Boys Basketball

Prep notebook: Two local basketball stars earn all-state nods

Phillip Gardner

Two area players were selected to the NCPreps.com all-state basketball teams. Forestview senior guard Shannon Smith made the girls first team, and Cherryville junior guard Terry Whisnant made the boys third team. Smith, a North Carolina signee,... Full story

Smith, Hall lead All-Big South basketball teams

Phillip Gardner

Two athletes who led their teams to the area’s deepest playoff runs earned the Big South 3A Conference’s top awards. Forestview senior Shannon Smith and Hunter Huss junior Jontavian Hall were selected the league’s girls and boys... Full story

Whisnant, Wright lead All-SPC basketball team

Phillip Gardner

Cherryville’s Terry Whisnant and East Lincoln’s Lindsy Wright were voted basketball players of the year in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference. Highland Tech swept top coaching honors, as Butch Blalock was voted boys coach of the... Full story

Cold-shooting Huskies fall in regional semifinals

Phillip Gardner

GREENSBORO — Hunter Huss held Lenoir Hibriten to eight points in the first quarter and trailed by two. But to Huskies head coach Ron Bray, it felt like a 30-point deficit. The Huskies played poorly from the opening tip and paid the price in a... Full story

Huss falls to Hibriten in regionals - Look back at the in-game blog

Phillip Gardner

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Hunter Huss regional game postponed

Phillip Gardner

Tuesday’s Western Regional semifinal basketball games in Greensboro have been postponed due to a winter storm that forced several school systems to dismiss early. The Hunter Huss boys game against Lenoir Hibriten was rescheduled for 5:30... Full story

Future is now: Four juniors leading Huskies' playoff run

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — With four talented juniors cracking this season’s starting lineup, Hunter Huss could be a scary opponent a year from now. But there’s no time like the present. The Huskies believe they’re old enough — and... Full story

Hunter Huss, Forestview learn regional opponents, game times

From staff reports

The Hunter Huss boys and Forestview girls will play on back-to-back nights in Greensboro as they open the Western Regional basketball tournament. The Hunter Huss boys (23-3) will face Lenoir Hibriten (19-9) 7 p.m. Tuesday at UNC Greensboro’s... Full story

Cherryville falls in double OT

Mike Powell

CHERRYVILLE — Bishop McGuinness coach Josh Thompson could only think of one word to sum up the play of senior guard Aaron Toomey, and the adjective “unbelievable” perhaps did not do him justice. In a remarkable display of poise... Full story

Hunter Huss plays keep away from Freedom, advances to regional

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — High school basketball might have to introduce a shot clock if Hunter Huss keeps this up. Ahead three, the Huskies held the ball — literally — for a 3 1/2-minute stretch in the fourth quarter and eventually pulled out a... Full story

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