Boys basketball roundup

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on December 14, 2004 1:56 PM

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VANCEBORO -- Charles B. Aycock's Santavin Poole scored a team-high 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as the Golden Falcons claimed a 76-74 win at West Craven on Monday.

The victory was Aycock's first in four, Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference outings as it improved to 3-6 overall.

Rob Phillips added 15 points and four assists for the Falcons, while Montrel Sims chipped in 14 points.

West Craven's Tony Jones poured in 32 points for the Eagles.

Aycock built two, 10-point leads, only to see West Craven battle back from the deficits.

"They just kept coming back. They're scrappy," Aycock coach David West said. "It was one of the ugliest basketball games I've seen, but it was one of the prettiest wins."

The Falcons return to action at home on Friday against West Carteret.

C.B. Aycock 14 21 11 24 -- 76

West Craven 10 23 9 32 -- 74

C.B. AYCOCK

Michael Gurganus 5, Rob Phillips 15, Montrel Sims 14, Lamada Williams 2, Brian Moore 9, Thomas Artis 2, Greg Davis 2, Chris Foreman 4, Poole 23.

WEST CRAVEN

Duff 4, Cuthbertson 6, Tony Jones 32, Stewart 4, Wetherington 11, Shepperd 8, Davis 5, Cox 4.

Saints win in overtime

MOREHEAD CITY -- Southern Wayne's Akeem Royal scored 23 points as the Saints held on for a 67-61 overtime win at West Carteret on Monday.

It was a rematch of last year's conference championship game won by the Saints.

The Saints trailed by five with one minute left in regulation, but rallied to send the game into overtime. In the extra period, the Saints (5-3 overall) outscored the Patriots 11-5 to improve to 4-0 in the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference.

"When we were down five with a minute left in regulation, we played great defense and caused turnovers," first-year Southern Wayne coach Mike Connelly said. "In the overtime, we made four-of-four at the line and did a good job."

Austin Hood had 11 points for Southern Wayne, while Rico Whitfield added 10 points.

West Carteret's Johnny Thomas led his team with 21 points. Teammate Elijah Thomas added 20 points. The Patriots suffered their third straight ECC loss after beating Kinston.

The Saints host Washington on Friday.

Southern Wayne 18 8 16 14 11 -- 67

West Carteret 16 10 20 10 5 -- 61

SOUTHERN WAYNE

Rico Whitfield 10, Delawn Armwood 4, Derek Garris 3, Antonio Davis 7, Akeem Royal 23, Alex Brailsford 4, Terriel Troublefield 4, Austin Hood 11, Derrick Lathan 1.

WEST CARTERET

Johnny Thomas 21, Luciano Busciglio 3, James Fox 2, Drew Poulk 13, C.J. Falling 2, Elijah Thomas 20.

Cougars suffer first loss

WINTERVILLE -- Goldsboro's Daquan Joyner turned in his fourth triple-double in seven games with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocked shots in the Cougars' 79-76 loss at South Central on Monday.

The loss was Goldsboro's first of the season as it will take a 6-1 overall slate and 4-1 ECC mark into Friday's clash at the Cougar Den with county rival Eastern Wayne.

The Cougars had a 14-point lead with three minutes left, but let the advantage slip as the Falcons outscored Goldsboro 29-15 in the fourth period.

"We were not a very good basketball team last night," Cougar coach Randy Jordan said. "We weren't smart and didn't make good decisions down the stretch. In this conference, that's going to lead to a loss."

Raheem Loftin added 13 points for Goldsboro, while Tim Kornegay posted 12 and De'onta Anderson contributed 10.

Montel Williams paced South Central with 24 points and teammate Montario Haddock added 20.

The host Falcons attempted 30 free throws compared to 11 for the visiting Cougars.

Goldsboro 15 21 25 15 -- 76

South Central 18 16 16 29 -- 79

GOLDSBORO

Cliff Lawson 0 1 0-0 3, Tim Kornegay 6 0 0-0 12, Raheem Loftin 4 1 2-2 13, Deonta Anderson 5 0 0-2 10, Tavon Waters 0 2 2-2 8, Joe Houpe 1 0 0-0 2, Corey Thompson 1 0 0-1 2, Daquan Joyner 11 0 1-1 23, Ron Cannon 1 0 0-0 2, Adrian Collins 0 0 1-2 1. TOTALS -- 29 4 6-11 76.

SOUTH CENTRAL

Jamel Cross 3 1 0-0 9, Jamel Burress 1 1 0-0 5, Joran Jones 0 0 2-2 2, John Williams 4 0 4-8 12, Montel Williams 4 2 10-12 24, Augustine Sebera 1 0 0-0 2, Leland Jones 3 0 0-0 6, Montario Haddock 7 0 6-8 20. TOTALS -- 23 4 22-30 79.

Total fouls -- Goldsboro 22, South Central 13. Fouled out -- Waters. Technical fouls -- none.

Rebels defend home floor

CALYPSO -- North Duplin's Brad Lloyd posted a season-high 16 points, including five three-pointers as the Rebels won 59-51 at home against Lakewood on Monday.

The Rebels improved to 2-3 overall heading into a rematch with the Leopards on Friday in Roseboro.

Montreal Garner contributed 13 points for North Duplin, while Brian McDuffie added seven points and eight rebounds.

Stevie Owens and Gerald Council led Lakewood with 11 points each.

Lakewood 8 15 17 11 -- 51

North Duplin 13 21 7 18 -- 59

LAKEWOOD

Marion Haley 10, Stevie Owens 11, David Hickman 4, Josh Owens 4, Joe Warren 2, James Woolard 5, Gerald Council 11, Joseph Marvin 6.

NORTH DUPLIN

Ryan Killette 9, Brad Lloyd 16, Charlton Armwood 7, Montreal Garner 13, Doug Lloyd 7, Brian McDuffie 7.

JV

Aycock earns fifth victory

VANCEBORO -- Charles B. Acock's Brandon Price scored 14 points, while Brandon Haynes added 13 points in the Falcons' 50-42 win at West Craven on Monday.

Aycock (5-4, 2-2 Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference) fell to Kinston on Friday 41-40. Tim Alston led the Falcons against the Vikings with 20 points as Haynes chipped in 10.

Aycock hosts West Carteret on Friday.

Cougars drop ECC contest

WINTERVILLE -- Goldsboro's Anthony Artis scored 23 points and dished out nine assists as the Cougars fell 75-70 to South Central on the road on Monday.

Treme Boone scored 17 for the Cougars (5-3, 3-2 Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference), while Bernie Best added 12.

Goldsboro hosts Eastern Wayne on Friday.

WCDS falls to Trinity

Wayne Country Day's Cameron Strickland poured in 23 points in the Chargers' 85-81 loss at home to Trinity Christian of Fayetteville on Monday.

Travis Davis added 22 points for Wayne Country Day (3-3), while Kameron Byrd contribued 12.

The Chargers host Rosewood on Friday.

Ninth grade

Goldsboro hits 100 points

Goldsboro's T.J. Kornegay scored 21 points as the Cougars rocked New Bern 100-43 on Monday.

A.J. Holloway added 16 points, while Jamal Rouse scored 11 and A.J. Fowler provided 10.

The Cougars (5-0) travel to Eastern Wayne on Friday.

Middle Schools

Eastern Wayne 47, Brogden 28 -- Stacey Edwards led the Warriors with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Cody Kirkland added six points and seven rebounds for Eastern Wayne (7-0, 3-0), which travels to Greenwood on Wednesday.