be a non-scholastic event. Full story...

On Thursday night we unveiled the WWAY Full Court Press Watch List. It's a list of high school basketball players to keep an eye on in our neck of the woods. These players have the potential to play college hoops in the future. Click play video to see the players on the list.... Jimmy Fletcher is no longer the West Brunswick head football coach. Fletcher told WWAY the termination is unfortunate and a shock... We also showcased highlights from the North Brunswick-Clinton basketball game on Thursday. Full story...

Could Terry Sanford and Topsail wind up in the same conference? What about Purnell Swett and Hoggard? This possibility raises loads of questions, but discussions for high school re-alignment at this time are preliminary. Full story...

On Wednesday night we showcased the South Columbus High School football team. Click play video in order to see what several of the Stallions have to say about playing in the 2-A east finals. We also have basketball highlights from Trask High School. One of the Titan players pumped in 46 in the Trask season opener. Also, UNCW women's basketball coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke reveals her plans for Thanksgiving. Plus, click full story for the outcome on Duke basketball from Hawaii. Full story...

On Tuesday night the UNC Wilmington men's basketball team held their home opener against Marshall. Click play video for game highlights and post-game reaction from Trask Coliseum. We also have highlights from four high school basketball games. Full story...

Leaving West Bladen to coach at East Bladen is like going from Duke to UNC. It's just not common. Back in May Ken Cross resigned as the West Bladen boys basketball coach to coach at East Bladen. It's been an adjustment for both the players and Cross, but it's a good adjustment. Full story...

Six teams participated in Thursday’s high school basketball jamboree at Ashley High School. This was our first look this season at teams going to head to head against outside competition. Full story...

Basketball practice is in full gear all around the region. Non-conference games will tip off in about two weeks. We have a sneak peak look at the boys teams at Ashley, Hoggard, Laney and New Hanover. Full story...

West Bladen senior D.J. Mason will be playing division one college basketball at Campbell University next season. Full story...

Brett Blizzard is returning to the basketball court as a player after a year off from professional basketball. UNCW's all-time leading scorer signed a contract with a team in Italy on Sunday. Blizzard Athletics will remain open for player development under the direction of former pro Tre Whitted. Full story...

WWAY Full Court Press co-host Brett Blizzard has been busy with a high school basketball summer league, a basketball school and a basketball camp. Blizzard finally has some relief. Camp wrapped up on Thursday. Click play video to see camp highlights and one of the best Brett Blizzard slam dunks of all time. Full story...

July is one of the few months college basketball coaches can watch high school basketball players in person. Loads of college coaches watched the hoops action in Myrtle Beach on Thursday. WWAY was there to see the coaches watch the Flight 22 Blizzard Athletics team that is based out of Wilmington. Full story...

High school basketball players love coming to UNCW to play on the Trask Coliseum floor. Seahawk head coach Buzz Peterson loves being to watch the players. It's a recruiting perk of having student athletes on campus. Full story...