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Last Updated: 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008
Johnson, Teague lead No. 20 Wake to 120-88 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Dino Gaudio wasn't afraid to let No. 20 Wake Forest run with a team that had scored 100 points in each of
its first two games.
Appalachian State beats Charlotte 87-84 in 2OT
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Kellen Brand scored 23 points, Ryann Abraham hit four straight free throws in the final 12 seconds of the second
overtime and Appalachian State outlasted Charlotte 87-84 on Wednesday night.
Clemson downs Wofford 93-40
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Terrence Oglesby scored 15 points and Raymond Sykes added 14 to lead Clemson to a dominating 93-40
victory over Wofford on Wednesday night.
N. Carolina A&T beats Talladega 83-54
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Tavarus Alston scored 17 points to lead North Carolina A&T over Talladega 83-54 on Wednesday night.
East Carolina beats Campbell 86-65
GREENVILLE, N.C (AP) -- James Legan scored 24 points to lead East Carolina to an 86-65 win over Campbell on Wednesday night.
Thompson, No. 1 Tar Heels roll past Kentucky 77-58
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Deon Thompson scored a career-high 20 points to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Kentucky 77-58 on
Tuesday night despite playing yet again without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.
Savannah State defeats Coastal Carolina 66-65
Savannah, Ga. (AP) -- Chris Linton picked up a steal, leading to a free throw with three seconds left to give Savannah State a 66-65
victory against Coastal Carolina Tuesday night.
Elon beats Southern Virginia 83-55
ELON, N.C. (AP) -- Brett James scored 20 points to lead Elon past Southern Virginia 83-55 Tuesday night.
With Cuban watching, Mavericks rout Bobcats 100-83
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Cuban yelled and cheered from his courtside seat during the game, then high-fived his players after it
was over.
UNC-Greensboro beats Webber 90-78
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Landon Clement scored a game-high 26 points to lead UNC-Greensboro to a 90-78 win against Webber
on Monday night.
UNC-Wilmington beats Troy 107-95
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Tomko scored 33 points to lead UNC-Wilmington to a 107-95 win against Troy on Monday night.
Curry has 33 in Davidson's win over James Madison
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Stephen Curry had 33 points and nine assists Monday night and No. 21 Davidson beat James Madison 99-64 in
the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
McCants leads No. 6 North Carolina over VCU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Rashanda McCants scored 15 points to help No. 6 North Carolina overcome a slow start and beat Virginia
Commonwealth 77-65 on Sunday in the second round of the Women's Preseason National Invitation Tournament.
No. 8 Duke escapes against Rhode Island, 82-79
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to help No. 8 Duke rally past Rhode Island 82-79 on Sunday.
Panthers' running game keeps Lions winless 31-22
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The one-two punch of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart dazzled with a record setting day on the
ground for Carolina. The Panthers needed all those yards to squeak by the league's only winless team.
Southern Mississippi knocks off East Carolina
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Austin Davis threw for two touchdowns, including a school record 97-yard passing score to DeAndre
Brown, to help Southern Mississippi beat East Carolina 21-3 on Saturday.
Wofford beats Samford 28-7
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Dane Romero ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wofford to a 28-7 victory over Samford on
Saturday.
Maryland knocks off No. 17 North Carolina 17-15
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Chris Turner engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter drive that produced a 26-yard field goal by Obi Egekeze
with 1:42 left, and Maryland beat No. 17 North Carolina 17-15 Saturday for its school-record sixth consecutive win over a ranked
opponent.
Wilson, Wolfpack top Wake Forest 21-17
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Russell Wilson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead North Carolina State past Wake Forest
21-17 on Saturday night.
Appalachian St. knocks off Elon
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Armanti Edwards threw three touchdown passes and Appalachian State survived a late scare to beat Elon 24-16 on
Saturday.
N.C. Central defeats Winston-Salem 23-16
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Brandon Gilbert's three field goals were the difference in North Carolina Central's 23-16 win against
Winston-Salem on Saturday.
Zeller, No. 1 Tar Heels beat Penn 86-71
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points Saturday to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71
despite playing without reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.
Marist beats Davidson 24-19
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) -- Obozua Ehikioya rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns to lead Marist to a 24-19 win against Davidson on
Saturday.
East Burke vs. South Meck
Connelly Springs- The East Burke Cavaliers and the South Mecklenburg Sabres will face off tonight in the first round
of the North Carolina High School Football playoffs.
East Burke Swimming
Icard- East Burke High School finished second out of three teams in a swimming meet Wednesday.
Anthony, Billups lead Nuggets past Bobcats 88-80
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, Chauncey Billups added a key three-point play
late, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Charlotte Bobcats 88-80 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten with Billups in the lineup.
