Friday, August 19, 2016
PREP FOOTBALL: McClary Jr. ready to make head coaching debut in Dudley
DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne enters tonight's season opener against perennial 1-A juggernaut James Kenan with a new leader on the sideline. Ronnie McClary Jr. was named the Saints' varsity head football coach earlier this week when David Lee opted to...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
PREP FOOTBALL: County rivalry part of tonight's season-opening games
Spring workouts, 7-on-7 offensive camps, scrimmages and 17 days of preseason practice are over. Now the real fun begins. And what better way to kick off the 2016 high school football season than with a county rivalry game? Charles B....Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:49 PM Full Story
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Burroughs signs with ECU
ECU Sports Information GREENVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock graduate Meredith Burroughs, who spent her first two seasons of collegiate eligibility as a standout infielder at North Carolina State, has completed a grant-in-aid agreement to play softball at East Carolina this...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
SOCCER: Doulin's goal in 42nd minute helps Aycock turn back Goldsboro
rcoggins@newsargus.com Cory Worrell walked behind the Charles B. Aycock bench, adjusted his hat and commented that Goldsboro was controlling possession of the game. The Cougars displayed a steady work rate and frustrated the Golden Falcons' defenders by consistently pushing the...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
JV FOOTBALL: C.B. Aycock 35, Rosewood 14
Alijuan Moore rushed for three touchdowns and a pick six (interception returned for a touchdown) during the Golden Falcons' season-opening win at Hardy Talton Stadium on Thursday evening. Seth Shephard scored a TD. Blake Dilda converted all five PATs. The...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOYS' SOCCER: Rosewood falls to Wallace-Rose Hill
TEACHEY -- Stalen Massengill tallied Rosewood's lone goal in a 7-1, non-conference loss to Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday evening. The Eagles (0-2-0 overall) entertain Goldsboro next Tuesday....Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOYS' SOCCER: Chargers' Adkins converts pair of PKs
Noah Adkins converted a pair of penalty kicks and provided an assist as Wayne Country Day knocked off Rocky Mount Academy, 4-1, on Thursday afternoon. Luis Lopez notched the game-deciding goal -- a trapped ball off his chest that led...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOYS' SOCCER: Spring Creek shuts out Southern Wayne
DUDLEY -- Gustavo Avalos tallied one goal and assisted on another goal during Spring Creek's 3-0, non-conference victory over Southern Wayne on Thursday afternoon. The Gators presented new head coach Mario Aguilar Jr. with his first career win that came...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
GIRLS' GOLF: Sauls, Campbell help CBA finish 2nd at Cardinal CC
KENLY -- Abby Sauls and Leah Campbell posted identical nine-hole rounds of 52 as Charles B. Aycock finished second in a five-team meet contested at Cardinal Country Club on Thursday afternoon. Savannah Strickland added a 57 for the Golden Falcons,...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Pittard has seven kills in Goldsboro's three-set road win at Hobbton
NEWTON GROVE -- Becka Pittard logged seven kills and served two aces during Goldsboro's 25-14, 25-20, 25-20 non-conference victory over Hobbton on Wednesday afternoon. Makayla Roberts contributed six kills and three aces. Riley Howell supplied five aces and 13 assists....Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Wallace-Rose Hill sweeps North Duplin
Anna Thornton dished out five assists and Abbey Pate collected five digs during North Duplin's season-opening 25-19, 25-16, 25-21 loss to county rival Wallace-Rose Hill on Thursday. Haley Brogden served three aces and provided three kills. Brooke Cottle collected three...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Wayne Country Day snaps 5-match skid
ROCKY MOUNT -- Wayne Country Day snapped a season-opening five-game skid with a 25-12, 25-9, 25-15 triumph over Rocky Mount Academy on Tuesday afternoon. Hannah Neal paced the Chargers' offense with eight kills. Jaden DisDier served six aces. WCDS (1-5...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Rosewood gives feisty effort against Midway
