It was business as usual for Patterson junior guard Aquille Carr in Thursday's Class 3A state semifinal game against Tuscarora. At Comcast Center, Carr scored a game-high 24 points in a 70-46 win that sent the No. 3 Clippers to Saturday's state title.
The rest of the night – carrying into this morning – was far from the norm for Carr, however. At approximately 6:35 a.m. this morning, Carr, 18, became a father when his girlfriend, Treshonda, gave birth to a baby girl they named Averi.
Carr's mother, Tammy, said everybody is doing fine aside from being plenty tired.
"Averi weighed six pounds and one ounce, the exact same weight Aquille was when he was born," she said.