Friday, January 9, 2015
UMO men's volleyball preview: Young, talented team takes the floor
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- The memory hasn't faded. University of Mount Olive co-captains Mike Mann and Tyler Yanez vividly recall watching Erskine celebrate winning the Conference Carolinas tournament title -- and earning the league's first-ever automatic qualifying bid to the...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Davis, Hill lead Chargers in CPIC road loss
FAYETTEVILLE -- Wayne Country Day did not score until 2:30 left in the first quarter and never recovered in a 63-57 loss to No. 5-ranked Freedom Christian in a Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference game Thursday. Joel Davis scored 23...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Freedom Christian girls defeat WCDS
FAYETTEVILLE -- TT Ramsey scored nine points in Wayne Country Day's 48-17, loss to Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference foe Freedom Christian on Thursday. The Chargers travel to Trinity of Fayetteville on Tuesday....Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hilltop girls slip past Faith Christian
Hannah Staubs' offensive putback off of a missed free throw helped Hilltop Christian escape Faith Christian, 37-33, in a N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A non-region affair Thursday evening. Staubs supplied a double-double -- 10 points, team-high 12 rebounds -- as...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton-North Duplin hoops postponed
Princeton athletics director Marty Gurganus announced this morning that the Bulldogs' game against Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin has been postponed due to inclement weather. The teams will play Jan. 21....Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne out-grapples D.H. Conley
GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne drew five forfeits against short-handed D.H. Conley and cruised to a 57-18 victory in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference action. Cainen Miller, Kyler Sprague, Justice Johnson and Jordan Wooten each pinned their respective opponent. Andre Collie, Bryan...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hilltop boys, led by Faith alum, defeat Conquerors
rcoggins@newsargus.com Bobby Stocks always appreciates returning to Faith Christian and recalling his days on the basketball court. But he comes home for a different reason -- as head coach of Hilltop Christian School. And boy, Stocks has undoubtedly been tough...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscores: Faith Christian-Hilltop
BOYS Hilltop 17 18 15 14 -- 64 Faith 8 20 9 16 -- 53 HILLTOP CHRISTIAN (12-7) Andrew Scott 5 1 1-4 14, Brandon Pleasants 0 0 0-0 0, Christian Crawford 1 0 0-0 2, Cody Alonso 3 0...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' basketball: Hilltop 39, Faith Christian 37 -- Ethan Glover led balanced Conquerors offense with 10 points. Landon Ginn scored nine points. Jordan Hill and Dylan Downey provided six points apiece. Faith Christian (1-7 overall) has lost...Published: Jan 9, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story