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MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff J.F. Webb won the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A boys basketball state championship. Members of the team include (front, from left) head coach Leo Brunelli, trainer Nicole Peace, Diondre Tuck, Tyler Thomas, Mack Lyon, Devonte Williams, Tobiah Lewis, Beau Smith, Jolan Royster, Tony Bowden, director of basketball operations Cynthia Hester, (back, from left) assistant coach Everett Byrd, Gearl Majors, Bryan Smith, Dashawn Lewis, Tre Wilkerson, Isaiah Hicks, Mitron Terry, Tyrek Beverly, Stefan Cates and assistant coach Cameron Davis.

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Nov. 20 At South Granville Warriors.........................84 South Granville...............43

DIONDRE TUCK

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TYREK BEVERLY

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MACK LYON

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ISAIAH HICKS

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MITRON TERRY

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TYLER THOMAS

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Dec. 4 At Franklinton Warriors.........................82 Franklinton....................42

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Dec. 7 At Oxford Person ...........................73 Warriors.........................90

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Nov. 27 At Oxford South Granville ..............40 Warriors.........................82 Nov. 30 At Granville Central Warriors.........................91 Granville Central ............46

Dec. 11 At Oxford Franklinton....................59 Warriors.......................114 Dec. 14 At Person Warriors.........................81 Person ...........................75 Dec. 18 At Oxford Granville Central ............46 Warriors ......................103

Head coach: Leo Brunelli Dec. 20 Assistant coaches: Everett Byrd, Cameron Davis At Columbia, S.C. Overall: 27-5 Warriors.........................80 Cardinal Newman (S.C.) ..48 3-A Carolina Conference: 9-1 (co-champion)

Jan. 29 At Southern Vance Warriors.........................84 Southern Vance..............52 Feb. 1 At Cardinal Gibbons Warriors.........................43 Cardinal Gibbons............30 Feb. 5 At Northern Vance Warriors.........................80 Northern Vance .............55

Feb. 8 At Chapel Hill Warriors.........................52 Chapel Hill......................55 Feb. 12 At Oxford Orange ..........................42 Warriors.........................59 Feb. 15 At Oxford Southern Vance..............49 Warriors.........................73 Feb. 20 At Oxford Cardinal Gibbons............56 Warriors.........................57

Feb. 22 At Chapel Hill Warriors.........................42 Chapel Hill......................47 Feb. 25 At Oxford Asheboro .......................47 Warriors.........................82

Dec. 21 At Columbia, S.C. Warriors.........................54 Shiloh, Ga. .....................62

Feb. 27 At Oxford Southern Wayne ............57 Warriors.........................87

Dec. 26 At Raleigh Warriors.........................88 Clinton...........................67

March 1 At Chapel Hill Warriors.........................57 Chapel Hill......................41

Dec. 27 At Raleigh Warriors.........................57 Raleigh Word of God.......70

March 8 At Fayetteville Eastern Alamance ..........56 Warriors.........................65

Dec. 28 At Raleigh Warriors.........................52 High Point Christian .......65

MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff Coach Leo Brunelli stands behind (from left) Isaiah Hicks, Devonte Williams, Bryan Smith, Tyrek Beverly, Stefan Cates and Mitron Terry during Webbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s postgame press conference in Raleigh last Saturday night. The Warriors won their final six games, all in the playoffs, to win the title.

March 9 At Fayetteville Warriors.........................68 Rocky Mount..................64

Jan. 11 At Oxford Cardinal Gibbons............50 Warriors ........................77

Jan. 19 At Oxford Northern Vance..............40 Warriors.........................91

March 16 At Raleigh Statesville......................70 Warriors...................(ot) 73

Jan. 21 At Greensboro Warriors.........................64 Mount Tabor ..................63

Jan. 22 At Oxford Chapel Hill .....................35 Warriors ........................56

Jan. 28 At Orange Warriors.........................75 Orange...........................53

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“The camaraderie, the enthusiasm that the team has brought this year has really just rallied the community. What I really enjoyed is seeing the community come together for a cause and total support and that to me was just beautiful.”

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When the schedule was finalized, J.F. Webb head coach Leo Brunelli began second-guessing himself. Had he bitten off more than the Warriors could chew? North Carolina recruit Isaiah Hicks vaulted Webb into the national spotlight and triggered invitations to showcase games around the country. Brunelli narrowed down the Warriors’ options, opting for appearances in the elite Chick-fil-A Classic, Holiday Hoops Invitational and MLK Classic. A home-and-home series with nearby rival Person, thought to be a contender for the 4-A title, was also on the horizon in addition to a grueling 3-A Carolina Conference schedule. “I started looking down and saying, ‘Wow, what have I done to us?’” said Brunelli. What Brunelli did ultimately made the Warriors better, preparing them for a remarkable postseason run that ended with the school’s first basketball state championship. Brunelli said his biggest eye-opener of the season came against then-unbeaten Mount Tabor in the MLK Classic at the Greensboro Coliseum. Webb let an 18-point halftime lead slip away and found itself in a dogfight, squeaking out a 64-63 win. “It forced me to get better,” said Brunelli, who said he learned lessons that proved vital in regional wins over Eastern Alamance and defending state champion Rocky Mount. Hicks put forth a legendary performance against Statesville in the champi-

MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff The J.F. Webb Warriors celebrate after knocking off Statesville 73-70 in overtime at Reynolds Coliseum Saturday night.

onship, tallying 34 points and a state finals record 30 rebounds in an electric Reynolds Coliseum. Webb fans showed up in full force, most dressed in red, serenading the Old Barn with deafening chants of “Let’s go Warriors” before the opening tip and sustaining the overwhelming cheers throughout the game. “When we needed them most, they were our pickup,” said Brunelli. “That was the difference in the game I truly believe.” It was nothing new. Warrior fans packed Webb’s gym all season long. They even helped fill the road gyms to capacity, including at Chapel Hill, where the Warriors avenged a league

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tourney final loss by eliminating the Tigers from the state playoffs. “The camaraderie, the enthusiasm that the team has brought this year has really just rallied the community,” said Calvin Timberlake, the Webb principal. “What I really enjoyed is seeing the community come together for a cause and total support and that to me was just beautiful.” Hicks, named a McDonald’s All-American in February, averaged a doubledouble with 22.9 points and 12.9 rebounds per game to go along with 5.6 blocks, finishing the season with five triple-doubles. But as Brunelli preached all season, the team was about more than just Hicks.

There was the junior perimeter trio of Mitron Terry, Stefan Cates and Tyrek Beverly. Diminutive, but fearless sophomore Devonte Williams led the team at point guard with senior leader Bryan Smith, the garbage man, coming off the bench as the “sixth starter.” Then there were the role players, providing depth that proved crucial as the playoff run wore on. “This group here, they genuinely liked each other,” said Brunelli. “There’s probably a brotherhood and a love there that you’ll never take away.” Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

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J.F. Webb students taunt Statesville’s JaQuan Warren (23) as he shoots a free throw during the 3-A state championship inal at Reynolds Coliseum.

