Stephen Gainey, president of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, helped present awards during the state tournament in Winston-Salem. Gainey is superintendent of the Randolph County School System. Here, he poses with Reidsville’s Johnniyus Sharpe, right, who was named Most Valuable Player of the Class 2A boys’ state final. (NCHSAA photo)
Here’s a look at the state championship results for boys’ and girls’ basketball in the North Carolina High school Athletic Association.
State finals were played Friday and Saturday at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem.
Friday
Class 1A boys: Corvian Community 58, Southern Wake 55, OT
Class 1A girls: Cherokee 84, East Bladen 48
Class 3A girls: Western Alamance 76, Cramer 58
Class 3A boys: Greensboro Smith 64, Southern Durham 62, OT
Saturday
Class 4A girls: Lake Norman 43, Wakefield 41
Class 4A boys: North Mecklenburg 59, New Hanover 56
Class 2A girls: Southeast Alamance 43, North Wilkes 33
Class 2A boys: Reidsville 71, Northwood 54
Note: Of the eight state champions, six of the winners came from the West Region. The exceptions were the girls’ teams from Western Alamance and Southeast Alamance.
