Friday, September 19, 2014
Golden Falcons' Ford learning the game of football
"This is all my team," Ford said. "Without that line, without the other guys I can't do any of that." Ford doubles as a defensive back and made several nice pass breakups against the Goldsboro offense, including a third down...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Britt: Rosewood offense must strike quickly -- and often
rcoggins@newsargus.com DEEP RUN -- Hello, North Duplin. Well, not exactly ... but almost. When Rosewood steps onto the field tonight at South Lenoir, it might think it's looking directly at a North Duplin offense. The Blue Devils, like the Rebels,...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood finishes 3rd in match at Riverwood Golf Course
Rosewood placed third out of eight teams posting a 160 team score in non-conference action at Riverwood Golf Course in Clayton on Thursday. Rosewood finished five strokes back of the meet co-winners Smithfield-Selma School and Corinth-Holders. Lindsey Burton finished second...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
East Duplin claims regular-season sweep of North Lenoir
North Lenoir suffered its second defeat in a week to East Duplin by a score of 6-1 on Thursday evening. Mike Bednarz scored on a penalty kick for the Hawks. Jacob Baird had nine saves in goal. North Lenoir is...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Ayden-Grifton defeats Goldsboro on ECC 2A volleyball scene
In its first full match without Becka Pittard, the Cougars struggled to find the fire in a 15-25, 22-25, 16-25 loss to Eastern Carolina 2-A foe Ayden-Grifton. "We just didn't play well at all," Goldsboro coach TJ Lancaster said. "Not...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators' Ford dishes out 14 assists in loss to Lakewood
Spring Creek couldn't upend Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Thursday in a 12-25, 16-25, 22-25 loss. Sarah Ford led the Gators with three aces and 14 assists. Rachel McCollum had 12 kills, and Lexi Reyes had 11 digs. The...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton bounces back, trounces James Kenan
Princeton bounced back from its first Carolina 1-A Conference loss and handed James Kenan a 25-15, 25-20, 25-22 defeat Thursday afternoon. Kasey Edwards led the Bulldogs with 11 kills and Charley Cox handed out 29 assists. Taylor Carroll and Peyton...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
South Lenoir wins battle of ECC 2A volleyball archrivals
North Lenoir dropped three straight sets to crosstown rival South Lenoir 11-25, 15-25, 9-25 on Thursday. Mya Parks and Paige Sports had four kills each and Laura Haerer had three. North Lenoir falls to 8-4 overall and 2-1 in...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Wayne Christian takes 5-set thriller from Antioch Christian
Wayne Christian snatched victory from the jaws of defeat by storming back after dropping the first two sets to win 13-25, 16-25, 25-15, 25-17, 15-10 against Antioch Christian on Thursday evening. Sarah Sawyer led the way for the Eagles with...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS upends pesky Burlington School
BURLINGTON -- Wayne Country Day got better as the match went on to defeat a scrappy Burlington School team 25-15, 25-19, 25-9 on Thursday. Sarah Crooks led the Chargers with six kills, while Olivia Dively and Tiffany Larsen had five...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin spikers cruise past Neuse Charter
After playing two close sets, North Duplin turned in a dominating third-set effort to topple Neuse Charter 25-22, 25-19, 25-7 on Thursday evening. Chesney Brown led the Rebels with 10 kills, while Haley Brogden and Shaily McCarty had five aces...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood dispatches Hobbton in 3 sets
Rosewood handed Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton a 25-11, 25-9, 25-18 loss on Thursday evening. Playing its second straight match without setter Ada Rivera, Hannah Daniels filled in with 10 assists. Ashley Thornton and Lexi Mercer each had seven kills...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Defending Carolina 1A champ North Duplin stops Spring Creek
Defending Carolina 1-A Conference girls' tennis champion North Duplin trounced Spring Creek 8-1 to remain undefeated for the season. The Rebels took five matches on the singles courts and swept the doubles courts....Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints' Jones earns lone singles point against D.H. Conley
D.H. Conley waltzed past Southern Wayne 8-1 on Thursday. Hope Jones won the lone match for the Saints at No. 1 singles. Southern Wayne hosts South Central on Tuesday....Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Golden Falcons close to clinching ECC 3A/4A girls' tennis crown
GREENVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock continued its run through the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A conference with a 7-2 triumph over J.H. Rose on Thursday afternoon. Aycock's lone losses came in the first and last matches of the evening, as Ashton Walker...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Volleyball: South Lenoir 2, North Lenoir 0 -- North Lenoir lost both sets to South Lenoir 15-25, 13-25. Courtney Carmon had two kills for the Hawks. North falls to 7-5 on the season. * Volleyball: Hobbton 2,...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Rampants run early, double up Warriors 4-2 on soccer pitch
aetzler@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne captain Victor Kokiko felt the nerves of his team's biggest game of the season to date. And so did his teammates. Before Kokiko and the rest of the Warriors could even get themselves in gear they were...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA's Zacharzuk records first-ever hat trick in varsity career
rcoggins@newsargus.com Goldsboro pushed the ball down the line, disrupted Charles B. Aycock's passing attack and built a two-goal lead by halftime Thursday afternoon. The Golden Falcons answered with a dominating second half. A slight tactical change sparked five-goal explosion and...Published: Sep 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story