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Goldsboro overcame 30 turnovers and slipped past former Eastern Plains 2-A Conference girls' basketball rival North Lenoir, 66-61, inside Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. "Wow, 30 turnovers ... too many," said fourth-year Cougars head coach Brandy Smith....

Published: Dec 2, 2009 1:46 PM Full Story

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BOYS Rosewood 6 5 5 18 -- 34 C.B. Aycock 18 13 12 10 -- 53 ROSEWOOD (0-2) Jyhkia Applewhite 0 0 2-2, Trevor Cox 1 1 2-5 7, Antonio Applewhite 1 0 1-1 3, Will Caughron 0 4 0-0...

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Cougars rally

Short-handed and lucky. Goldsboro twice erased double-digit deficits and used a double-digit run of its own to nip former Eastern Plains 2-A boys' basketball rival North Lenoir, 84-82, inside Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Coming off a 16-day...

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Goldsboro's practice philosophy paying off

Football games, and in particular championships, aren't just won on game days in front of screaming fans and under the glow of stadium lights. Victory is something that is accomplished with hard work throughout the week in an empty stadium...

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E. Wayne boys run past Havelock

Eastern Wayne, again, used a strong second-half offensive effort to defeat non-conference foe Havelock, 56-32, on Tuesday evening. Turnovers and poor shooting marred the contest for the Rams, who continue to play their early-season games without several key contributors who...

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C.B. Aycock knocks off county foe

PIKEVILLE -- Rosewood got a healthy dose of the present and the future of Charles B. Aycock's basketball program on Tuesday night. The Golden Falcons' starters built an early lead and watched as the supporting cast provided 21 points off...

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