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R A L E I G H aithful J.F. Webb fans trekked from Oxford to Raleigh Saturday evening, where they loudly screamed, stomped and applauded the school’s boys basketball team to their ﬁrst 3-A state championship. In overtime, the Warriors prevailed

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73-70, sealed by Mitron Terry’s two foul shots with 2.8 seconds left. (See more in Sports on B1). Fans remained standing, applauding and catching their collective breath as the team was honored after the game. Vebelous Gregory, originally from Oxford, was at the game supporting her nephew, Tre Wilkerson. “It was a tight game tonight,”

Gregory said. “It had us on our feet the whole time.” Gregory has attended the last few games, and made it out Saturday night despite an injured arm. “I was nervous, but I knew they had it. I’m so proud of these guys.” Nearly three-fourths of the seats in

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families can be placed in individual niches. The columbarium wall in the memorial garden of Church of the Holy Innocents was dedicated on Sept. 28, 1988. Designed by church member Marsha Nelson, the columbarium features brickwork that coordinates with the classic architecture of the church. A bronze plaque with a name and dates marks each niche containing ashes of the deceased. Each unused niche in the curved brick columbari-

um is marked by three vertical bricks, which stand in contrast to the horizontal motif throughout the wall. Like other columbariums, this one is designed so a brick mason can remove the outer bricks in order for ashes in an urn to be placed inside before the niche is resealed. Some people preferred to have ashes scattered throughout the garden rather than placed in an urn. Above their SEE CHURCHES/PAGE A16

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RALEIGH — Faithful J.F. Webb fans trekked from Oxford to Raleigh Saturday evening, where they loudly screamed, stomped and applauded the school’s boys basketball team to their first 3-A state championship. In overtime, the Warriors prevailed 73-70, sealed by Mitron Terry’s two foul shots with 2.8 seconds left. Fans remained standing, applauding and catching their collective breath as the team was honored after the game. Vebelous Gregory, originally from Oxford, was at the game supporting her nephew, Tre Wilkerson. “It was a tight game tonight,” Gregory said. “It had us on our feet the whole time.” Gregory has attended the last few games, and made it out Saturday night despite an injured arm. “I was nervous, but I knew they had it. I’m so proud of these guys.” Nearly three-fourths of the seats in Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of N.C. State University were occupied by individuals sporting red to match their home team. The arena which holds 12,400 people, the former longtime home of N.C. State legends such as Everett Case and David Thompson, was heavily crowded. Ricky Givens, athletics director at J.F. Webb said close to 1,700 presale tickets sold at the school. Prior to the game, Marcus Hicks, of no relation to J.F. Webb’s McDonald’s All-American Isaiah Hicks, prepared to watch his alma

mater play for the first time this year. Marcus graduated from J.F. Webb in 1999, where he played basketball, football, track and baseball. Currently he works as a speed training coach for Webb’s track team and coaches defensive backs for the football team. “This will be my first time seeing them play, but I’ve heard so much about Isaiah Hicks, and the rest of the team,” Marcus said. “It’s really exciting for Oxford. It’s been a while since a championship team has come through.” Marcus, who was born and raised in Oxford, now runs a gym on Main Street in the city’s downtown area, was proud to see his former high school recognized for athletics. “It’s great to see Webb recognized for sports,” Marcus said. “I tried to do as many as I could.” With 52 seconds left in the second quarter Webb fans erupted as the team scored four points off backto-back full court breaks. At the half a sea of redshirted fans stood to applaud Webb as they trotted to the locker room with a ninepoint lead. While few may have known it, a message board on campus went up Thursday and saluted the state champions. The premature message was gone within hours, replaced by a reference to last week’s regional title. After Saturday’s thriller, the sign is going to get another update. Contact the writer at amauser@hendersondispatch.com.

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J.F. Webb’s Isaiah Hicks (4) dunks over Statesville’s Josh Gaither (10) during the 3-A state championship final at Reynolds Coliseum Saturday night.

Webb survives Statesville rally to claim school’s irst state title BY KELLEN HOLTZMAN DISPATCH STAFF

Hicks tallied an astounding 34 points and 30 rebounds. The 30 boards set a new state ﬁnals record. “Wow, what a way to go out, huh? Last time he wears that white uniform for J.F. Webb High School to put on a display like that,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “Goodness gracious, 30 rebounds. Are you kidding me?” The official stat line listed Hicks with seven blocks, but Hicks and his coach thought he may have had his hands on a few more. “I think it was more like a

triple-double tonight,” said Brunelli. Statesville trailed by as many as 14 points and was down 46-35 entering the fourth quarter. Tthe Greyhounds (25-4) charged back, bringing their blue-clad suppor ters to life inside the heavily pro-Webb Reynolds Coliseum. Statesville trimmed the lead to one point in the ﬁnal 20 seconds and came up with a steal, but Jaquan War ren couldn’t convert on a slash to the basket. Webb’s Mitron Terr y, who

ﬁnished with 14 points, sank two free throws to put the Warriors up 3 and Josh Gaither’s desperation heave didn’t draw iron. “We pictured this. This was our goal as a basketball team this year,” said Brunelli. “There were points when it didn’t look very good. There were points tonight it didn’t look good.” “This is what we worked for and then I go out with a championship with all my brothers,” added Hicks. “It’s great to be able to share with them.” The 6-foot-9 Hicks dominated from the onset against a size-challenged Statesville

team. Hicks had 13 points and 16 rebounds by halftime. Hicks exited only briefly after picking up his fourth fou with 7:21 to play in regulation. “Don’t get fouled out,” said Hicks. “That was going through my mind. How can help the team without getting fouled out? I just had to play smar t. When they drive, jus move back and try to block the shot or try to just move out o the way when they drive.” Breon Borders paced the Greyhounds with 26 points. SEE CHAMPIONS/PAGE B2