Midget Football Championship
Drexel- The Glen Alpine Greenwave were able to hold on to beat the Forest Hill Huskies Saturday 12-8.
Mighty-Mite Football Championship
Drexel- The Forest Hill Huskies shut out the East Burke Royals Saturday 22-0.
Pee Wee Football Championship
Drexel- The Forest Hill Wolverines were able to win a close game over the Drexel Huskies 8-6.
Panthers top Raiders 17-6 in mistake-filled game
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- It's been more than three decades since a quarterback played a game as poorly as Jake Delhomme did and still
ended up on the winning side.
Local High School Playoff Games
Hildebran- Did your favorite high school football team make the playoffs? Hildebran News has the playoff bracket and
has the local playoff games.
East Burke Triumphs Over Freedom
Icard- The East Burke Cavaliers had a twenty one point lead at the half and was able to hang on to beat the Freedom
Patriots 21 to 11 Friday Night.
Freedom at East Burke
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High School Football
Hildebran- We have two very important high school football games tonight.
MIDGETS: OAK HILL 6, GLEN ALPINE 16 (November 1)
Glen Alpine advanced in the midget game, beating Oak Hill.
MIDGETS: RAY CHILDERS 8, FOREST HILL 12 (November 1)
The Ray Childers Pirates lost a tough game to Forest Hill.
MIGHTY MITES: EAST BURKE 32, GLEN ALPINE 8 (November 1)
The East Burke Royals were able to defeat Glen Alpine.
MIGHTY MITES: FOREST HILL 44, OAK HILL 8 (November 1)
In the first Mighty Mite game, the Huskies met Oak Hill with an unstoppable offense.
PEE WEES: FOREST HILL 30, OAK HILL 0 (November 1)
In the second Pee Wee game of the day, the Forest Hill Huskies manhandled Oak Hill Bull Dogs.
PEE WEES: DREXEL 34, MULL 6 (November 1)
In the first game of the 2008 playoffs, Drexel and Mull vied for a chance to be in the championship games Saturday,
November 8.
Heritage Wins Volleyball Championship
Valdese- The Heritage Middle School Eagles was able to beat the East Burke Middle School Raiders in the playoff
game to decide the middle school volleyball championship.
Junior Varsity Football Games Tonight
Hildebran- Three Burke County Junior Varsity football teams will face off tonight.
Knicks hold on, down Brown, Bobcats 101-98
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks held on to give Larry Brown another tough night at Madison Square Garden.
Pistons beat Bobcats 101-83 ahead of Iverson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and the Detroit Pistons concluded a wild day by beating the Charlotte
Bobcats 101-83 Monday night, ensuring Allen Iverson will join an unbeaten team.
OT field goal lifts E. Carolina over UCF 13-10
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- East Carolina placekicker Ben Hartman drilled a 39-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Pirates to a 13-10 win
over the University of Central Florida.
Edwards wins second straight race
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Taking risks is a whole lot easier when you believe you don't have much to lose.
'Canes score 4 goals in second, beat Leafs 6-4
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't seem to score lately on the power play - or, for that matter, in any other situation,
and things didn't seem promising with another key scoring threat out.
Crabtree, Tech upset No. 1 Texas with second left
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech can call itself No. 1 in the Lone Star state - and maybe best in all the land.
Wake Forest outlasts Duke in OT, 33-30
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- He blocked a punt for a safety and set up a field goal with an interception. But for Wake Forest's Alphonso
Smith, the most critical points weren't the ones the Demon Deacons scored because of him - but the ones he prevented.
Bobcats beat Heat 100-87 to give Brown first win
CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) -- Gerald Wallace scored 34 points and hot-shooting Charlotte beat the Miami Heat 100-87 on Saturday night,
giving Bobcats coach Larry Brown his first victory in his ninth NBA head coaching job.
Clemson snaps 50-year losing streak against BC
BOSTON (AP) -- C.J. Spiller's day wasn't done after a hit left him wobbly on the sideline. First, though, he had to pass a test from the
Clemson medical staff to prove he was lucid enough to return.
Furman's late block preserves win over Samford
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Adam Mims had 128 yards receiving and a touchdown and Furman blocked a late extra point to preserve a
28-27 victory over Samford on Saturday.
Tyler Shatley Makes Shrine Bowl
Connelly Springs- An East Burke High School football player has made the Shrine Bowl.
Draughn Wins First Battle Between East Burke
Valdese- The Draughn Wildcats got the best of the East Burke Cavaliers Thursday Night in junior varsity football.
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Johnson, Teague lead No. 20 Wake to 120-88 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Dino Gaudio wasn't afraid to let No. 20 Wake Forest run with a team that had scored 100 points in each of
its first two games.
