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High Point

American  

noun

  1. a city in central North Carolina.

high point British  

noun

  1. a moment or occasion of great intensity, interest, happiness, etc

    the award marked a high point in his life
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There was just one problem, write Robert O’Connell and Laine Higgins: Johnston, a senior shooting guard for High Point University, is usually forbidden from attempting a shot anywhere near the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal

No. 5 seed Wisconsin learned that during a loss to No. 12 High Point on Thursday and top-ranked Duke nearly did, having to rally from 13 points down to survive No. 16 Siena.

From Los Angeles Times

There was just one problem: Johnston, a senior shooting guard for High Point University, is usually forbidden from attempting a shot anywhere near the rim.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the great irony of a victory sealed by his improbable 2-pointer was that High Point only found itself in a position to win because of Johnston’s outrageous strategy for shooting threes.

From The Wall Street Journal

This season, High Point averaged 90 points per game, third in the entire country.

From The Wall Street Journal

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