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SportsTalk: The End of High School Basketball Season

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Scout Hughes and George Hoyle talk about how Vance Charter Boys Basketball has won the 1A State Championship. The guys also talk about Warren County’s Boys Basketball team and their 2A State Title Appearance as well as the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Charlotte.

Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

1A

  • Vance Charter 79 Thomas Jefferson 54

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

2A

  • Queen’s Grant 77 Warren County 43

ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinals

  • Virginia 81 NC State 74
  • Miami 78 Louisville 73
  • Duke vs. Florida State
  • North Carolina vs. Clemson

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SportsTalk: Vance Charter Hoops Preps for 1A Boys State Title

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Taron Downey, Head Coach of Vance Charter Boys Basketball, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis to preview the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game between Vance Charter and Thomas Jefferson Classical on Wednesday.

Vance Charter travels to Winston-Salem to take on Thomas Jefferson Classical for the NCHSAA 1A Boys Basketball State Championship Game on Wednesday, March the 11th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with tipoff starting at 12:00 Noon.

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Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 8Thomas Jefferson

Games on Thursday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – State Championship

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 1Queen’s Grant

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SportsTalk: ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament Begins!

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The ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on Tuesday with three games to begin the first round.

First Round:

  • Stanford vs. Pitt
  • Syracuse vs. SMU
  • Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

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SportsTalk: Vance Charter Boys Basketball Advances to 1A State Title Game

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Taron Downey, Head Boys Basketball Coach at Vance Charter School, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and George Hoyle to talk about how the Vance Charter Knights are headed to the 1A State Title Game after defeating Southern Wake Academy, 56-52 on Wednesday.

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Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 56 Southern Wake 52

Games on Thursday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls Semifinals Round

1A

  • Wilson Prep 60 Falls Lake 42

College Games on Thursday – Men

  • 7Louisburg College vs. 2Bryant & Stratton (VA)
    • Region 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals

College Games on Thursday –  Women

  • (18) 2Louisburg College vs. 7Brunswick CC
    • Region 10 Tournament, Quarterfinals

Games on Saturday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 2Voyager Academy

SportsTalk: Louisburg College Men’s Hoops in Conference Tournament

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Bryan Bagwell, Head Men’s Basketball Coach for Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue to discuss how this Canes team plans to continue their success in the Region 10 Conference Tournament.

Games on Wednesday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys Semifinal Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 56 Southern Wake 52

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SportsTalk: NCHSAA Final Four Teams in Our Area

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Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis talk about the three teams from our area are going to be playing in their respective NCHSAA Final Four Games – Vance Charter Boys, Warren County Boys, and Falls Lake Girls. The guys also talk about the World Baseball Classic that starts up on March 5th.

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Games on Friday – Boys

NCISAA 1A State Championship

  • New Garden 52 Crossroads Christian 47

Games on Saturday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 3rd Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 71 Southeast Halifax 58

2A

  • Warren County 54 Manteo 42

3A

  • Martin County 65 Wake Prep 36

Games on Saturday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 3rd Round

1A

  • Falls Lake 57 Southeast Halifax 28
  • Vance Charter 66 Northside-Pinetown 21

2A

  • Lakewood 65 Warren County 56

3A

  • James Kenan 67 Wake Prep 40

6A

  • Vance County 35 E.E. Smith 33

Games on Monday – Boys

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 4th Round

1A

  • Vance Charter 69 North Edgecombe 43

2A

  • Warren County 45 Bertie 40

Games on Monday – Girls

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 4th Round

1A

  • Falls Lake 63 Bear Grass Charter 50
  • Wilson Prep 73 Vance Charter 41

6A

  • Terry Sanford 83 Vance County 31

College Games on Monday – Men

  • Louisburg College 98 Southwest VA 92
    • Region 10 Tournament, 1st Round

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Crossroads Christian School

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

SportsTalk: LaNautica Johnson Wins Girls Wrestling State Championship

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LaNautica Johnson, a senior for the Vance County Vipers Girls Wrestling Team, joins SportsTalk to discuss her State Championship that she won representing the Lady Vipers.

LaNautica Johnson (Second from Left) Holds the Bracket for the 6A NCHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships. She won the Girls Wrestling State Title back on February 20th. Picture Courtesy of Scott Corrente, Athletic Director at Vance County High School.

