WRAL's Nick Stevens is blogging live from courtside at Minges Coliseum at East Carolina University Wednesday night for the Apex vs. Terry Sanford and Middle Creek vs. Jack Britt games. Look for in depth coverage tonight and tomorrow as the games conclude. WRAL will also be live in Greenville on Saturday for the Regional Final games.

***Don't forget to tune into 99.9 FM The Fan on Thursday afternoon at 4:40 to hear Nick Stevens break down the high school basketball season with "The Insiders," Mark Thomas and Scott Jackson.

MIDDLE CREEK vs. JACK BRITT FINAL STATS

MID: G. Adams 21, N. Kirksey 10, B. Proulx 6, K. Kelley 6, A. Jones 4, T. Tankelewicz 3.

JBR: C. Williams 21, K. Bobson 13, B. Nichols 11, X. Nixon 3, C. Snow 2, L. Craft 2, G. Minick 2.

REBOUNDS:
Middle Creek - N. Kirksey (5)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (7)

ASSISTS:
Middle Creek - K. Kelley (6)
Jack Britt - C. Williams, B. Nichols (5)

BLOCKS
Middle Creek - None
Jack Britt - None

STEALS
Middle Creek - G. Adams (2)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (2)

THREE POINTERS
Middle Creek - G. Adams (4)
Jack Britt - B. Nichols (3)

FREE THROWS
Middle Creek - A. Jones (2)
Jack Britt - C. Williams, K. Bobson (3)

Sorry for the delay in getting these posted.

10:50 PM: Stats and sound bytes will be posted as soon as possible... We're experiencing some technical difficulties.

10:19 PM: FINAL - Jack Britt 54, Middle Creek 50

Jack Britt beats Middle Creek 54-50. Middle Creek was up one inside one minute to play, but after a simultaneous possession flew out of bounds, the officials gave the ball to Jack Britt and Nichols hit a three to put them up by 2-points. N.C. State's C.J. Williams stole the ball from Garrius Adams late and slammed it home to seal the deal.

Stats & Audio coming soon...

10:15 PM: Jack Britt's Brandon Nichols hit a three from the point with 38 seconds left to put Jack Britt up by two-points, 52-50. Timeout Middle Creek after Kip Kelley got the ball past half court with 31.3 seconds left.

10:08 PM: Garrius Adams hit a three with 2:32 to go to go up by one point, 50-49. Jack Britt calls a timeout with 2:22 left.

10:00 PM: Nelson Kirksey and Kip Kelley hit two back-to-back threes to tie the game at 45 with 6:21 left.

9:58 PM: END OF THRID QUARTER - Jack Britt 43, Middle Creek 39

Middle Creek shows signs of creeping back into the lead every now and then, but Jack Britt keeps shutting the door. Middle Creek was down by nine with 4:30 to go in the quarter and Adams hit a long three to pull within six. After a Middle Creek steal, Adams went baseline with the up-and-under to pull within four, 40-36. It never got any closer. The biggest story in the third was Adams picking up his fourth personal foul with just 42 seconds left.

9:46 PM: Garrius Adams just picked up his third personal foul at the 4:51 mark, down 39-31.

9:43 PM: The Mustangs came out flat in the third quarter, and they allowed Jack Britt to get up by 6-points again. Junior Tom Tanklewicz hit a three from the wing with 6:02 left to cut the lead to three, 34-31.

9:36 PM: FIRST HALF STATS

MID: G. Adams 10, N. Kirksey 7, B. Proulx 4, A. Jones 4, K. Kelley 3.

JBR: C. Williams 15, K. Bobson 5, B. Nichols 5, L. Craft 2, G. Minick 2.

