Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Girls' basketball: Eastern Wayne 44, C.B. Aycock 38 (OT) -- Eastern Wayne outscored Charles B. Aycock by six points in overtime. Cassandra Lassiter led CBA with 14 points and Hannah Vinson had 12. Middle schools * Boys'...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Champs: Eagles take ENCCC tournament crown
The Wayne Christian middle school girls' basketball team emerged as the Eastern North Carolina Christian Conference tournament champion with a 37-20 triumph over Faith Christian of Rocky Mount inside Clifford Gymnatorium on Tuesday evening. Beverly Table led all scorers...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
UMO bats heat up on cool winter day
cellis@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- About the only thing hot at Scarborough Field on Tuesday afternoon were the University of Mount Olive bats. With a wind chill in the low 20s and 20 fans (optimistically estimated), the nationally-ranked Trojans pounded out...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Gators keep poise in fourth quarter
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek head coach Taylor Jones constantly glanced at the scoreboard as the numbers quickly changed on each possession. He wrestled with two thoughts -- should he burn a timeout and break his team's rhythm or...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscores: Spring Creek-James Kenan boys, girls
BOYS James Kenan 20 11 26 27 -- 84 Spring Creek 17 18 22 34 -- 91 JAMES KENAN (14-5, 11-2 CC) Karon Williams 4 1 1-2 12, Greg Washington 4 0 1-2 9, Juan Hooper 0 1 2-2 5,...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-C.B. Aycock boys
CB Aycock 17 8 22 12 -- 59 Eastern Wayne 12 18 16 15 -- 61 CHARLES B. AYCOCK (5-19) Jarde Spruill 7 0 2-4 16, Ian Best 2 2 2-2 12, Cameron Kornegay 3 2 0-0 12, Keyshawn Cobb...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Sessoms paces Tigers' attack with double-double
SEVEN SPRINGS -- James Kenan capitalized on an 8 1/2-minute scoring drought, and cruised past Spring Creek, 51-40, in Carolina 1-A Conference play Tuesday evening. Haley Sessoms logged a double-double -- 20 points, 10 rebounds -- for the Tigers, who...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Lenoir girls shock Goldsboro, 50-45
La GRANGE -- Tyona Moses scored 17 points as Goldsboro fell to North Lenoir, 50-45, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Tuesday. Destini Covington had eight points for the Cougars, who led by five at halftime and were tied...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hobbton girls knock off North Duplin
Shanona Bell and Nilinic Devone combined for 34 points to lead Hobbton past Carolina 1-A foe North Duplin, 47-34, on Tuesday. Deja Aycock led North Duplin with eight points. The Rebels fell to 0-19 on the season and travel to...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Atkins posts double-double, So. Wayne falls to Rose
A double-double from Zaria Atkins wasn't enough to keep Southern Wayne in the game during a 53-32 loss against J.H. Rose on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A scene Tuesday evening. Atkins finished with 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists....Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Carolina 1A co-leader Lakewood tops Princeton girls
Lakewood had four girls score in double figures in a 45-22 rout of Carolina 1-A opponent Princeton on Tuesday. Kiara Rich led the Leopards with 11 points. Justina Henry, Brianna Evans and Jade Moore had 10 points apiece. Charley Cox...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood girls cruise past Neuse Charter
Rosewood dominated from the opening tip in a 57-25 Carolina 1-A victory over Neuse Charter on Tuesday. The Eagles led 43-7 at halftime. Lexi Mercer led the way with 18 points, nine rebounds, five steals and two blocked shots. Krystal...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Hobbton boys defeat North Duplin
Collin King scored 23 points to lead Hobbton to a 60-57 win over North Duplin in Carolina 1-A action Tuesday. The Rebels outscored Hobbton 29-15 in the third to take a 10-point lead into the final frame but let it...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Pearsall scores 22 points in Saints' loss
Southern Wayne lost to J.H. Rose, 63-61, on Tuesday night, which allowed Charles B. Aycock to clinch a playoff berth from the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference. Xzavier Pearsall led the Saints with 22 points and Montrell Plummer chipped in 12....Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
RHS boys lose 2nd straight league game
Rosewood dropped its second straight Carolina 1-A Conference game and fell two games behind league co-leaders James Kenan and Spring Creek with a 58-51 loss to Neuse Charter on Tuesday. Dennis Mitchell led the way with 14 points and Zack...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Sasser collects career-high 42 points in Faith Christian win
Richard Sasser scored a career-high 42 points to lead Faith Christian past N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A rival Greenville Christian, 81-73, on Tuesday. Sasser was 14 of 31 from the field. Raleigh Anderson added 13 points for Faith....Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Princeton boys notch 4th win in last 5 outings
Princeton won its fourth game in its last five tries, 52-44 over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Tuesday night. "We're finally playing like the team I thought we would be all season," Princeton coach Jeff Davis said. Mike Wooten...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Atkins has double-double in Goldsboro's road win
La GRANGE -- Nakia Atkins scored a season-high 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Goldsboro routed Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe North Lenoir, 92-61, at Wooten Gym on Tuesday evening. Myron Carmon and Rasheen Artis each scored 14 points....Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Boxscore: E. Wayne-C.B. Aycock girls
CB Aycock 16 8 11 12 -- 47 Eastern Wayne 5 18 20 10 -- 53 CB Aycock Myleah Jones 10 0 3-7 23, Taylor Daniels 5 0 3-6 13, Ashley Darden 1 1 0-0 5, Mookie Powell 0 0...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne girls stage another comeback
aetzler@newsargus.com The Eastern Wayne girls basketball team has been riding some pretty thin lines of late. But coach Phil Gray doesn't have any complaints. After all, they're 22-0. Despite another slow start Tuesday evening, the Warriors made up a double-digit...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Bench leader: Smith uses reserve role in positive fashion
aetlzer@newsargus.com Over the past three games, Micah Smith has sat on the bench and averaged 20-plus points in a reserve role. "I think he just started seeing the game open up from the bench and then when he came on...Published: Feb 11, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story