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GREENSBORO — Miami spent an entire season swatting away the doubters. If it wasn’t their first 13 ACC foes, it was pundits nationwide. Particularly within the ACC footprint. Saturday it was N.C. State’s second turn for a dose of reality. Miami’s got veterans, and Miami’s got game, including its first championship game. The Wolfpack was pesky throughout but 32 points from Durand Scott and a commanding floor game from sophomore Shane Larkin rolled the Hurricanes into today’s final, 81-71. The Wolfpack (24-10) went through its roster trying to guard Scott, never got the sustained offensive firepower necessary from senior Scott Wood and junior C.J. Leslie and eventually found the mountain of the nation’s ninthranked team and a third game in as many days its Greensboro Coliseum stopping point. “I just put ever ything on my teammates,” Scott said. “They are the ones that find me out there, got me open.” Scott was 12 of 18 from the floor, including 5-of-8 from 3-point territory. Larkin added 23 points and Julian Gamble, a sixth-year senior from

seed in the NCAA Tournament, was the first school other than Duke or North Carolina to star t the season 13-0 in league play since Virginia in 1981. And it was only fitting that the Hurricanes would get the chance to bookend their spectacular start by advancing to Sun day’s final. “How many people picked us to win this tournament? Like two, I think?” said Kenny Kadji. “We love that. We love to be the underdog. It started like that at the beginning of the season, and I hope it ends like that.” Wood, making six of his last eigh from 3-point range, managed 21 points for the Wolfpack, which hasn’t won the title since 1987. C.J. Leslie added 14 points despite missing eight shots, T.J Warren scored 13 points before foul ing out and Richard Howell had eigh points and 11 rebounds. In the second half, Howell had four rebounds and scored once with the out come no longer in doubt. Gamble said the Hurricanes recog Associated Press nized Scott was dialed in early. Miami’s Julian Gamble (45) drives against North Carolina State’s C.J. Leslie (5) during “Probably after the first couple o the first half of Saturday’s game in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference shots,” Gamble said. “He gets that look tournament in Greensboro. in his eye, and you know he’s going to have a big day.” nearby Durham, added 10. Power ful nine rebounds. Kenny Kadji added eight points and Miami (26-6), its hopes alive for a top SEE CHANCE/PAGE B2

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“Wow, what a way to go out, huh? Last time he wears that white uniform for J.F. Webb High School to put on a display like that. Goodness gracious, 30 rebounds. Are you kidding me?”

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RALEIGH — Isaiah Hicks had the performance of a lifetime for J.F. Webb, but he had to watch the last 19 seconds of the Warriors’ 3-A state championship overtime thriller against Statesville from the sidelines. Hicks played with four fouls for the final six and a half minutes of regulation and fouled out in overtime with Webb up 71-70 before watching his Warriors (27-5) hang on for a 73-70 win to clinch the first basketball state title in Webb history. Hicks tallied an astounding 34 points and 30 rebounds. The 30 boards set a new state finals record. “Wow, what a way to go out, huh? Last time he wears that white uniform for J.F. Webb High School to put on a display like that,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “Goodness gracious, 30 rebounds. Are you kidding me?” The official stat line listed Hicks with seven blocks, but Hicks and his coach thought he may have got his hands on a few more. “I think it was more like a triple-double tonight,” said Brunelli. Statesville trailed by as many as 14 points and was down 46-35 entering the fourth quarter. The Greyhounds (25-4) charged back, bringing their blue-clad supporters to life in the heavily pro-Webb Reynolds Coliseum. Statesville trimmed the lead to one point in the final 20 seconds and came up with a steal, but Jaquan Warren couldn’t convert on a slash to the basket. Webb’s Mitron Terry, who finished with 14 points, sank two free throws to put the Warriors up 3 and Josh Gaither’s desperation heave didn’t draw iron. “We pictured this. This was our goal as a basketball team this year,” said Brunelli. “There were points when it didn’t look very good. There were points tonight it didn’t look good.” “This is what we worked for and then I go

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MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff Tyrek Beverly pulls down a rebound over Statesville’s Breon Borders in the 3-A state championship final at Reynolds Coliseum.

out with a championship with all my brothers,” added Hicks. “It’s great to be able to share with them.” The 6-foot-9 Hicks dominated from the onset against a size-challenged Statesville team. Hicks had 13 points and 16 rebounds by halftime. Hicks exited only briefly after picking up his fourth foul with 7:21 to play in regulation. “Don’t get fouled out,” said Hicks. “That was going through my mind. How can I help the team without getting fouled out? I just had to play smart. When they drive, just move back and try to block the shot or try to just move out of the way when they drive.” Breon Borders paced the Greyhounds with 26 points.

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A 3-pointer from Jaquan Warren completed the Statesville comeback, giving the Greyhounds a 61-59 lead with 2:06 left. Statesville shot 5-of-9 from outside in the second half after going just 1-of-10 in the first half. Hicks, who shot 13-of-21 from the field and 8-of-10 at the line, swatted away a Marquis Willis shot in the lane in the final minute before tying the game at the free throw line with 28.9 seconds left. The North Carolina recruit snatched a Borders shot with two hands on the defensive end and converted a layup, but it didn’t beat the buzzer. In overtime, Hicks threw down a put-back of a Devonte Williams miss with two hands to tie the game with 1:21 left. Those were

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Hicks’ final two points before fouling out. That left the crew of Terry, Williams, Stefan Cates, Tyrek Beverly, and Bryan Smith to prove their worth. “Everyone thought Webb was only about Isaiah Hicks,” said Brunelli. “I think you found out tonight and the last couple of weekends there’s a pretty good team without Isaiah Hicks. And they like each other and they care for each other. Sometimes that’s all you need to push you through in a close game.” Webb avoided the slow starts that plagued the team in its last three state playoff wins. Hicks had some early slams to ignite the Warrior faithful and Webb led 19-15 after one quarter. Hicks dominated the opening period, tallying 11 points and six rebounds. Neither side shot well in the second quarter as the Warriors outscored the Greyhounds 10-5 to take a 29-20 lead into the locker room. Statesville cut Webb’s lead to two points before the Warriors ended the half on an 8-0 run that included a drive to the basket and score from reserve Tyler Thomas. Before the game, Webb donned its customary state playoff Team Meghan purple warm-ups, honoring Oxford’s Meghan Bunn, an 11-year-old battling brain cancer. Bunn recently received what her family hopes was her last round of chemo and watched the game behind the Warriors’ bench. “I’m so proud of our team, of our community and of Team Meghan,” said Brunelli. Brunelli said the rowdy Webb crowd that filled “The Old Barn” up was what small communities were all about. Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

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he wanted to be like her daddy. Wherever her father went, she followed. The desire to emulate her dad took Meghan Bunn to local sporting events and eventually N.C. State baseball, basketball and football games. When a Wolfpack team plays on TV, Meghan doesn’t stray far from the side of her father, Brian Bunn, a lifelong N.C. State fan. She knows the player’s names and some of their statistics. The University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital serves as the frontline for Meghan’s battle with brain cancer, but the 11-year-old Vance

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MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff Meghan Bunn (left) and her dad Brian watch as the Webb basketball team hits the floor for warm-ups before the start of the state championship at Reynolds Coliseum Saturday night. BY KELLEN HOLTZMAN DISPATCH STAFF

