Saturday, October 31, 2015
Princeton sweeps Voyager, advances to fourth straight east regional final
bdavis@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- Princeton fans sweated, gasped and cheered as their volleyball team won a nail-biting 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 match against Voyager Academy on Saturday afternoon. The third-seeded Bulldogs (26-1 overall) travel to top-seeded Roxboro Community (26-1) in the N.C....Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:31 PM Full Story
Chargers "three-peat" as NCISAA 1A dual-team state champions
rcoggins@newsargus.com WILSON -- Gianna Democko walked off the court in tears. A straight-set victory, it was the last match of an outstanding prep career. Moments later, those tears of sadness turned into tears of joy. Fellow senior Margaux Pope clinched...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:31 PM Full Story
Eastern Wayne starts slow, picks up steam on offense
rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- It's been a common occurrence that's happened in the pre-game coin toss all season. Eastern Wayne always seems to start on defense, gives up a touchdown and has to work from behind during the early stages of...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:31 PM Full Story
Cougars drop pivotal ECC 2A football affair
bdavis@newsargus.com Goldsboro High's football team still controls its destiny despite a 40-8, senior night loss to Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Ayden-Grifton on Friday evening. But their playoff chances could end next Friday at once-beaten and state-ranked Greene Central. Should...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Wayne Country Day wins first-ever NCISAA 1A boys' soccer state title
rcoggins@newsargus.com WILSON -- Victory, they say, is like a fine wine. It's years in the making and moments in the tasting. Wayne Country Day certainly sampled that delectable and sweet nectar of triumph Saturday afternoon in state-championship fashion. Ben Cohen...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
BOX -- J.H. Rose @ C.B. Aycock
J.H. Rose 35 21 14 6 -- 76 C.B. Aycock 21 7 7 7 -- 42 First quarter CBA -- Gough 24 run (Frederick pass from Flowers), 5:26 CBA -- Ford 85 kickoff return (kick failed), 3:15 CBA -- Matthews...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
BOX -- James Kenan @ Spring Creek
James Kenan 21 13 29 0 -- 63 Spring Creek 0 8 0 0 -- 8 Second quarter SC -- Dawson pass from Edmondson (Edmondson run) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Spring Creek -- Requan Lanier 5-15; Nick Strickland 5-10; Jamal Davis...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
BOX -- Hobbton @ North Duplin
Hobbton 0 0 7 0 0 -- 7 North Duplin 0 7 0 0 7 -- 14 Second quarter ND -- Mora 1 run (King run), 8:07 Third quarter H -- Farrior 7 run (Parker kick), 2:58 First OT ND...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
BOX -- E. Wayne @ So. Wayne
Eastern Wayne 7 13 15 0 -- 35 Southern Wayne 6 0 6 6 -- 18 First quarter SW -- Carlton 23 run (pass failed), 7:55 EW -- Z. Best 1 run (Dove kick), 5:23 Second quarter EW -- A....Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
BOX -- Ayden-Grifton @ Goldsboro
Ayden-Grifton 0 14 20 6 -- 40 Goldsboro 0 8 0 0 -- 8 Second quarter G -- Safety (A-G runner tackled in end zone), 11:53 G -- Tookes 23 pass from Bowden (kick blocked), 11:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Goldsboro...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
North Duplin nips Hobbton in OT
CALYPSO -- North Duplin's defense stopped Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton inside the 1-yard line and pulled out a 14-7 overtime victory at H.E. Grubbs Field on Friday evening. "Gosh, what a heck of a battle," said ND head coach...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Matthews has 212-yard receiving night in Aycock's loss to J.H. Rose
PIKEVILLE -- Chandler Matthews finished with a career-high 212 yards receiving in Charles B. Aycock's 76-42 loss to J.H. Rose in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Friday evening. A junior, Matthews hauled in touchdown passes of 76, 35 and 73...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
Saints, Wildcats play to 3-3 draw
NEWTON GROVE -- Darwin Sure recorded a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) as Southern Wayne battled Hobbton to a 3-3, non-conference draw on Friday afternoon. Shyquell Kornegay dished out two assists, while Nathan Martinez added one assist. The Saints...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
EW's Sutton reaches final 8 in 3A state tennis tournament
BURLINGTON -- Eastern Wayne junior Elizabeth Sutton endured a season-ending loss in quarterfinal-round play of the 2015 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A girls' singles championship on Friday. Sutton, the east regional champ, opened the tournament with a 6-0,...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story
ND's Quintanilla falls in first round of 1A state tennis tournament
CARY -- North Duplin senior Julissa Quintanilla dropped her opening-round match in the NCHSAA 1-A singles tournament played at the Cary Tennis Center on Friday. Winston-Salem Atkins' Diana Alexandrov knocked out Quintanilla 6-1, 6-0. It was just Quintanilla's second defeat...Published: Oct 31, 2015 11:30 PM Full Story