Thursday, December 13, 2012
Preps digest: JV, middle school roundup
JV sports * Girls' basketball: Goldsboro 42, Southern Nash 29 -- Joniere Simmons led the Cougars with 10 points. Deja Moore, Marlhia Gardner and La'shiya Lofton each added eight points in the win. Goldsboro improved to 4-1 overall. *...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Wednesday's prep basketball boxes
BOYS Southern Nash 12 8 18 17 -- 55 Goldsboro 14 11 5 5 -- 35 SOUTHERN NASH Jordan Newkirk 1 0 0-0 2, Chi-Ali Bunn 7 0 1-2 15, Marques Wright 5 0 0-0 10, Desmon Jackson 0 0...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons handle Rams in girls' hoops
SNOW HILL -- Charles B. Aycock cruised past Greene Central 51-30 on Wednesday evening. Ashley Darden paced the Golden Falcons with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Myleah Jones contributed 10 points and 20 rebounds. Quanika Artis added seven points. Aycock...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Ladybirds rally, defeat Cougars
Southern Nash got hot at the right time offensively and rallied for a 66-56, non-conference win over Goldsboro on Wednesday night. The Firebirds scored 30 points in the final quarter to complete the comeback from a double-digit deficit. Kadejah Manning...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Warriors take pair of road wins
FOUR OAKS -- Eastern Wayne launched its Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference season with a 51-23 thrashing of South Johnston on Tuesday evening. The Warriors (6-3 overall, 1-0 ECC) also defeated perennial 2-A powerhouse North Johnston for the second time this...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Rocky Mount matmen stop Princeton
ROCKY MOUNT -- Rocky Mount triumphed in the final three individual bouts and turned back Princeton, 45-36, on Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs (2-2 overall) built a nine-point advantage on the strength of six pins during the non-conference affair. Jesse Tomljenovich...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Cleveland out-grapples short-handed Aycock
CLAYTON -- Short-handed Charles B. Aycock prevailed in the final four individual bouts, but Cleveland escaped, 41-36, in the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference opener for both teams Wednesday evening. The loss snapped the Golden Falcons' eight-match win streak. The Rams,...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
WCDS boys suffer 1st loss of the season
Deshar Thomas emerged the lone player in double figures with 15 points in Wayne Country Day's 81-64, non-conference loss to Trinity Christian of Fayetteville on Tuesday evening. The Chargers entered the game unbeaten and ranked No. 5 in the latest...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Hungry Firebirds hold Cougars to 10 second-half points
Southern Nash was the hungrier team at Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Firebirds held Goldsboro to 10 points in the second half and rolled to a 55-35 victory -- their first of the season. "You have an...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
Spring Creek upends Hobbton
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek placed eight of its 10 players in the scoring column and held off Hobbton, 49-41, on Wednesday evening. The Wildcats tied the game at 38-38 midway through the fourth quarter, but the Gators made plays...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story
CBA boys knock off Greene Central
SNOW HILL -- Charles B. Aycock bounced back from a loss to conference foe North Lenoir on Tuesday evening with a 66-47 win on Wednesday night at Greene Central. Michael Williams finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds for the...Published: Dec 13, 2012 1:47 PM Full Story