Appalachian State beats Charlotte 87-84 in 2OT
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Kellen Brand scored 23 points, Ryann Abraham hit four straight free throws in the final 12 seconds of the second
overtime and Appalachian State outlasted Charlotte 87-84 on Wednesday night.
Clemson downs Wofford 93-40
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Terrence Oglesby scored 15 points and Raymond Sykes added 14 to lead Clemson to a dominating 93-40
victory over Wofford on Wednesday night.
N. Carolina A&T beats Talladega 83-54
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Tavarus Alston scored 17 points to lead North Carolina A&T over Talladega 83-54 on Wednesday night.
East Carolina beats Campbell 86-65
GREENVILLE, N.C (AP) -- James Legan scored 24 points to lead East Carolina to an 86-65 win over Campbell on Wednesday night.
Thompson, No. 1 Tar Heels roll past Kentucky 77-58
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Deon Thompson scored a career-high 20 points to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Kentucky 77-58 on
Tuesday night despite playing yet again without national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.
Savannah State defeats Coastal Carolina 66-65
Savannah, Ga. (AP) -- Chris Linton picked up a steal, leading to a free throw with three seconds left to give Savannah State a 66-65
victory against Coastal Carolina Tuesday night.
Elon beats Southern Virginia 83-55
ELON, N.C. (AP) -- Brett James scored 20 points to lead Elon past Southern Virginia 83-55 Tuesday night.
With Cuban watching, Mavericks rout Bobcats 100-83
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Mark Cuban yelled and cheered from his courtside seat during the game, then high-fived his players after it
was over.
UNC-Greensboro beats Webber 90-78
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Landon Clement scored a game-high 26 points to lead UNC-Greensboro to a 90-78 win against Webber
on Monday night.
UNC-Wilmington beats Troy 107-95
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Chad Tomko scored 33 points to lead UNC-Wilmington to a 107-95 win against Troy on Monday night.
Curry has 33 in Davidson's win over James Madison
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Stephen Curry had 33 points and nine assists Monday night and No. 21 Davidson beat James Madison 99-64 in
the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off.
McCants leads No. 6 North Carolina over VCU
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Rashanda McCants scored 15 points to help No. 6 North Carolina overcome a slow start and beat Virginia
Commonwealth 77-65 on Sunday in the second round of the Women's Preseason National Invitation Tournament.
No. 8 Duke escapes against Rhode Island, 82-79
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Kyle Singler hit two free throws with 19.4 seconds left to help No. 8 Duke rally past Rhode Island 82-79 on Sunday.
Panthers' running game keeps Lions winless 31-22
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The one-two punch of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart dazzled with a record setting day on the
ground for Carolina. The Panthers needed all those yards to squeak by the league's only winless team.
Southern Mississippi knocks off East Carolina
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Austin Davis threw for two touchdowns, including a school record 97-yard passing score to DeAndre
Brown, to help Southern Mississippi beat East Carolina 21-3 on Saturday.
Wofford beats Samford 28-7
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Dane Romero ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns to lead Wofford to a 28-7 victory over Samford on
Saturday.
Maryland knocks off No. 17 North Carolina 17-15
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Chris Turner engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter drive that produced a 26-yard field goal by Obi Egekeze
with 1:42 left, and Maryland beat No. 17 North Carolina 17-15 Saturday for its school-record sixth consecutive win over a ranked
opponent.
Wilson, Wolfpack top Wake Forest 21-17
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Russell Wilson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead North Carolina State past Wake Forest
21-17 on Saturday night.
Appalachian St. knocks off Elon
BOONE, N.C. (AP) -- Armanti Edwards threw three touchdown passes and Appalachian State survived a late scare to beat Elon 24-16 on
Saturday.
N.C. Central defeats Winston-Salem 23-16
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Brandon Gilbert's three field goals were the difference in North Carolina Central's 23-16 win against
Winston-Salem on Saturday.
Zeller, No. 1 Tar Heels beat Penn 86-71
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Freshman Tyler Zeller scored 18 points Saturday to help top-ranked North Carolina beat Pennsylvania 86-71
despite playing without reigning national player of the year Tyler Hansbrough.
Marist beats Davidson 24-19
DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) -- Obozua Ehikioya rushed for 222 yards and three touchdowns to lead Marist to a 24-19 win against Davidson on
Saturday.
East Burke vs. South Meck
Connelly Springs- The East Burke Cavaliers and the South Mecklenburg Sabres will face off tonight in the first round
of the North Carolina High School Football playoffs.
East Burke Swimming
Icard- East Burke High School finished second out of three teams in a swimming meet Wednesday.
Anthony, Billups lead Nuggets past Bobcats 88-80
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 18 of his 25 points in the second half, Chauncey Billups added a key three-point play
late, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Charlotte Bobcats 88-80 on Tuesday night to stay unbeaten with Billups in the lineup.