REBOUNDS:
Middle Creek - N. Kirksey (5)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (5)

ASSISTS:
Middle Creek - K. Kelley (3)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (3)

BLOCKS:
Middle Creek - None
Jack Britt - None

STEALS:
Middle Creek - N. Kirksey, K. Kelley, S. McAllister (1)
Jack Britt - C. Williams, B. Nichols (1)

THREE POINTERS:
Middle Creek - G. Adams (2)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (2)

FREE THROWS:
Middle Creek - A. Jones (2)
Jack Britt - C. Williams (3)

9:31 PM: END OF SECOND QUATER - Jack Britt 29, Middle Creek 28

The Middle Creek Mustangs lost control of what looked to become a comanding lead in the first quarter, and the Mustangs found themselves down by six point with about one minute left in the second quarter. Thanks to a trey by Garrius Adams and a two point lay-in by Brian Proulx, the Mustangs are only down by one at the break. First half stats coming soon...

9:15 PM: Two back-to-back treys by Jack Britt have given them a one-point lead with 5:45 to play in the half. 15-14, Jack Britt.

9:12 PM: END OF FIRST QUARTER - Middle Creek 14, Jack Britt 9

The Mustangs came out hot at the beginning of the first quarter running out to a 10-2 lead, but Bucs eventually pulled within one-point at 10-9. Since, Middle Creek scored four straight points, and their defense looks very good. Middle Creek leads by five after a quick first quarter.

9:05 PM: Middle Creek started the game on a 8-0 run, and Jack Britt didn't score until the 4-minute mark. Middle Creek leads 8-2.

8:58 PM: Middle Creek and Jack Britt are underway.

8:54 PM: FINAL STATS FOR APEX GAME

APX: T. Plummer 14, W. Murphy 12, K. Waters 9, D. White 7, A. Perry 5, C. Belicic 5, B. Carr 3, B. Gilmartin 3.

TSA: D. Allen 20, Z. Faircloth 15, J. Hayes 12, A. Murray 5, C. Wilson 2, M. Nance 1.

REBOUNDS:
Apex - T. Plummer (13)
Terry Sanford - A. Murray (12)

ASSISTS:
Apex - D. White, A. Perry, T. Plummer (3)
Terry Sanford - A. Murray (3)

BLOCKS:
Apex - W. Murphy (2)
Terry Sanford - Z. Faircloth (3)

STEALS:
Apex - W. Murphy, A. Perry, T. Plummer (2)
Terry Sanford - A. Murray, D. Allen, J. Hayes (3)

THREE POINTERS:
Apex - Six players with 1
Terry Sanford - J. Hayes, Z. Faircloth (3)

FREE THROWS:
Apex - T. Plummer (6)
Terry Sanford - D. Allen (6)

8:46 PM: FINAL - Apex 58, Terry Sanford 55

Apex came back thanks to their defense and a spectacular trey from the point by DeArius White to put the Cougars up by one with just 40-seconds left. The last Terry Sanford field goal came at the 5:29 mark. Kyle Waters hit two free throws to seal it with just 1.4 seconds left. Apex will advance to the Regional Championship game on Saturday against the winner of Middle Creek and Jack Britt.

Stats & audio coming soon....

8:21 PM: Apex's DeArius White hit a trey to put Apex on top by one, 56-55 with 40-seconds left. Terry Sanford called a timeout with 22 seconds left down by one.

8:15 PM: Huge few plays for Apex. Tim Plummer laid in a bucket to cut the lead to 54-50 with 2:26 left, then after Terry Sanford's Chris Wilson traveled with the ball, Adam Perry hit a three from in front of the Apex bench to cut the lead to 54-53. Terry Sanford leads by one-point with 1:53 left.

8:10 PM: Tim Plummer just picked up his fourth personal foul with 4:37 left, down 53-48. 

8:08 PM: Terry Sanford has gone on a run to start the fourth quarter .... Or, I guess you can say they picked up where they left off. With 5:24 left, Zach Faircloth hit a three to put Terry Sanford up 53-45.

8:06 PM: Weston Murphy has fouled out of the game with 6:43 left after an offensive foul was called against him. Very controversial call, but none the less he is gone.

8:05 PM: END OF THIRD QUARTER - Apex 45, Terry Sanford 44

Apex's defense didn't come out the way they did in the first quarter, and Terry Sanford took advantage going on a 21-6 run to pull within one point, 45-44. Apex is also in foul trouble with Tim Plummer with three and Weston Murphy with four.

