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(11) Union Academy Cardinals defeated the (4) North Duplin Rebels in game one of the 1A NCHSAA championship game. Cardinal seniors, Riley Griffin and Gracie Hollingsworth hit home runs to propel the Cardinals to a, 13-3 victory and secure game one.
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.
Baseball and softball teams earn crucial wins at Hobbton on Wednesday
North Duplin eliminates East Columbus, extends win streak to 13
North Duplin advances in 1A playoffs