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North Carolina Continues Climb, Reaches No. 11 In This Week’s AP Poll
Following back-to-back wins over Syracuse and No. 4 Duke, and riding a five-game winning streak, North Carolina climbed to No. 11 in this week’s AP Top 25, released Monday.
The Tar Heels built a 32-point lead Monday night before a 37-11 Syracuse run made things uncomfortably close, trimming the Tar Heels’ lead to six in the final minute before UNC held on to win 87-77.
Then on Saturday night, Seth Trimble’s right-corner 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds remaining lifted UNC past Duke in the rivalry’s latest instant classic. The Tar Heels erased a 12-point halftime deficit to hand the Blue Devils their first ACC loss of the season, closing on a 9–0 run over the final three minutes for their fifth Quad 1 win and fourth victory over a ranked opponent.
North Carolina ranks second out of five ACC teams in this week’s poll, behind No. 4 Duke, and ahead of No. 15 Virginia, No. 20 Clemson, and No. 24 Louisville.
The Tar Heels will be in South Florida Tuesday night at 7 p.m. for a midweek matchup with Miami (18-5, 7-3 ACC), before hosting Pitt (9-15, 2-9 ACC) Saturday afternoon in the Smith Center at 2 p.m.
This Week’s AP Top 25 Poll
- Arizona
- Michigan
- Houston
- Duke
- Iowa State
- UConn
- Nebraska
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Michigan State
- North Carolina
- Gonzaga
- Purdue
- Florida
- Virginia
- Texas Tech
- St. John’s
- Saint Louis
- Vanderbilt
- Clemson
- Arkansas
- BYU
- Miami (OH)
- Louisville
- Kentucky
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama 72, Iowa 69, NC State 31, Tennessee 26, Villanova 17, Utah St. 15, Georgia 6, Santa Clara 2, Auburn 2, Saint Mary’s 1
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.
Web Editor : Sydney Ross
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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.
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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