Southern Durham used a 19-point performance from Jackson Keith, nine second-half points from Cameron Daniels and timely stops on defense to top Rocky Mount 64-58 on Thursday in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs.
With the victory, the fifth-seeded Spartans advance to the third round, where they'll host No. 13 Franklinton, which scored an upset victory over No. 4 White Oak.
Southern Durham used a 19-point performance from Jackson Keith, nine second-half points from Cameron Daniels and timely stops on defense to top Rocky Mount 64-58 on Thursday in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs.
With the victory, the fifth-seeded Spartans advance to the third round, where they'll host No. 13 Franklinton, which scored an upset victory over No. 4 White Oak.
One heck of a rivalry game went down in Rocky Mount on Friday night. Northern Nash High School entered its game against rival Rocky Mount High School with a perfect 23-0 record on the season and ranked as the No. 9 team in the HSOT Top 25 statewide rankings. Rocky Mount came out swinging. The Gryphons amassed a 30-point lead with 4:21 to go in the third quarter.