Hough High School’s girls, the North Meck boys and and the Davidson Day School boys all advanced in state high school basketball playoffs this week. Play continues with public school round two games Wednesday and independent school games on Thursday. Read the full story

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Sophia Aleksandravicius, Laura Murray and Shneeka Center each scored 10 points, and Davidson held Wofford to 23 percent shooting from the floor to earn a 63-39 Southern Conference women’s basketball victory over the Terriers Monday night in Belk Arena.

It was the 20th victory of the season for the Wildcats (20-7, 16-2 SoCon), which is the second most in a season in school history. It also was the Cats’ ninth straight win, one short of the school record set in 2006-2007. Read the full story

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Katrin Chiemeka scored a career-high 19 points, including 13 in the final 7:21, to lead Davidson to a 61-54 women’s basketball victory over Appalachian State Saturday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 1,271 at Belk Arena.

The win gives Davidson sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference, having swept the season series versus Appalachian. It was the Wildcats’ season-best eighth straight victory and their 17th win in the past 20 games.

Chiemeka shot 6-for-7 from the floor in the second half and scored 16 points. Sophia Aleksandravicius collected 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in the game. Read the full story

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Joe Ragland tallied 30 points and seven rebounds, and Wichita State shot 80 percent in the second half in a 91-74 men’s basketball victory over Davidson before a sellout crowd at Belk Arena Saturday afternoon.

The Shockers (24-4) were 20-for-25 from the floor in the second half and made 12 shots in a row over a decisive 8:22 of game time. Wichita State went on a 24-7 run during the stretch to open an 84-61 lead with 4:49 to play. Read the full story

In the mood for some big-time college basketball? Davidson’s men’s and women’s basketball teams have big games at Belk Arena on Saturday. The men’s team faces the 24th-ranked Wichita State Shockers (yeah) at noon in a game to be broadcast nationally as part of ESPN’s Bracketbusters series. Then at 2:30, the Wildcat women, currently No. 2 in the Southern Conference, face league leading Appalachian State.

Five lucky readers won pairs of tickets to the games through our giveaway this week: Darla Van Rooyen, Ken Conrad, Maeve Moran, Elizabeth O’Connell, and Sally Trevillian. Congratulations.

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JP Kuhlman led four Davidson players in double figures with 16 points, and the Wildcats knocked down 14 3-pointers in an 81-54 Southern Conference men’s basketball victory over Samford Wednesday night in Belk Arena. Read the full story

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GREENSBORO — Davidson put three scorers in double figures, and kept its road and overall win streaks intact with a 58-49 victory at UNCG on Tuesday evening in Southern Conference women’s basketball action at Fleming Gym.

Davidson men host Samford Wednesday night. Preview on DavidsonWildcats.com

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DavidsonNews.net will be giving away 5 pairs of tickets for the Davidson College men’s basketball ESPN Bracketbuster game against Wichita State this Saturday, Feb. 18. The game is at noon at Belk Arena. To enter your name in the drawing, please email Lyndsay at Read the full story

Charleston’s Antwaine Wiggins had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Cougars broke away with a 14-point run early in the second half to beat Davidson, 86-78, in a Southern Conference men’s basketball game at Charleston Saturday afternoon. Read the full story