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High school basketball: Complete coverage of the 2021-22 season

The Seventy-First boys' basketball huddle together at the start of practice on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at Seventy-First High School.
The Seventy-First boys' basketball huddle together at the start of practice on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, at Seventy-First High School.

Seventy-First boys in state championship

'Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity': Seventy-First basketball players discuss chance to play for state championship

What to know about West Charlotte boys' basketball, Seventy-First's state title opponent

Q&A: Seventy-First’s Tony Jones discusses state championship, how the Falcons are preparing for West Charlotte, and his time at UNC Pembroke

Seventy-First has time, destination for NCHSAA 3-A state championship game against West Charlotte

Girls' basketball

Top returners and schedules for all Fayetteville public high school girls' basketball teams

5 preseason girls’ player of the year candidates in Fayetteville

8 veteran girls’ guards to watch in Fayetteville

7 veteran girls’ frontcourt players to watch in Fayetteville

8 girls’ underclassmen to watch in Fayetteville

8 underrated high school girls’ basketball players to watch in Fayetteville

8 under-the-radar girls' basketball players to watch at Terry Sanford's MLK Dream Jam

E.E. Smith, Terry Sanford girls ready for Round 2; Purnell Swett takes United 8 crown

The Terry Sanford girls’ basketball team practices on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
The Terry Sanford girls’ basketball team practices on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.

Feature stories

Unfinished business: Miya Giles-Jones, Terry Sanford girls motivated by bitter end to 2020-21 season

Coached by her mother, ‘tenacious’ DeNaira Williams helps South View win 8th straight

E.E. Smith basketball's Jada Priebe goes from quiet freshman to confident senior

Purnell Swett girls’ basketball team goes from ‘laughing stock’ to ‘net thieves’

‘It’s bigger than basketball’: Despite 2 knee injuries, Seventy-First’s Amore’ Kirkland secures shot to play college basketball

Despite youth, Pine Forest girls basketball doing ‘whatever it takes’ to snag playoff bid

Four Black women hold influence on the girls’ basketball programs in Cumberland County

Despite youth, Pine Forest girls basketball doing ‘whatever it takes’ to snag playoff bid

South View's DeNaira Williams signals to her teammates during a game against Cape Fear on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at South View High School.
South View's DeNaira Williams signals to her teammates during a game against Cape Fear on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, at South View High School.

Game coverage

‘They really cheated me’: Motivated by freshman season, Seventy-First’s Kyleigh Goode starts sophomore campaign with a bang

E.E. Smith girls' basketball still a dominant squad, but Cape Fear is showing progress

Nevaeh Colon has career night in South View girls’ rout of Hoke County

‘Unstoppable’: Terry Sanford girls put on shooting clinic in rout of Seventy-First

Garner girls run away from Cape Fear, claim back-to-back titles in Holiday Classic

Terry Sanford's top players have new nicknames after win at E.E. Smith

‘She took over’: LeAsia Matthews catches fire for new-look Trinity in win at Fayetteville Christian

Dancing and working: Terry Sanford girls complete sweep of All American titles

Photo galleries

Terry Sanford girls' basketball practice gallery

Hoke County at South View girls' basketball

Gray’s Creek at South View girls’ basketball

Terry Sanford at E.E. Smith girls' basketball

Trinity Christian at Fayetteville Christian girls' basketball game

Purnell Swett at Seventy-First girls' basketball game

Gray's Creek at Cape Fear girls' basketball game

E.E. Smith at Terry Sanford girls' basketball game

Orange at Seventy-First girls' basketball state playoff game

Seventy-First at Terry Sanford girls' basketball game

Video

VIDEO: Terry Sanford's Miya Giles-Jones talks workout routine, team bond and college plans

Conference standings

United 8, All American girls' basketball standings from ncprepsports.net

State playoffs

See which Fayetteville-area high school basketball teams made the NCHSAA playoffs

NCISAA Basketball Playoffs: 6 Fayetteville teams snag first-round wins

After heated halftime speech, Seventy-First girls rally from big deficit to snag playoff win

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs: 10 of the top Fayetteville-area players in the 1st round

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs: 10 of the top Fayetteville-area players in the 2nd round

This player can help Terry Sanford girls’ basketball go from good to great

‘I’m gonna miss her’: Senior leader Tamia Morris sets standard for Terry Sanford girls’ basketball

Terry Sanford girls’ basketball team reacts to season-ending loss against Northwood

Pine Forest players celebrate their win against Overhills on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Pine Forest players celebrate their win against Overhills on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2022.