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Games on Tuesday – Boys

NCISAA State Semifinals – 1A

  • Crossroads Christian 85 Albemarle School 42

NCHSAA First Round 

1A

  • Falls Lake 85 North East Carolina Prep 67
  • Mattamuskeet 61 Oxford Prep 40

3A

  • Trask 80 Louisburg 71
  • Wake Prep 76 Hertford County 54

5A

  • Havelock 66 J.F. Webb 54
  • Rocky Mount 75 South Granville 64

6A

  • South View 63 Franklinton 59

Games from Tuesday – Girls

NCHSAA First Round

1A

  • Oxford Prep 48 Weldon 35

3A

  • Louisburg 67 West Bladen 44

4A

  • Bunn 44 Carver 32

5A

  • South Granville 65 Southern Wayne 37
  • Western Alamance 49 J.F. Webb 29

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 2nd Round Games on Thursday

1A

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

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co.

3A

  • 12Wake Prep @ 5Goldsboro 

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 2nd Round Games on Thursday

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

ALL 2nd Round Games are on Thursday

Games on Wednesday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Mecklenburg County, VA @ Salem, VA

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College @ 20Bryant & Stratton

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

SportsTalk: Louisburg College Lady Hoops Looking to Finish Strong

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Dennis Gaskins, Head Coach for Women’s Basketball at Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk to discuss their last week of games in the regular season and how the 16-ranked Lady Canes can finish strong.

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Games on Tuesday – Boys

NCISAA State Semifinals – 1A

  • Crossroads Christian 85 Albemarle School 42

NCHSAA First Round 

1A

  • Falls Lake 85 North East Carolina Prep 67
  • Mattamuskeet 61 Oxford Prep 40

3A

  • Trask 80 Louisburg 71
  • Wake Prep 76 Hertford County 54

5A

  • Havelock 66 J.F. Webb 54
  • Rocky Mount 75 South Granville 64

6A

  • South View 63 Franklinton 59

Games from Tuesday – Girls

NCHSAA First Round

1A

  • Oxford Prep 48 Weldon 35

3A

  • Louisburg 67 West Bladen 44

4A

  • Bunn 44 Carver 32

5A

  • South Granville 65 Southern Wayne 37
  • Western Alamance 49 J.F. Webb 29

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys 2nd Round Games on Thursday

1A

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

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co.

3A

  • 12Wake Prep @ 5Goldsboro 

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls 2nd Round Games on Thursday

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

ALL 2nd Round Games are on Thursday

Games on Wednesday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Mecklenburg County, VA @ Salem, VA

College Games on Wednesday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College @ 20Bryant & Stratton

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

SportsTalk: Sports in Black History

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Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis talk about the impact of historically black high schools & colleges, and their athletic programs. We also touch on some of the more local entities of historically black schools in Vance County and surrounding areas like Henderson Institute, Mary Potter School, and Kittrell College.

This is a photo of the 1959 Kittrell College Bulldogs Football Team. Picture from the 1960 edition of the Kittrell College Yearbook “The Bulldog” found at the Granville County Public Library.

Games on Monday – Girls

VHSL Region Tournament

  • Mecklenburg County, VA 65 E.C. Glass, VA 55

College Games on Monday – Men

  • Catawba Valley CC 108 Louisburg College 90

College Games on Monday – Women

  • 16Louisburg College 92 Southwest VA 53

Games on Tuesday – Boys

NCISAA State Semifinals

  • Crossroads Christian vs. Albemarle School

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NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Boys

1A

  • 1Vance Charter vs. 16Bear Grass/17Cape Hatteras
  • 13Falls Lake vs. 20North East Carolina Prep
  • 21Oxford Prep @ 12Mattamuskeet

2A

  • 8Warren County vs. 9Camden Co./24Lakewood

3A

  • 17Louisburg @ 16Trask
  • 12Wake Prep vs. 21Hertford County

4A

  • 8Bunn vs. 9Randleman/24North Johnston

5A

  • 20J.F. Webb @ 13Havelock
  • 18South Granville @ 15Rocky Mount

6A

  • 18Franklinton @ 15South View

 

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs – Girls

1A

  • 1Falls Lake vs. 16Southern Wake/17Excelsior
  • 3Vance Charter vs. 14Columbia/19Howard
  • 10Oxford Prep vs. 23Weldon

2A

  • 4Warren County vs. 13Camden Co./20Northampton Co.

3A

  • 6Wake Prep vs. 11Louisburg/22West Bladen

4A

  • 12Bunn vs. 21Carver

5A

  • 12South Granville vs. 21Southern Wayne
  • 23J.F. Webb @ 10Western Alamance

6A

  • 4Vance County vs. 13Western Harnett/20Lee Co.
  • 7Franklinton vs. 10Jacksonville/23Northern Nash

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