Friday, December 19, 2014
EW's Pridgen, Princeton's Frasier to showcase talents in Shrine Bowl
rcoggins@newsargus.com SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Defensive specialist Dayshawn Pridgen and highly-recruited running back Johnny Frasier have -- once again -- each raised the bar a little bit higher for future football players at their respective high schools. Pridgen is the first...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek boys dump Hobbton
aetzler@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Since returning from a shoulder injury early in the season, Spring Creek's Jordan Hicks has been a double-double machine for the Gators. The scary thing is, he's not even back in shape yet. And if he...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Spring Creek-Hobbton boys
BOYS Hobbton 11 13 10 16 -- 50 Spring Creek 14 28 18 25 -- 85 HOBBTON (2-6, 0-2) Marquez Surrles 2 1 2-2 9, Omar Farrior 3 0 6-9 12, Ty Hunter 1 0 5-8 7, Nicholas Bryant 2...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Snake-bit Princeton boys fall at Neuse Charter
SMITHFIELD -- Tanner Woodard pumped in a season-high 29 points during Princeton's 51-49 loss to defending Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season champ Neuse Charter on Thursday evening. Earl Gibson and Mike Wooten scored seven and five points, respectively. "We're snake-bit right...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Lakewood boys ease past North Duplin
SALEMBURG -- Lakewood outscored North Duplin by 12 points in the middle two periods and pulled away for a 65-52 victory in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday. Tyree Payton led the Rebels' offense with 18 points. Ced Kornegay chipped in...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Tigers erase deficit, top Rosewood boys
WARSAW -- Rosewood let a double-digit halftime advantage slip away in a 50-38 loss to James Kenan in their Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at Harmon Gym on Thursday evening. "We had a hard time scoring a bucket in the...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Lakewood girls defeat North Duplin
SALEMBURG -- Lakewood built a 19-point lead after one quarter and cruised past North Duplin, 61-15, in their Carolina 1-A Conference game Thursday evening. Rylee Pate paced the Rebels' offense with seven points. Deja Aycock supplied three points. North Duplin...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Cox, Ricks spearhead Bulldogs' offense
SMITHFIELD -- Charley Cox and Emily Ricks each tallied 12 points in Princeton's 45-38 triumph over second-year Carolina 1-A Conference member Neuse Charter on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (4-4 overall, 2-0 CC) face South Creek on Dec. 28 in the...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Mercer flirts with triple-double against James Kenan
WARSAW -- Junior shooting guard Lexi Mercer just missed a triple-double -- 27 points, 12 steals, eight rebounds -- during Rosewood's 64-42 romp over Carolina 1-A foe James Kenan at Harmon Gym on Thursday evening. Point guard Krystal Yelverton contributed...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Jones, Darden spark Golden Falcons
DUDLEY -- Myleah Jones and Ashely Darden scored 16 points apiece and Charles B. Aycock fended off county and Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A foe Southern Wayne, 50-35, on Thursday evening. After seeing their 11-point halftime lead shrink to single digits late...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Spring Creek girls snap 8-game skid
SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ashley Marriner shouldn't have even been on the court. She just wanted to prove she could do it. After a thigh injury in the first half, Marriner was told she probably shouldn't go back into the game....Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne matmen rally past J.H. Rose
Victor Skinner earned a match-clinching, second-period fall and Eastern Wayne rallied past J.H. Rose, 36-31, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene. Zach Thomas' pin and Jackson Sisk's two-point decision over the Warriors' Cainen Miller at 126 pounds gave the...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Spring Creek-Hobbton girls
GIRLS Hobbton 10 9 16 10 -- 45 Spring Creek 7 29 8 4 -- 55 HOBBTON (1-8, 0-2) Nina Devone 11 0 9-16 31, Shavonha Bell 2 2 2-3 12, Denise Lamb 1 0 0-0 2. TOTALS -- 14...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle school news
JV * Boys' basketball: Southern Wayne 66, C.B. Aycock 24 -- Michael Evans led the Golden Falcons' attack with nine points. Teammate Elijah Batts added six points. * Girls' basketball: C.B. Aycock 48, Southern Wayne 12 -- Embria Willis...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-So. Wayne girls
CBA 15 10 13 12 - 50 So. Wayne 4 9 18 4 - 35 CBA (11-2, 2-0) Connor Vinson 1 0 0-0 2 Mookie Powell 0 0 1-2 1 Lexi Edmundson 2 0 1-2 3 Myleah Jones 4 0...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: C.B. Aycock-So. Wayne boys
CBA 12 4 16 20 - 52 So. Wayne 12 10 20 14 - 56 CBA (1-12, 0-2) Keshawn Cobb 2 0 2-6 6 Tyrique Ford 1 0 2-2 4 Cameron Kornegay 5 1 4-8 15 Bryce Jordan 0 0...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne boys escape C.B. Aycock
cellis@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- With a little under a minute to go and down by five points, Charles B Aycock forward Cameron Kornegay stepped to the free throw line for two shots and a chance to make it a one-possession ball...Published: Dec 19, 2014 1:48 PM Full Story