jiliko io Michael Turner named next MSHP superintendent after Eric Olson’s retirementCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Ian Jackson scored a season-high 26 points, RJ Davis added 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and North Carolina beat Campbell 97-81 Sunday night in the Tar Heels' final nonconference game of the season. Elliot Cadeau added 12 points and a career-high 12 assists, Drake Powell also scored 12 points and Jalen Washington added 10 for North Carolina (8-5). Cadeau made a jumper to spark a 15-3 run, Davis followed with a 3-pointer that gave UNC the lead for good with 16:09 left in the first half and Cadeau capped the spurt with a layup that made it 22-12 with 12:41 to go until halftime. Colby Duggan responded with back-to-back 3-pointers for the Fighting Camels to make it 22-18 less than a minute later and Nolan Dorsey's tip-in again trimmed the deficit to four points with 7:51 left in the first half. North Carolina scored 12 of the final 17 points to take a 40-29 lead into the intermission and Campbell got no closer than nine from there. Duggan hit a jumper to open the scoring in the second half, but Washington threw down a dunk with 18:53 to play and the Tar Heels led by double figures the rest of the way. Duggan led Campbell (5-8) with a career-high 32 points on 11-of-18 shooting, 5 of 9 from 3-point range. The rest of the Camels combined to make 17 of 45 from the field (37.8%). Jasin Sinani scored 15 and Cam Gregory 14 for Campbell. Seth Trimble (upper-body injury), who is averaging 14.8 points per game this season, did not play for North Carolina. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, Nobel winner, dies at 100This time a year ago, it would have been hard to imagine my personal experiences in motorsports over the next 12 months. At that time, I’d made a decision to take an offer for a severance package from the Johnson City Press and Kingsport Times News and figured it was the end of my career as a sports writer. Contemplating my future, I got an unexpected phone call. Sixteen-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force was on the other end and he was looking for a new public relations representative. The next couple of days were a whirlwind with Force flying me to his Brownsburg, Indiana shop for an interview with him and three-time champion Robert Hight. The interview seemed to go well as Force had his business manager and social media manager take me on a shop tour. Obviously I didn’t get the job, but was grateful to be considered for the position. Force had a major accident in June, just one week after the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol. His future in the race car is still up in the air, as it is for Hight, who announced weeks later he was stepping aside as a driver for health reasons. That was just January. I was working at my part-time job from home in February, but also started doing public relations for Kingsport Speedway. It was a good experience in getting media attention for the drivers and track, but frustrating with how I was striking out with potential sponsors. Being away from the newspapers, I was able to take part in Daytona 500 media day and attend races at Speedweeks. It’s something I’ve not been able to do the last three decades as the races fall the same time as the high school basketball playoffs. Thankfully, I was offered a return to the newspapers full-time in March and the Food City 500 ranked as the most interesting race I’ve ever covered. Tires coming apart made it a great race in my opinion, although a certain segment of the fans complained. It forced the teams and drivers to adjust throughout the race. Denny Hamlin emerged the winner after a record 54 lead changes. The end of March also marked the season opener at Kingsport Speedway. The big news at Kingsport in April was the Late Model racers would be competing in twin features the rest of the season. It gave the racers more chances to win and the fans more action. Volunteer Speedway had its season opener in May. Travis Fultz from Harrogate held off Johnson City driver Tim Maupin in the Sportsman Late Model feature to highlight the night’s action. The SuperGrip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals again delivered great racing at Bristol Dragway in June. Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher won the Top Fuel class, while Austin Prock represented the Force team in winning Funny Car. A week later, the Force crash happened at Richmond, bringing forth a wide range of emotions. Matthew Burkeen from North Carolina and Kyle Bitterman from South Carolina captured the main events at the Tennessee State Championships held at Muddy Creek Raceway in July. Dale McDowell won the Southern Nationals at Volunteer Speedway that Sunday night, while Scott Bloomquist was running a strong third before mechanical problems. That turned out to be the final major race for Bloomquist, who was killed in a plane crash at his Hawkins County farm on August 16. Tributes from throughout the racing world poured in for Bloomquist, considered by many as the greatest dirt late model driver of all-time. As entertaining as the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway was, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in September was just as boring with little tire wear. Kyle Larson dominated the race, leading 462 laps, a number not seen since the 1970s when races were often won by multiple laps. My part-time job takes precedence for a weekend in October with the IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals in Mississippi. It’s always special seeing the Sportsman champions across North America come to the event and how much the event means to them. Bobby Allison, my favorite race car driver and sports hero growing up, died in November. It brought back a flood of memories, most of them great ones. I particularly remember the day when Bobby and his wife Judy were at Kingsport Speedway to see their grandson, Robbie, win his first race. December has brought more unknowns with the news that IHRA has been sold to Ohio businessman Darryl Cuttell. That’s a story worth following with more big announcements coming soon. Looking ahead, 2025 promises to be another busy year on the local front. There are the major events at Bristol as well as the DER Bracket Series. Great weekly short track action is at Kingsport and a busier schedule at Volunteer Speedway. And if you haven’t visited the renovated Newport Speedway, it’s a trip well worth it.

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