DIGEST -- Thursday

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on October 6, 2016 10:09 AM

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Girls' tennis

Eastern Wayne 5,

C.B. Aycock 4

* PIKEVILLE -- Another nail-biter.

Same result.

For the second time in less than a month, Eastern Wayne edged county arch rival Charles B. Aycock, 5-4, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene.

The No. 1 doubles of Emily Sutton-Emily Uzzell and third-seeded duo of Bella Bowen-Samantha Roux helped the Warriors seal the outcome on the Luke Vail Tennis Courts. Sutton-Uzzell defeated Haley Creech-Hannah Tyndall 8-3, while Bowen-Roux upended Lexi Reeves-Michaela Boyd 8-4.

Sutton, Bowen and Roux each emerged victorious in singles. Bowen outlasted Tyndall 6-2, 6-7 (0), 1-0 (10-5) at the No. 5 flight.

The Golden Falcons' trio of Reeves, Meredith Jones and Grayson Lane each prevailed in straight-set fashion during singles play. Jones-Lane combined to hand the Warriors' Morgan Agner-Emily Stratton an 8-1 setback at No. 2 doubles.

"This was yet another great match between two tough teams," EW head coach Craig Hassell said. "Bella pulled out a great win over a very competitive Hannah Tyndall, which proved critical in giving us confidence and momentum going into the doubles. I can't be more proud of our team.

"We had many returners (five seniors with experience), talent and depth and our number one goal was to win the 3-A portion of the conference. All the credit goes to these young ladies as they fought hard all year, and especially twice against a talented and competitive Aycock team -- young and have a great crop of talent to work with in the coming years."

Eastern Wayne (7-6 overall, 7-4 ECC) concludes regular-season play Monday at New Bern.

Cross country

Atwood, Court prevail

* Wayne Country Day's Cole Atwood and Wayne Christian's Paige Court each placed first individually in their respective races during a multi-team meet ran at historic Waynesborough Park on Wednesday afternoon.

Atwood claimed the boys' event in 18 minutes, 55 seconds.

Wayne Christian's Eli Winders (20:35) took third, followed by the WCDS tandem of Connor Bauer (20:38) and Suraj Patel (20:42), who crossed the line fourth and fifth respectively.

WCDS won the team portion with 10 points.

Cody Easom (21:23) and Ethan Knighton (24:12) took sixth and 14th, respectively, for the Eagles. Wayne Christian compiled a three-runner score of 23 -- good enough for third place behind Pope John Paul II.

Harrison Freeman led Faith Christian with a 14th-place effort of 23:54. Four Conquerors crossed the line in successive fashion -- Hayden Voeller (17th, 25:51), Silas Hill (18th, 26:36), Will Edwards (19th, 26:46) and Mason Corbitt (20th, 26:48).

FCA collected 44 points.

Court ran the 5k course in 22:12 and defeated her nearest competitor, Wayne Country Day's Janae Jones, by nearly two minutes in the girls' race. Jones posted a time of 24:05.

WCDS teammates Ashton Gupton (24:52) and Sophie DeAraujo (25:15) ended up third and fifth, respectively. Wayne Christian's Natalie Rheingruber grabbed fourth in 25:03.

The Chargers edged the Eagles 10-13 in the team competition after the Eagles' Maria Memmelaar wound up eighth in 26:21.

Trista Alexander emerged as Faith Christian's top runner with a 19th-place performance of 30:24. Taylor Skinner finished 28th in 35:01.

Volleyball

Spring Creek 3,

North Duplin 1

* SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek turned back North Duplin 25-13, 25-13, 21-25, 25-19 in Carolina 1-A Conference action at "The Swamp" on Wednesday evening.

Ivet Carreno turned in a 26-assist, six-ace performance for the Gators. McKinley Edmondson delivered a team-high 12 kills and picked up seven digs on defense.

Shae Odom had 10 digs.

Maddie Swinson and Taylor Walker logged four kills apiece for the Rebels. Cassy King and Brooke Cottle served four and three aces, respectively. Abbey Pate emerged as ND's defensive leader with 10 digs.

Walker posted six blocks, while Kenzie Taylor had three.

Anna Thornton passed out eight assists.

New Bern 3,

Eastern Wayne 0

* NEW BERN -- New Bern dealt Eastern Wayne a 25-11, 25-13, 25-9 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference action Wednesday evening.

Emily Newsome registered six kills for the Warriors, who saw their win streak end at four matches. Newsome and Naomi Williams combined for 12 kills.

Boys' soccer

North Duplin 5,

Neuse Charter 0

* CALYPSO -- Gustavo Velasquez notched a hat trick (three goals) as North Duplin shut out Neuse Charter, 5-0, in their Carolina 1-A Conference game played at H.E. Grubbs Field on Wednesday.

