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NCISAA State Championship Previews: What to Watch (Girls)

1A Division Cresset Christian vs. Northside Christian Academy What to Watch: Cresset Christian:When you talk about this team, you have to have your eyes on the two freshmen who have played extremely well this season. Kyndoll English and Trinity Jefferson have both been averaging 19ppg this season, but this is such a unique team with so many freshmen playing at a high level. Will they be able to...

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NCISAA Playoff Updates: What to Watch For (Part 2)

3A: Semifinals#1 High Point Christian vs. #4 Gaston Christian#2 Forsyth Country Day vs. #3 Concord Academy The 3A Division has been tough all season long, but the top four teams were all able to move on and will now meet up in the semifinals. Gaston Christian needed double overtime to get by Greensboro Day, and they are rewarded with the No. 1 seed High Point Christian. HP Christian brings a lot...

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NCISAA Playoff Updates: What to Watch For (Part 1)

1A: Semifinals#1 United Faith vs. #4 Crossroads Christian#2 Victory Christian vs. #3 Northside Christian United Faith was able to cruise to start the playoffs, and will now face Crossroads Christian who was able to squeak by against New Garden Friends.  UFCA continues to show why they are one of the top teams, bringing a balanced attack, so Crossroads will have their hands full in slowing...

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NCISAA 3A (Girls) Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 Grace Christian#2 Greensboro Day#3 High Point Christian#4 Concord Academy Next 4 Seeds#5 John Paul II#6 Asheville School#7 St. David’s#8 Forsyth Country Day Top Seed There is no surprise in finding Grace Christian back on top, as they are led by one of the most dominating and the top player in the country 2024 Sarah Strong. She is averaging 21ppg, 17rpg, 4.7apg,...

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NCISAA 2A (Girls) Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 8 Seeds:#1 The O’Neal School#2 Rocky Mount Academy#3 Wayne Country Day#4 Caldwell Academy#5 Wayne Christian School#6 Trinity Christian#7 Trinity Academy#8 Westminster Catawba Top Seed The overall top seed went to The O’Neal School, which was no surprise here this year. They have been dominant throughout the season, giving up only 24.5ppg to opponents and only have one loss on the season...

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NCISAA 2A Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 8 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 The Burlington School#2 Greenfield#3 Fayetteville Academy#4 Trinity Christian#5 Davidson Day#6 Wayne Country Day#7 Caldwell Academy#8 Gaston Day Top Seed The Burlington School sits on top once again for this year’s bracket, as they continue to rack up one of the toughest schedules on the year and Coach Marshall challenged his team throughout.  This is a team that has...

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NCISAA 3A Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 High Point Christian#2 Forsyth Country Day#3 Concord Academy#4 Gaston Christian Other 4 Seeds#5 Greensboro Day#6 Grace Christian#7 Calvary Day#8 Cape Fear Academy Top Seed High Point Christian has certainly proved themselves this year, racking up 25 wins and really playing well throughout the entire season.  They bring a unique blend of athleticism, experience,...

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NCISAA 4A (Girls) Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 Cannon#2 Providence Day#3 Rabun Gap#4 Wesleyan Christian Next 4 Seed (One-Game Bye)#5 Charlotte Country Day#6 Charlotte Latin#7 Ravenscroft#8 North Raleigh Christian Top Seed Cannon went undefeated in conference play and had a tough non-conference schedule that really tested them outside the state of North Carolina at times. This is a balanced team that has a ton of...

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NCISAA 1A (Girls) Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 Victory Christian#2 Northside Christian#3 Ridgecroft School#4 United Faith Christian Next 4 Seed (One-Game Bye)#5 Cresset Christian#6 Crossroads Christian#7 Lawrence Academy#8 Pungo Christian Top Seed The top seed overall went to Victory Christian, a school that has been here before and is hoping this year they can get back to the championship game. There is no doubt...

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NCISAA 4A Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 Cannon#2 Covenant Day#3 Christ School#4 Carmel Christian Next 4 Seeds (One Bye)#5 Providence Day#6 Wesleyan Christian#7 Ravenscroft#8 Charlotte Country Day Top Seed Overall: Cannon earned the top spot this year in the 4A Division. They have had a tough schedule all season long, have gone out of state to challenge themselves, and are led by two of the top players in the...

