Matt Paul, Author at Chapelboro.com

The Grid: Playoffs – Round Two

Posted by Matt Paul | Nov 20, 2014 | High School, The Grid | 0 |

Two of our area teams will be in action Friday night when the high school football playoffs roll on.

Tar Heels Crush Crusaders 112-34 In Final Tune-Up

Posted by Matt Paul | Nov 7, 2014 | Basketball, UNC | 0 |

With a balanced offensive approach and a staunch defensive effort, the UNC men’s basketball team blasted Belmont Abbey 112-34 in a Friday night exhibition game at Dean E. Smith Center.

ECU Football Shatters Records In 70-41 Defeat Of UNC

Posted by Matt Paul | Sep 20, 2014 | UNC | 0 |

East Carolina compiled a school-record 789 total yards of offense and nearly set a Pirate standard for points when it thumped UNC 70-41 before a stadium record 51,082 fans, eclipsing the previous mark when UNC last traveled to Greenville in 2011.

The Whole Nine Yards – Wk. 4

Posted by Matt Paul | Sep 10, 2014 | High School | 0 |

Talk about symmetry … after three weeks, we have three area high school football teams that are 3-0.

The Whole Nine Yards

Posted by Matt Paul | Aug 27, 2014 | High School | 0 |

High school football is back and so is Trai Sharp.

CHHS Women’s Soccer Wins State Title

Posted by Matt Paul | May 31, 2014 | State | 0 |

The Chapel Hill women’s soccer team scored a pair of second half goals, capturing its first-ever state title with a 2-1 win over West Regional champ and No. 6 seed Weddington in Saturday’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3A title match at NC State University. The No. 9 seeded Tigers (23-1 with a lone loss to Cardinal Gibbons which they avenged in the playoffs) shook off a poor first half and overcame a rare deficit, ensuring that coach Ron Benson would retire a winner after three decades with the program. It didn’t come easily, as Megan Dell took...

Will Previous Tourney Experience Help Heels?

Posted by Matt Paul | Mar 20, 2014 | News | 0 |

As the UNC men’s basketball team prepares for Friday’s NCAA Tournament opening-round game vs. Providence, it is interesting to consider if last season’s two-game run helps or hurts the Tar Heels. Was a win over Villanova in the round of 64 before falling to Roy Williams’ former Kansas squad in the second round meaningless or harmful for a Tar Heels team that has endured controversy and unexpected roster moves in an overall successful season? Well, if experience counts, then the Tar Heels certainly have some to draw upon from the 2013 tourney. Take James Michael McAdoo, whose fortunes seemed...

CHHS Wins 3A NCHSAA Girls’ Basketball State Title With Perfect Season

Posted by Matt Paul | Mar 16, 2014 | High School | 0 |

Chapel Hill capped a perfect season with a 69-56 win over Hickory in Saturday’s state 3-A girls’ basketball championship game at the Dean Smith Center.

Well-Heeled NBA, Thanks To Ex-UNC Standouts

Posted by Matt Paul | Mar 13, 2014 | News | 0 |

The Dallas Mavericks? With three former UNC basketball standouts on its roster, perhaps the NBA team should be called the Dallas Tar Heels. Along with the high-flying Vince Carter, now in his 16th season, Mark Cuban’s team also boasts Brandan Wright and Wayne Ellington. Carter may be in the twilight of his career, but he’s still averaging close to 12 points per game, while Wright drops in about 10 per tilt and Ellington records 3.6 per contest. Like Carter, Antawn Jamison is no longer an NBA star, though his stock has dropped even more precipitously than his ex-Tar Heel...

Duke Women’s First Defeat Of UNC This Season Comes In ACC Semis

Posted by Matt Paul | Mar 9, 2014 | UNC | 0 |

Hitting six straight free throws over the final 45 seconds, the Duke women’s basketball team overcame an eight-point second half deficit to topple the UNC Tar Heels 66-61 in the ACC semifinals Saturday.