DeArius White hit the go-ahead layup with less than 10 seconds left in the game, and Apex walked off with a 50-49 win over Millbrook in the second round of the 4-A boys basketball playoffs.

Panther Creek put together one of its best games of the season Tuesday night to defeat Wilmington Laney 78-37 in the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A boys basketball playoffs.

Apex coach Scott Campbell was not very pleased with his girls basketball team's defense in a 74-55 victory over New Hanover on Monday night, but he'll take the win anyway.

School officials on Monday reported the apparent use of an ineligible player this season, said Rick Strunk, an associate executive director of the N.C. High School Athletic Association.

The Wildcats don't let the Eagles come close in the Cap Seven final.

Panther Creek defeats Middle Creek 59-53 in the Tri-Eight 4-A boys basketball tournament final.

Greater Neuse regular-season champion Clayton steams past Knightdale 67-56 in the league tournament final.

Northern Durham seizes the PAC Six's No. 2 berth for the state boys basketball tournament by edging East Chapel Hill 46-43 in the league tournament final.

Southern Lee races past Union Pines 83-75 in the Cape Fear Valley 3-A boys basketball tournament championship game.

Caleb Thompson hits a jumper with 2 minutes left to help Friendship to a 60-55 Christian school semifinal win over Lee Christian.

Conference basketball tournament action resumed in the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Thursday.

Conference basketball tournament action continued in the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Wednesday, while the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association's playoffs resume tonight.

NCHSAA conference tournament and NCISAA state basketball tournament continue.

Ryan Kelly led Ravenscroft to the TISAC tournament championship with 27 points in the win over Cary Academy. Dominic Parker added 17 points.

Clayton survived two Smithfield-Selma misses in the closing seconds to win the Greater Neuse regular-season title.

Antonio Moffitt scored 21 points as Knightdale (16-7, 10-4 Greater Neuse) defeated East Wake (3-17, 1-13).

Senior Charles McKoy scored 21 points in leading Garner to the Greater Neuse win over Holly Springs.

Domarius Thomas led Southeast Raleigh's Greater Neuse win over West Johnston with 17 points.

Middle Creek did not forget its only defeat.

Justin Watts scored 21 points to help Durham Jordan defeat Chapel Hill in the PAC-Six regular-season finale.

Triton (12-2 Cape Fear Valley) tied Harnett Central and Western Harnett for the league's regular-season title with the victory.

Millbrook (16-8, 10-2) claimed the Cap Seven regular-season title with its victory over Enloe (17-5, 9-3). Jarrick Brown scored 20 points.

Apex (14-10, 9-5 Tri-Eight) grabbed third place with the victory over Lee County. The Cougars' Tim Plummer had 17 points.

Junior Kevin Windley scored 23 points in Cary's Tri-Eight victory over Fuquay-Varina.

Athens Drive (15-8, 8-6 Tri-Eight) upended Green Hope (15-8, 8-6) as Ulysses Watkins scored 20 points.

Wake Forest-Rolesville stopped a 15-game losing streak with the Cap Seven win over Leesville.

Northern's Hunter McClintock scored 31 points, but East Chapel Hill took the PAC-Six win.

Princeton's Ryan Daughtry scored 26 points in the Carolina 1-A loss to Rosewood.

St. David's won its 13th straight game as junior Josh Seligson scored 18 points in the win over Cary Christian.

Sanderson moved into a tie for third place with the Cap Seven victory over Broughton. David Best scored 22 points.

Freshman Caleb Brown scored 23 points while leading Raleigh Christian to the win over Wilson Christian.

Cardinal Gibbons used a balanced attack to defeat Raleigh Charter in a Mid-State 1-A/2-A game.

Cape Fear Valley 3-A regular-season champ Southern Lee topped 100 points for the third time this season.

Broughton (16-5, 8-4 Cap Seven) took third place in the conference with the win over Sanderson (7-16, 0-12).

PAC-Six champion Durham Hillside had no trouble with Person as Asia Williams scored 19 points.

Basketball's regular season ends Friday for most N.C. High School Athletic Association schools with conference tournaments scheduled next week.

Enloe (17-4, 9-2) defeated Sanderson (10-12, 6-5) remained tied for the Cap Seven league with Millbrook with the win.

Broughton out-scored Wakefield 14-4 in overtime and the Caps' Luke Davis scored 31 points in the Cap Seven shootout.

Southeast Halifax used an 8-0 run at the end of the third period to pull away from Louisburg.

Hillside (10-9, 8-4) won its fifth straight PAC Six game as it held area scoring leader Hunter McClintock to 10 points.

Senior Nelson Kirksey scored 23 points as Middle Creek (21-1, 12-1 Tri-Eight) slipped past Athens Drive (14-8, 7-6).

Justin Watts, who averages 23.5 points, poured in 26 points to help lift Jordan to the PAC-Six victory over Person.

A.J. Johnson made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Holly Springs to the victory.

Southern Lee, which averages 76.6 points, upended Cape Fear Valley leader Harnett Central as Raymond Brown scored 23 points.

Apex (12-10, 8-5 Tri-Eight) won its fifth game in a row as it stopped Fuquay- Varina (3-20, 0-13).

Zach Hicks scored 16 points to lead Wake Christian past Wilson Christian in a Christian school game.

Green Hope (15-7, 8-5 Tri-Eight) got 13 points from Steven Edwards in the win over Lee County.

Carlos Sanford scored 20 as Riverside defeated Chapel Hill, which was led by Robert Crisp's 23 points.

Garner sophomore Stephon Drane, who averages six points, scored 20 in the Greater Neuse win.

Kwame Boat-wright's 28 points led Durham Arts to a Mid-State 1-A/2-A win over Cardinal Gibbons.