FOOTBALL: Southern Wayne shut out by New Bern
By Staff Reports
Published in Sports on September 24, 2016 11:31 PM
NEW BERN -- New Bern exploded for 23 first-quarter points and posted a 50-0 victory over Southern Wayne in the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference opener for both teams Friday evening.
The Bears held the Saints to 130 yards of total offense and forced three turnovers -- two interceptions and one fumble.
Quentin Carlton and Manny Walker combined for 83 yards on the ground. Shawtwon Leach and Erin Ermilus also toted the pigskin.
Carlton completed one pass -- a 20-yard strike to Jack Casbarro.
Southern Wayne (1-4 overall) returns home Friday for a matchup against ECC and county rival Charles B. Aycock, which is 4-1 overall for the first time since 2009.
The Golden Falcons were off this week.
Kickoff is 7 p.m. at the Doyle Whitfield Athletic Complex.
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