Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Swim results
Results from a nine-team meet contested at B.G. Darden Natatorium inside the Goldsboro Family Y on Tuesday evening. BOYS Team scores D.H. Conley 92 Rosewood 87 Eastern Wayne 68 Jacksonville 65 Southern Wayne 57 Goldsboro 49 C.B. Aycock 48 J.H....Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Girls' basketball: C.B. Aycock 23, Southern Wayne 11 -- Hannah Vinson led the way with 11 points for the Golden Falcons. Embria Willis dropped in eight points and Cassandra Lassiter scored four. * Boys' basketball: Southern Wayne...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: Greenfield boys @ WCDS
Greenfield 14 14 21 28 -- 77 WCDS 14 15 13 22 -- 64 GREENFIELD (17-8) Isaiah White 3 1 2-3 9; William Crandall 7 0 1-4 15; AJ Sanders 5 2 2-3 18; Malik Tayborn 1 0 0-0 2;...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
WCDS boys experience another third-quarter collapse
rcoggins@newsargus.com Maybe Wayne Country Day should skip halftime of its remaining basketball games this season. David Flowers certainly wouldn't mind. For the second straight game, the Chargers entered halftime with a lead. And for the second straight game, the opponent...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
County swimmers fare well in regular-season finale
rcoggins@newsargus.com It might have been a "last-chance" meet to qualify for the eastern regionals, but Tuesday's regular-season finale at the B.G. Darden Natatorium seemed more like a championship battle. Especially among the Wayne County athletes. Competitors from the four schools...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Southern Wayne boys keep postseason hopes intact
cellis@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- You would have never been able to tell that Tuesday night's matchup between Charles B. Aycock and Southern Wayne was a battle of teams with a combined 29 losses on the year. In a game with postseason...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood boys knock JK from unbeaten ranks in Carolina 1A play
Rosewood knocked James Kenan from the unbeaten ranks in Carolina 1-A Conference play, 55-52, on Tuesday evening. The Tigers (11-4 overall) exited 8-1 and kept a half-game lead over Spring Creek, which travels to Princeton for a make-up game Thursday....Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rebel girls fall to league-leading Lakewood
CALYPSO -- North Duplin continued its season-long struggles with a 61-47 loss to Carolina 1-A leader Lakewood on Tuesday. Rylee Pate led all scorers with 22 points. Deja Aycock added nine. North Duplin (0-15 overall) visits James Kenan on Friday....Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Dakin leads Neuse Charter past Princeton girls
PRINCETON -- Freshman Emily Ricks' 12 points and seven rebounds weren't enough to get Princeton past Neuse Charter on Tuesday, as the Bulldogs fell 57-52 on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene. Jordan Benson had 10 points and Charley Cox had...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Moses records 3rd straight 34-point outing
Tyona Moses scored 34 points for the third straight game and Goldsboro defeated Eastern Carolina 2-A foe Greene Central, 61-55, on Tuesday. Moses was 13 of 17 from the free throw line. Destini Covington and Amari Thompson each added eight...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eagles' Mercer outscores entire James Kenan team
Lexi Mercer outscored the opposition on her own in Rosewood's 64-38 triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan on Tuesday. Mercer dropped 39 points. She had 32 at the half. Rosewood (13-3 overall, 8-1 CC) is the guest of...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Leopards break away from ND boys in 3rd quarter
CALYPSO -- North Duplin won three quarters of its game against Lakewood, but a third-quarter collapse cost them dearly in a 61-52 loss to their Carolina 1-A Conference rival Tuesday. The Leopards outscored the Rebels 30-7 in the third quarter....Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Carolina 1A: Neuse Charter boys rally past Princeton
PRINCETON -- Princeton led by three with 3 1/2 minutes remaining in regulation, but a missed layup changed the momentum and Neuse Charter rode a 17-point offensive surge to a 66-64 victory over their Carolina 1-A foe. Princeton started the...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Faith Christian boys fall to Trinity
Faith Christian struggled to hit from behind the arc in a nine-point loss to N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A foe Trinity Tuesday. The Conquerors were just 5 of 22 from behind the 3-point line and 21 of 66 from the...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Goldsboro boys avoid letdown against Greene Central
There would be no hangover from Goldsboro's upset over three-time defending 2-A state champion Kinston on Saturday evening. On Tuesday, the Cougars kept the momentum going with a 78-59 win over Greene Central in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play. Myron...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
SC's Gonzalez torches Wildcats for 26 points
NEWTON GROVE -- Spring Creek trounced Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton, 89-57, on Tuesday evening. The Gators had 11 players find the scoring column. Brandon Gonzalez led the way with 26 points and five assists. Gary Williams had 21 points...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Minor resigns as Princeton's head football coach
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- The second-best successful three-year campaign in Princeton High football history officially came to a surprising halt Tuesday afternoon. Derrick Minor won't return next fall as varsity head coach. Although his intentions were to resuscitate a dormant program...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
No. 6-ranked Warrior girls top pesky Bears
aetzler@newsargus.com Toward the end of the third quarter, Eastern Wayne found itself in unchartered waters. The Warriors trailed by two -- and had yet to fall behind that late in a game all season. After a timeout, they immediately got...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne boys falter late in 4th quarter
After spending one quarter floundering and falling behind and two quarters pounding the ball into the post against a bigger New Bern team, Eastern Wayne was finally in position to complete a comeback. Then the Warriors ran out of...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscores: Southern Wayne @ C.B. Aycock
Southern Wayne 11 9 2 8 -- 30 CB Aycock 15 6 9 16 -- 46 Southern Wayne (7-11, 2-5) Cierra Thompson 1 0 0-0 2 Kiara Wallace 0 0 0-2 0 Zaria Atkins 5 3 2-5 21 Faith Gurley...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscores: New Bern @ Eastern Wayne
New Bern 9 12 11 10 - 42 Eastern Wayne 9 18 9 12 - 48 New Bern Diajah Hickson 3 1 0-4 9, Teana Lewis 8 0 2-4, Danielle Mitchell 1 1 0-0 5, Mariah Warner 1 0 0-0...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Defensive switch helps Golden Falcon girls
cellis@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Ashley Darden scored a team-high 12 points as Charles B. Aycock defeated county and Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival Southern Wayne, 46-30, on Tuesday night. The Golden Falcons (16-4 overall, 6-2 ECC) led by one point at...Published: Jan 28, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story