Moses scores 22 to lead Goldsboro past South Lenoir

By Allen Etzler
Published in Sports on January 31, 2015 11:08 PM

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Girls' basketball

Goldsboro 57, South Lenoir 29

Tyona Moses led the way with 22 points as Goldsboro handled division foe South Lenoir on Friday night, beating the Devils 57-29.

Moses spearheaded a balanced attack from the Cougars, who got contributions from seven other players.

Starting guards Destini Covington, who had eight points, and Alexus Davis, who had six, were especially effective. Both pushed the pace of the Cougars transition offense and kept the Devils on their heels defensively.

"The team played together tonight," Goldsboro coach Latina Bullock said. "They played defense well tonight. The overall team work showed throughout the whole game."

Marquia Suddeth was the only South Lenoir player to score in double figures, ending up with 17 points on the night.

Both teams are in action again on Tuesday night. The Cougars hit the road to take on Kinston, while the Devils are at home against Ayden-Grifton.

Charles B. Aycock 64,

JH Rose 60 (OT)

* Sophomore Lexi Edmundson scored 15 points off the bench for Charles B. Aycock as the Golden Falcons upended JH Rose 64-60 in overtime.

Myleah Jones led CBA with 20 points. Ashley Darden and Taylor Daniels each added 12 points.

CBA (17-4, 7-2) will travel to Conley on Tuesday.

Princeton 58, Hobbton 33

* Freshman Emily Ricks kept up her hot play from a night earlier and scored 15 points to help Princeton to a 58-33 conference win over Hobbton on Friday.

Charley Cox led the Bulldogs with 24 points and seven rebounds. Presley Whitley had eight points and nine boards.

Princeton is 7-11 overall and 5-5 in conference play.

The Bulldogs travel to Spring Crek on Tuesday.

James Kenan 52, North Duplin 21

* After holding North Duplin to six first half points, James Kenan cruised to a 52-21 victory over their Carolina 1-A foe on Friday night.

Nikki Judge had 20 points for the Tigers.

North Duplin drops to 0-16 on the year and hosts Rosewood on Tuesday.

Boys' basketball

Charles B. Aycock 60, JH Rose 45

* Charles B. Aycock pulled off an upset over JH Rose 60-45 to get its second conference win of the year on Friday.

Cameron Kornegay scored 12 points to lead the Golden Falcons and sophomore Damien Darden chipped in 11.

Keyshawn Cobb and Jarde Spruill each added nine for CBA.

CBA (4-17, 2-7) travel to DH Conley on Tuesday.

Princeton 87, Hobbton 56

* Mike Wooten scored 18 points, including knocking down all 11 free throw attempts, to lead Princeton to a 87-56 triumph over Hobbton Friday night.

The Bulldogs had four players in double figures. Tanner Woodard and Tyler Ricks each scored 12 points and Tyler Beasley had 10.

Hunter Britt scored 16 for Hobbton.

Princeton improved to 6-12 overall and 4-6 in Carolina 1-A action and will travel to Spring Creek on Tuesday.

Spring Creek 68,

Neuse Charter 62

* Spring Creek rebounded from a loss to Princeton a night earlier to edge Neuse Charter 68-62 on Friday.

The Gators led throughout and held on knocking down free throws late to win.

Brandon Gonzalez led the way with 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.

Trey Hammonds scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished five assists and had five steals. Gary Williams also scored 12 points.

Najee Young contributed nine points and five boards off the bench and Chad Spurgeon had seven points and six rebounds.

The Gators host Princeton on Tuesday.

Rosewood 57, Lakewood 49

* SALEMBURG - Dennis Mitchell posted a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds during Rosewood's 57-49 triumph over Lakewood in Carolina 1-A Conference play Friday evening.

The Eagles extended their win streak to five games.

"A big game (on the road) especially coming off a big win Tuesday night," RHS head coach Daniel Mitchell said. "I was a little concerned with how we'd come out and play tonight. I knew Lakewood would play tough."

Ethan Chapin and Marquail Al-montaser combined to bury three 3-pointers as Rosewood (12-5 overall, 8-2 Carolina) built a 13-point advantage after the opening eight minutes of play. Chapin ended the night with 13 points.

The Leopards (6-10, 4-6) pulled to within 22-17 with 3:45 remaining before halftime. Costly turnovers and lack of consistent interior defensive play sparked Lakewood's run. Rosewood surrendered numerous offensive rebounds that led to second-chance points.

Lakewood scored 16 points off of offensive putbacks.

"I will say our rebounding needs to improve," Mitchell said.

After the short offensive surge, Rosewood reeled off 26 of the next 39 points over a 10-minute stretch. Dennis Mitchell got warmed up in the paint, Chapin hit his third 3 of the night and Zack Barnes collected four straight points after a technical foul on a Lakewood player.

Barnes supplied 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal.

"We started to handle their defensive trap and finding open players," said coach Mitchell, whose team improved to 5-4 in road games this season. "It was a physical game inside, lot of beating and banging going on, and we're glad to come out of here with a win."

Despite the intense play, the Leopards did not attempt a free throw the entire game. Seven of their 21 field goals came from behind the 3-point arc.

Goldsboro Heat 61,

Chatham Thunder 37

* Goldsboro Heat defeated Chatham Thunder (white) 61-37 on Friday.

Josiah Simmons scored 24 points for the Heat. Gavin Portela added 12 pts and 6 boards. Cameron Yarbrough tossed in 10 pts.

The Heat also beat Chatham (blue) 55-40 behind Portela's 18 pts and 5 assists. Harman Kaler tossed in 11 pts and grabbed 8 rebs.

James Kenan 64,

North Duplin 19

* Nick Taylor scored 13 points to lead James Kenan passed North Duplin on Friday night.

Cedrick Kornegay led the Rebels with nine points.

North Duplin drops to 2-14 overall and hosts Rosewood on Tuesday.

JV

* Boys' basketball: JH Rose 30, Charles B. Aycock 12 -- Elijah Batts led Charles B. Aycock with four points in a 30-12 throttling from JH Rose on Friday night.