Garner's boys and Southeast Raleigh's girls are the Greater Neuse River 4A Conference regular-season basketball champions once again. The conference tournament begins on Monday with boys' quarterfinal games. Girls' play begins on Tuesday.

Day-By-Day Results

Corinth Holders Holiday Classic
Girls Consolation Game
Cleveland vs. Corinth Holders, 1:30
Boys Consolation Game
Cleveland vs. Heritage, 3:30
Girls Championship
East Wake vs. Heritage, 6
Boys Championship
East Wake vs Corinth Holders, 8
Prep Basketball: Carolina Apparel Christmas Tournament at South Johnston (Round Robin Format)
West Johnston girls vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville girls, noon
West Johnston boys vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville boys, 1:30
Smithfield-Selma girls vs. Enloe girls, 3
Smithfield-Selma boys vs. Enloe boys, 4:30
South Johnston girls vs. Louisburg girls, 6
South Johnston boys vs. Louisburg boys, 7:30
Prep Boys Basketball - American Airlines Boys Bracket at Holiday Invitational (Broughton High)
Kinston vs. Garner, 7:20

David Lawhon is the new head football coach at Smithfield-Selma High School, principal Mike Taylor announced this afternoon.

Taylor's statement on the hire:

Frank Lassiter has resigned as Smithfield-Selma High School's head football coach and from his social studies teaching positions, the school announced this morning in a statement.
The Spartans were 0-11 in 2011 and 1-10 in Lassiter's first season, 2010. 

East Wake won the Greater Neuse River 4A Conference boys soccer championship. The Warriors will be the league's top seed in the state playoffs, which begin next week. Knightdale finished second, followed by West Johnston, Clayton and Garner, who will all advance to the postseason.

You can view the final regular season standings here

The state soccer playoff brackets should be out this afternoon or tomorrow. We'll post here when they're released.

The NCHSAA girls tennis dual team playoffs begin Tuesday with matches involving nine Triangle-area teams in the 4A ranks and several other Triangle-are squads as well. Most matches begin at 4 p.m.

You can download the brackets for each division below.

The Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference volleyball tournament will begin Saturday at Knightdale High School. Play continues on Monday and Wednesday. Regular-season champion Garner is a huge favorite in the event, having won its last 31 matches against GNRC opponents.

Smithfield-Selma High School will host a celebrity all-star basketball game on Saturday at 8 p.m. The game is expected to feature Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks, former Duke player Nolan Smith, former N.C. State player Damein Wilkins, Jarrett Jack of the New Orleans Hornets, Chuck Ward of the Cary Invasion among others.
Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. Call 919-669-0426 for more info or visit the event's Facebook page here

Smithfield-Selma High graduate Jerry Sands has rejoined the Los Angeles Dodgers active roster. The Wilson's Mills native got the call up when MLB rosters were expanded to 40 players.

Sands hit .200 in 41 games during his first stint with the Dodgers with 2 home runs and 17 RBIs. He spent the summer in Triple-A, hitting 29 home runs in just 94 games.

He has yet to make a plate appearance since rejoining the Dodgers.