Brandon Childress

Blue Devils’ pursuit of Arch Manning reminiscent of state’s other legacy players

September 2, 2020 Shawn Krest

Duke coach David Cutcliffe has coached two Mannings at two different schools. He was quarterbacks coach at Tennessee, back before Peyton Manning began his Hall of Fame NFL career, then he was head coach at […]

Brandon Childress’ Wake Forest career ends with a whimper, not a bang

March 10, 2020 Brett Friedlander

GREENSBORO — Brandon Childress didn’t choose to play basketball for Wake Forest because of his father, Randolph. He did because, as he said Tuesday, black and gold is in his blood. Still, the comparisons are […]

Pitt surges past Wake Forest in ACC Tournament opener

March 10, 2020 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — Justin Champagnie scored a career-high 31 points, and Pittsburgh defeated Wake Forest 81-72 in the opening round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Tuesday. Trey McGowens scored 14 points and Xavier Johnson […]

Beverly’s big first half leads NC State past Wake Forest

March 7, 2020 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Braxton Beverly found some relief in a season of pain. Beverly scored all 16 of his points during a 24-4 run in the first half to help NC State beat Wake Forest 84-64 […]

Anthony, Brooks lead UNC past Wake Forest

March 4, 2020 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina is feeling like it did at the beginning of the season. More importantly, the Tar Heels are winning that way. Cole Anthony scored 19 of his 28 points in the […]

Childress, Demon Deacons stun No. 7 Duke in 2OT

February 26, 2020 Cory Lavalette

WINSTON-SALEM — Brandon Childress never panicked as shot after shot clanged off the rim. Nor did Wake Forest when it fell behind late in regulation against seventh-ranked Duke. It turned out Childress and the Demon […]

College Basketball Roundup: Georgia Tech topples Wake

February 20, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — There was no slowing down Georgia Tech guards Michael Devoe and Jose Alvarado on Wednesday night at Wake Forest. Not even a knee injury that sent Devoe to the bench for the final […]

Wake gets first win over UNC since 2014

February 12, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Both Wake Forest and North Carolina entered Tuesday night’s game trying to fix problems that had led to a growing list of losses, including one each on last-second baskets over the weekend. Only […]

Wake Forest beats Clemson, snaps three-game skid

February 2, 2020 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Andrien White didn’t make any shots in the first half of Wake Forest’s 56-44 victory over Clemson on Saturday night. But he wasn’t alone. The two teams combined to make only 2 of […]

Wake Forest suffers 8th ACC loss at Notre Dame

January 30, 2020 The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey got expected production from T.J. Gibbs and John Mooney but was particularly giddy over the performance of 6-foot-10 reserve Nate Laszewski in Wednesday’s 90-80 Atlantic Coast […]