First round of basketball state playoffs — WWAY’s Monday night sports – Feb. 25

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Ashley boys basketball team picked up their first state playoff win in the history of the school on Monday night. It came against the defending 4-A state champs. The Hoggard boys survived at home in overtime against Terry Sanford. These weren’t the only big playoff wins for area teams. In fact we had highlights from nine different games on Monday! We had video from Shallotte, Leland, Wilmington, Lake Waccamaw, Whiteville and Pitt County. We’ve posted scores and notes below.

JAMES KENAN GIRLS 48 – RED SPRINGS 25

SOUTH ROBESON GIRLS 52 – TRASK 46

LAKEWOOD GIRLS 53 – SW ONSLOW 29

EAST COLUMBUS GIRLS 51 – AYDEN-GRIFTON 33

LEJEUNE GIRLS 57 – WALLACE-ROSE HILL 45

SOUTH LENOIR GIRLS 53 – EAST BLADEN 42

WHITEVILLE GIRLS 45 – CROATAN 27
JORDAN RAY LED WHITEVILLE WITH 14 POINTS

GRAHAM GIRLS 56 – EAST DUPLIN 30

WEST BLADEN GIRLS 50 – FAIRMONT 48
COURTNEY THOMPSON LED THE KNIGHTS WITH 12 POINTS AND 15 REBOUNDS

CURRITUCK GIRLS 69 – WEST BRUNSWICK 48

CB AYCOCK GIRLS 52 – SOUTH BRUNSWICK 20

LANEY GIRLS 38 – HOGGARD 29

ASHLEY GIRLS 67 – NEW HANOVER 34
BREANNA EDWARDS WITH 18 POINTS

AYDEN-GRIFTON BOYS 59 – PENDER 49
KHALIL LEWIS LED THE PATRIOTS WITH 17 POINTS

PAMLICO BOYS 80 – UNION 54

WALLACE-ROSE HILL BOYS 80 – PRINCETON 57
MARQUEL NEWKIRK LED THE BULLDOGS WITH 26 POINTS

EAST COLUMBUS BOYS 64 – LAKEWOOD 49
MARQUISE KING HAD 15 POINTS AND 11 REBOUNDS FOR THE GATORS

CLINTON BOYS 77- SOUTH COLUMBUS 65

GRAHAM BOYS 89 – EAST BLADEN 70
GAME WAS TIED AT 11, GRAHAM THEM RAN OFF 20 STRAIGHT POINTS
JAQUAN JONES 28 POINTS

WHITEVILLE BOYS 63 – EASTERN RANDOLPH 57
SHAUN KIRK HAD 18 FOR THE WOLFPACK

FAIRMONT BOYS 69 – EAST DUPLIN 34

NORTH BRUNSWICK BOYS 61 – SOUTH LENOIR 56

DH CONLEY BOYS 62 – WEST BRUNSWICK 53

SOUTH BRUNSWICK BOYS 62 – CURRITUCK 57
IT’S THE FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON FOR THE COUGARS

HOGGARD BOYS 67 – TERRY SANFORD 57 IN OT
TREVOR SINGLETON LED THE VIKINGS WITH 22 POINTS

ASHLEY BOYS 60 – NEW HANOVER 48
TYREE GATHRIGHT LED THE EAGLES WITH 24 POINTS
FIRST WIN EVER FOR ASHLEY BOYS BASKETBALL IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS

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