Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV sports * Boys' basketball: Faith Christian 36, Trinity-Greenville 14 -- Trey Chase led the victorious Conquerors with 13 points. Christopher Mills chipped in seven points. * Girls' basketball: Trinity-Greenville 27, Faith Christian 24 -- Jordan Lawhon paced Faith...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO snaps 6-game skid in volleyball
UMO Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Angel Dache cranked out a match-high 19 kills and the University of Mount Olive turned back Coker (S.C.) College 25-17, 37-25, 25-22 at Kornegay Arena on Tuesday evening. The Trojans snapped a six-game skid....Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood matmen advance to 1A east regional final
BISCOE -- Rosewood punched its ticket to the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A eastern regional dual-team wrestling championship for the second straight year by winning a pair of matches at East Montgomery on Tuesday evening. The Eagles...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
JH Rose-E. Wayne boxes
BOYS J.H. Rose 20 17 21 33 -- 91 Eastern Wayne 21 23 13 25 -- 82 J.H. ROSE (11-5, 7-1 ECC) Geoffrey Williams 2 0 0-0 4, Omisha Stewart 4 0 1-2 9, Matt Romagna 0 0 2-2 2,...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Swansboro eliminates CBA from dual-team playoffs
SWANSBORO -- Senior Ryan Morton earned Charles B. Aycock's lone pin in a season-ending, 53-18 loss to Swansboro in opening-round action of the 2014 N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A dual-team playoffs. Joshua Wallace, Jaret Paynter, Matt Teachey and Jacob...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
S. Central girls trip up So. Wayne
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne suffered a 46-35 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference opponent South Central on Tuesday evening. Zaria Atkins led the Saints with 10 points. Cierra Thompson and Sharonne' Maultsby each had seven points. Latrecia Johnson provided six...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton girls edge Spring Creek
PRINCETON -- Princeton edged past Spring Creek 47-43 in Carolina 1-A Conference play on Tuesday evening. Savanna Massengill led the Bulldogs with 21 points. Charley Cox provided 10 points. Tori Paul and Kortney Edwards each had six points. Paul also...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Kinston girls crush Goldsboro
Defending 2-A state champion Kinston scored the first 12 points of the game, built as much as a 25-point first-half lead and rolled past Goldsboro, 75-37, in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Tuesday evening. Senior Brittany Drumgoole led three Vikings...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Oakwood girls turn back WCDS
GREENVILLE -- Wayne Country Day endured a 41-14 loss at Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference foe Oakwood on Tuesday evening. Bailee Creger scored five points for the Chargers and Karis Hawkins had four points. Wayne Country Day (6-15 overall,...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Inspired Sawyer plays on broken ankle
Plagued by a fractured left ankle since late January, Ben Sawyer refused to watch his final game from the bench Tuesday evening. The Wayne Christian senior played 20 minutes, opening the game with layup and finishing with a 3-pointer during...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Sasser leads Conquerors at home
Faith Christian rolled past N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A foe Trinity Christian-Greenville, 62-44, on Tuesday night. Richard Sasser scored 13 points for the Conquerors. Victor Jenkins and Levi Wise each finished with 12 points. Andrew Parrish added 10 points. Faith...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
James Kenan boys nip Lakewood
ROSEBORO -- James Kenan escaped with a 72-71 win at Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Tuesday night. John Brooks scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Tigers. TJ Fullwood supplied 13 points. Antonio Smith provided 11 points...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
N. Lenoir boys slip past Greene Central
LaGRANGE -- North Lenoir held off Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Greene Central for a 76-73 win on Tuesday night. Brandon Belcher scored 18 points for the Rams in defeat. Antoine Davis added nine points. Greene Central (9-9 overall, 1-4...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS boys upend Oakwood
GREENVILLE -- Wayne Country Day turned back Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference foe Oakwood 58-40 on Tuesday night. Lee Atkinson led the Chargers with 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Shahim Muhammed added 14 points and Victor Miller had...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
South Central boys defeat So. Wayne
DUDLEY -- Zxavier Pearsall dropped in 13 points during Southern Wayne's 68-56 loss to South Central in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Tuesday. Jaylen Roberts contributed 10 points. The Saints (8-11 overall) fell to 2-7 in ECC play this...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
EW boys lose ECC shootout to Rose
Eastern Wayne withstood one J.H. Rose run on Tuesday night. The second Rampants' spurt proved to be a knockout punch. Rose used a 22-9 run to pull away in the fourth quarter of a 91-82, Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference win...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton boys stop Spring Creek in OT
PRINCETON -- Michael Wooten led three Princeton players in double figures during a 59-54, overtime victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek on Tuesday evening. Alex Whitley and Tanner Woodard scored 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs. Joe Hines...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Kinston converts key buckets against Goldsboro
rcoggins@newsargus.com Everything fell into place for two-time defending state 2-A champion Kinston on Tuesday evening. Goldsboro didn't experience the same fortune. North Carolina recruit Brandon Ingram pumped in a team-high 21 points and the No. 4-ranked Vikings dropped the Cougars,...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Goldsboro-Kinston boxes
BOYS Kinston 15 10 18 20 -- 63 Goldsboro 12 13 13 17 -- 55 KINSTON (13-5, 5-0 ECC) Anthony Berry 1 0 0-0 2, Tiquan Canady 2 0 1-2 5, Qwarri Ham 1 0 0-0 2, Andrew Lopez 3...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
EW girls avenge earlier ECC defeat
astevens@newsargus.com Revenge comes in all shapes and sizes. Eastern Wayne served J.H. Rose a healthy dose of payback, 72-36, on Tuesday evening and avenged a two-point loss to the Rampants one month ago in Greenville. Elondia Grant led Eastern Wayne...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcon girls fall behind, can't catch up
PIKEVILLE -- Their newly implemented offense, at last, clicking, the Charles B. Aycock Lady Falcons dominated the second half against D.H. Conley Tuesday evening. But coach Ryan Wells said his team simply didn't have enough time to dig its way...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
D.H. Conley boys slip past Aycock
kfine@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Four turnovers, two layups and a jumpshot that bounced off the iron. And that was just the final 20 seconds. D.H. Conley outscored Charles B. Aycock 7-2 in the last 90 seconds of regulation and escaped with...Published: Feb 5, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story