Basketball

The senior guard-forward stepped up last week in a big way, leading the undefeated Panthers (10-0) to three quality wins that catapulted them to No. 1 in this week's Top 15 poll. The highlight for White came in the Panthers' 63-58 win over nationally ranked Travis (Texas) in the I-95 Elite Challenge at Loyola University on Friday. In the win, White finished with 19 points and nine rebounds to claim game Most Valuable Player honors. Travis came into the game ranked No. 13 in the USA Today Super 25 national poll.

The 5-foot-7 senior guard played a key role in two wins last week for the No. 6 Gators, including a 60-54 upset over Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference rival St. Frances. Nicknamed "Stixz," Wilson had 24 points, eight steals and three assists in the victory. She also had 10 points, five steals and five assists, as well as providing a critical calming influence for the Gators in a physical 47-43 victory over MATHS. Wilson, who has signed to play at Howard, missed much of last season when she was sidelined with a concussion early and then returned for a few games before suffering a broken nose.

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The Colonial Athletic Association is planning what it called a "major announcement" in Baltimore Wednesday regarding its postseason men's basketball tournament. It had been reported previously that the CAA was interested in possibly moving the tournament away from Richmond, Va., where it has been held since 1990, and that Baltimore was on the list of potential sites. The CAA sent out an email to coaches and administrators at its member schools Tuesday regarding the move, according to a coach who received it. Rob Washburn, a spokesman for the CAA, declined to comment about the move when reached at league offices Tuesday in Richmond.

It's late in the first half of a tournament game, more than 3,000 basketball fans have filled the auditorium, and as the Patterson High Clippers of Baltimore toss the ball inbounds and head up the court, a spectator leans over to speak to his young son. "Watch No. 3," he says. "I want you to remember what you see. " That player, a 5-foot-6 spark plug named Aquille Carr, seizes the "rock," crosses midcourt and unmoors a defender with a bounce. He levitates as he enters the paint.

The 5-foot-6 sophomore guard displayed her do-it-all skills to lead the Eagles to a 3-0 start, highlighted by her Most Valuable Player honors at the team's Eagle Classic over the weekend. Murray opened the season with a triple-double in a 40-30 win over Friends on Nov. 28 - totaling 13 points, 12 steals, 10 rebounds and also contributing four assists. In Friday's first game at the Eagle Classic against Chapelgate Christian - a 38-19 win - she scored 9 points and added 13 steals, 11 rebounds and six assists.

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Buckets by the Beach, the largest holiday high school basketball tournament in New Jersey, is looking for teams to participate in next season's tournament, to be hel Dec. 26-30 in the Wildwood Convention Center. The tournament includes boys and girls divisions as well as a one-game shootout. Interested coaches should contact Teresa DiPeso at 609-729-2251.,