Conference tourney pairings set
Published 3:55 am Saturday, February 14, 2009
By Staff
By KEVIN TRAVIS, Sports Editor
While Washington’s basketball teams will be on the road, Northside High School will be buzzing with activity next week as the school is the host site for the Atlantic Conference tournament.
PAM PACK
Both Pam Pack basketball teams are the No. 7 seeds for next week’s Coastal Conference tournament, which tips off Monday.
Coach Joe Lawrence’s Pam Pack boys (8-13, 2-12) will visit the No. 2 seed D.H. Conley Vikings (20-2, 12-2). Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
The Vikings won both regular season games this year.
Conley, which handed South Central its first conference loss in the final regular-season game of the year, took a 67-63 win in the first meeting. Jaron Lane and D.J. Weaver had 17 apiece for the Vikings.
Jarees Griffin paced the Pack, which has lost eight straight, with 23 points.
It was all Conley in the second meeting. Using runs of 15-0 in the first half and 20-0 in the second, the Vikings cruised to a 70-46 victory. Lane had 26 points to lead all scorers.
Griffin had 18 for the Pack.
Coach Allison Jones and her Lady Pam Pack (9-12, 4-10) will visit No. 2 seed Havelock (17-6, 11-3) in a 6 p.m. game Monday.
The two teams met Tuesday in Havelock, with the Rams pulling away for a 60-41 win. Hayley Stowe had 16 points and Jordan Cantrell 11 to pace Washington.
The Rams got 18 points from Melissa Thomas and 12 apiece from Kelley McCaffity and Alyssa Luebs.
Havelock, getting 20 points apiece from Thomas and McCaffity, posted a 64-40 win in the first meeting.
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Northside High School will host games Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday next week.
The Roanoke boys and Williamston girls are the top seeds for the varsity tournament.
Action tips off Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. with the junior varsity boys tournament, pitting Williamston against Southside. Top-seed Williamston (20-1, 14-0) will face fourth-seed Northside (8-15, 2-12) at 6 p.m. in varsity girls action. At 7:30 p.m. top-seed Roanoke (13-11, 8-6) meets No. 4 seed Southside (6-17, 1-13) in varsity boys action.
Northside and Roanoke will clash at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in junior varsity boys play. The Southside Lady Seahawks (15-7, 9-5), the No. 2 seed, will meet No. 3 seed Roanoke (12-9, 8-6) at 6 p.m. in the varsity girls tournament. The No. 2 seed Williamston Tigers (7-15, 6-8) will face No. 3 seed Northside (10-14, 5-9) at 7:30 p.m. in the boys tournament.
The championship games will be held Friday. The junior varsity game will begin at 4:30 p.m., the varsity girls game at 6 p.m. and the varsity boys game at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 at the gate.
COASTAL CONFERENCE
TEAM ALL CONF
South Central 20-2 13-1
D.H. Conley 20-2 12-2
New Bern 12-6 9-5
Havelock 10-12 7-7
J.H. Rose 10-14 7-7
West Carteret 8-12 4-10
Washington 8-13 2-12
West Craven 3-18 2-12
COASTAL CONFERENCE
GIRLS
TEAM ALL CONF
South Central 22-0 14-0
Havelock 17-6 11-3
West Carteret 14-8 9-5
New Bern 13-8 7-7
D.H. Conley 13-9 6-8
J.H. Rose 5-18 5-9
Washington 9-12 4-10
West Craven 3-17 0-14
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
TEAM ALL CONF
Roanoke 13-11 8-6
Williamston 7-15 6-8
Northside 10-14 5-9
Southside 6-17 1-13
ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
GIRLS
TEAM ALL CONF
Williamston 20-1 14-0
Southside 15-7 9-5
Roanoke 12-9 8-6
Northside 8-15 2-12