South Carolina State Bulldogs (14-16, 9-4 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (16-12, 8-5 MEAC)
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North Carolina Central hosts South Carolina State following Cleveland's 27-point showing
The Eagles are 10-2 in home games. North Carolina Central leads the MEAC with 15.1 fast break points.
The Bulldogs are 9-4 in MEAC play. South Carolina State gives up 74.7 points to opponents while being outscored by 4.1 points per game.
North Carolina Central’s average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game South Carolina State gives up. South Carolina State has shot at a 41.4% clip from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points fewer than the 41.9% shooting opponents of North Carolina Central have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cleveland is shooting 36.6% from beyond the arc with 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Eagles, while averaging 15.7 points, 5.4 assists and 1.7 steals. Po’Boigh King is averaging 13.1 points over the last 10 games.
Mitchel Taylor is averaging 8.5 points for the Bulldogs. Michael Teal is averaging 10.4 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Eagles: 6-4, averaging 78.2 points, 35.7 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points per game.
Bulldogs: 8-2, averaging 69.6 points, 38.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.1 points.
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
NEW WILDFIRES IGNITE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOREST AMID WORSENING DROUGHT
Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
APRIL 17, 2026 – Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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