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When the Badgers jumped out to a 10-point lead in the first half, it seemed that High Point would become just another mid-major casualty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
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 • Mar. 20, 2026
Under first-year coach Flynn Clayman, No. 12 High Point averaged 90 points per game, which ranked third nationally and tied them with Arkansas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Eleven percent of High Point undergraduates received Pell Grants during that period.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Dennis was a violinist who had come to New York from High Point, North Carolina.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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