When Emerson Thompson wasn't driving through the lane for a layup or floater, she was dishing to a teammate down low. And when she wasn't doing that, she was taking and usually making 3-pointers.
Thompson ran the show for top-seeded Falls Lake Academy on Tuesday, scoring a game-high 33 points as the Firebirds topped No. 4 North Duplin 67-56 in the fourth round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A playoffs. FLA, still unbeaten at 31-0, will host No. 3 Chatham Charter in the Eastern regional final on Saturday.
Falls Lake Academy girls basketball coach Brad Thompson spoke to HighSchoolOT after his team defeated North Duplin 67-55 in the fourth round of the 1A state playoffs.
By RUDY COGGINS
Assistant Editor
CALYPSO - Kasey Jones has heard the story about North Duplin’s 2015 championship season and how this team could be on that same path.
Jones doesn’t like turning back the clock.
She respects the history, but understands the present.
“There’s a lot of pressure. We have to keep it cool, keep a level head and know if we come out here to compete, I think we can beat anybody.”
The Rebels proved that Monday evening.
Jones and freshman Reece Outlaw each slugged a home as North Duplin thumped Falls Lake Academy, 10-0, in their opening-round N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1A softball playoff game.