She wanted to be like her daddy. Wherever her father went, she followed. The desire to emulate her dad took Meghan Bunn to local sporting events and eventually N.C. State baseball, basketball and football games. When a Wolfpack team plays on TV, Meghan doesn’t stray far from the side of her father, Brian Bunn, a lifelong N.C. State

fan. She knows the player’s names and some of their statistics. The University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital serves as the frontline for Meghan’s battle with brain cancer, but the 11-year-old Vance Charter School fifth-grader wears red whenever she pays the Tar Heel doctors there a visit. “I just like to rub it in their faces,” she said. The N.C. State basketball team invited Meghan inside their locker room before its

annual preseason Red-White game and she watched the Duke contest on her birthday from State head coach Mark Gottfried’s suite. She’s a big fan of Wolfpack players C.J. Leslie, Richard Howell and Rodney Purvis. And they’re big fans of her, too. They follow on her Instagram and give her shout-outs on Twitter. Her bedroom in the Bunns’ Oxford home is a shrine to N.C. State athletics. Well, almost. Amongst the sea of red and

white rests a Carolina basketball, placed squarely in the middle of enemy territory. J.F. Webb star and future Tar Heel Isaiah Hicks can take credit for that. The 6-foot-9 McDonald’s All-American signed the ball and gave it to Meghan on a visit to the Bunn home that was arranged by Warrior softball standout Kali Puckett. “He sat down, kicked his feet up, and was just talking to Meghan like they were friends see

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forever,” said Meghan’s mother, Christy Bunn. “Ever since then, it was like he stole her heart. So she’s been a huge fan of his.” Meghan, diagnosed with a brain tumor last May, attends every Webb basketball game she can, sitting behind the team’s bench. Her presence is dependant on a good enough blood count following the chemotherapy that weakens her immune system. “It’s tough to see somebody go through that at a young age,” said Hicks. “We’re all healthy and stuff and she’s going through hard times. She’s never negative. It’s like she doesn’t even pay attention to it sometimes.” Hicks’ future in Chapel Hill hasn’t slipped her attention. She tried to “sway his decision.” No luck. Christy, a UNC grad, didn’t fare much better in efforts to steer Meghan clear of the Wolfpack. “They’ve been good at supporting,” Meghan said of N.C. State. “They’ve really been good. Carolina has too, but I just really like State better.” Of course Brian likes State better, too. Father and daughter both intend to cheer on Isaiah, but only Isaiah, next season. “Absolutely. I hope he just brings the house down,” said Brian. “But when they play State, I hope they lose.” “I hope he makes it and goes a long way because he showed me all I needed to see about his character,” Brian added. “Good things are going to happen to that kid.” Meghan and her basketball buddy can at least share their disdain for the other Tobacco Road resident. Bunn would like to go watch Hicks play next season, but would rather not see Duke play anymore. She said doesn’t like the Blue Devils and their Cameron Crazies very much. Webb fans have rallied around Meghan, an avid athlete herself. She made the Dixie Youth softball all-star team each season she played. The softball league created a fundraiser with “Prayers for Meghan” T-shirts, which spawned “Team Meghan” bracelets, a hit in the Warrior basketball team’s locker room. Christy said Mitron Terry, Stefan Cates and all of the team have also been encouraging. “And it’s not just Isaiah,” said Christy. “Mitron, Stefan, any of them. When they see her, they are like, ‘Hey, Meghan, how are you? Get well soon.’ It just brings a smile to her face. They don’t realize what they’re doing for her, but it’s making a huge difference in her life.” All season, the Webb team has sported

State Champion J.F. Webb a newer version of the T-shirts for pregame shootarounds. When they knew Meghan would be in attendance, they’d bust out the purple “Team Meghan” tops to surprise her. The back of the softball-themed shirt, designed by Meghan and Christy, features the message, “Knocking cancer out of the park,” along with Meghan’s favorite bible verse: Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Meghan had her mom write the verse on her softball glove. “So if ever she was struggling on the ball field or getting down on herself, she would stop, look at her glove, say the verse and go back pitching,” said Christy. “That verse means a lot to her.” Meghan won’t be able to play softball this spring. The chemo has left her too weak to take the field. But the Bunns anticipate a return next season. The cancer, the doctors say, is now clear of her brain and spine. Brian and Christy are quick to knock on wood, careful not to get ahead of themselves. Meghan will be hospitalized next week for what the Bunns hope is her last round with chemo. Meanwhile, Brian and Christy are expecting their fourth daughter Monday. “All I want for (Meghan) and for the rest of my kids is to be healthy,” said Brian. “I want to die before they die.” The Bunns’ neighbor and friend, Webb coach Leo Brunelli, and his Warriors are two wins away from reaching the 3-A state championship game, to be held next Saturday at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum. They take on Eastern Alamance tonight in Fayetteville at the Eastern Regional. Win, and they play Saturday night at 6. The Warriors have donned the “Team Meghan” warm-ups in each of their three state playoff wins. Usually the players slide the shirts off for game time, but Brunelli said his four junior varsity call-ups recently asked to keep them on. “They want to take it off, believe me,” said Brunelli. “They want to get in the game. But they also understand it’s pretty important to be wearing that shirt. If anything we’re doing brings just one more smile to her face, then it’s all worth it.” Brunelli said the team has dedicated its playoff run to Meghan. And the purple shirts aren’t going anywhere. They’ll be on the players’ backs in Fayetteville this weekend and quite possibly next week in Raleigh. “All the way,” said Brunelli. “All the way to the state championship.” Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

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“And it’s not just Isaiah. Mitron, Stefan, any of them. When they see her, they are like, ‘Hey, Meghan, how are you? Get well soon.’ It just brings a smile to her face. They don’t realize what they’re doing for her, but it’s making a huge difference in her life.” Christy Bunn

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Souther n Vance’s Xavier Gregory fell short of the 195pound 3-A state wrestling ﬁnal Friday night, falling to unbeaten Kacee Hutchinson of Enka, the top-ranked wrestler in the class. Gregor y fell 11-5 after defeating Rocky Mount’s Keyaad Coley in the quarters. Gregor y wrestled in the consolation round today. Xavier Souther n’s Gregory Moses Richardson (126 pounds), Northern’s Travis Heath (120 pounds) and Webb’s Omari Powell were each knocked out of the consolation round. Gregor y and Richardson each advanced Thursday night to the second round. Gregory (40-2), the secondranked 195-pounder in the state, won against Gastonia Ashbrook’s Alex Mendez by a 5-3 decision. Richardson (31-3) eliminated Jonah Swinson of Concord Robinson by a 7-4 decision and met the top-ranked wrestler at 126 pounds in the state, senior Tyler Ross (45-3) of Jacksonville, Friday. Heath (24-8), a senior, lost to the top-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds, junior Troy Gregor (402) of Hickory Ridge. Senior Powell (25-10) was defeated by Washington junior Devon Van Cura (38-3), ranked fourth at 160 pounds.

