Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Weather forces postponements
School is closed -- again. That means more schedule juggling as the final week of regular-season basketball winds down. Six games scheduled for today have been postponed. Charles B. Aycock athletics director Charles Davis announced this morning that the...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO's Loennechen ties for 13th overall
UMO Sports Information ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The University of Mount Olive sophomore Julie Loennechen carded a two-day score of 155 and shared 13th place overall after completion of the World Golf Invitational. The Trojans placed 13th in the team...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV sports * Boys' basketball: J.H. Rose 53, C.B. Aycock 38 -- Cameron Kornegay and Damien Darden each scored 12 points for the Golden Falcons. * Girls' basketball: J.H. Rose 27, C.B. Aycock 23 -- Destiny Washington led the...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS girls stroll by Epiphany
Wayne Country Day matched its largest offensive output of the season with a 44-16 win over Epiphany in quarterfinal-round play of the CPIC 1-A/2-A tournament Monday evening. Karis Hawkins led the Chargers with 12 points. Bailee Creeger and Lillian Freeman...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Lakewood girls roll over North Duplin
SALEMBURG -- Lakewood defeated North Duplin 53-20 in Carolina 1-A Conference play Monday evening. Rylee Pate and Jordan Jones each scored seven points for the Rebels. North Duplin (2-15 overall, 2-9) visits Hobbton on Friday....Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton dominates Hobbton's girls
NEWTON GROVE -- Princeton rolled past Hobbton 51-26 on Monday evening. Charley Cox paced the Bulldogs with 13 points. Savanna Massengill added 10 points and nine rebounds. Princeton (13-8, 10-2 CC) plays host to Rosewood on Friday....Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Greene Central boys slip by Ayden-Grifton
AYDEN -- Greene Central slipped past Ayden-Grifton, 51-50, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Monday evening. Brandon Belcher scored 17 points for the Rams. Quante Smith and Kevin Ormond each had 10 points. Greene Central (10-11 overall, 2-6 ECC)...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Lakewood boys trip up N. Duplin
SALEMBURG -- North Duplin came up short in a 69-64 loss to Carolina 1-A Conference opponent Lakewood on Monday night. Cedrick Kornegay finished with 17 points for the Rebels. Cody Ivey provided 14 points and Trey Pate had 12. James...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton boys roll past Hobbton
NEWTON GROVE -- Princeton easily knocked off Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton 77-59 on Monday night. Michael Wooten led four Bulldogs in double figures with 17 points. Colby Norris supplied 11 points. Alex Whitley and Tanner Woodard each had 10...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS boys advance to CPIC semifinals
Joel Davis recorded a triple-double during Wayne Country Day's opening-round, 86-36 romp over Pope John Paul II in the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference tournament Monday evening. The third-seeded Chargers (22-10 overall) entertain second-seeded Freedom Christian on Friday. Tip off...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood girls closer to league crown
rcoggins@newsargus.com WARSAW -- Goal No. 1 is almost done. Now if only Mother Nature would cooperate. Rosewood moved one step closer to the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 69-48 triumph over James Kenan at Harmon Gymnasium on Monday...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Tigers get key hustle plays in 4th quarter
rcoggins@newsargus.com WARSAW -- Loose balls don't appear in the boxscore. But two mad scrambles proved pivotal during James Kenan's 76-65 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Rosewood inside Harmon Gymnasium on Monday evening. Each resulted in a three-point play...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
James Kenan-Rosewood basketball boxes
BOYS Rosewood 19 14 16 16 -- 65 James Kenan 12 24 18 22 -- 76 ROSEWOOD (6-13, 5-6 CC) Marquail Almontaser 1 0 2-5 4, Kyi Hawkins 0 0 2-2 2, Zack Barnes 2 4 1-1 17, Ethan Chapen...Published: Feb 11, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story