Lady Vikes Take Top Seed, Boys Third

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Monday the Union Pines varsity basketball teams celebrated Senior Night with two solid victories over Douglas Byrd in Cape Fear Valley 3A Conference action.

The Lady Vikings ran their current win streak to 10 games and notched a ninth-straight league victory with a 63-32 win over the Eagles. Union Pines' lone senior, captain Alishia Mosley, scored a career-high 32 points.

She had 22 first-half points while making seven of 11 attempts from behind the three-point line as Union Pines led 40-20 at intermission.

Union Pines (18-5, 10-2) finished the conference season as co-league champion with Westover (16-5, 10-2). The Vikes received the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which begins today, and therefore will receive a bye into Thursday's semifinals.

Union Pines will host both conference semifinal girls’ games Thursday, with the Vikes taking the court in the second game at 7:30 p.m. The first semi is scheduled to tip at 6 p.m.

The Vike boys came through with a big win in the nightcap as Union Pines defeated Byrd 67-50 to capture a third-place finish in the final Cape Fear Valley regular season standings while clinching a playoff berth in the process. The Eagles finished 6-6 in conference play, good for a fourth-place finish.

Senior point guard Eric Smith scored14 first-half points as the Vikings held a 35-17 lead at the break. Smith scored seven more points in the third period while Union Pines held a 54-37 advantage as play moved into the fourth quarter. Smith finished with a game-high 26 points. Vike senior forward Jon Toomer scored 14 of his total 18 points in the second half.

Union Pines, which moved to 12-11 on the year and wrapped up the league regular season with a record of 7-5, will host an opening round game in the conference tournament at 7 p.m tonight against the sixth-seeded Overhills Jaguars (8-15, 3-9 ).

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RD28327 3 years, 3 months ago

Would like to know about who's playing whom as well as when and where in the entire CFV 3A boys and girls conference basketball tournaments, not just UP. Helps to know who UP's future opponents might be as well as possible tournament scenarios.

The same goes for the SE 4A and YVC 1A basketball tourneys. Seems like I've got to go to multiple newspaper web sites to get that info whereas I could just get it from one source.

fwm2 3 years, 3 months ago

RD, man u keep us on the ball...don;t you

This is merely a web update...the full story will be in the Wednesday edition and include ansers and details involving all your inquires, but since you insist here u go....but just remember man...I see you at all the games so if u want you could simply ask me in person...also you are always welcome to phone me at 910-639-5481 so you can find out all I know...or email me at frankwm2@gmail.com...if u rather go that way.

We don't attach my email and number to all my stories just so it look official...please don't hesitate for a moment to call anytime u need quick answers!!!

BOYS:

Top Bracket -SL has a bye into the finals as the top seed at 11-1

-#4 Douglas Byrd (6-6 in CFV) plays #5 Western Harnett (4-8) at Byrd tonight 7 p.m. The winner faces SL at SL on Thursday in the second of two semis

Bottom Bracket -#3 UP (7-5) host #6 Overhills (3-9) at 7 p.m. tonight, the winner of that game faces the winner of the game below at 6 p.m. Thursday at SL

-#2 Westover (10-2) vs #7 Gray's Creek (1-11), played at WO at 7 p.m. tonight

--The Championship pits the winner of the Thursday's two semifinals, Friday at the home court of highest remaining boys seed 7:30

GIRLS:

Top Bracket -#1 UP (10-2) has a bye to Thursday's semi-final round, which the Vikes host

-#4 Western Harnett (9-5) hosts #5 Southern Lee at 7 p.m. tonight (at WH)...the winner plays UP at UP in the second semi final Thursday at 7:30

Bottom Bracket -#3 Overhills (9-3) hosts #6 Douglas Byrd Tonight at OH at 7 pm

-#2 Westover (10-2) host #7 Gray's Creek at WO tonight at 7 p.m.

--The winner of these two games will face off in the Thursdays first semi, starting a 6 p.m., at UP, on the floor of Bob Ward Gymnasium, located in the town of Cameron, in the County of Moore, which is in the state of North Carolina, USA

--Then the winners of the two semifinals will play Friday at 6 pm in the Championship at the home of the highest remaining boys seed left in the tournament.....

call me if u need anything else okay Reuben

again the number is (910) 639-5481