Clayton's Vernessa Hinnant and Coach Marlon Lee leads the Greater Neuse Conference all-conference girls basketball team.

Garner's Dominique Reed and Coach Eddie Gray win Greater Neuse 4A honors

Garner's boys and Southeast Raleigh's girls made a statement by backing up their Greater Neuse River 4A Conference regular-season basketball championships with conference tournament titles.

But Garner's didn't come easy, needing a buzzer-beater to defeat Clayton. Read the story on both games by clicking here.

Photo gallery from boys title game between Garner and Clayton

Photo gallery from girls title game between Southeast Raleigh and East Wake

*Updated thru Thursday's games*

The girls golfer of the year in the Greater Neuse River Conference is Smithfield-Selma's Brittany Talton.

East Wake puts seven players on Greater Neuse all-conference soccer team.

Southeast Raleigh quarterback David Washington is named the Greater Neuse 4A Conference football player of the year.

High school football games across Eastern North Carolina have been moved from Friday night to Thurday night this week because of the threat of high winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Irene. Also, The Brittany for the Boys soccer showcase in Wilson, which was scheduled for Friday and Saturday, has been canceled.

Most Triangle football teams still are scheduled for Friday night.

Among the Thursday night games are Durham Hillside at Fayetteville Smith, Pembroke Swett at Western Harnett, Smithfield-Selma at Nash Central, Midway at Princeton, and Erwin Triton at Harnett Central.

The Brittany for Boys is a soccer showcase that involves more than 50 teams.

Thursday night football games

Ashley @ South Brunswick, 7:30 p.m.
Camden @ Currituck, 6 p.m.
Croatan @ East Carteret, 7:30 p.m.
Currituck @ Camden, 6 p.m.
East Columbus @ East Bladen, 7:30 p.m.
East Duplin @ Northeastern, 7:30 p.m.
Farmville Central @ South Central, 7 p.m.
Fayetteville Christian @ St. Pauls, 7 p.m.
Havelock @ New Bern, 7 p.m.
Hillside @ E.E. Smith, 7 p.m.
Hobbton @ Fairmont, 7 p.m.
Hoggard @ Seventy-First, 7 p.m.
Jack Britt @ Lumberton, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville @ SW Onslow, 7 p.m.
Jones Senior @ James Kenan, 7 p.m.
Kinston @ South Lenoir, 7 p.m.
Lakewood @ North Duplin, 7 p.m.
Laney @ Union, 7:30 p.m.
Manteo @ Cape Hatteras, 6 p.m.
Mattamuskeet @ Dixon, 6 p.m.
Midway @ Princeton, 7 p.m.
Pamlico @ Northside-Pinetown, 7 p.m.
Pender @ Topsail, 7 p.m.
Pine Forest @ Gray's Creek, 7 p.m.
Pinecrest @ Overhills, 7:30 p.m.
Purnell Swett @ Western Harnett, 7:30 p.m.
Richlands @ White Oak, 7 p.m.
Rocky Mount @ Bertie, 7:30 p.m.
Scotland County @ New Hanover, 7:30 p.m.
Smithfield-Selma @ Nash Central, 7 p.m.

Spring Creek @ Lejeune, 6:30 p.m.

Swansboro @ West Carteret, 7:30 p.m.

Terry Sanford @ Douglas Byrd, 7 p.m.

Trask @ North Brunswick, 7 p.m.
Triton @ Harnett Central, 7 p.m.
Wallace-Rose Hill @ Clinton, 7 p.m.
West Bladen @ South Robeson, 7:30 p.m.
West Brunswick @ Socastee (SC), 7:30 p.m.
West Craven @ Northside-Jax, 7 p.m.
Westover @ Cape Fear, 7 p.m.
Whiteville @ West Columbus, 7 p.m.

The Southeast Raleigh girls have a favorable draw in the NCHSAA 4-A East sectional.

Lee leads North Carolina squad in Shrine Bowl game.

Charlotte Independence and Greenville Rose have dominated in the NCHSAA state 4-AA and 4-A football championships since 2002 when the playoffs were sub-divided.