20th Final Four

It was the second match up on the season and both were classics.  December was a run and gun affair with three pointers flying.  The first half Sunday the Tar Heels closed off the inside and Kentucky never had the lead.

The Heels were not quite as good holding down the penetration in the second half and found themselves trailing 64-59 with four minutes to play and Roy Williams went to a zone defense three straight trips  and before the Carolina run ended they led 69-64

Kentucky was not dead and tied the score at 71.  Carolina holding for the last shot found themselves putting the ball in Luke Mayes hands who was in the game because he was having the game of his life and playing better than  Isaiah Hicks. One foot across the three point line Maye hits the shot to send Carolina to their 20th final four.

Carolina 75-73 over Kentucky. Carolina will get a shot at the title that they lost at the buzzer last year.

Carolina will play Oregon making  their second trip to the final four but the first since the first final four in 1939.  They will play the first game Saturday.  Two teams making their first trips ever are  South Carolina and Gonzaga.

Under the category of what a weekend Jarrett Mobley a freshman at UNC Pembroke who last year at this time was playing for SouthWest Edgecombe had what you would call a rather nice weekend.

Pembroke playing North Georgia the top team in the league came to Pembroke and Mobley on Friday went 4-4 two home runs and drove in 7 runs.  Saturday he went 4 for 5 with and RBI.  Today he just went 1-3 with and RBI.  For the weekend Pembroke won two of three with Mobley going 9-12 two homers and 9 RBI.  Sounds like Peachtree Conference player of the week to me.

Hobbs Johnson went south to spring training trying to latch on with any team that would give him a chance after he was released by The Milwaukee Brewers in July.  Unable to find a team he has returned home and is helping on Cameron Ramsey's staff at Rocky Mount Academy.