7:56 PM: Tim Plummer just picked up his third personal foul with 2:19 left in the third quarter. Apex is now leading by seven, 45-38.

7:52 PM: Apex's lead has been cut in half! Apex now leads by eight, 43-35 after two three point shots from Zach Faircloth and Josh Hayes hit three treys, and Hayes added a two point jumper. 3:32 left, Apex leads by eight.

7:43 PM: Game just started back. Look for more updates!

7:42 PM: FIRST HALF STATS

APX: W. Murphy 12, T. Plummer 10, K. Waters 7, B. Gilmartin 3, B. Carr 3, D. White 2, C. Belicic 2.

TSA: D. Allen 12, Z. Faircloth 4, J. Hayes 3, C. Wilson 2, A. Murray 2.

REBOUNDS:
Apex - T. Plummer (10)
Terry Sanford - A. Murray (7)

ASSISTS:
Apex - D. White, A. Perry, T. Plummer (2)
Terry Sanford - A. Murray, J. Vann (2)

BLOCKS:
Apex - W. Murphy (1)
Terry Sanford - Z. Faircloth (2)

STEALS:
Apex - T. Plummer (2)
Terry Sanford - J. Hayes (2)

THREE POINTERS:
Apex - B. Carr, K. Waters, B. Gilmartin (1)
Terry Sanford - J. Hayes (1)

FREE THROWS:
Apex: W. Murphy, T. Plummer (4)
Terry Sanford: D. Allen (4)

7:35 PM: END OF SECOND QUARTER - Apex 39, Terry Sanford 23

The run continued in the second quarter for Apex. The Cougars started on a 4-0 run to put them up by eight points, and Terry Sanford was forced to call a timeout. Out of the timeout, Terry Sanford's Chris Wilson hit a two point jump shot, but Apex's DeArius White returned the favor with a two-point bucket of his own. With 5:21 left, Apex's lead had climbed to ten points, and it wasn't stopping there. The Cougars went up by 15-points, and they finished the half up by 16. Right now, Apex is outplaying Terry Sanford by a long shot, but there is still a whole half left to be played, so stay tuned. First half stats coming up soon....

7:19 PM: Apex came out firing in the second quarter. Several defensive stops for the Cougars, and they've gone on a 4-0 run. With 6:24 left, Apex is leading 20-12. Terry Sanford called a timeout to try to stop the momentum. We'll see what happens...

7:17 PM: END OF FIRST QUARTER - Apex 16, Terry Sanford 12

Apex fell behind by four points midway through the first quarter, but the Cougars are right where they want to be heading into the second quarter on top of the favored Terry Sanford Bulldogs 16-12. Terry Sanford hit a pair of treys to give them a quick lead, but Apex's defensive presence was too much for the Bulldogs down the stretch of the first quarter. Apex has also begun scoring consistently, and that could be bad news for Terry Sanford. So far, so good for the Cougars!

7:00 PM: We're just moments from tip-off, and the teams and crowds are ready. This should be one heck of a game. We'll find out if Apex can continue their playoff run in 32 game minutes!

6:50 PM: The Terry Sanford student section made the trip up I-95 to Highway 64. They're sitting directly across the court from us on press row, and they're loud. The Apex students have begun to fill in the section right behind us, and they're not exactly quiet!

6:35 PM: So, what is Apex going to have to do to win this one? Control Alex Murray! The 6-4 Senior averages a double-double with 14.5 points per game and 10 rebounds per game. The Bulldogs also have Zach Faircloth and Dwayne Allen averaging in double-figures. It will be tough for Apex, but as we talked about earlier this week, they've accomplished some tough tasks already!

6:25 PM: Hello everybody, and thanks for coming to WRAL.com and checking out our live blog from Greenville. We're here for the two 4-A Regional Final games tonight, and I'm going to keep you updated as the games progress. Our first game is between Apex and Terry Sanford. This match-up features a great coaching match-up, as Apex's David Neal goes up against his former high school coach Bill Boyette. Neal played at Sanderson High School for Boyette, and he told WRAL on Media Day that there is no one in the state of North Carolina that he respects more. We'll keep you updated, so stay with us.