Shallotte Area Sports Staff

— Southeastern Christian posted a varsity basketball sweep of visiting Coastal Christian on Friday night as the boys improved to 10-3 with a 74-45 win after the girls topped the Centurions, 50-32. Ella Gregory had 12 points for the Lady Warriors. Ella Lynch and...

— Ole Miss overcame a 21-12 halftime deficit for a 39-34 Sugar Bowl win over Georgia in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals on Thursday night as Lucas Carneiro kicked a 47-yard field goal with six seconds left. The Rebels recorded a safety on the ensuing...

Happy New Year! — Miami of Florida never trailed in a 24-14 Cotton Bowl win over Ohio State on Wednesday night in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. — Duke scored on a 17-yard pass from Darian Mensah to Sean Brown with 2:10 remaining for a 42-39 Sun Bowl win...

— Isaac Clarida scored the game-winning basket for West Brunswick in an 83-81 victory over host West Bladen as the Trojans came from six points down in the last 48 seconds of overtime to win the Bladen Offroad Holiday Tournament on Tuesday night. Tournament MVP Kveon...

— West Brunswick took a 63-41 varsity boys basketball win over Berean Baptist in the semifinals of the Bladen Offroad Holiday Tournament on Monday night as Matthew McKenney scored 17 points. Kveon Griffin had 14 points and 11 assists. Isaac Clarida had 13 points and...

— UNC Wilmington opens Coastal Athletic Association play in men's basketball at N.C. A&T tonight (CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.) — Seattle downed the Carolina Panthers, 27-10, in Charlotte on Sunday. — Host San Francisco topped Chicago, 42-38, in the Sunday night NFL...

— Kveon Griffin and Jerrison Dixon scored 21 points each as West Brunswick's varsity boys basketball team downed Clinton, 73-41, in the first round of the Bladen Off Road Tournament on Saturday. Isaac Clarida had 12 rebounds and Griffin had 12 assists as the Trojans...

— East Carolina plays Pitt in the Military Bowl today (ESPN, 11 a.m.). — Texas San Antonio downed Florida International, 57-20, in a bowl game in Dallas on Friday night. — Minnesota topped New Mexico, 20-17, in overtime in a bowl matchup in Phoenix. — Northwestern...

— Nikola Jokic set an NBA record for points in an overtime with 18 for Denver in a 142-138 win over visiting Minnesota on Thursday night. Jokic finished with 58 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists. — Houston topped the host Los Angeles Lakers, 119-96. Golden State was...

Merry Christmas! — The Brunswick Community College men's basketball team is 11-2 at the holiday break after a 98-78 win over St. Petersburg at Polk State in Winter Haven, Florida, on Saturday as five Dolphins scored in double figures including Linwood Rowe (17), Alius...

— The Southeastern Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team improved to 9-3 with a 50-48 win over Lamar on Tuesday in the Shootout by the Sea at North Myrtle Beach. Uzziah Marlowe had 14 points for the Warriors, who overcame a 28-21 deficit at the half. Ziyon...