Midget Football Championship
Drexel- The Glen Alpine Greenwave were able to hold on to beat the Forest Hill Huskies Saturday 12-8.
Mighty-Mite Football Championship
Drexel- The Forest Hill Huskies shut out the East Burke Royals Saturday 22-0.
Pee Wee Football Championship
Drexel- The Forest Hill Wolverines were able to win a close game over the Drexel Huskies 8-6.
Panthers top Raiders 17-6 in mistake-filled game
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- It's been more than three decades since a quarterback played a game as poorly as Jake Delhomme did and still
ended up on the winning side.
Local High School Playoff Games
Hildebran- Did your favorite high school football team make the playoffs? Hildebran News has the playoff bracket and
has the local playoff games.
East Burke Triumphs Over Freedom
Icard- The East Burke Cavaliers had a twenty one point lead at the half and was able to hang on to beat the Freedom
Patriots 21 to 11 Friday Night.
Freedom at East Burke
WBTV News 3
High School Football
Hildebran- We have two very important high school football games tonight.
MIDGETS: OAK HILL 6, GLEN ALPINE 16 (November 1)
Glen Alpine advanced in the midget game, beating Oak Hill.
MIDGETS: RAY CHILDERS 8, FOREST HILL 12 (November 1)
The Ray Childers Pirates lost a tough game to Forest Hill.
MIGHTY MITES: EAST BURKE 32, GLEN ALPINE 8 (November 1)
The East Burke Royals were able to defeat Glen Alpine.
MIGHTY MITES: FOREST HILL 44, OAK HILL 8 (November 1)
In the first Mighty Mite game, the Huskies met Oak Hill with an unstoppable offense.
PEE WEES: FOREST HILL 30, OAK HILL 0 (November 1)
In the second Pee Wee game of the day, the Forest Hill Huskies manhandled Oak Hill Bull Dogs.
PEE WEES: DREXEL 34, MULL 6 (November 1)
In the first game of the 2008 playoffs, Drexel and Mull vied for a chance to be in the championship games Saturday,
November 8.
Heritage Wins Volleyball Championship
Valdese- The Heritage Middle School Eagles was able to beat the East Burke Middle School Raiders in the playoff
game to decide the middle school volleyball championship.
Junior Varsity Football Games Tonight
Hildebran- Three Burke County Junior Varsity football teams will face off tonight.
Knicks hold on, down Brown, Bobcats 101-98
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Knicks held on to give Larry Brown another tough night at Madison Square Garden.
Pistons beat Bobcats 101-83 ahead of Iverson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Richard Hamilton scored 19 points and the Detroit Pistons concluded a wild day by beating the Charlotte
Bobcats 101-83 Monday night, ensuring Allen Iverson will join an unbeaten team.
OT field goal lifts E. Carolina over UCF 13-10
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- East Carolina placekicker Ben Hartman drilled a 39-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Pirates to a 13-10 win
over the University of Central Florida.
Edwards wins second straight race
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Taking risks is a whole lot easier when you believe you don't have much to lose.
'Canes score 4 goals in second, beat Leafs 6-4
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes couldn't seem to score lately on the power play - or, for that matter, in any other situation,
and things didn't seem promising with another key scoring threat out.
Crabtree, Tech upset No. 1 Texas with second left
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech can call itself No. 1 in the Lone Star state - and maybe best in all the land.
Wake Forest outlasts Duke in OT, 33-30
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- He blocked a punt for a safety and set up a field goal with an interception. But for Wake Forest's Alphonso
Smith, the most critical points weren't the ones the Demon Deacons scored because of him - but the ones he prevented.
Bobcats beat Heat 100-87 to give Brown first win
CHARLOTTE, N.C (AP) -- Gerald Wallace scored 34 points and hot-shooting Charlotte beat the Miami Heat 100-87 on Saturday night,
giving Bobcats coach Larry Brown his first victory in his ninth NBA head coaching job.
Clemson snaps 50-year losing streak against BC
BOSTON (AP) -- C.J. Spiller's day wasn't done after a hit left him wobbly on the sideline. First, though, he had to pass a test from the
Clemson medical staff to prove he was lucid enough to return.
Furman's late block preserves win over Samford
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Adam Mims had 128 yards receiving and a touchdown and Furman blocked a late extra point to preserve a
28-27 victory over Samford on Saturday.
Tyler Shatley Makes Shrine Bowl
Connelly Springs- An East Burke High School football player has made the Shrine Bowl.
Draughn Wins First Battle Between East Burke
Valdese- The Draughn Wildcats got the best of the East Burke Cavaliers Thursday Night in junior varsity football.
October 2008 Local Sports Archives
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