Sunday, October 30, 2016
CROSS COUNTRY: WCDS girls emerge as the 1A state champions
rcoggins@newsargus.com PLEASANT GROVE -- Robert Glass saw the hunger all season. And Wayne Country Day enjoyed a glorious feast Friday morning. Led by freshman Janae Jones' top-six finish, the Chargers claimed the 2016 N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
GIRLS' TENNIS: Sutton's career ends in state tournament
BURLINGTON -- Elizabeth Sutton concluded her Eastern Wayne tennis career with an opening-round loss to Asheville's Adrienne Haynes during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A individual state championships Friday morning. Haynes, the reigning state champ, defeated Sutton...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
GIRLS' TENNIS: Chargers capture 4th straight dual-team state 1A title
jhayes@newsargus.com BUIES CREEK -- A stroll in the park. That's exactly what developed out of early-set struggles for the Wayne Country Day School varsity girls' tennis team, which rallied past jitters and unforced errors to vanquish Kerr-Vance Academy, 5-0, to...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
BOYS' SOCCER: WCDS falls to Greenfield in state 1A final
bcoley@newsargus.com WILSON -- Top-seeded Wayne Country Day and second-seeded Greenfield were destined to meet in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association state 1-A boys' soccer championship. Both have served as the weakness for the other at some point. On Saturday,...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Ayden-Grifton rolls over Goldsboro
LITTLEFIELD -- Ayden-Grifton built a three-touchdown advantage after one quarter and dominated Goldsboro, 48-6, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game Friday. KJ Alston accounted for Goldsboro's lone touchdown -- a first-quarter, 45-yard scoring pass from Dayquell Dawson. Dawson ended...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Tigers cruise past Gators
WARSAW -- James Kenan continues to find its swagger after a 48-29 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference rival Spring Creek at Bill Taylor Field on Friday evening. The Tigers (4-5 overall) outscored the Gators 29-7 during the middle two periods...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Rampants win league shootout against Golden Falcons
GREENVILLE -- Dontavies Harris punched in the game-winning touchdown with 23 seconds remaining, and J.H. Rose turned back Charles B. Aycock, 56-49, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference football scene Friday evening. Harris rushed for 245 yards and six TDs...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: North Duplin's Archer tallies career-high 6 TDs
NEWTON GROVE -- Will Archer rushed for a career highs six touchdowns as North Duplin hammered Hobbton, 42-12, in a Carolina 1-A Conference contest Friday evening. Archer accumulated 186 yards rushing on 30 carries. His touchdown runs covered a modest...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
NASCAR: Hayden talks about final 4 weeks of season
rcoggins@newsargus.com MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- NASCAR's playoff system is different from most stick-and-ball sports. The teams eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup still get the opportunity to compete, and anyone at any time can play the spoiler role. Teams...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Warriors knock off Saints
bcoley@newsargus.com Darkness blanketed the stadium as Southern Wayne and Eastern Wayne prepared for second-half play Friday evening. All of the field lights went out for an unknown reason right after kickoff. The 20-minute delay turned into a test of mental...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Leopards' Williams runs past Princeton
jhayes@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- If anything, it was the Quamaine Williams show. The plug-and-play junior was electric on Friday evening, mystifying onlookers with dagger-inspired plays all over the gridiron, propelling Lakewood to a dominant-in-all-phases, 48-14 triumph over Carolina 1-A foe Princeton...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: CBA files appeal, waits to hear from NCHSAA
rcoggins@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock has filed an appeal with the N.C. High School Athletic Association regarding a recent in-house inquiry that revealed it had two ineligible players on its football team. The two athletes in question did not...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: Spring Creek @ James Kenan
Spring Creek 14 0 7 8 -- 29 James Kenan 13 15 14 7 -- 48 First quarter SC -- Young 3 pass from Smothers (Miller kick) SC -- Dawson 13 pass from Smothers (Miller kick) Third quarter SC --...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: So. Wayne @ E. Wayne
Southern Wayne 0 7 6 7 -- 20 Eastern Wayne 7 6 7 3 -- 23 First quarter EW -- Tyson 9 run (Dove kick), 1:43 Second quarter SW -- Newsome 4 pass from Walker (Mather kick), 5:14 EW --...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: N. Duplin @ Hobbton
North Duplin 7 21 7 7 -- 42 Hobbton 6 0 0 6 -- 12 First quarter ND -- Archer 2 run (Craig kick), 3:09 Second quarter ND -- Archer 4 run (Craig kick), 11:54 ND -- Archer 1 run...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: Lakewood @ Princeton
Lakewood 6 7 7 28 -- 48 Princeton 0 0 0 14 -- 14 First quarter L -- Williams 52 (kick blocked), 2:37 Second quarter L -- Tanner 61 pass from Williams (kick good), 5:07 Third quarter L -- Sessoms...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: Goldsboro @ A.-Grifton
Goldsboro 6 0 0 0 -- 6 Ayden-Grifton 28 14 6 0 -- 48 First quarter G -- Alston 45 pass from Dawson (pass failed), 2:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Goldsboro -- Xzavior Bowden 9-25; Dennis Coley 6-9; Tilwan James 3-5;...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: C.B. Aycock @ J.H. Rose
C.B. Aycock 7 27 8 7 -- 49 J.H. Rose 14 14 14 14 -- 56 First quarter CBA -- Gough 4 run (Harrison kick) Second quarter CBA -- Darden 12 pass from Flowers (Harrison kick) CBA -- Hemmingway 4...Published: Oct 30, 2016 1:45 AM Full Story