Published: 12:34 AM, Sun Feb 28, 2010
Regional basketball pairings released
By Earl Vaughan Jr.
Scholastic sports editor
Terry Sanford's boys will take on Wilmington New Hanover and Westover's girls will face Havelock in opening round games this week in the Eastern Regional basketball tournament in Greenville.
Terry Sanford (29-0) meets New Hanover (20-7) in the 7 p.m. game Friday at East Carolina's Minges Coliseum. The other semifinal game in the 4-A boys' regional will have Durham Riverside (25-3) meeting Raleigh Millbrook (24-4) at 8:30 p.m.
Terry Sanford coach Bill Boyette said he doesn't know much about New Hanover. "I've heard they have two big kids and are pretty strong inside,'' Boyette said. "Their guards are athletic.''
New Hanover has already played two of Terry Sanford's Mid-South 4-A rivals this year, Jack Britt and Pine Forest.
Westover drew the second semifinal game in the 3-A girls' regional. The Wolverines (21-5) take on Havelock (25-5) in an 8:30 p.m. game Wednesday at J.H. Rose High School.
Westover actually got a break by not drawing Winterville South Central (26-4) for its first-round game. South Central is almost a home team as it's located just a few miles from Greenville in Pitt County.
South Central takes on Westover's Cape Fear Valley 3-A rival, Union Pines (22-6), in the 7 p.m. game at Rose.
Attempts to reach Westover coach Gene Arrington and assistant coach Myeesha Hockaday for comment Saturday were unsuccessful.
All regional championship games are scheduled Saturday. If Terry Sanford's boys advance, they would face the Riverside-Millbrook winner at 5 p.m.
The 3-A girls' final will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose.
Regional champions advance to the state title games Saturday, March 13.
The 1-A and 3-A title games will be played at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The 2-A and 4-A title games will be at Reynolds Coliseum on the N.C. State campus in Raleigh.
Scholastic sports editor Earl Vaughan Jr. can be reached at vaughane@fayobserver.com or 486-3519.REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
BOYS
Eastern Regionals
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University
Class 1-A
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - Weldon (25-1) vs. Goldsboro (21-7)
Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. - Pender (26-1) vs. Perquimans (18-10)
Saturday, 11 a.m. - Championship
Class 2-A
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Hillsborough Cedar Ridge (23-2) vs. CLINTON (24-6)
Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. - Kinston (25-4) vs. Pittsboro Northwood (19-6)
Saturday, 1 p.m. - Championship
Class 3-A
Thursday, 7 p.m. - Northern Guilford (25-2) vs. Rocky Mount (21-3)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - Winterville South Central (27-1) vs. Northeast Guilford (18-10)
Saturday, 3 p.m. - Championship
Class 4-A
Friday, 7 p.m. - TERRY SANFORD (29-0) vs. Wilmington New Hanover (20-7)
Friday, 8:30 p.m. - Durham Riverside (25-3) vs. Raleigh Millbrook (24-4)
Saturday, 5 p.m. - Championship
Western Regional
Class 1-A, Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Thursday, 7 p.m. - Hendersonville (23-4) vs. Nantahala (23-6)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - Monroe (29-1) vs. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (19-10)
Saturday, 2 p.m. - Championship
Class 2-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Friday, 7 p.m. - West Caldwell (25-2) vs. Winston-Salem Carver (16-12)
Friday, 8:30 p.m. - Sylva Smoky Mountain (23-4) vs. Charlotte Berry Academy (23-7)
Saturday, 8 p.m. - Championship
Class 3-A: Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - Gastonia Hunter Huss (23-3) vs. Lenoir Hibriten (19-9)
Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. - Concord (25-5) vs. West Rowan (20-6)
Saturday, 2 pm. - Championship at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Class 4-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Charlotte Ardrey Kell (20-8) vs. Lake Norman (23-3)
Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. - Greensboro Dudley (22-6) vs. West Charlotte (21-9)
Saturday, 6 p.m. - Championship
GIRLS
Eastern Regionals
J.H. Rose High School, Greenville
Class 1-A
Friday, 7 p.m. - Williamston (27-0) vs. Cape Hatteras (18-5)
Friday, 8:30 p.m. - Saxapahaw River Mill (31-4) vs. SOUTH ROBESON (22-4)
Saturday, 5 p.m. - Championship
Class 2-A
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - Burlington Cummings (23-2) vs. Bertie (24-4)
Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. - EAST BLADEN (27-0) vs. Bunn (20-6)
Saturday, 11 a.m. - Championship
Class 3-A
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Winterville South Central (26-4) vs. UNION PINES (22-6)
Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. - Havelock (25-5) vs. WESTOVER (21-5)
Saturday, 1 p.m. - championship
Class 4-A
Thursday, 7 p.m. - Cary Green Hope (29-0) vs. Southeast Raleigh (23-4)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - Clayton (28-2) vs. Raleigh Enloe (21-7)
Saturday, 3 p.m. - Championship
Western Regional
Class 1-A: Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Friday, 7 p.m. - Mount Airy (27-2) vs. Mitchell (23-4)
Friday, 8:30 p.m. - Avery (24-3) vs. Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (20-7)
Saturday, 4 p.m. - Championship
Class 2-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Tuesday, 7 p.m. - Salisbury (26-0) vs. Catawba Bandys (26-3)
Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. - Newton-Conover (27-3) vs. Shelby (24-3)
Saturday, noon - Championship
Class 3-A: Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - North Irdell (22-20 vs. Asheville Clyde Erwin (21-6)
Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. - Gastonia Forestview (24-2) vs. Charlotte Catholic (25-3)
Saturday, noon - Championship
Class 4-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center
Thursday, 7 p.m. - McDowell (27-1) vs. Lake Norman (24-5)
Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - East Mecklenburg (26-2) vs. Matthews David Butler (22-4)
Saturday, 4 p.m. - Championship