Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Hunt blows by Goldsboro in 2nd half
rhanchett@newsargus.com Goldsboro shot the ball effectively and controlled the pace of play in the first half. The Cougars went cold in the second half and Wilson Hunt took advantage in a 78-64, non-conference victory at Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium on...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV sports news
JV sports * Boys' basketball: Wilson Hunt 58, Goldsboro 48 -- Jaryan Hargis led the Cougars with 17 points. Kisheem Faison had 11 points. * Boys' basketball: New Bern 51, C.B. Aycock 31 -- Brandon Cowan scored 12 points...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Local swimmers battle in multi-team meet at the Y
Swimmers from D.H. Conley and J.H. Rose combined to win 21 of 24 contested events during a nine-team meet at the Goldsboro Family Y on Tuesday evening. Goldsboro's Timmy Vick touched the wall second in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.28)...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood boys snap 6-game skid
astevens@newsargus.com Rosewood picked a good time to play one of its best games of the season. The Eagles got contributions from every player on their roster in a 77-36 win over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton on Tuesday evening....Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Hobbton-Rosewood, Hunt-Goldsboro boxscores
BOYS Hobbton 8 10 9 9 -- 36 Rosewood 20 22 19 16 -- 77 HOBBTON Collin King 2 1 0-0 7, Taja Gray 2 0 3-4 7, Jamel Bell 3 0 0-0 6, Nicholas Bryant 0 0 1-2 1,...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Neuse Charter boys roll past North Duplin
SELMA -- North Duplin opened Carolina 1-A Conference play with a 74-32 loss at Neuse Charter on Tuesday evening. Cedrick Kornegay led the Rebels with nine points. Cody Ivey scored eight points. Neuse Charter's Jimmy Sanders finished with a game-high...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Grimes blocks 12 shots in Gators' loss
Spring Creek opened its Carolina 1-A Conference slate with a 52-20 loss to Lakewood on Tuesday evening. Jazlyn Grimes led the Gators with six points, 12 blocked shots and eight rebounds....Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin girls fall to Neuse Charter
SELMA -- Neuse Charter held off North Duplin 42-39 in the Carolina 1-A Conference opener for both teams Tuesday evening. Shaily McCarty led the Rebels with 14 points and Jordan Jones scored 12. Dominique Dakin finished with 25 points for...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Unbeaten Eastern Wayne girls pick up 2nd ECC win
WINTERVILLE -- Eastern Wayne improved to 2-0 in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play with a 58-48 win at South Central on Tuesday evening. Jasmine Covington scored 15 points for the Warriors. Elondia Grant contributed 14 points and Tianna Christopher had...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA girls start ECC season with road win
NEW BERN -- Charles B. Aycock began the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A part of its schedule with a 47-25 win against New Bern on Tuesday evening. Myleah Jones scored 20 points for the Golden Falcons. Ashley Darden had 12 points. Aycock...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Hunt girls roll past Goldsboro
Wilson Hunt's depth and athleticism proved to be too much for Goldsboro to handle in a 79-43, non-conference defeat on Tuesday night. Nine different Warrior players scored in the game and 10 logged at least one rebound. Briuanna Anderson paced...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood dumps Hobbton in Carolina 1A girls opener
Rosewood opened the Carolina 1-A Conference portion of its schedule with a 78-28 rout of Hobbton on Tuesday evening. The Eagles' Lexi Mercer scored 23 points in the first quarter and finished with a game-high 37 points. Krystal Yelverton supplied...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Warrior grapplers split tri-meet
BAILEY -- Eastern Wayne dominated Tarboro 63-9 and fell to Southern Nash 48-30 during a non-conference tri-meet on Tuesday evening. Heavyweight Bryan Wooten, Mario Harper (106), Cole Steiner (113), Cainen Miller (126), Brice Heller (132), Ryshon Rodwell (138), Justice Johnson...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood matmen overpower Farmville Central
FARMVILLE -- Rosewood recorded two key victories in the upper weights and dumped Farmville Central, 54-24, in a non-conference affair Tuesday evening. The Eagles' Rayquon Jones (220 pounds) and heavyweight Kaleb Taylor each posted back-to-back pins to help the seal...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Trojan men, women each post non-conference road win
MOC Sports Information MURFREESBORO -- Jordan McCain and Dontrell Brite each converted free throws in the final 17 seconds, and Mount Olive slipped past in-state foe Chowan University, 72-68, on Tuesday evening at the Jesse Helms Center. Brite led four...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story
Williams, Hassell each earn ECC coach-of-the-year honors
Eastern Wayne's Bubba Williams and Craig Hassell earned coach-of-the-year accolades in their respective sports, while senior Faith Sutton was recognized as the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference player-of-the-year in girls' tennis. Williams guided the Warriors to a school-record 11 victories...Published: Dec 18, 2013 1:48 PM Full Story