CHAPEL HILL — J.F. Webb wasn’t worried. The Warriors just needed a little wake-up call. Webb went down 27-10 to top-seeded Chapel Hill in the second quarter of Friday’s third-round 3-A state playoff match before outscoring the Tigers 47-14 to finish the game. The 57-41 win advances the fourthseeded Warriors (24-5) to the two-day 3-A Eastern Regional. Mitron Ter r y led Webb with 25 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter. “We weren’t worried,” Terr y said of the deficit. “We just knew we had to wake up.” Isaiah Hicks finished with 17 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks for the Warriors, who face No. 3 Eastern Alamance (25-5) Friday. “Just keep on going,” Hicks said of the team’s mindset entering regionals. “Play hard. Just win.” Webb led 36-34 entering the fourth quarter and outscored Chapel Hill 21-7 in the final frame. A sizeable contingent of Warrior fans spilled onto the floor to celebrate with the team when the clock struck zeros. “I think it was more Oxford here than Chapel Hill today,” Hicks said of the crowd. Hicks landed a dunk to get Webb within a point to start the second half after the Warriors finished the first half on a 14-0 run. Finishes at the rim have been tough for Hicks to come by against Chapel Hill’s stingy defense. “He hadn’t had a dunk in our losses against Chapel Hill,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “Not that it’s a stat that

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J.F. Webb’s Mitron Terry drives against Chapel Hill in the third round of the 3-A state playoffs. matters, but I’m a hell of a lot better coach when he’s dunking.” Hicks found another opening midway through the third, slamming home a Terr y pass out of a sideline out-ofbounds play to ignite the Oxford faithful who helped pack a sweltering Chapel Hill gym. “Once I did that, that’s when we went on our run,” said Hicks. Webb avenged last week’s 47-42 loss to Chapel Hill (24-5) in the Carolina Conference Tournament. The Warriors also knocked the Tigers out of the second round of the state playoffs last season before falling at Fayetteville Westover in Round 3. Webb and Chapel Hill split in eight meetings the past two seasons. The Tigers had won two straight, both at home. “Chapel Hill is a great team,” said Brunelli. “We’re a great team. This has MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staf been four great battles.” J.F. Webb’s Isaiah Hicks shoots over Chapel Hill’s Ryan Hogedus and Anthony Van SEE WIN/PAGE B2 Hook Friday night in Chapel Hill.

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With so many upsets in college basketball, there seems to be daily highlights of fans storming the court to celebrate. No team has separated itself from the pack and there have been 15 instances when top-ﬁve teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll lost to unranked squads on the road, according to STATS LLC. That’s led to a lot of postgame mayhem — and Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said it’s not all fun and games when it happens. H e w o u l d k n o w. H i s thir d-ranked Blue Devils have lost on the road to star t cour t-stor ming celebrations four times this year, including Thursday when his team had to battle through the surge at Virginia. The coach said after ward that fans should celebrate, but the focus should be getting the visiting team off the court first. “Put yourself in a position with one of our players or coaches,” Krzyzewski said. “I’m not saying anybody did this but the potential is there all the time for a fan to come up to you and say, ‘Coach, you’re a ... .” Or push you or hit you. What do you do? What if you did something? That would be the stor y, right? So we deserve that type of protection.”

Duke’s rematch with ﬁfthranked Miami on Saturday was already a big game, one that was supposed to give the third-ranked Blue Devils the chance to avenge an ugly loss and close the gap in the Atlantic Coast Conference race. It’s even bigger now for a team that needs to regain some swagger after a tough three-week stretch that has seen the ACC regular-season title all but slip away after Thursday’s loss at Virginia. “There is no time to feel sorr y for ourselves,” Duke senior Mason Plumlee said after the loss. “We have to come back because we are playing Miami.” In the past three weeks, Duke (24-4, 11-4 ACC) won by a point at struggling Boston College, had a tough home win against rival North Carolina and lost on the road to both Mar yland and Virginia. The loss to the Cavaliers gave the Hurricanes (23-4, 14-1) a share of the regular-season title, and Miami will win it outright as long as it doesn’t lose its last three games. The Blue Devils are still hoping for forward Ryan Kelly to return to the lineup at some point from a foot injur y that has sidelined him since January. They’re also relying heavily on Seth Curry despite the senior rarely practicing due to persistent shin pain that

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Duke guard Rasheed Sulaimon (14) and head coach Mike Krzyzewski watch as a Virginia player makes a shot off a technical foul during the second half of Thursday’s game in Charlottesville, Va. began in preseason, while Plumlee has str uggled in Duke’s recent losses. Then there’s the issue of Miami’s 90-63 win against the Blue Devils in January, a stunningly one-sided result that made it clear the Hurricanes were ready to take a huge leap for ward under second-year coach Jim Larranaga. The last time Duke had lost a regularseason game by a bigger margin was in January 1984, during Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s fourth season. It was also the thirdworst defeat ever for a No.

1-ranked team. As if all that weren’t bad enough, the Hurricanes irked the Blue Devils by slapping the ﬂoor on defense, an apparent jab at past Blue Devils who did that as a show of being ready to play defense. Krzyzewski said his players weren’t looking ahead to that rematch when they lost to the Cavaliers, a game that marked the fourth time this year that the Blue Devils had to make their way off the court while celebrating fans stormed onto it. SEE DUKE/PAGE B2

There had been only seven instances in each of the past two seasons in which AP topfive teams lost to unranked teams on the road. But the past week has shown just how wild this season has been by comparison. First No. 5 Miami — ranked No. 2 at the time — lost at Wake Forest last weekend. Then top-ranked Indiana lost at Minnesota on Tuesday. The next night, No. 4 Michigan fell to a Penn State team that was 0-14 in Big Ten play. And in each of those cases, fans gathered around the edges of the court to count off the final seconds before charging in to celebrate at the sound of the horn. While BCS conferences typically leave it to host schools to manage postgame celebrations, the Southeastern Conference ﬁnes its members when fans storm the court. The fines range from $5,000 for the first of fense, $25,000 for the second and $50,000 for a third. Karl Hicks, the ACC’s senior associate commissioner for men’s basketball, said his league doesn’t allow unauthorized personnel on the court before, during or after the game as a general rule. But the ACC doesn’t have a policy in place to ﬁne or sanction a school if its fans rush the court. SEE FAN/PAGE B2

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CHAPEL HILL — J.F. Webb wasn’t worried. The Warriors just needed a little wake-up call. Webb went down 27-14 to top-seeded Chapel Hill in the second quarter of Friday’s third-round 3-A state playoff match before outscoring the Tigers 43-14 to finish the game. The 57-41 win advances the fourth-seeded Warriors (24-5) to the two-day 3-A Eastern Regional. Mitron Terry led Webb with 25 points, 13 of which came in the fourth quarter. “We weren’t worried,” Terry said of the deficit. “We just knew we had to wake up.” Isaiah Hicks finished with 17 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks for the Warriors, who face No. 3 Eastern Alamance (25-5) Friday in

Mitron Terry drives to the basket against Chapel Hill in the third round of the 3-A state playoffs.

