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Preps digest: JV sports

JV sports * Baseball: C.B. Aycock 11, Wilson Hunt 0 -- Cameron Kornegay led the Golden Falcons with three hits, five RBI and three runs scored. Caleb Smith supplied two hits. Jacob Sanford (four RBI), Bryce Anders (two RBI),...

Southern Wayne falls in baseball opener

DUDLEY -- Wilmington New Hanover triumphed spoiled the debut of Southern Wayne head baseball coach Jackson Massey during a 7-4 victory on a bone-chilling Wednesday afternoon. Josh Jeremiah led the Saints' offense with two RBI. Hunter Barwick batted 1-for-1...

Rosewood-James Kenan girls box

GIRLS James Kenan 15 7 19 9 -- 50 Rosewood 15 13 9 15 -- 52 JAMES KENAN (16-6) Maquesha Floyd 2 0 0-5 4, Nikki Judge 2 1 3-6 10, Christy Debnam 2 2 5-8 15, Dezarae Phillips 6...

James Kenan girls push state-ranked Rosewood

astevens@newsargus.com Rosewood found the truth behind the adage "it's tough to beat a team three times in a season" Wednesday evening. The second-seeded Eagles made key plays in the final two minutes and rallied for a 52-50 win over seventh-seeded...

Wallace-Rose Hill drops Princeton in 1A boys' playoffs

rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Princeton dodged the raindrops during its late-season, nine-game win streak. It couldn't survive the storm Wednesday evening. Wallace-Rose Hill's relentless full-court zone pressure coerced the Bulldogs into numerous second-half turnovers, which fueled a 65-44 victory in second-round...

Princeton-Wallace box

BOYS W.-Rose Hill 16 11 21 17 -- 65 Princeton 11 16 11 6 -- 44 WALLACE-ROSE HILL (12-13) Ty Scarborough 3 1 1-2 10, Jamal James 1 1 0-0 5, Taekwon Carr 0 2 0-0 6, BJ McKinzie 1...

Muses has goal, assist in Warriors' season-opening win

Eastern Wayne opened its season with a 3-0, non-conference win over North Lenoir on Wednesday evening. Kristina Muses opened the scoring for the Warriors off Cheyenne Craft's assist in the 44th minute. Muses returned the favor to Craft in the...

Southern Wayne softball opens season with shutout win

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne began its season with a 15-0, five-inning over Goldsboro on Wednesday. Morgan Best earned the win inside the pitcher's circle. Haley Brogden belted a home run for the Saints. Kelsey Hayes added a triple. Claire Kennedy,...

Golden Falcons drop softball opener to Hunt in 8 innings

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock scored three runs in the eighth inning but came up short in a 13-12, season-opening loss to Wilson Hunt on Wednesday night. The two teams combined to score 14 runs in the final two innings....

Spring Creek boys fall to Trask in 1A playoffs

ROCKY POINT -- Heide Trask outscored Spring Creek 56-19 during the final three quarters and picked up a second-round, 71-36 win in the NCHSAA 1-A playoffs Wednesday evening. The Gators led 17-15 after one quarter. Brandon Gonzalez led Spring Creek...

Eastern Wayne girls bumped from 3A hoops playoffs

Eastern Wayne's season came to a close with a 50-49 loss to Cardinal Gibbons in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A playoffs on Wednesday evening. Jasmine Covington led the Warriors 13 points and seven rebounds. Elondia Grant had...

Cougars triumph in Harper's debut

First-year Goldsboro head coach Mike Harper earned his first win with a season-opening, 22-1 rout of Neuse Charter on Wednesday in five innings. Sterling Dodson led the Cougars with two hits. Jared Howard (three RBI), Kenny Stempien (3 RBI), Cayce...

Hawks' Reese drives in game-winning run against E. Wayne

Noah Reese drove in the game's only run as North Lenoir defeated Eastern Wayne 1-0 in nine innings on Wednesday evening. It was the season opener for both teams. Reese and Landon Letchworth each had two hits for the Hawks....

C.B. Aycock weathers rally, edges Hunt 6-5

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock built a 6-0 lead and held on for a 6-5 season-opening victory over Wilson Hunt on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Falcons led 6-0 after four innings before the Warriors pushed across five runs in the...