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NO. 1 GREENSBORO DAY 64, NO. 8 SMITH 41: Jay Lewis, a sophomore who was named to last-year's All-Tournament team, scored 17 points to lead Greensboro Day over Smith in the first round of the Pizza Hut Invitational at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center on Friday.

John Terry scored 12 points in the win for the top-seeded Bengals. Smith led 12-9 at the end of the first quarter, but GDS used a 20-6 surge in the second quarter to take control.

Christian Rhodie led Smith with 13 points and nine rebounds

Smith (0-10) -- Christian Rhodie 13; Tony Pinnix 10; Keith Coleman 5; Rodd Douglas 3; Tracy Gathings 3; Marquis Clark 3; Dominique Bartell 2; Drew Williams 2

Greensboro Day (14-2) -- Javan Mitchell 17, Jay Lewis 10; Bradon Dorsett 9; Domas Rinksalis 7, Lucas Weavil 4; Christian Pulliam 4; Jordan Robertson 4, Andrew Magod 3, John Bunch 2, Jimbo Brumley 2, A.J. Hayes 2, John Terry 1.

NO. 2 RAGSDALE 75, NO. 7 NORTHWEST GUILFORD 64: Jay Canty wasn't about to let Northwest Guilford put a scare in him again. Canty scored 15 of his game-high 23 points in the first half and added 15 rebounds to lead second-seeded Ragsdale over the Vikings for the second time in a month 75-64 Thursday.

Northwest took the Tigers to double overtime earlier in the season but never led in this one and couldn't get closer than arm's length. Wally Jones added 20 points, Josh White 11 and Tyquan Roberts 10. Pat McCarthy had 12 points to lead Northwest, which attempted more than half its shots (31-of-60) from 3-point range.

"We came out a little bit harder this time," said Canty, who scored his 1,000th career point during the game. "You can't mess around with a team that shoots like that."

Northwest Guilford (5-7) -- Pat McCarthy 12, Hunter Clary 11, Andy Fox 8, Kyle Vebber 8, Reed Lucas 7, Devin Murphy 6, Adam Coble 6, Jarquise Lucas 4, Zach Elwood 2

Ragsdale (11-0) -- Jay Canty 23, Wally Jones 20, Josh White 11, Tyquan Roberts 10, C.J. Plummer 5, Nick Mearite 3, D.J. Alston 3

NO. 3 NORTHERN GUILFORD 85, NO. 6 NORTHEAST GUILFORD 56: Same matchup, same result. Less than two weeks after beating the Rams by 32, the Nighthawks cruised to a 29-point victory in their tournament debut.

Thirteen players scored for Northern, led by Jonathan Frye's 16 and Michael Neal's 12. Jacob Lawson had nine points and eight rebounds for the Nighthawks, who shot 55 percent from the field and attempted 30 free throws to Northeast's five. Monte Brandon led Northeast with 13 points, followed by Antwan Wilkerson (11) and Rayshawn Trader (10).

Northeast Guilford (2-6) -- Monte Brandon 13, Antwan Wilkerson 11, Rayshawn Trader 10, Bryce Benjamin 6, Demetrius Phillips 6, Darius White 5, Parris Scales 3, Joshua Barton 2.

Northern Guilford (6-1) -- Jonathan Frye 16, Michael Neal 12, Jacob Lawson 9, Asad Lamot 9, Chris McCain 8, Justin Mitchell 8, John McBeth 6, J.R. Gant 5, Brandon Mayfield 4, Kyle Berger 3, Dylan Berry 2, Victor Dillard 2, Carlos Rankins 1