Monday's prep basketball results

Boys

Southeast Raleigh 49, Smithfield-Selma 42

Girls

Southeast Raleigh 44, Smithfield-Selma 34

The pairings for the first and second round matchups in the annual NCHSAA Dual Team Wrestling Playoffs are out this afternoon and three Johnston County schools are in the field.

2-A

At Cedar Ridge : Louisburg (25-10) vs. Hampstead Topsail (17-4); Hillsborough Cedar Ridge (8-7) vs. North Johnston (18-9)

4-A

At Hope Mills South View : Hope Mills South View (13-6) vs. Clayton (16-13); Raleigh Millbrook (21-3) vs. Scotland (6-6)

At West Johnston: West Johnston (19-3) vs. Cary Panther Creek (25-1); Fayetteville Jack Britt (26-5) vs. Raleigh Leesville Road (19-10)

The first round matches should begin at 5 or 6 p.m. Remember, after a 30-minute break the two first round winners meet Tuesday night at the same site.

The Carolina Mudcats are putting a little fun into Valentine’s Day this
year!  With Valentine’s Day right around the corner are you still
stumped about what to get your loved one?   Well, the Mudcats have the
perfect gift idea.  A Carolina Mudcats Valentine’s Day package special
delivered by your favorite mascot, Muddy the Mudcat.

If you're looking for news on the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference or the Tri-Nine 4-A Conference, I've joined forces with Chris Edwards and J. Mike Blake (along with production help from Mike McLoone) to do "The Outer Loop Sports Show." We discuss the basketball races, conference tournaments, football coaching changes and more.

Check out the show now at http://vimeo.com/9247334

Boys

Clayton 71, East Wake 64

Garner 70, Southeast Raleigh 60

Goldsboro 57, Princeton 37

Smithfield-Selma 49, Harnett Central 33

Knightdale 68, West Johnston 64

Girls

Southeast Raleigh 49, Garner 31

Clayton 53, East Wake 30

Smithfield-Selma 58, Harnett Central 33

Knightdale 65, West Johnston 42

Today's heavy rains caused a few leaks in the roof at Clayton High School's relatively new (less than 10 years old) gymnasium. The leaks had caused enough problems by halftime of the varsity girls game to force the stoppage of the game between the Comets and East Wake.

The two teams moved to Clayton's old gymnasium but the bleachers in the gym malfunctioned and wouldnt' come out to provide space for spectators. So the two teams have now moved onto Clayton Middle School. 

The girls game resumed just before 8 p.m. The varsity boys game will follow. 

Prep Wrestling

West Johnston 55, Southeast Raleigh 21

The Wildcats clinch the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference dual championship, the Wildcats' fourth straight.

Clayton 39, Smithfield-Selma 29

Prep Boys Basketball

West Johnston 67, Clayton 59

Garner 65, Smithfield-Selma 48

North Duplin 52, Princeton 50

East Wake 58, Southeast Raleigh 55

C.B. Aycock def. South Johnston

Prep Girls Basketball

Clayton  49, West Johnston 33

South Johnston 49, C.B. Aycock 42

Southeast Raleigh 28, East Wake 26

Garner 49, Smithfield-Selma 36

I know my admiration for Peyton Manning has probably been a bit much for the non-Peyton fans out there to take during the NFL playoffs. Well, here's a great mock up of the great one courtesy of the Huffington Post. Thanks to Herald/Record sports correspondent Michael Held for the heads up on this one.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-weingartner/how-is-peyton-prepping-fo_b_443758.html

Clayton High School girls soccer standout Skylar Poole signed her national letter of intent with East Carolina today. The midfielder/forward also plays for the Triangle Futbol Club's Navy 91 squad.

We'll have more on her signing in next week's Garner-Clayton Record.

Southeast Raleigh High School football standouts Kendall Moore and Gabe Henderson both signed their national letters of intent today. Moore, a linebacker, is headed to Notre Dame, while Henderson, a quarterback, is off to Liberty University.