Lady Eagles advance with 67-53 win over Pasquotank

By Will Harris | February 22, 2012 - 10:39pm

Last week, Northeastern’s girls basketball team won the Northeastern Coastal Conference tournament.

Panthers advance, Eagles ousted

By Will Harris | February 21, 2012 - 10:30pm

Northeastern’s season came down to a 5-minute stretch that went south for it.

Pasquotank, Northeastern girls set for rematch

By Will Harris | February 21, 2012 - 9:06pm

If you like high school basketball, is the only place to be.

'Excited’ Pasquotank gains second round

By Will Harris | February 20, 2012 - 9:55pm

Pasquotank coach Janie Cofield emerged from the locker room after about a 2-minute postgame speech.

Girls State Playoffs: Northeastern nips Bertie

By Staff reports | February 20, 2012 - 9:53pm

In a game that came down to the last shot, the Northeastern Lady Eagles survived to move on to the second round of the 2A state playoffs.

Riverside sends Camden home early

By Chic Riebel | February 20, 2012 - 9:52pm

CAMDEN — Unable to replicate the defense that carried it to a four-point win over Riverside in the Four Rivers Conference semifinals last Friday, or the hot shooting that enabled the Bruins to overcome a late 12-point deficit to win a regular-season game with the Knights, Camden was ousted from the 1A state playoffs Monday when it suffered a 62-41 defeat at the hands of an oh-so-familiar Riverside team.

Panthers Capture NCC Crown

By Paul White | February 18, 2012 - 8:45pm

Just in case the Pasquotank boys basketball players needed a little extra motivation before Friday night’s Northeastern Coastal Conference final, Panthers coach Ray Burnham made sure to supply some just before tipoff.

State basketball playoff brackets set

By Staff reports | February 18, 2012 - 8:41pm

The new pod system for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association basketball tournaments will make its debut Monday with a slew of intra-conference match-ups in the first round.

Motivated Moore-Carver carries NHS to NCC crown

By Chic Riebel | February 17, 2012 - 10:08pm

Jasmine Nixon doesn’t want to say she told you so, but she told you so.

Camden comes up short in title defense

By Staff reports | February 17, 2012 - 10:08pm

ROBERSONVILLE — Plymouth dominated the second half of what had been a close game as it wrested the Four Rivers boys basketball championship away from defending titlist Camden with a 64-48 victory at South Creek Friday night.

Cheers to Currituck: Knights are first at NCC

By Rita Frankenberry | February 17, 2012 - 9:43pm

In cheerleading, timing is everything. And Currituck County High School’s win Friday during the Northeastern Coastal Conference Cheerleading Championship couldn’t have come at a better moment.

Camden to play for Four Rivers title

By Staff reports | February 16, 2012 - 10:24pm

ROBERSONVILLE — Brett Forbes converted a driving layup in traffic with 40 seconds to play and Jake McDaniels hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds to go Thursday as Camden scored the last four points of the game in a 43-39 win over Riverside in the semifinals of the Four Rivers boys basketball tournament at South Creek.

Surprise: Aces are in the final

By Chic Riebel | February 16, 2012 - 9:39pm

It’s no surprise Northeastern and Pasquotank will be playing for the Northeastern Coastal Conference girls basketball championship tonight at 7 p.m. at Elizabeth City State.

Edenton’s Bunch area’s lone region top seed

By Chic Riebel | February 16, 2012 - 9:35pm

Rob Bunch of Edenton is the only area wrestler who has claimed a top seed for this weekend’s region tournaments.

Pasquotank, Edenton in boys final

By Chic Riebel | February 15, 2012 - 10:00pm

When Naquan Gant missed two free throws with 6.2 seconds to play and his Pasquotank team clinging to a three-point lead over Northeastern in the semifinal round of the Northeastern Coastal Conference tournament Wednesday, his heart sank.

High School Roundup: Perquimans girls ousted in Four Rivers tourney

By Staff reports | February 15, 2012 - 9:59pm

Top-seeded Riverside sprinted past Perquimans 64-46 in the semifinal round of the Four Rivers Conference girls basketball tournament Wednesday at South Creek.

An ailing Nixon rallies NHS

By Chic Riebel | February 15, 2012 - 9:59pm

It was hard say who looked worse before Wednesday’s Northeastern Coastal Conference girls basketball semifinal game, Northeastern coach Pat Thornton or Jasmine Nixon, the Lady Eagles’ star center.

Pasquotank gets back on track

By Chic Riebel | February 14, 2012 - 9:46pm

For the Pasquotank boys basketball team, Tuesday’s 65-22 demolition of First Flight in the first round of the Northeastern Coastal Conference tournament wasn’t necessarily about showing Northeastern — tonight’s semifinal opponent —  that the Panthers are a team to be reckoned with.

Camden boys roll into semifinals

By Staff reports | February 14, 2012 - 9:45pm

Camden breezed into the semifinals of the Four Rivers Conference boys basketball tournament with a 70-46 thumping of Manteo at home Tuesday.

Lady Pirates go on line for win

By Chic Riebel | February 13, 2012 - 10:04pm

HERTFORD — There’s something about the way the Perquimans girls basketball team plays that attracts fouls.

It’s Tourney Time

By Will Harris | February 12, 2012 - 9:16pm

The high school basketball postseason officially begins tonight when conference tournaments tip off across the state.

Eagles defense leads the way: NHS beats Pasquotank 53-47

By Will Harris | February 11, 2012 - 7:00pm

All season long Northeastern coach Ronald Nixon has said his team was about defense. On Friday, the Eagles proved it.

High School Roundup:Camden boys finish tie for 2nd in Four Rivers

By Staff reports | February 10, 2012 - 9:31pm

Junior point guard Jake McDaniels scored 15 points and did not the ball over as the Camden boys basketball team defeated Manteo 57-44 Thursday night in the Four Rivers Conference regular-season finale to secure a share of second place with Riverside.

Pasquotank, NHS set for showdowns

By Will Harris | February 9, 2012 - 9:50pm

The first time Northeastern and Pasquotank met on the basketball court this season, there was a lot on the line.

Camden holds off Perquimans in OT

By Chic Riebel | February 8, 2012 - 6:51pm

HERTFORD — Basketball, said Camden boys coach Mark Harnly, “does not have a switch you can just flip on and off. “It either has to stay on, or it’s going to be off.”