Is there any doubt which team should be atop the TCN rankings?
Here's a look at this week's TCN boys' basketball rankings:
TCN girls' basketball rankings 1/18
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/18/2009 - 15:48We have a minor swap to make near the top this week, setting up a huge Friday night game between Athens Drive and Apex.
Here's a look at this week's TCN girls' basketball rankings:
Panther Creek still atop 4-A rankings, Cary Christian No. 1 in NCISAA 2-A
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/13/2009 - 18:13The Panther Creek boys' basketball team got six of the 12 first-place votes and remains at the top of the state 4-A polls for another week.
Also for another week, Panther Creek (14-1) will be competing against a team in the top 10 on Friday. This time their opponent will be Middle Creek (13-2), who remained at No. 10 in the statewide poll.
Athens Drive (13-1) suffered their first loss of the year last Friday to Panther Creek and dropped to No. 8 in the polls.
On the girls' side, undefeated Apex (12-0) is now at No. 4 in the 4-A state polls.
After spending a few weeks at No. 1, Cary Christian has regained the top spot on the 2-A private school rankings after the old No. 1, Victory Christian, lost twice this past week. The Lady Knights are 16-2 this year.
Boys' basketball rankings - 1/11
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/11/2009 - 07:30We've got just one change in this week's TCN boys' basketball rankings, and it's in the top third of our rankings.
Girls' basketball rankings - 1/11
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/11/2009 - 07:29Cary Academy just keeps on winning, so they slide up from sixth to fourth this week.
Green Hope picked up a pair of wins, and edges towards the .500 mark, while Holly Springs dropped a pair, and moves closer to .500 from the wrong direction.
Our top three remains the same, as do the last two. This week we have some pretty even match-ups, like Middle Creek-Athens Drive and Cary-Panther Creek.
1. Apex (12-0): def. Panther Creek 66-36, def. Cary 69-25
2. Cary Christian (16-2): def. Friendship Christian 69-36, def. St. David's 51-26
3. Athens Drive (12-3): def. Lee County 90-37, def. Panther Creek 72-24
4. Cary Academy (12-5): def. Wake Christian 48-38, def. St. Mary's 50-37
5. Middle Creek (11-4): def. Millbrook 31-29, def. Fuquay-Varina 53-20, def. Lee County 72-66
6. Holly Springs (9-7): lost to SE Raleigh 56-35, lost to Garner 39-37
7: Green Hope (6-8): def. Cary 55-39, def. Fuquay-Varina 40-28
8: Cary (2-11): lost to Green Hope 55-39, lost to Apex 69-25
9: Panther Creek (2-13): lost to Apex 66-36, lost to Athens Drive 72-24
Boys' basketball rankings - 1/4/09
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/04/2009 - 13:19We certainly found out a lot about our area teams as they competed against some top-notch competition at various tournaments.
Girls' basketball rankings - 1/4/09
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/04/2009 - 12:57Winter break is coming to a close for our area schools, so it's time to blow the dust off the ol' TCN rankings and see how each team did over break.
We don't have any games listed for Apex, so we're assuming the undefeated record is still intact. If that's the case, then who said idleness is a bad thing? Cary Christian lost two games at the Johnson-Lambe Tournament by a combined five points, meaning Apex will leapfrog them this week.
Also losing two games over break is Athens Drive, who faced stiff tests from Wake-Forest Rolesville and SE Raleigh.
It wasn't fair to move anybody else up or down, but we should note that Cary Academy is poised to vault up the standings if they can continue their outstanding play. After finally defeating Cary Christian (first time out of three games this year), the Chargers came within seconds of defeating Southern Durham (losing in OT) and easily won a match-up with Fuquay-Varina.
All-Tournament teams, MOPs from Johnson-Lambe Holiday Invitational at Cary Academy
Submitted by jmikeblake on 01/01/2009 - 23:25Boys All-Tournament Team
Gabe Ruth, Saint David’s
Franklin Trapp, Western Harnett
Cameron Walton, Cary Academy
Nate Vernon, Carolina Friends
Brian Richardson, Greenfield
Most Outstanding Player
Brain Richardson, Greenfield
Girls All-Tournament Team
Garland Austin, Charlotte Latin
Laurel Burk, Durham Academy
Kelsey Lee, Cary Academy
Kiera Hinton, Southern Durham
Ariel Bursey, Western Harnett
Most Outstanding Player
Ariel Bursey, Western Harnett
Final results from Cary Academy's Johnson-Lambe Holiday Basketball Invitational
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/31/2008 - 22:51Girls' bracket
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Western Harnett 85, Southern Durham 58
THIRD-PLACE GAME: Cary Academy 50, Fuquay-Varina 52
FIFTH-PLACE GAME: Durham Academy 41, Cary Christian 40
SEVENTH-PLACE GAME: Panther Creek 55, Charlotte Latin 42
Boys' bracket
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Greenfield 70, Carolina Friends 46
THIRD-PLACE GAME: St. David's 48, Cary Christian 36
FIFTH-PLACE GAME: Cary Academy 83, Western Harnett 63
SEVENTH PLACE: Fuquay-Varina
Day 2: Updated Cary Academy Tournament scores
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/30/2008 - 17:59Girls' bracket
(loser's bracket, winners play in fifth-place game tomorrow; losers play in seventh-place game)
Cary Christian 47, Panther Creek 35
Durham Academy 55, Charlotte Latin 40
(winner's bracket, winners play in first-place game tomorrow; losers play in third-place game)
Southern Durham 59, Cary Academy 55 OT
Western Harnett 63, Fuquay-Varina 33
Boys' bracket
(loser's bracket, winners play in fifth-place game tomorrow; loser is out)
Western Harnett 59, Fuquay-Varina 55
Cary Academy - win by forfeit
(winner's bracket, winners play in first-place game tomorrow; losers play in third-place game)
Carolina Friends 51, Cary Christian 46
Greenfield 59, St. David's 45
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