Wilber Velasquez added two goals and one assist for the Rebels, who improved to 4-6-1 overall this season.

Dario Castenada provided one assist.

ND goalie Raul Romero recorded six saves.

"We played well tonight," Rebels head coach James Foster said. "Our younger players got some good experience tonight."

The Rebels entertain Lakewood on Monday.

Hobbton 7, Rosewood 2

* Hobbton turned a three-goal halftime lead into a 7-2 triumph over Rosewood in their Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at Branch Pope Field on Wednesday evening.

Stalen Massengill notched his team-leading 12th goal of the season on an assist by Geo Abrill. Abrill scored on an assist from Daniel Aburto.

The Eagles (5-7-0 overall, 1-5-0 CC) travel to Neuse Charter today.

Lakewood 4, Spring Creek 2

* SEVEN SPRINGS -- Gustavo Avalos notched both goals in Spring Creek's 4-2 loss to Carolina 1-A Conference rival Lakewood on Wednesday evening.

Jose Reynaga handed out one assist.

The Gators fell to 10-2-1 overall and 5-2-0 in league play.

Girls' golf

Aycock wins meet

* WILSON -- Abby Sauls claimed medalist honors and Charles B. Aycock finished first overall during a four-team meet contested at Wedgewood Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon.

Sauls fired a 92 for the Golden Falcons, who posted a three-player score of 295 -- five strokes better than runner-up North Johnston. Leah Campbell fired a 99, Anna Strickland turned in a 104 and Savannah Strickland carded a 106.

Shamayah Revis led Rosewood with a 106. Becca Dunham and Savannah Bowling turned in 18-hole rounds of 119 and 124, respectively. Bri Sutton recorded a 126.

Casey Mitchell led Princeton with a 95.

JV football

* North Lenoir 20, Goldsboro 6 -- Goldsboro quarterback Brody Morton completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Damien Brown in the second quarter. Malik McLaren led the Cougars' ground attack with 93 yards on 10 carries. Devaeja Shannon posted seven tackles on defense, while McLaren added five stops.

JV

* Volleyball: New Bern d. Eastern Wayne 25-11, 25-27, 25-6 -- Brittany Atkinson and Demya Yelverton recorded four and three kills, respectively, for EW. Yelverton served four aces, Bethany Williams collected 17 digs and Ziomara Williams dished out a team-leading five assists.

* Volleyball: Spring Creek d. North Duplin 25-22, 25-17 -- Mikayla Price collected seven aces and four digs in the Gators' straight-set win. Emily Dupuy provided two aces, two digs and six kills. Shae Odom doled out five assists and served an ace. The Rebels slipped to 5-8 overall and 4-6 in Carolina 1-A Conference play this season.

Middle schools

* Football: Grantham 22, Dillard 6 -- Deyzar Howell rambled for touchdown runs of 20 and 8 yards during the Bulldogs' victory on Wednesday afternoon. Trae Roa threw a TD strike and two-point conversion pass to Tayvon Callahan. Mark Graham added a two-point conversion and led the defense with eight tackles. Roa, Callahan, Kadarius Hall and Tanner Brock each recorded a quarterback sack. Grantham (3-0 overall) entertains Rosewood on Monday.

* Football: Mount Olive 16, Greenwood 12 -- Jerome Moore broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run and Ryan Norton also scored a TD for the victorious Chargers on Wednesday afternoon. Paulensky Francis and Na'Daviyon Pemberton each posted a two-point conversion for MO. Defensive leaders were Francis (fumble recovery), Norton, Moore, Knowledge Broadie and Austin Espinosa. Mount Olive (3-1 overall) is the guest of Eastern Wayne next Wednesday.

* Football: Eastern Wayne 34, Spring Creek 0 -- Danny Stewart, JJ Murray, Hakeem Coley, Zavion Hardy and Malik Jones tallied one touchdown apiece for the Warriors.

NRFYL

* 12-Under: Charles B. Aycock 28, Eastern Wayne 0 -- Armani Holmes paced the Little Falcons' offense with two touchdowns and a two-point conversion. Braxton Morton and Landon Frazier tallied one TD apiece. Frazier also earned a two-point conversion. Cohen Waddell pulled in a two-point conversion pass from CBA quarterback Rico Martinez. Holmes, Frazier and Jordan Tolito combined to rush for 119 yards. Defensive leaders -- Adler Brown (5 tackles), Amontae Pitts (4 tackles), James O'Neal (3 tackles), Anthony Garcia (fumble recovery), Morton (QB sack) and Cody Cutlip (QB sack). The Little Falcons (3-0 overall) face Mount Olive on Oct. 11.