Thursday, December 5, 2013
New Bern matmen defeat Eastern Wayne
Eastern Wayne opened its Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference schedule with a 56-21 loss to New Bern on Tuesday evening. The Warriors collected pins from 120-pounder Cainen Miller and 145-pounder Kevon Tune. Julian Bruton claimed an overtime decision at 160...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV news
JV sports * Girls basketball: Princeton 28, Cleveland 26 -- Jordan Benson led the way for Princeton with eight points. Jessica Brush added seven markers in the win. Princeton improved to 1-1 overall. * Boys basketball: C.B. Aycock 53,...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek boys close out Jones Senior
rhanchett@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek had trouble finishing against North Johnston on Tuesday evening. The Gators fixed their issues on Wednesday. Spring Creek avoided turnovers, hit key shots and played solid team defense in a 51-41, non-conference win...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Tigers ready to play Bulldogs in 1AA east final
rhanchett@newsargus.com WARSAW -- Sometimes all the stars in the football universe simply align to create a brilliant matchup. The N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-AA east championship game between Wallace-Rose Hill and James Kenan is sure to be a gridiron...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
GC-CBA, SC-Jones Senior hoops boxes
BOYS Greene Central 16 12 14 10 -- 57 C.B. Aycock 10 2 15 26 -- 53 GREENE CENTRAL (4-1) Brandon Belcher 1 1 3-5 8, Curtez Braswell 0 0 1-2 1, Quante Smith 2 0 1-2 5, Trequan Wade...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
S. Johnston boys defeat Rosewood
FOUR OAKS -- Rosewood never got its offense on track in a 49-37, non-conference loss to South Johnston on Wednesday night. Dennis Mitchell accounted for 18 of the Eagles points and was the only player in double figures. Will Holmes...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Cleveland boys cruise past Princeton
CLAYTON -- Princeton never recovered from a miserable first quarter en route to a 69-47, non-conference loss at Cleveland on Wednesday night. The Rams built a 24-7 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Colby Jackson led the...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton girls fall to Cleveland
CLAYTON -- Savanna Massengill dropped in a double-double, but it was not enough to get Princeton past Cleveland in a 41-32, non-conference loss Wednesday night. Massengill finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Jackie Farrior added six...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Mercer scores 29 points, Eagles squeak by SJ
FOUR OAKS -- Rosewood earned a hard-fought 51-49, non-conference win over South Johnston on Wednesday night. Lexi Mercer led the Eagles with 29 points. Rosewood (2-0 overall) plays host to C.B. Aycock on Friday....Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA girls snap 3-game skid
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock snapped a three-game losing streak with a 55-23 win over Greene Central on Wednesday evening. Myleah Jones led the Golden Falcons with 20 points. Taylor Daniels contributed 13 points. Aycock (3-3 overall) used stingy defense...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Buchan leads Spring Creek girls to win
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek made critical free throws in the final minute and turned back Jones Senior 55-51 on Wednesday night. The victory was the first of the season for the Gators. Spring Creek jumped ahead 17-7 in the...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Defense turns tide for MOC women
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- An early exchange of baskets in halfcourt and transition play against in-state Pfeiffer University proved frustrating for Mount Olive College on Tuesday evening. Once the Trojan women picked up their defensive intensity, their moods completely changed....Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Trojan men pull away late
RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- Pfeiffer wouldn't go away. Until Mount Olive finally held onto a lead. The Trojans blew two double-digit advantages in the second half, but eventually claimed a 94-82 victory over the sophomore-ladened Falcons in the...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Archrivals James Kenan, W-RH feel the pressure
rhanchett@newsargus.com WARSAW -- Big games are the foundation that legacies are built on and no sport hammers that point home quite like football. Players like Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Emmit Smith and Jerry Rice are not remembered for what they...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Resilient Warriors one step closer to ultimate goal
rcoggins@newsargus.com Where are those preseason pundits now? Just four months ago, nay-sayers predicted the 3-A teams in the newly-realigned Eastern Carolina Conference couldn't compete against the bigger, faster and stronger 4-A foes in the league. The bruising, physical poundings doled...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne faces biggest test of season
rcoggins@newsargus.com HAVELOCK -- Teams that yearn to win a state 3-A championship know the road goes through this tradition-rich town that's become a football factory during Jim Bob Bryant's tenure on the sideline. And it's been a dead end street...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Greene Central boys hang on in Pikeville
astevens@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- As bad as things were for Charles B. Aycock at times on Wednesday night, the Golden Falcons almost pulled off an improbable comeback. The Golden Falcons trimmed a 21-point third-quarter deficit to three points in the final...Published: Dec 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story