Midway squeezed out a 26-24, 29-27, 25-20 victory over Rosewood in non-conference action Thursday afternoon. Payton Lane, Ada Rivera, Toree Marak and Braylee Butts each had four kills for the host Eagles. Hailey Weeks and Hannah Daniels recorded two kills...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Herring has 16 kills, Gators slip past Saints
DUDLEY -- Kayla Herring cranked out a team-leading 16 kills as Spring Creek defeated county rival Southern Wayne 26-24, 26-28, 25-10, 23-25, 16-14 on Thursday afternoon. Herring also served six aces. McKinley Edmondson registered 13 assists, seven kills, four aces...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: EW's Jackson sets school record against Hawks
La GRANGE -- Alyssa Jackson recorded a career-best and single-game school-record .909 hitting percentage as Eastern Wayne remained unbeaten in three outings with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 conquest of North Lenoir inside Wooten Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon. Jackson logged 10...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
TENNIS: Golden Falcons net first win of 2016
WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock seized all three doubles points and cruised past Beddingfield, 7-2, on day two of the inaugural Wilson Cup contested at Barton College. The tandems of Meredith Jones-Hannah Tyndall, Haley Creech-Grayson Lane and Lexi Reeves-Michaela Boyd...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
TENNIS: Warriors drop heartbreaker to Gryphons
Eastern Wayne opened its 2016 season with a 5-4, non-conference loss to perennial Big Est 3-A power Rocky Mount on Thursday afternoon. The Warriors notched two singles points from top-seeded Elizabeth Sutton and third-seeded Bella Bowen. Sutton-Emily Uzzell and Bowen-Morgan...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
TENNIS: Wayne Country Day dominates RM Academy
ROCKY MOUNT -- Wayne Country Day logged five singles points and cruised past Rocky Mount Academy, 7-2, on Thursday afternoon. Jennifer Potts, Ally Willman, Langley Barnes, Nancy Chen and Hannah Fessler each prevailed in pro-set (eight-game) play on the singles...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV sports
JV * Volleyball: Spring Creek d. Southern Wayne 25-16, 25-15 -- Shae Odom recorded seven assists and two aces in the Gators' road win. Emily Dupuy posted four kills and three aces. Kloie Jordan and Alex Jordan served two...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB COVER STORY: CBA 'backyard teammates' setting new standard
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Somewhere in the Charles B. Aycock football vault is a piece of game film -- destined to become a vintage highlight -- that turned prophetic. The frame-by-frame account remains vivid. Freshman quarterback Jake Flowers drops back...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Wayne Christian's Pinder cautions team that varsity action is much different than JV
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com The season-ending loss in 2015 -- Wayne Christian's inaugural leap into football -- remains vivid to Scott Pinder. He asked the team if they had fun. Shouts of "yes sir!" came from the players. Although disappointment...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Offseason 'homework' good for the Gators
rcoggins@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Though its final record says otherwise, Spring Creek is coming off a somewhat historic 2015. The Gators won consecutive season-opening games for the first time in school history. That success translated into a 2-0 start --...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 Spring Creek roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 1 Jamaal Davis RB/LB 5-6 155 Sr. 3 Austin Reynolds WR/LB 5-10 157 Sr. 4 Najee Young WR/CB 5-8 150 Sr. 7 Jessie Casper QB/S 5-7 155 Sr. 9 Michael Bell WR/CB 5-7 130...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Still young, but Saints' Lee definitely likes the effort
rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- This is the time for Southern Wayne's young players, who stepped into starting roles last season, to prove themselves. And the mental game, undoubtedly, is the "X" factor. Victories haven't come in abundance for the Saints, who...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Young, sizable linemen could carry Rosewood
