Just two Chapelboro high school basketball teams remain in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association playoffs after round two Wednesday night.
Five area teams made it past the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association basketball playoffs, and one giant round-two meeting waits in the wings.
Amari Hamilton poured in 24 points, including his team’s first five points and clutch free throws down the stretch, as Southern Durham overpowered Orange 67-53 in the boys’ 3A Big Eight championship game Friday night at Chapel Hill High School.
Top seeds advanced from the first round of the 3A Big Eight conference tournament Wednesday night on their home courts whittling the field down to four boys’ and four girls’ teams.
Chapel Hill High School hosts the Big Eight Conference tournament championship games Friday night, and WCHL will broadcast both the girls’ and boys’ matchups.