Page senior G Jaden Ellis makes commitment to Army
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Updated February 8, 2021 2:58 p.m. EST
By Zack Adams, HighSchoolOT reporter
Greensboro, N.C. Page boys basketball senior Jaden Ellis announced his college decision on Monday afternoon via Twitter.
Ellis, a six-foot guard, committed to Army West Point. He becomes the third Class of 2021 recruit from North Carolina to verbally pledge to the Black Knights AJ Allenpasch (Lake Norman Christian) and Blane St. Clair (Davidson Day School).
According to social media, Ellis had received two Division-I scholarship opportunities. North Carolina A&T State and Army were the only institutions vying for his services.
Indya Nivar scored 28 points for Apex Friendship as the Patriots held off a Millbrook comeback attempt, upsetting the top-ranked Wildcats on Monday night.
Apex Friendship stuns top-ranked Millbrook, 64-62
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By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor
Raleigh, N.C. Millbrook’s girls basketball team moved into the No. 1 spot in the HighSchoolOT Top 25 rankings this week, but the Wildcats’ stay atop the east likely won’t last much longer.
Despite a fierce comeback in the second half, No. 1 Millbrook suffered its first loss of the season with a 64-62 defeat at the hands of No. 5 Apex Friendship and junior Indya Nivar.
After struggling to score in the first half, Millbrook found itself down 29-20 at halftime. That deficit grew to as many as 13 points in the third quarter, but that’s when the Wildcats began making a comeback.
After building a big lead in the first half, Apex Friendship had to hold off SWAC foe Fuquay-Varina in the second half as it escaped with a 77-66 win in a battle of two undefeated teams.
Noland s 29-point performance helps Apex Friendship hold off Fuquay-Varina
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Updated January 15, 2021 10:50 p.m. EST
By Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor
Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Apex Friendship led Fuquay-Varina by as many as 23 points on Friday night, but the Patriots had to hold off a second-half comeback attempt by the Bengals to escape with the win.
Both teams entered the game unbeaten and ranked in HighSchoolOT rankings Apex Friendship was No. 9, Fuquay-Varina was No. 25 but the Patriots took home a 77-66 win.
Fuquay-Varina got off to a slow start, struggling from the field. Meanwhile, Apex Friendship couldn t miss in the first quarter. The Patriots hit eight field goals in the first quarter, including four 3-pointers. On the other end, the Bengals hit just four field goals including zero 3-pointers all from Sheick Samoura.