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SportsTalk: Colts Boys Basketball to Play in 1A State Title Game

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UPDATE 2-27-26 at 5 p.m.

Final score 52-47 New Garden over Crossroads Christian. More details on SportsTalk next week at 12:30 p.m. on WIZS.

Congratulations to the Crossroads Christian Colts who have now appeared in back-to-back NCISAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Games.

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Scottie Richardson, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Crossroads Christian, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about the Colts playing on Friday for the NCISAA 1A State Title Game.

Crossroads Christian travels to Greensboro to take on New Garden Friends for the NCISAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game on Friday, February 27th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with tipoff starting at 2:30p.m.

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Games on Wednesday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Salem, VA 70 Mecklenburg County, VA 23

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • Bryant & Stratton 70 Louisburg College 65

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 2nd Round

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 17Cape Hatteras 
  • 13Falls Lake @ 4North Edgecombe

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co.

3A

  • 12Wake Prep @ 5Goldsboro 

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman

 

Games on Thursday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 2nd Round

1A

  • 1Falls Lake vs. 16Southern Wake 
  • 3Vance Charter vs. 14Columbia
  • 10Oxford Prep @ 7Washington

2A

  • 4Warren County vs. 13Camden Co.

3A

  • 6Wake Prep vs. 11Louisburg

4A

  • 12Bunn @ 5Fairmont

5A

  • 12South Granville @ 5Seaforth

6A

  • 4Vance County vs. 13Western Harnett
  • 7Franklinton vs. 10Jacksonville

College Games on Thursday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

College Games on Thursday – Men

  • Louisburg College vs. Fayetteville Tech CC

 

Games on Friday – Boys

NCISAA 1A State Championship

4Crossroads Christian vs. 3New Garden

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SportsTalk: Colts Boys & Girls Basketball Ready for Playoffs

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Crossroads Christian School’s Boys and Girls Basketball Teams have made the NCISAA Basketball Playoffs. Boys Coach Scottie Richardson and Girls Coach Ed Moore joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about their upcoming postseason matchups.

Games on Wednesday – Boys

  • Vance Charter 69 Excelsior 42
  • South Granville 60 J.F. Webb 50
    • Big 7 Conference Tournament
  • Southeast Halifax 66 Warren County 63
    • Roanoke River Conference Tournament

Games on Wednesday – Girls

  • Vance Charter 53 Excelsior 14
  • Orange 66 South Granville 58
    • Big 7 Conference Tournament
  • Warren County 56 Northwest Halifax 26
    • Roanoke River Conference Tournament

College Games on Wednesday – Men

  • Bryant & Stratton 93 Louisburg College 84

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • Louisburg College 74 Cape Fear CC 64

Games on Thursday – Boys

  • Franklinton vs. Heritage
    • Northern 6 Conference Tournament
  • Louisburg @ Bunn
  • Wake Prep vs. Nash Central

Games on Thursday – Girls

  • Vance County vs. Knightdale
    • Northern 6 Conference Tournament
  • Crossroads Christian vs. Cape Fear Christian
    • NCISAA Playoffs, Second Round
  • Franklinton vs. Heritage
    • Northern 6 Conference Tournament
  • Louisburg @ Bunn
  • Wake Prep vs. Nash Central

Games on Friday – Boys

  • Bunn vs. ALA-Johnston

Games on Friday – Girls

  • Bunn vs. ALA-Johnston

Games on Saturday – Boys

  • Crossroads Christian vs. Cape Fear Christian
    • NCISAA Playoffs, Elite Eight

College Games on Saturday – Men

  • Louisburg College vs. Cleveland CC

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SportsTalk: Crossroads Basketball Welcomes Cape Fear for Homecoming

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Scottie Richardson, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Crossroads Christian School, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to discuss the teams success and how they plan to pack the house this Friday as they welcome in Cape Fear for Homecoming.

High Schools Basketball Scores from Tuesday – Boys

  • Vance Charter 62 Falls Lake 49
  • Oxford Prep 55 Henderson Collegiate 49
  • Crossroads Christian 84 New Life 69
  • Lawrence Academy 66 Kerr-Vance 31
  • Northwest Halifax 88 Warren County 82

High Schools Basketball Scores from Tuesday – Girls

  • Falls Lake 53 Vance Charter 40 
  • New Life 62 Crossroads Christian 56
  • Lawrence Academy 74 Kerr-Vance 7
  • Warren County 69 Northwest Halifax 35

Games on Wednesday – Boys

  • Vance County @ Warren County
  • South Granville vs. Falls Lake

Games on Wednesday – Girls

  • Vance County @ Warren County
  • South Granville vs. Falls Lake

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SportsTalk: Crossroads Christian Boys Basketball to Play in Holiday Tournament

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Scottie Richardson, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Crossroads Christian School, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to speak about the Greenfield Holiday Christmas Tournament coming up for the Colts starting Thursday evening at 6pm.

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SportsTalk: Colts in Full Swing for Spring Sports

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Crossroads Christian AD Scottie Richardson joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to speak about the great things going on for the Colts as they are in full swing with spring sports.

