Saturday, January 28, 2012
Local digest
Girls' basketball Rosewood 49, Ayden-Grifton 31 * Rosewood jumped out to an early lead and never looked back in a 49-31 upset of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Ayden-Grifton on Friday night. The Eagles opened up a 12-8 lead in the...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
Spring Creek drops Princeton boys
SEVEN SPRINGS -- We got you ... again. And we got the regular-season sweep, too. Adam Haggerty swished two free throws with 33.7 seconds remaining, and stubborn Spring Creek nipped Princeton, 50-49, before a standing-room-only crowd at "The Swamp" on...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
Wayne County Hot Stove League banquet on tap
An evening with elite personalities. That's what area baseball enthusiasts can expect when the sixth installment of the Wayne County Hot Stove League banquet takes place Monday evening at Lane Tree Golf Club. The social begins at 6:30 p.m. and...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton boys take down Rosewood
A good first quarter cannot win a game. But bad first quarter can certainly lose it. Rosewood made only one field goal in the opening eight minutes of play as Ayden-Grifton raced out to a double-digit lead and never trailed...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
Prep basketball boxes
BOYS Ayden-Grifton 17 14 16 16 -- 63 Rosewood 4 5 17 8 -- 34 AYDEN-GRIFTON (12-5, 5-1) Trayvon Fleary 3 2 5-5 17, Jakevouse Edwards 2 0 0-0 4, Rondell Bell 3 1 2-3 11, Dashawn Payton 4 0...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
Goldsboro boys beat North Duplin
Playing as a cohesive unit rather than five individuals, Goldsboro had the look of a team in synch on the basketball court Friday evening. Head coach Patrick Reynell had been waiting all season to see it. The Cougars shared the...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
MOC women suffer upset
MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive didn't value the basketball and couldn't keep North Greenville (S.C.) University off the boards Saturday afternoon. The result? The Crusaders overcame a 14-point, second-half deficit and stunned the Trojan women, 66-62, inside Kornegay Arena on...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story
MOC men defeat NGU
MOUNT OLIVE - Far from content, Mount Olive is more than pleased with where its headed. Kason Cheeks recorded career highs in points with 19 and rebounds with 17 and the Trojans closed with a flurry in 74-59 win over...Published: Jan 28, 2012 11:11 PM Full Story