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Fayetteville. “Just keep on going,” Hicks said of the team’s mindset entering regionals. “Play hard. Just win.” Webb led 36-34 entering the fourth quarter and outscored Chapel Hill 21-7 in the final frame. A sizeable contingent of Warrior fans spilled onto the floor to celebrate with the team when the clock struck zeros. “I think it was more Oxford here than Chapel Hill today,” Hicks said of the crowd. Hicks landed a dunk to get Webb within a point to start the second half after the Warriors finished the first half on a 14-0 run. Finishes at the rim have been tough for Hicks to come by against Chapel Hill’s stingy defense. “He hadn’t had a dunk in our losses against Chapel Hill,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “Not that it’s a stat that matters,

but I’m a hell of a lot better coach when he’s dunking.” Hicks found another opening midway through the third, slamming home a Terry pass out of a sideline out-of-bounds play to ignite the Oxford faithful who helped pack a sweltering Chapel Hill gym. “Once I did that, that’s when we went on our run,” said Hicks. Webb avenged last week’s 47-42 loss to Chapel Hill (24-5) in the Carolina Conference Tournament. The Warriors also knocked the Tigers out of the second round of the state playoffs last season before falling at Fayetteville Westover in Round 3. Webb and Chapel Hill split in eight meetings the past two seasons. The Tigers had won two straight, both at home. “Chapel Hill is a great team,” said Brunelli. “We’re a great team. This has been four great battles.”

Devonte Williams had 10 points for Webb. Tyrek Beverly added a big fourth-quarter 3-pointer and Stefan Cates chipped in with two points Terry played at an unrelenting pace for Webb, driving right at the Tiger defense. He scored 15 of his 25 at the free throw line, where the Warriors shot 22-of-28. “He has the chance to take over anytime he wants to and go to the rim,” said Brunelli. “He’s pretty special.” Brunelli said this is the farthest Webb has advanced since the Taron Downey era. The Warriors are two wins away from the state final. “It means a lot,” said Terry. “Like Coach said, we’re not going to stop until we go to the state championship.” Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

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REGIONAL SEMIFINAL

WARRIORS 65, EASTERN ALAMANCE 56

Another double-digit deficit, another win; tough schedule is paying dividends when it counts

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MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff Devonte Williams drives against Rocky Mount in the 3-A Eastern Regional semifinal.

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FAYETTEVILLE — J.F. Webb overcame a slow start again Friday and moved within one game of the 3-A state championship with a 65-56 win over Eastern Alamance. The fourth-seeded Warriors (25-5) face No. 1 Rocky Mount (26-2) today in the Eastern Regional final at Fayetteville’s Crown Coliseum for the right to move on to next week’s title game in Raleigh. Like last week’s third-round win at Chapel Hill, Webb battled back from an early double-digit deficit. The Warriors trailed early, but seized the advantage in the third quarter, holding Eastern Alamance to six points. “We’ve weathered different storms,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “That’s part of why we played who we played. Our conference got us ready for this. Our showcase got us ready for this.” Stefan Cates led Webb with 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-2 from outside to go along with 13 rebounds. Isaiah Hicks was dominant in the paint, finishing with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks. Hicks brought the red-clad Webb faithful, who made the trip south in good numbers, to life in the second quarter with a two-hand snatch of an Eagle player’s shot in transition, pinning the ball on the bottom right corner of the backboard. “Every time I think the young man has shown me everything, he goes up there and two-hand pins one,” said Brunelli. “I haven’t seen that yet. Maybe not that high.” Mitron Terry was also in double figures

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The Ker r-Vance varsity lacrosse team opened the season with a 15-5 loss to Forsyth Country Day Thursday night. The Spar tans star ted the game strong, trailing only by one after the irst quarter. Luke Pegram and Hayes Griggs both scored in the first frame to keep the match close. Forsyth Countr y Day opened up the lead in the second quarter as the ield conditions continued to worsen due to the saturated ground. Franklin Ir vin scored for the Spartans in the second, but Forsyth led 8-3 at the half. “It was a good effort for our first game,” Spar tan Coach Scott Burnette said. “We’ve been limited in practice due to the weather but really did some good things tonight.” “Forsyth Countr y Day is a well-established program, finishing in the top eight in the state last year,” Burnette added. “Three of their graduates play for UNC.” Forsyth continued to open the lead in the second half. Sam Fuquay added a goal late in the third, and Pegram added a second goal with about 10 minutes left in the match. Both Pegram and Troy Bickel had assists during the course of the contest.

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J.F. Webb’s Mitron Terry drives past Eastern Alamance’s Joey Lanier in their Eastern Regional game Friday night in Fayetteville. MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staf

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Wolfpack looks to clinch ACC tourney bye BY AARON BEARD AP BASKETBALL WRITER

RALEIGH — North Carolina State fell short of its preseason expectations to inish atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. Still, the Wolfpack can earn the program’s best league inish in nine years. The team that entered the year with a top-10 ranking can clinch a top-four seed and a irst-round bye at next week’s league tournament in Greensboro by winning at Florida State in Saturday’s regularseason inale. And while the season hasn’t lived up to preseason expectations, that

would give the Wolfpack a chance for the program’s best regular-season league inish since coming in second in 2004. Coach Mark Gottfried has talked to his team recently about inishing strong to earn that bye, which would be a big help for a team with only eight scholarship players. “I think we’ve put ourselves in position ... where now we’ve got an opportunity to potentially help ourselves,” Gottfried said Friday. N.C. State (22-8, 11-6 ACC) caught a break when Virginia (20-10, 10-7) lost at Florida State on Thursday night consider-

ing the Cavaliers had the head-to-head win four games in four days — something tiebreaker by beating the Wolfpack in never done in ACC tournament history the only matchup this year. — for the program’s irst title While a win against FSU “However it plays since 1987. would secure the bye, the itself out, we will “I think if your goal is to Wolfpack could inish as high win the ACC tournament be ready as the No. 3 seed if North championship, obviously you Carolina also lost to Duke on regardless.” want to play the least amount Saturday night. of games possible to do that,” — Mark Gottfried Gottfried said. “However it But if N.C. State stumbles N.C. State coach plays itself out, we will be and Virginia wins its finale against Maryland on Sunday, ready regardless.” N.C. State could slide to the No. 5 seed Still, N.C. State has already earned with a first-round game on Thursday. SEE WOLFPACK/PAGE B2 That would mean the Wolfpack had to

Hairston has Tar Heels rolling heading into Duke game BY AARON BEARD AP BASKETBALL WRITER

