As a junior, Barner averaged 19 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 2.9 steals per game, leading the Catamounts to the 4A state title where she was named the Most Outstanding Player in the championship game.
Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Mississippi State, and N.C. State are the top five schools for North Pitt five-star guard Zamareya Jones, who was named the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year as a junior.
Some of the best high school sports talent North Carolina has to offer gathered in downtown Raleigh on Saturday evening for the HighSchoolOT Honors awards show presented by Two Men And a Truck and D1 Sports Holly Springs.
Ahead of Chatham Charter's matchup against perennial powerhouse Bishop McGuinness at Reynolds Coliseum in the NCHSAA 1A girls basketball title game, Jeff Patterson channeled his inner "Hoosiers" when talking to his players.
The Knights had never appeared in a state championship before. The college floor they would play on marked the biggest stage yet in their basketball careers.
Coach thought some perspective was needed.
When we see a school win a state championship in back-to-back seasons, usually it is because there is a large core that stays across across both years. Salisbury repeated as the 2A girls basketball state champions with a 48-39 victory over Seaforth on Saturday. While some key players were back from the Hornets' 2022 championship, the 2023 team was largely different.