Prep football players-of-the-week: Dec. 5

OFFENSE -- KK Best (Eastern Wayne): Junior quarterback accounted for 203 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in Warriors' season-ending, 35-12 loss to Havelock in the NCHSAA 3-A eastern regional championship game.DEFENSE -- John Brooks (James Kenan): Junior linebacker...

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Grant Wilder Wilson Invitational: Aycock's Wallace claims 152-pound title

ROCKY MOUNT -- Charles B. Aycock sophomore Joshua Wallace seized the 152-pound championship during the Grant Wilder Wilson Invitational wrestled at Rocky Mount Senior High. Zack Howard (132) and Jarrett Paynter (180) each placed second. Teammate Jacob Dickenson recorded a...

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Warrior matmen grapple at East Carteret

BEAUFORT -- Eastern Wayne, which has wrestled a challenging non-conference schedule, had just four individual victories during the Hard Nor'Easter Duals contested at East Carteret High School. The Warriors (1-11 overall) fell to Jacksonville White Oak, Jacksonville Northside and the...

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Pierce-Davis Memorial: Eagles, Bulldogs, Cougars compete

BETHEL -- Rayquon Jones and Kaleb Taylor each claimed an individual championship and Rosewood finished runner-up during the team portion of the 23rd annual Pierce-Davis Memorial contested at North Pitt High School. Jones pinned all three opponents at 220 pounds,...

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Preps digest: JV, middle schools

JV * Boys' basketball: Goldsboro Heat 54, Chatham Thunder-White 34 -- Gavin Portela emerged as the Heat's top scorer with 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Cameron Yarbrough chipped in 11 points and snared seven rebounds. Harman Kaler...

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