CHAPEL HILL — P.J. Hairston didn’t blow his chance to play a bigger role for a North Carolina team desperate to change its season. Now he’s an ever y-game star ter in a fourguard lineup that has the Tar Heels surging into their rivalry game with No. 3 Duke on Saturday night. The Tar Heels are 6-1 since coach Roy Williams made Hairston a star ter and shor tened his rotation. UNC (22-8, 12-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost the first game at Duke with the new lineup on Feb. 13, but hasn’t lost since. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound sophomore is playing at the 4-spot against bigger players and leading the team in scoring since the lineup change. “I don’t want to say I’m the reason, but I’d say I have something to do with it because of the lineup change,” Hairston said. “Any person can change the face of a game. ... I’m not

the one that’s causing us to win because we’re playing as a team and we’re playing together. That’s what’s helping us win.” Hairston is right about the team’s overall improved play, but so much of that lows from Hairston’s bigger role. His ability to knock down the outside shot spreads the loor to open driving lanes for fellow sophomore James Michael McAdoo and senior Dexter Strickland, while also giving perimeter defenders another concer n other than 6-7 junior Reggie Bullock. Quite simply, the move has changed ever ything for the Tar Heels, not to mention given UNC some optimism for what lies ahead after a bumpy irst half of the season. North Carolina has already clinched a top-four seed and a irst-round bye in next week’s ACC tournament in Greensboro, and could tie the Blue Devils (26-4, 13-4) for second behind Miami. “He should get a lot of cred-

it,” freshman point guard Marcus Paige said. “He’s always had the potential to be a bigtime player for us and he took full advantage of his opportunity when coach decided to expand his role a little bit and put him in the starting lineup and try to get something going for us. “Obviously that something got going really well with P.J., and he’s been playing like a first-team all-ACC player ever since he got put in the starting lineup.” Duke Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski can see it, too. “Hairston’s played great,” the coach said. “I mean, not good, he’s played great. He’s taken advantage of his matchup and that matchup hasn’t taken advantage of him because he’s a really tough kid. He’s strong. I just think he’s tough-minded. ... Really he’s been one of the best players in the conference these last few weeks.”

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for Webb with 15 points. Eastern Alamance star point guard Lamont Robinson had 28 points on 11-of-33 shooting and was 1-of-9 from downtown. Webb went down 25-14 early in the second quarter, but made up the difference with a 9-0 run before taking a 31-30 lead with 2:08 to play in the half. A Robinson 3 with 20 seconds left gave Eastern a 34-33 halftime advantage. The Eagles led 23-14 after the first. Webb shot 43 percent from the field on the game to Eastern’s 29.4 percent. “That’s been our knock, we don’t guard anyone,” said Brunelli. “I think we guarded some people tonight.” Rocky Mount overcame a one-point halftime deficit Friday against West Craven pulling away for a 62-50 win to advance to the 3-A Eastern Regional final. The top-seeded Gryphons led 45-39 entering the fourth quarter and withstood a late charge from the Eagles (25-5) that got the lead down to five points with about a minute to play. Sophomore guard Broderick Caudle led Rocky Mount with 15 points on 3-for-7 shooting from 3-point range. Mason Hines and Michael Hines had 12 and 11 points respectively. Rocky Mount scored 23 points off 23 turnovers from No. 3 West Craven. The Gryphons feature three junior players 6-foot-5 or taller in Dante Battle (6-foot-5), Immanuel King (6-foot-6) and Jaquell Bryant (6-foot7). Battle, the Big East player of the year, was the leader of that group Friday with seven points. Contact the writer at kholtzman@hendersondispatch.com.

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Success on the lake as much to do with timing as skill hat a difference a week makes. I went from hero to zero in less than seven days. One week I bring in a sack of ish at Harris Lake that was almost three times larger than my nearest competitor. Then the next weekend I went three WALT days straight BOWEN without getting ON THE WATER a single bite, zeroing at High Rock Lake on Saturday in the BFL tournament after not having a single nibble while practicing Friday. Fishing was tough on High Rock Lake as it only took one ish to make ninth place. Almost two thirds of the boater ield zeroed including some of the top names in the sport and several noted state aces, and only 15 of the 95 co-anglers weighed a ish. My co-angler caught a 5-11 giant on a shaky head worm in 20 feet of water. I knew the ish were there but was unable to get them to bite. Neither of us had another bite all day. Then I zeroed again Sunday at Kerr Lake competing in Brandon Gray’s annual Bass Team Tournament Trail tourney with state Wildlife Oficer Johnny Young. Hopefully this will be the last weekend I come home empty handed. Either way I learned from the experience. The winners of the Kerr Lake event were Chad Craven and Tom Farley, who teamed up to bring in almost 20 pounds and take home $1,170. This is good news in that it feels like Kerr Lake is returning to its former quality of fisher y after recovering from the LMBV (virus). It took over 15 pounds in a five-fish limit to cash the seventh place check and there were five sacks over 16 pounds in the 35 team field. That’s some high quality sacks.

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REGIONAL FINAL

Defending 3-A state champions added to the list of the vanquished in Fayettevil e

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J.F. Webb’s Devonte Williams (12) and Tyler Thomas (10) run toward the bench as they celebrate beating Rocky Mount, 68-64, in the 3-A Eastern Regional final Saturday night.

Rollin’ to Reynolds Webb ousts defending state champ Rocky Mount to reach state inal BY KELLEN HOLTZMAN DISPATCH STAFF

FAYETTEVILLE — Isaiah Hicks has been J.F. Webb’s Superman all season long. But he’s been sharing his cape in the Warriors’ postseason run. Mitron Terr y was the savior in the 3-A Carolina Conference tourney final at Chapel Hill and Stefan Cates led the way Friday night in the Eastern Regional semiinal win over Eastern Alamance. Hicks took it upon himself Saturday to save the day as fourth-seeded Webb clinched the school’s irst state championship appearance with a 68-64 win over defending 3-A state champ Rocky Mount. Hicks, held without a first-half field goal, came alive in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 of Webb’s 18 points and swatted away a potential game-tying shot with 12.3 seconds to play. “We didn’t work this hard just to lose at regionals,” said Hicks. “We want to go to the state championship.” And they will. The Warriors meet Statesville Saturday at N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum. Statesville knocked

off Hunter Huss 74-71 in the Western Regional inal. Hicks finished with 22 points on the night, adding nine rebounds and six blocks. He was 10-of-10 from the free throw line. The Warriors shot 87.5 percent as a team to top-seeded Rocky Mount’s 57.9. Down 66-64, Rocky Mount’s Mason Hines drove toward the basket on the left baseline and had his shot denied by Hicks, who rejected it emphatically with one hand. Webb’s Tyrek Beverly then bounced the ball off of a Rocky Mount player to give the Warriors possession with 12.3 seconds on the clock. Stefan Cates sealed the game at the free throw line. “Just really proud of this team and how hard they fought, how hard they never looked at the scoreboard and how well they compete,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “This is a special group of MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff young men. Just really proud.” J.F. Webb’s Stefan Cates drives to the basket against Rocky Mount’s Michael Gainey in the SEE REYNOLDS/PAGE B2 3-A Eastern Regional final Saturday night.