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NCISAA 1A Division Bracket Breakdown

Top 4 Seeds (Double Bye)#1 United Faith#2 Victory Christian#3 Northside Christian#4 Crossroads Christian Next 4 Seeds (One Bye)#5 New Garden Friends#6 North Hills Christian#7 Cape Fear Christian#8 Ridgecroft School Top Seed Overall: United Faith claims the top seed with an impressive resume, as they sit at 22-7 on the year. They are led by dynamic guard play and versatility, both inside and out....

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The NCISAA 2A could get very interesting this year

The NCISAA 2A Division has been getting very interesting late in the season, much different than it felt at the start. Coming in, many had pegged The Burlington School as the clear favorite coming in and they certainly remain as one of the top teams that could secure yet another championship ring. But there are plenty of other teams that are making a clear statement towards the end of the season...

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NCISAA Max Prep “Strength of Schedule” Ranking 1-25-24

NCISAA Max Prep “SOS” Rankings + Max Prep Power Rankings + Phenom NCISAA Sweet 16 Max Prep RankPhenom Sweet 16Team RecordRatingSOSSOS Ranking34The Burlington School (Burlington)17-1026.9422.3116Cannon (Concord)20-728.1620.421619Carmel Christian (Matthews)12-1018.3417.53713Covenant Day (Matthews)15-623.1916.84910Northside Christian Academy (Charlotte)19-1022.0816.4522Forsyth...

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NCISAA 2A Semifinal Recap: The Burlington School vs Wayne Country Day

In a rematch of last year’s NCISAA 2A State Semifinals, The Burlington School (28-7) would once again host Wayne Country Day (25-7). All season long, these two teams have been at the top of our private school rankings. 6’3 2024 Kobe George The Burlington School knew in order to win this game, they would have to make it very difficult on Wayne Country Day’s Collin Tanner, their...

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Player Standouts from the NCISAA Live Period

by: Ethan Reece 2023 Jake Chisholm (Durham Academy) Jake was hot in both games he played Sunday. Started out the morning with 5 threes against HPCA, simply couldn't be left alone. Also showed the ability to create off the dribble and finish through contact. Kept his rhythm going in game 2 with 10 straight points to start out, definitely a lethal spot up threat 2023 Isaiah Sanders (High Point...

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2018-19 NCISAA All-State Teams Announced

What a weekend it was for the state of North Carolina, as Greenfield, Fayetteville Academy, Carmel Christian, and Greensboro Day all took home state titles.' But that doesn’t even begin the amount of talent that was on display around the state in each division.' Over the weekend, the NCISAA 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A All-State teams were announced and we want to congratulate everyone on a...

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Jaden Cooper BREAKS OUT!! Wayne Country Day Becomes NC’s Cinderella Team

Making it all they way to the NCISAA Final Four and upsetting Trinity Christian and Davidson Day along the way. It has been a fairy-tale playoff so far for Wayne Country Day However, in looking deeper within the construct of the team, it makes all the sense in the world. This team has studs and none more so that BREAK OUT star Jaden Cooper. The sophomore has been the driving force in both upset...

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TOP Ranked FRESHMAN MJ Rice TAKES FLIGHT!! Durham Academy Cruises to Advance to NCISAA #FinalFour

MJ Rice is a Team USA guy. He is among the top ranked players in the country. AND he is only a freshman at Durham Academy. However, Randleman isn’t alone at Durham Academy, this team is a well-oiled machine. You have one of the state’s leading 3-point shooters in sophomore Cole Sinclair. You have senior High Point commit Bryant Randleman. You have ultimate glue guy and leader in...

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Phenom Hoop Report is Bringing a Shot Clock to North Carolina Basketball in 2018-19

Major news was made last week when Langston Wertz broke the news that Phenom Hoop Report has been approved to implement a shot clock in each of their first two events of the 2018-19 season. Both Phenom's National High School Showcase presented by Chatlee Boats (November 16-17 in Greensboro, NC) and Carmel Christian's Tip-Off Classic presented by Phenom Hoop Report (November 9-10 in Charlotte,...

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Jamie's NCISAA All State First Team and Player of the Year

The NCISAA tournament is one of the most talked about state tournaments across the region. Without fail there are 2-4 nationally ranked teams who are battling for state titles throughout the three classifications. Also, without fail, there are numerous highly ranked national level kids participating. By the time it gets down to the Final Fours of each classification, every team has 'a dude' and...

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