Sunday, November 13, 2016
SIGNING: CBA's Waddell headed to UMO
PIKEVILLE -- Intimidating. That's one of the buzz words C.B. Aycock softball coach LaVon Matthews used to describe Taylor Waddell. The University of Mount Olive coaching staff wholeheartedly agreed with Matthews' assessment. Waddell signed to play with the Trojans and...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
SIGNING: Princeton's Eklund, Flowers each ink NLI
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- One-stop searching. Princeton seniors Daisey Eklund and Tanner Flowers used the same approach when they scoped out their future homes once they hang up their respective blue-and-gold uniforms. Eklund signed a national letter-of-intent to play volleyball at...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
GOLF: Bartlett scores 'albatross' at GMGC
Crow Bartlett achieved one of the rarest feats in golf -- the elusive double eagle, or albatross -- on hole No. 14 at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course on Friday. Playing partners Craig Sutton, Pat Rowley and John Pate witnessed...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: So. Wayne @ D.H. Conley
Southern Wayne 18 13 0 6 -- 37 D.H. Conley 28 21 21 21 -- 70 First quarter SW -- Walker 58 run (kick failed) SW -- Casbarro 78 pass from Carlton (pass failed) SW -- Walker 55 pass from...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: J.H. Rose @ Eastern Wayne
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Eastern Wayne -- Matt Askew-Betts 12-122, 2 TDs; Junious Tyson 5-11; Zeke Best 2-(minus-3), TD; Anthony McNair 2-0; Marcus Rouse 1-(minus-7); Tyler Davis 1-(minus-1). PASSING: Eastern Wayne -- Best 16-30-1, 255, TD. RECEIVING: Eastern Wayne -- Alex...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL BOX: Goldsboro @ South Lenoir
Goldsboro 7 0 0 0 -- 7 South Lenoir 0 12 0 8 -- 20 First quarter G -- Bowden 1 run (Quiroz kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Goldsboro -- Dayquell Dawson 1-5; Dennis Coley 5-32; Tilwan James 3-8; Xzavior Bowden...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
BASKETBALL: WCDS girls roll in season opener
bcoley@newsargus.com Wayne Country Day head coach David Flowers knows his girls' team is still learning how to master the fundamentals. But against Terra Ceia Friday night, the Chargers appeared to be dishing out the lessons in a dominant 57-23 victory...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
BASKETBALL: WCDS boys fight past Terra Ceia
bcoley@newsargus.com Friday night's game between Wayne Country Day and Terra Ceia was an absolute slugfest -- literally. Sharp elbows were thrown, bloody wounds were formed and angry fans were seething in the bleachers. In the first game of the season,...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FALL AWARDS: Wayne Christian honor athletes
Wayne Christian concluded its fall sports season with an awards ceremony and chili cook-off festival. The Eagles celebrated winning their first-ever Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference volleyball title, and advancing to the final four of the N.C. Independent Schools...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Saints' Casbarro has career receiving night
HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Jack Casbarro reeled in two touchdown receptions and finished with a career-high 128 yards receiving during Southern Wayne's season-ending, 70-37 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe D.H. Conley. Casbarro caught a 78-yard TD strike from quarterback...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Playoff-bound Warriors fall to J.H. Rose
Eastern Wayne is headed to the postseason despite dropping a 70-28 decision to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe J.H. Rose in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Warriors (4-6 overall, 2-4 ECC) gained the No. 1 berth from the...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL: Blue Devils knock off Cougars
DEEP RUN -- Goldsboro's 2016 football campaign came to a close with a season-ending, 20-7 loss to Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe South Lenoir. Zxavior Bowden tallied the Cougars' lone touchdown -- a 1-yard dive in the opening quarter. He...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story
FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Five area teams qualify, Rebels No. 1 seed in Midwest Region
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Some consider college football's bowl season the most wonderful time of the year. The high school football playoffs rank right up there with that sentiment. Back on Aug. 1, nearly 400 teams began early-morning workouts for...Published: Nov 13, 2016 9:40 AM Full Story