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Florida State rebounds to overcome N.C. State, 71-67 BY BRENT KALLESTAD sters growing up in front of our ASSOCIATED PRESS eyes,” said Florida State coach TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Leonard Hamilton, who has Defending Atlantic Coast Con- weaved a handful of freshmen ference champion Floriand two junior college da State may not repeat transfers into his lineup next week at the ACC after losing six seniors off tour nament, but the last year’s titlists. “We are Seminoles served notice hoping that this will give Saturday that they still us some conidence as we intend to have someprepare for the ACC tourthing to say about it. nament.” Freshman Devon A pair of free throws Devon Bookert scored a careerby Booker t gave the Bookert high 18 points and Seminoles (17-14, 9-9) Michael Snaer added 17 their first lead of the as Florida State fought second half at 57-55. back from an eight-point The 6-foot-1 freshman deicit in the second half from Anchorage added to defeat Nor th Caroa jumper with 2:01 left to lina State 71-67 in the snap a tie at 62 with 2:01 regular-season inale for left. He added three free both teams. The win — throws in the final 1:23 Michael Snaer Florida State’s eighth of of the see-saw contest the conference season by which featured nine lead five points or fewer, came less changes and nine tied scores. than 48 hours after Virginia fell Bookert scored 10 points in the 53-51 in Tallahassee. inal 5:09. “What we see is some young“He knew we needed to have

some baskets,” Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said. “He really came through.” Snaer broke away and caught a length-of-the court pass from Okaro White for an uncontested dunk that gave Florida State a 67-63 lead with 32 seconds left after both teams suffered turnovers in previous possessions with the lead on the line. “As soon as I took of f, I knew the guy behind me wasn’t going to catch me,” Snaer said. “Once I saw it I knew he was going to throw it.” Richard Howell’s three-point play with 21 seconds left got the ‘Pack to within 67-66. He scored off a missed 3 by Wood and was fouled on the put-back. Scott Wood’s 18 points led Nor th Carolina State, which could lose out on a irst-round bye in next week’s ACC tournament if V irginia defeats Maryland on Sunday. The Wolfpack had won six of its seven previous games and hoped to

strengthen its position for an NCAA postseason bid. North Carolina State (22-9, 11-7) led 35-34 at the half and built its advantage to eight points on three occasions in the second half — the last time at 49-41. The Wolfpack still led 59-57 with 3:51 left when Wood sank two free throws after a technical foul was whistled against Florida State’s Ian Miller, who had just fouled out. Florida State was scrambling down the stretch to inish with a .500 conference mark and perhaps win an invite for a postseason NIT bid. Freshman T.J. Warren, whose .613 ield goal percentage leads the ACC, had season-highs of 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead NC State to an 84-66 win over the Seminoles in Raleigh, N.C., on Feb. 19, but inished with just eight points Saturday. Lorenzo Brown, who led an 11-2 run to end the first half that gave NC State a 35-34 lead,

scored 14 points and Howell inished with 10. C.J. Leslie, who played just 18 minutes because of foul trouble, had just five points and three rebounds. “We hurt ourselves,” North Carolina State coach Mark Gottfried said. “Had opportunities— just didn’t take advantage of them.” Wood and Brown each had 12 points in the irst half while Leslie sat for 12 minutes on the bench after three early fouls — the third being assessed on a technical. “If you get to play N.C. State without Richard (Howell) and Calvin (C.J. Leslie) playing that much, you’re better off,” Gottfried said.

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Next stop: Reynolds Coliseum

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FAYETTEVILLE — Isaiah Hicks has been J.F. Webb’s Superman all season long and he’s been sharing his cape, especially, in the Warriors’ postseason run. Mitron Terry was the savior in the 3-A Carolina Conference tourney final at Chapel Hill and Stefan Cates led the way Friday night in the Eastern Regional semifinal win over Eastern Alamance. Hicks took it upon himself Saturday to save the day as Webb clinched the school’s first state championship appearance with a 68-64 win over defending 3-A state champ Rocky Mount. Hicks, held without a first-half field goal, came alive in the fourth quarter, scoring 10 of Webb’s 18 points and swatted away a potential game-tying shot with 12.3 seconds to play. “We didn’t work this hard just to lose at regionals,” said Hicks. “We want to go the state championship.” And they will. The Warriors will meet Statesville Saturday at 7:30 p.m. inside N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum. Statesville knocked off Hunter Huss 74-71 in the Western Regional final. Hicks finished with 22 points on the night, adding nine rebounds and six blocks. He was 10-of-10 from the free throw line. The War-

riors shot 87.5 percent at the line as a team to Rocky Mount’s 57.9. Down 66-64, Rocky Mount’s Mason Hines drove toward the basket on the left baseline and had his shot denied by Hicks, who rejected it emphatically with one hand. Webb’s Tyrek Beverly then bounced the ball off of a Rocky Mount player to give the Warriors possession with 12.3 seconds on the clock. Stefan Cates sealed the game at the free throw line. “Just really proud of this team and how hard they fought, how hard they never looked at the scoreboard and how well they compete,” said Webb coach Leo Brunelli. “This is a special group of young men. Just really proud.” Brunelli fought back tears when asked of the win’s significance to the school and to Oxford, noting the purple “Team Meghan” warmup T-shirts his Warriors wore into the post-game press conference. Webb wears the shirts to honor Oxford’s Meghan Bunn, an 11-yearold battling brain cancer. Bunn’s favorite Warrior, Hicks, scored each of his eight first-half points at the line and Webb, once again, had to overcome a slow start. The Gryphons led 21-11 after the first quarter and 35-31 at halftime. “Our whole thing was Isaiah is going to get his,” said Rocky Mount coach Michael Gainey. “Great ballplayer. Not worrying

MARK DOLEJS / Dispatch Staff Devonte Williams drives against Rocky Mount in the 3-A Eastern Regional final.

about him. Let him get his. McDonald’s All-American for a reason. Our thing was to try to slow the other guys down.” Hicks didn’t net his first field goal until 1:37 to play in the third. But Webb’s superhero had a sidekick to pick up the slack. Devonte Williams nailed consecutive 3-pointers midway through the third period to give Webb a 4340 lead. He finished with 18 points, shooting 4-of-10 from long range. “He saw that red line and thought he got four,” Brunelli said of Crown Coliseum’s NBA 3-point line. “And I explained to him yes-

terday, ‘Son, we can only get three no matter how deep you are.’” Hicks picked up his third foul with 3:10 to play in the second quarter and sat the remainder of the half as his teammates outscored Rocky Mount 7-4. Mitron Terry and Tyrek Beverly each finished with four fouls. “I told them I don’t want them to stop playing,” said Brunelli. “I just think we have to play a little smarter. Rocky Mount’s 6-foot-5 junior big man, Dante Battle, had a gamehigh 27 points. Michael Gainey, Jr. added 19.

The Gryphons have won two of the last three 3-A state titles and made four consecutive regional appearances. “They’re probably one of the best, well-coached, fundamentally disciplined teams we’ve played all season,” Brunelli said. “Look at the run they’ve been on. They brought our level up another level.” Hicks was named the regional’s most outstanding player and was joined on the all-regional team by Williams. Contact the writer at kholtzman@ hendersondispatch.com.

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