The Southern Spartans of Durham rallied from a halftime deficit to earn a hard-fought 68–63 victory over the Raleigh Broughton Capitals. Sophomore guard AJ Morman continued his big weekend with a 41-point performance, just one point shy of tying the most points in a game at this year’s tournament. Morman was 60% from deep and converted 12 of 14 free throws to seal the win. The Capitals kept the game within reach through the first half but struggled in the second half due to w

Highly ranked Virginia Beach VA Princess Anne Cavaliers closed out tournament day two by taking down the South Garner Titans 64-30. The Cavaliers walked out on the court ready for a win, as they jumped to a fast lead which they maintained for the entirety of the game. Going into the second quarter with double the Titans score, Princess Anne was able to hold the Titans to a 36-17 first half, and didn’t stop there. The second half put the nail in the coffin for the Titans, as t

Despite a strong push from Garner who cut the lead to a possession multiple times, Petersburg VA pulled away late to win the seventh place game 50-40 in the Day’Ron Sharpe bracket to end their losing streak. Their defense was the story as they held Garner to 5-23 from three- and single-digit quarters twice. Petersburg was a two man show this morning with senior forward Ladarius Givan scoring 20 points and pulling down a tournament high 15 rebounds. Oklahoma State commit and s

Spire Academy of Geneva OH proved their hike to Raleigh worth it in their Saturday night 54-45 win against the Ambassador Christian Lions. The Lions couldn’t seem to find the basket in the first half, shooting 5 for 23 from the field. Their second half proved more successful, as they were able to narrow Spire’s lead to seven going into the final quarter. Both teams had a competitive finish, but ultimately Spire's strong first half was too much to battle back from for the Lion

The Orlando FL Southeastern Prep Falcons used their size and ball pressure to shut down a talented Davidson Day Patriots frontcourt in a 56-40 win. The Falcons dictated the pace defensively from start to finish, forcing tough possessions and limiting scoring opportunities.  Offensively, Southeastern was led by Beckham Black, who finished with 14 points and 6 assists, while Jaxon Richardson added 10 points. Davidson Day struggled to find consistent production on the offensive

What started out as a slow and low scoring game ended up being one of the best games of the year in North Carolina high school basketball as the Wilson Greenfield Knights knocked off the Warrenton VA Highland Hawks 57-54 in an overtime thriller.  Senior guard and Elon commit Kobe Edwards led all scorers with 28 points but none bigger than a three pointer he had in overtime as the buzzer sounded. Edwards had the same chance at the end of regulation but just couldn’t get the sh

The Potomac MD Bullis Bulldogs used an explosive second half to take down the Fayetteville Terry Sanford Bulldogs 69-43 in the first round of the Wonderland Bracket. Bullis came out ready to put on a show with a 22 point first quarter, holding Terry Sanford to 11. Terry Sanford wasn’t going down without a fight though, and were able to close the gap to four going into the half. Bullis really proved why they are the third ranked team in the country coming out of the second hal

The Baltimore MD St. Frances Academy rallied to take down the Concord Cannon Cougars 53-41 in the first round of the Wonderland Bracket. The game had a slow start as the teams’ defenses fought it out with the Panthers going into the second quarter with an 8-5 lead. Both offenses started to find their stride in the second and St. Frances entered the locker room up 23-19. Cannon coach Kelvin Drakeford lit a fire under the Cougars and they were able to take a lead in the third q

The Gaston Christian Eagles defeated the Greensboro Grimsley Whirlies 51-41 in the third and final showcase of the 2025 John Wall Holiday Invitational Saturday afternoon at Southeast Raleigh High School.  The Eagles came out of the gates firing, gaining a fast 17-5 lead to top off the first quarter. Both teams slowed the pace of the second quarter, but ultimately the outcome remained and Gaston Christian went into the half up 27-14. The Whirlies came out of the locker room sw

The Matthews Queens Grant Stallions took care of business early and often in a 53-12 showcase game win over the Fayetteville Westover Wolverines Saturday afternoon. It was all Stallions as the score reflects. Queens Grant went into the locker at the half up 34-5. The Wolverines just didn’t have an answer for the Stallions defense. Westover finishes Holiday Invitational play with a 0-2 record while the Stallions win their lone game.