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SportsTalk: Volleyball And Soccer Gets Underway At Crossroads Christian

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The beginning of the school year is a busy time not only for students and teachers but for athletic departments as well.  Just ask Crossroads Christian Athletic Director Scottie Richardson.  “We are wide open. We have open house on Monday and school starts on Wednesday,” said Richardson.

Teams are already practicing and preparing for season openers.  The school’s three volleyball teams open at home on Thursday, August 17th against Thales-Apex and soccer will start on Friday, August 18th with a home game against Franklinton.

Holden Coghill, soccer coach at Crossroads, took the team to the final four last year and were ranked #1 all season. “The team got caught up in the hype,” Richardson said but he sees a different mentality this year and with most of the team returning he thinks they will be better prepared to handle the success.  He said the numbers of students that have turned out this year for athletics has been great.

 

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SportsTalk: Thorpe Surpasses The 1000 Points Mark

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One thousand points is a lot in the game of basketball and to achieve that level is a significant accomplishment, one that Israel Thorpe should be proud of.  The senior Crossroads Christian point guard has now done that but she wasn’t aware of the milestone until her coach, Cammy Simmons, called a time out after her 1000th point. “I was focused on the game,” Thorpe said on Thursday’s SportsTalk.  “The students were aware,” added Crossroads Athletic Director Scottie Richardson.

Her scoring milestone also points to her focus on and off the field.  She has a 3.9 gpa to go along with her skills on the court.  “If I’m not at the gym I’m doing school work,” Thorpe said.  This doesn’t leave much time for a social life. “That’s OK with me because I’m bettering my life,” Thorpe added. After this year, Thorpe will be going to Cairn University near Pittsburgh to continue her basketball career.

Crossroads, who is seeded 4th in the state playoffs, is having their most successful season of girl’s basketball in school history.  Previously the most wins had been nine but this season they have twenty-three victories and are hoping for a few more in the state playoffs. A championship to go along with the 1000 points would certainly make Thorpe’s senior year a memorable one.

 

SportsTalk: Richardson And Downey Talk Local Basketball

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Scottie Richardson, head men’s basketball coach and athletic director at Crossroads Christian, and Taron Downey, head men’s basketball coach at Vance Charter School, have both seen injuries to players throughout their careers.

Both men briefly discussed their thoughts on the tragic injury to Damar Hamlin in Monday night’s NFL game. “I thought the NFL made the right decision,” Richardson said and added that Crossroads has an on site defibrillator in case there is ever a need for one.  “It was a very unfortunate and tragic situation. It’s part of the game and coaches have to deal with it as best as we can,” Downey added.

Both coaches are coming off holiday breaks at their respective schools.  According to Richardson, Crossroads men’s basketball is ranked at third in the state but will meet a big challenge Friday as they hit the road to take on the top-ranked team in state, United Faith of Charlotte. “We are not getting on the road for three hours to lose,” Richardson said. It’s the longest road trip of the year for Crossroads.  The school won on Tuesday defeating Thales Academy, but Richardson said they were sluggish during the win after the holiday break.

“We are trying to get back in the swing of things,” Downey said of Vance Charter.  They are coming off a win this week against Eno River but travel to face rival Oxford Prep Friday, who Downey says has quick guards and tenacious defense. Downey also said the game will have a great environment.  Downey feels that’s important to home teams.

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SportsTalk: Scottie Richardson Previews Winter Sports At Crossroads

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Scottie Richardson wears a couple of hats at Crossroads Christian. He is the men’s basketball coach but also oversees a very successful athletic program for the entire school as athletic director.  “We are coming off of the winningest fall season in the school’s history,” Richardson said on Wednesday’s SportsTalk.  From success on the volleyball court to a final four finish for the boy’s soccer team, things have been going well for Crossroads.

Winter sports are now here and Crossroads is off to a great start as both girl’s and boy’s basketball are undefeated so far this season. The boys are coming off a huge victory against crosstown rival Henderson Collegiate and are now preparing for holiday tournaments.

The Colts will be heading for Wilson for one tournament and then an MLK Event in Greene County is also upcoming.

The key to all of this success, according to Richardson, is developing younger talent and use that to build on.  The Colts certainly excel at that.  “Our middle school girl’s basketball team has not lost since 2019,” Richardson said.  With that kind of talent rising to varsity level athletics, it’s no wonder Crossroads continues to be a team opposing coaches fear when they appear on the schedule.

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SportsTalk: Richardson Says Spring Sports A Success

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If you see Crossroads Christian School Athletic Director/Head Basketball Coach Scottie Richardson with a smile on his face, that’s because he is happy with how spring sports have gone at the school. The Colt’s Girls Soccer team made a deep run in the playoffs and the golf team won the conference championship finishing third in the state. On top of that, five seniors who played on Crossroads Christian’s athletic teams will be moving on to play at the college level.

Under Richardson, the Colt’s athletic program has grown to 22 teams in nine sports and that includes 12 All State players in five sports.  No wonder Richardson is happy.

Next school year when Richardson puts on his basketball cap, it will mark his 28th year as a basketball coach.  Last season, Crossroads had it’s first final four post season run, and with changes in the conference, Richardson feels that the school has a real shot at a state championship, so much so that it is Richardson’s goal for the team to bring that championship home to Vance County.

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