Sean Stevens set a personal milestone and helped Davie County pull out a win all in the same night.
Stevens scored 33 points to lead the War Eagles to a 89-71 win against North Davidson.
Stevens collected the 1,000th point of his career in the third quarter, and the game was stopped so coach Jim Young could present him with a honorary basketball.
The War Eagles (11-4, 3-2 CPC) led only 31-30 at the half, but they used a full-court press to produce 59 second-half points. Stevens scored 14 in the decisive third quarter.
Nemanja Kreckovic chipped in with 21 points for Davie, while Dan Sullivan had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
UNC-Wilmington pitcher Brian Whitaker has been picked as a third-team preseason All-America by Collegiate Baseball.
Whitaker, a senior right-hander from North Rowan High, has been projected by the Collegiate Baseball as the Colonial Athletic Association’s Pitcher of the Year.
Whitaker was 10-3 last season with a 2.20 ERA in 102 innings.
UNC-Wilmington opens the season on Feb. 9 against UNC-Charlotte.
The West Middle Bulldog eighth-grade basketball teams earned home wins Thursday.
The girls (5-0) won 52-13 behind 11 points from Rashonda Mayfield and nine each from Tanunika Imes and Nicole Graham.
Lindsey Barrier paced Southeast with five points.
West’s boys (4-1) picked up a 62-19 victory, getting 11 points from Bradley Reid and eight from Robert Wyrick.
Zach Brown led the Patriots with 10.
- North Hills girls get big win
The North Hills Christian School girls basketball team knocked off first-place Cramerton Christian 60-48 on Thursday.
Lindsey Pullen paced the upset with 29 points. Hollie Holder scored 18 and Carolina Cohen added nine.
- Club wrestlers open slate
Catawba College’s club wrestling team toppled Georgia Tech in a recent home quad meet.
Catawba got a pin from Connor Coleman at 157 pounds in the win over Georgia Tech.
Anthony Coulson picked up a decision at 235 pounds in a loss to Belmont Abbey, and Nick Wallace posted a couple of forfeit wins at heavyweight.
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