Rose crashes boards, Wayne Christian wins

By Allen Etzler
Published in Sports on December 6, 2014 11:52 PM

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Wayne Christian d. Antioch

* LUMBERTON -- Tanner Rose grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds and Wayne Christian defeated Antioch Christian in non-conference play Friday evening.

A final score was not provided.

Rose also had five points, two assists and two steals. Teammate Ty McClain collected 26 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Austin Howell and Blake Floars provided eight and seven points, respectively.

Trinity-Greenville 89,

Faith Christian 80 (2 OTs)

* Junior Richard Sasser poured in a team-leading 33 points in Faith Christian's 89-80, double-overtime loss to N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A region foe Trinity-Greenville on Friday evening.

Junior Christian Mills added 25 points.

North Johnston 54, Princeton 49 (OT)

* PRINCETON -- North Johnston held off Princeton in overtime 59-54 on Friday night.

Mike Wooten led the Bulldogs with 17 points. Tanner Woodard added 11 points for the Bulldogs and Adrian Whack chipped in six.

Princeton (1-2 overall) faces South Johnston on Monday.

Girls' basketball

North Johnston 55, Princeton 45

* PRINCETON -- Charley Cox scored 21 points, including a 14 of 15 shooting performance at the free throw line, but Princeton fell to North Johnston 55-45 on Friday evening.

Kelsey Peedin had a double-double for the Bulldogs with 10 points and 13 rebounds. She also added four steals.

The Bulldogs didn't have an answer for North Johnston's Jankiva Blue and Tangela Williams combined for 41 points.

Princeton (1-2 overall) entertains South Johnston on Monday.

Lejeune 57, Spring Creek 50

* SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek head coach Charlie Cotten wasn't happy with the energy his girls brought early in the third quarter.

So he cleared his bench and took out four girls at one time, and put an inexperienced group of players on the court. They responded with a 10-2 run that cut a 10-point deficit down to two points, but could never tie the game or get a lead, as Lejeune held on for a 57-50 win Friday evening.

"Those girls came out with a lot of energy and they played really well," assistant coach Kaylee Herring said. "We just need to play a little better."

It didn't help when Spring Creek's then-leading scorer Destiny Sutton fouled out in the third quarter, and forced the Gators to find someone new to bring the ball down the court. Sutton finished with 11 points.

Only five Gators found the scoring column, but four finished in double figures -- Tysha Teachey (15 points), Ashley Marriner (11) and Amber Buchan (11).

The Gators dressed just nine players. Starting guard Jordan Lane missed the game with an illness and forward Taiesha Morgan is out with a knee injury.

Spring Creek (0-4 overall) travels to North Johnston on Wednesday.

Trinity-Greenville 42, Faith Christian 37

* Morgan Hoskins and Jordan Lawhon combined for 33 of Faith Christian's 37 points in a 42-37 setback against Trinity Christian of Greenville on Friday.

Hoskins had 17 and Lawhon finished with 16.

Faith Christian dropped to 1-5 overall this season.

JV

* Girls' basketball: Wayne Country Day 35, St. Mary's 11 -- Lexi Jeffreys outscored St. Mary's on her own Friday with a 19-point performance in Wayne Country Day's 35-11 victory over St. Mary's.

* Girls' basketball: Faith Christian 22, Trinity Christian 9 -- Faith Christian improved to 2-1 on the season after holding Trinity Christian to just nine points.

* Girls' basketball: C.B. Aycock 44, Rosewood 8 -- Freshman Hannah Vinson led the Golden Falcons' offense with a game-high 20 pointss. Cassandra Lassiter chipped in 12 points. Destiny Washington (five points), Alicia Stanton (four) and Denise Cooke (two) also scratched in the scoring column.

* Boys' basketball: Rosewood 28, C.B. Aycock 17 -- Tyler Daniels and Elijah Batts knocked down four points apiece in the Golden Falcons' road loss to the Eagles. Tayquan Hampton scored three points.

* Boys' basketball: Wayne Christian 55, Antioch Christian 41 -- Austin Kornegay torched the nets for 20 points and snared seven rebounds in the Eagles' road win. Tyler Weeks tallied 12 points and three rebounds. Chase King contributed seven points and six rebounds, while Skylar Price provided six points and three rebounds. Micaiah Singletary grabbed six boards.