bcoley@newsargus.com Before the 2014 season, the Rosewood football program had not won seven games in more than a decade. Two years ago, the Eagles tallied seven victories. They followed that with another seven-win performance in 2015. Rosewood head coach Robert...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 Rosewood roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 1 Michael Reed QB/DB 5-10 185 Soph. 2 Montonio Wheeler SE/DB 6-1 145 Sr. 3 Sitahj Robertson FB/LB 5-18 160 Sr. 4 Raymondi McCullen RB/DB 5-6 155 Jr. 5 Tucker Chapin QB/FS 6-1 165...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Princeton's Wing-T offense requires speed, discipline
bcoley@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- In 2015, Princeton head coach Travis Gaster experienced a harsh, forgettable opening schedule to begin his tenure in Bulldog Country. The team was 0-5 and opponents had outscored them 169-26. While Gaster admits the first few games...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 Princeton roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 2 Spinner Hicks DB 5-7 130 Jr. 3 Gavin Wilson DL 5-7 140 Jr. 5 Earl Gibson Jr. FB 5-9 180 Sr. 6 Brandon Ward WR 5-7 125 Jr. 7 AJ Webb LB 5-10...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Philosophy never changes for Rebels, who like to run the pigskin
CALYPSO -- Plastered on the back wall of North Duplin's weight room is an 8.5-by-11-inch white paper that reads "3.5+3.5+3.5 = FIRST DOWN." The same paper can be seen on the wall outside the coach's office, and below a whiteboard...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 North Duplin roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 5 Gage Smith QB/DB 5-10 150 Jr. 7 Kenny Sheppard RB/DB 5-10 181 Jr. 9 William Archer QB/LB 6-1 180 Jr. 10 Chase King WR/DB 5-7 127 Sr. 14 Schmid Romeus LB/TE 6-0 190...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 Goldsboro High roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 1 KJ Alston CB/WR 6-0 170 Sr. 2 Jacob Owens WR/FS 6-1 170 Sr. 3 Ronnie Tookes WR 6-3 160 Sr. 4 Adrian Safford ATH 6-0 165 Sr. 5 De'Eric Reid WR/DB 5-10 145...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Johnson, team live with motto to 'rise as one' in 2016 season
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@nwsargus.com Bennett Johnson will take your questions. Further, he will provide answers. Against a backdrop of ambient, loose-change chatter at the east end of famed Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium, the Goldsboro High varsity football coach presides over...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: 2016 Eastern Wayne roster
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Class 1 Malyk Williams RB/S 6-0 200 Jr. 2 Mathew Askew-Betts RB/LB 6-0 205 Sr. 3 Taevian Jackson RB/LB 6-1 225 Fr. 4 Andrew Fricks QB/LB 5-9 175 Fr. 5 Anthony McNair LB/RB 5-9 185...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: Oates to Warriors: 'Your dreams are what you make of them'
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com Leander Oates doesn't sell dreams. The first-year Eastern Wayne varsity football coach scripts reality, in plain language, and presents it daily to his players through a multitude of non-negotiable, blue-and-old gold truisms. A bit brand new...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
FOOTBALL TAB: CBA's Brooks confident, key elements return from 2015
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- The field house at Charles B. Aycock is a purist-bent coaching lair, trimmed in powder blue and humming with the lingering ode of workout gear and 419 bermuda. Two white boards hang on opposite...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
VOLLEYBALL: Golden Falcons sweep Cougars
PIKEVILLE -- In its first two games of the season, the Goldsboro volleyball team had not dropped a set, and had not allowed more than 20 points to its opening 1-A opponents. But on Thursday night, Cougars' head coach TJ...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story
BOXSCORE: C.B. Aycock soccer @ Goldsboro
C.B. Aycock 1 2 -- 3 Goldsboro 1 0 -- 0 Goals: C.B. Aycock (McIver, Doulin, Zacharzuk), Goldsboro (Quiroz). Assists: C.B. Aycock 1 (Jordan). Shots on goal: C.B. Aycock 11, Goldsboro 10. Corner kicks: C.B. Aycock 1, Goldsboro 3. Saves:...Published: Aug 19, 2016 1:48 PM Full Story