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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Cougars halt Rocky Mount Prep

Fast and furious. Goldsboro used a swarming full-court press to force turnovers and create transition opportunities in a 61-52 win over Rocky Mount Prep in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A state playoffs Monday evening....

C.B. Aycock dominates Nash Central

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock put together its most impressive offensive performance of the season at the perfect time in a 73-53 rout of Nash Central on Monday evening. The Golden Falcons connected on their first seven shots from the...

Prep basketball boxscores

BOYS Nash Central 12 11 5 25 -- 53 C.B. Aycock 24 17 17 23 -- 73 NASH CENTRAL (14-11) Dominique Holloway 3 4 0-2 18, Terrance Copeland 1 0 0-0 2, Jalen Hendricks 1 3 3-4 14, Demetry Clark...

Local digest

DURHAM -- Princeton opened the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A boys' basketball playoffs with a 75-65 victory over N.C. School of Science and Math. The Dawgs jumped out to a 23-12 lead after one quarter. Senior point guard...

Fike eliminates Southern Wayne

WILSON -- Same team. Same result. Different leaders. One year ago, Wilson Fike invaded Dudley and Jeremy Atkinson turned in an unforgettable offensive show which helped eliminate Southern Wayne from the postseason. This time, Jerrell Williams and A.J. Hines did...

Goldsboro drops KIPP Pride

Minus their point guard and with their season on the line, Goldsboro's girls grew up on Monday night. The Cougars' held off a late charge from KIPP Pride and picked up a 58-48 win in the first round of the...

Fike too much for C.B. Aycock girls

WILSON -- The expectations came true. Big East runner-up Wilson Fike started hot offensively, controlled the boards and harassed Charles B. Aycock with a stifling man-to-man defense on Harvey Reid Court. The result? Ciara Perry pumped in a game-high 12...