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Maadwest Elite Charlotte Media Guide
MaadWest Elite Charlotte brings a Clemson signee, ESPN Top 20 PG, and D-I talent to the LaMelo Ball Invitational. Full roster media guide inside.
Mustaffa Stinson•
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Western Guilford football Alumnus and Tampa Bay Superfan, Mustafa covers the ins-and-outs of football in North Carolina. If there is a player worth knowing about, Mustafa can tell you about them.
Articles (6)
Basketball
Dionte Neal Leaves Reidsville as a Legend
Dionte Neal ends his high school career with a 109-3 record, two state titles, and a legacy that defines Reidsville basketball. FNFR looks back at the career of one of NC's all-time greats — and looks ahead to what comes next.
Mustaffa Stinson•
Basketball
NC State 98, Pittsburgh 88 — Wolfpack Survive
Look, nobody expected Pitt to come in and give NC State fits like that. But for a good stretch of Wednesday's ACC Tournament opener in Charlotte, the Panthers were cooking — hitting threes, making noise, looking every bit like a team that didn't care about seeding. And then NC State just... turned it on.
Mustaffa Stinson•
Basketball
Reidsville over Anson 89-45 in 2nd Rd.
Look, there's no sugarcoating this one. The Reidsville Rams walked into their second-round playoff matchup against the Anson Bearcats on Thursday night and did what a team riding a 17-game win streak does — they made it 17 in a row without breaking a sweat. Final score: 89-45. That's not a typo. That's a beatdown with a bow on it. The Rams led 55-29 at the half, which means Reidsville essentially played a full competitive game in two quarters and then ran garbage time drills for the second half. Anson never had an answer.
Mustaffa Stinson•
Basketball
Pack folds to UVA in Charlottesville
NC State walked into John Paul Jones Arena riding a 19-9 season and fresh off a 24-point demolition of UNC. They left shooting 29.4% from the field after Virginia decided to shoot 70% in the second half. Here's how it went sideways.
Mustaffa Stinson•
Basketball
NC A&T Aggies 79, Hofstra 78
NC A&T was winless in CAA play, losers of six straight, and down 13 at the half against a Hofstra team with wins over Pitt and Syracuse. The Pride shot 53% and went 10-for-17 from three in the first half. Cruz Davis had 20 before the break. Jaeden Roberts was 5-of-6 from deep off the bench. Hofstra didn't turn the ball over once in the first 20 minutes.
Mustaffa Stinson•