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Falls Lake girls basketball knocked out of NCHSAA tournament despite 30-point double-double by Thompson

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Falls Lake High School girls basketball’s 11-game win streak and NCHSAA tournament run ended on March 8, when they fell 68-59 to East Bladen. The Firebirds made it to the tournament’s fourth round before picking up the loss, just two wins away from making it to the state championship game. How it happened The first quarter was tightly contested, with […]

South Granville shuts out Falls Lake Academy

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South Granville’s baseball team overwhelmed Falls Lake Academy 11-0 in a non-conference contest March 8. The Firebirds hosted the matchup at Granville Athletic Park in Oxford. South Granville’s early season record improved to 1-1 as Falls Lake moved to 0-2. Sophomore Jacob Watson’s work on the mound for the Firebirds was able to hold the Vikings scoreless through the first […]

Emerson Thompson and Falls Lake rolling through tournament competition

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On March 5, the Falls Lake High School girls basketball team defeated Chatham Central 54-47 in round three of the NCHSAA tournament.  The No. 1 seeded Firebirds are now one of eight teams remaining in the tournament and will next face No. 12, East Bladen.  Win over Chatham Central  Falls Lake took their third win by a solid seven-point margin. […]

South Granville boys basketball’s impressive season comes to an end

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The South Granville High School boys basketball team’s 2023-24 season comes to an end following a 78-68 loss to Southeast Alamance in the NCHSAA tournament.  The Vikings found themselves on a three-game losing streak early in the season, bringing their record to 5-3, but rounded out the season 21-6 and entered the NCHSAA tournament as the No. 5 seed.  Regular […]

South Granville boys basketball’s impressive season comes to an end

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The South Granville High School boys basketball team’s 2023-24 season comes to an end following a 78-68 loss to Southeast Alamance in the NCHSAA tournament.  The Vikings found themselves on a three-game losing streak early in the season, bringing their record to 5-3, but rounded out the season 21-6 and entered the NCHSAA tournament as the No. 5 seed.  Regular […]

Firebirds win regular season, conference tourney titles

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The Falls Lake Academy girls basketball program added its fourth consecutive regular season and conference tournament hardware to the trophy case with a 50-38 win over the North Carolina School of Science and Math on Feb. 22.  The Unicorns caught the Firebirds off guard in the conference championship’s opening minutes, but it didn’t take long for Falls Lake to respond. […]

Rivals compete in conference tournament

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Spectators witnessed a rivalry game for the history books as South Granville and Granville Central met Feb. 21 in the second round of the Northern Lakes Athletic Conference Tournament. The Vikings held off the Panthers 76-68 to advance to the championship. Granville Central jumped out to an early lead with Trent Harrington and C.J. Alston scoring. Tadarrin Chavis added to […]

Second-half collapse ends title hopes

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South Granville’s girls basketball program looked poised to defeat Northern Lakes Conference rival Louisburg in the first round of conference action Feb. 20, but a total collapse gave the Warriors from Louisburg the opportunity for a huge 47-30 comeback win over the Vikings. The teams traded points early with Amya Cheek and Jai’nya Williams leading the way for the Vikings. […]

Vikings shoot lights out against Vance County

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South Granville shot 63% from the field for a 92-39 win over Vance County in the Northern Lakes Conference playoffs on Feb. 20. The Vikings needed only 12 offensive rebounds in the contest and 14 defensive rebounds to control the game.  The Vikings recorded 29 assists and 20 steals in the runaway win.  Pierce Pettit led all scorers with 28 […]

Williams, Thompson shine in win over East Wake Academy

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Senior Night jitters may have caused a slow start for Falls Lake Academy’s girls basketball program against conference foe East Wake Academy on Feb. 15, but the Firebirds shook off the rust and surged ahead to defeat the Eagles 50-40. Freshman Destiny Williams had a breakout game and scored 21 points to go along with 15 rebounds.  Senior Emerson Thompson […]

South Granville outlasts Granville Central

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South Granville girls basketball program has experienced an up and down season with injuries and having no chemistry, while Granville Central has poured its heart into every contest, with many inexperienced players battling against the veterans. South Granville hosted the final regular season game between the rivals. The Vikings have started to find some chemistry and put together a complete […]

Another epic battle between foes

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It was your typical battle between South Granville and Granville Central for the senior night sendoff on Feb.16. The Vikings had a big lead and managed to hold off Granville Central  for an 88-74 win. Play in the first quarter was about even. The Vikings worked inside early with Mason Brown scoring while Granville Central utilized drives to the basket […]

Schools recognize senior athletes

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Creedmoor PD helps with Upward basketball at FBC

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Members of the Creedmoor Police Department volunteered at First Baptist Church’s Upward Basketball League Feb. 17. CPD officers refereed games, participated in the pre-game coin toss, and assisted with keeping the clock during morning games. “Thank you to FBC for our strong partnership and allowing us to participate,” said Creedmoor Police Chief Troy Wheless.

Steady scoring leads to win

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Falls Lake has been looking for consistency all season long. Perhaps the 69-54 win over the Research Triangle Raptors was just exactly what the team needed. The Firebirds scored 16 points in the first, second and fourth quarter. The third quarter saw Falls Lake light up the board with 21 points.  The Falls Lake defense played well and gave up […]

Firebirds blaze past Raptors

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The Firebirds girls basketball program continues to put together impressive statics in conference action. Falls Lake topped the Research Triangle Raptors  by a score of 61-39.  The team pulled down a total of 60 rebounds, 28 on the offensive end and 32 on the defensive end. The team dished out 13 assists, 17 steals and three blocks. Two significant statistics […]

Vikings recognize four seniors at final match

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The South Granville Vikings honored its senior class with gifts from the team and a special recongition from the JROTC honor guard with the raisiing of swords into an arc and the players and parents walking through the arch in between the matches of a Tri-meet with Northern Durham and Rolesville on Jan. 25. South Granville seniors, Cameron Dennison, Jonathan […]

Vikings win regular season and conference wrestling titles

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South Granville set the pace at the 2024 Northern Lakes 2A/3A conference wrestling tournament on Jan. 24 winning by a lerge margin.  South Granville finished with 180 team points in first place. Louisburg 149.5, Carrboro 128, Vance County 127 points, Webb. 90, Southern Durham 41, Granville Central 32, NC School of Science and Math 17 and Durham School of the […]

Lifetime of experiences packed around basketball

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South Granville’s boys basketball program participated in a basketball tournament in San Diego just prior to the holiday break. The team left Creedmoor on Dec. 18 and returned on Dec. 23. During those days the team had a schedule of activities planned, including visiting a San Diego courthouse, taking a ferry to Coronado Island, and going to a San Diego […]

Tale of two halves for Vikings

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The South Granville girls basketball program used a strong second half push to defeat Granville Central 46-28 in Northern Lakes Conference play Jan. 12. Amya Cheek and Lauryn Davis gave the Vikings an early lead with short jumpers.  Granville Central finally answered with a strong move in the paint by Alanah Applewhite.  Piper Van-Ningen rolled to the basket for South […]


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