Boys' basketball

Top returners and schedules for all Fayetteville public high school boys' basketball teams

5 preseason boys’ player of the year candidates in Fayetteville

11 veteran boys’ guards to watch in Fayetteville

12 veteran boys’ frontcourt players to watch in Fayetteville

7 boys underclassmen to watch in Fayetteville

7 underrated high school boys’ basketball players to watch in Fayetteville

Midseason report for All American, United 8 conferences

10 under-the-radar boys' basketball players to watch at Terry Sanford's MLK Dream Jam

Pine Forest boys control All American race; Lumberton, Seventy-First set for United 8 showdown

Feature stories

‘Redemption season’: Future is now for Seventy-First basketball in 1st season under Tony Jones

Westover honors former coach Arthur Ward, who died in June

‘Mystery cards’: Breaking down the Davis Molnar-led Terry Sanford Bulldogs

Westover basketball learning, growing in post-D’Marco Dunn era

Fayetteville Academy’s Amari Pearson itching for chance to play at next level

With 300 wins and counting, Jack Britt's Ike Walker Jr. still driven by purpose and process

‘Small things amount to big things’: Cape Fear boys’ basketball aims beyond the box score

How Bryan Tillman has helped E.E. Smith rebound as a basketball program

With ‘statement win’ at Seventy-First, Lumberton positioned to accomplish a first under Bryant Edwards

‘I don’t wanna share’: Even after win at Overhills, Pine Forest boys focused on the finish

Game coverage

‘All-around great game’: Seventy-First boys edge out Westover

Cape Fear shows poise down stretch in holding off intense, improved E.E. Smith squad

How Overhills boys' basketball stacks up in the All American Conference

Hoke County, a contender in the Sandhills Conference, routs South View

Gray’s Creek basketball adds player who makes Bears ‘completely different team’

'They're gonna know who Overhills is by February': Undefeated Jaguars feel 'disrespected'

Rebounding powers Seventy-First past Pine Forest in Holiday Classic opener

West Carteret boys top E.E. Smith for Holiday Classic crown

South View finds 'spark' in thrilling win against Gray's Creek

‘The basketball was off the chain’: Takeaways from 2022 MLK Dream Jam showcase

‘Whose night is it gonna be?’: Pine Forest sharing the wealth as AAC’s top team

WATCH: Darius Robinson’s buzzer-beater lifts E.E. Smith to 3rd straight win

Despite technical foul, Terry Sanford’s ‘energy man’ helps Bulldogs top Westover

'Every game could be your last': South View plays spoiler against Jack Britt

Jordan Jones, Pine Forest’s ‘most improved’ player, helps Trojans complete sweep of All American titles

Seventy-First boys win thriller against Lumberton, sweep United 8 Conference titles

Chris Henderson takes the court before Hoke County at South View boys’ basketball on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.
Chris Henderson takes the court before Hoke County at South View boys’ basketball on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021.

Photo galleries

Seventy-First boys' basketball team practice gallery

Hoke County at South View boys' basketball gallery

Terry Sanford at Overhills boys' basketball

Gray's Creek at South View boys' basketball

Terry Sanford at E.E. Smith boys' basketball

Overhills at Pine Forest boys' basketball game

Harnett Central at E.E. Smith boys’ basketball game

Lumberton at Seventy-First boys' basketball game

Pine Forest at Overhills boys' basketball game

Terry Sanford at Pine Forest boys' basketball game

Western Alamance at Seventy-First boys’ basketball state playoff game

Cape Fear at Seventy-First boys' basketball game

Seventy-First boys host Rocky Mount in fourth round of NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs

Conference standings

United 8, All American boys' basketball standings from ncprepsports.net

State playoffs

See which Fayetteville-area high school basketball teams made the NCHSAA playoffs

NCISAA Basketball Playoffs: 6 Fayetteville teams snag first-round wins

Seventy-First's Xavier Tubbs-Matthews has something his teammates don't ahead of playoff showdown with Cape Fear

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs: 10 of the top Fayetteville-area players in the 1st round

Seventy-First's Xavier Tubbs-Matthews has something his teammates don't as playoffs near

NCHSAA Basketball Playoffs: 10 of the top Fayetteville-area players in the 2nd round

Seventy-First boys get back to being themselves in win against Cape Fear

Tony Jones, David Simmons bring together Seventy-First basketball’s past, present

It made Xavier Tubbs-Matthews ‘mad,’ but helped Seventy-First basketball get to the state championship

Seventy-First has time, destination for NCHSAA 3-A state championship game against West Charlotte

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Complete Fayetteville high school basketball coverage