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.
In the 3A Big Eight Conference Championship, the Chapel Hill Tiger girls found themselves down to Cardinal Gibbons in the second half–something Sherry Norris’ squad is not used to.
Using a sizzling 19-4 fourth quarter scoring run, the Chapel Hill Tigers toppled the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders 48-38 Friday evening in the girls 3A Big Eight championship game 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.