DIGEST -- Monday

By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on November 21, 2016 10:15 AM

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Wrestling

Rosewood places first

* FAYETTEVILLE -- Tim Decatur earned an individual title and Rosewood returned home with the team championship trophy after winning the Mike Stanbridge Colt Stampede wrestling tournament contested at Cape Fear High School.

The Eagles edged the host Colts, 165-163, in the team portion of the day-long individual tournament. Purnell Swett claimed third with 151 points, followed by Terry Sanford (130.5 points) and Gray's Creek (122).

"The Colt Stampede was a great experience for us," RHS head coach Bill Edmundson said. "Our wrestlers learned a very important lesson here when it comes to team competition. Each wrestler contributed to the win.

"(We) were the only school that finished in the top 10 that wasn't (a) 4-A (school)."

Decatur placed first at 113 pounds.

Reid Amodeo (126 pounds) and Jayden Thomas (152) each finished runner-up in their respective weight class. Heavyweight Nyterrius Williams and Christian Decatur (103) each took third.

The Eagles received fourth-place efforts from Chris Hill (120), Louis Tortual (132), Isaiah Kornegay (170) and Hunter Weeks (195).

CBA duo now 7-0

* WILSON -- Returning starters Joshua Wallace and Austin Doyle each improved to 7-0 this season, and Charles B. Aycock secured fifth place as a team in the annual Demon Duals wrestled at Fike High School.

The Golden Falcons defeated county rival Southern Wayne (48-30), North Johnston (72-6) and Edenton Holmes (71-6). They lost to Corinth-Holders (48-33) and tied Southern Nash 42-42, but lost on tie-breaking criteria.

Wallace, Doyle and freshman Canon Barrett each ended the day 5-0. Senior Tyler Marquard and freshman Tyler Hughes each lost their first match of the season, and posted a 4-1 overall record for the multi-meet.

CBA is 4-3 overall.

Cheerleading

Area teams compete

* RALEIGH -- Goldsboro, C.B. Aycock and Princeton competed in the 14th annual N.C. High School Athletic Association Invitational Championship meet contested at the downtown convention center on Saturday.

Goldsboro placed fifth with 58.80 points in the Division II Large Varsity Non-Tumble Division. Aycock scored 55 points and took seventh overall in the Division I Large Varsity Division.

Princeton claimed fifth with 53.30 points in the Division II Medium Varsity Non-Tumble Division.

More than 100 teams battled for state titles in 18 varsity divisions.

Boys' basketball

Northwood Temple 99,

Wayne Country Day 74

* BURLINGTON -- Jimmie Sanders earned all-tournament accolades and Wayne Country Day fell 99-74 to Northwood Temple in the Spartan Classic on Saturday.

Sanders posted a double-double -- 14 points, 10 assists. Teammate Jamal King contributed a double-double (team-high 23 points, team-high 11 rebounds). Cole Atwood knocked down 20 points.

Marcus Metcalf tallied 12 points.

"We came out much better and with a lot more energy, unfortunately it wore off after halftime," WCDS head coach David Flowers said. "Our guys played better and the offense seemed to flow a little bit better, also."

Foul trouble plagued the Chargers, who had two players to foul out.

NTA buried 12 three-pointers.

WCDS opened the Classic with an 87-39 loss to the Burlington School. Sanders scored 16 points and dished out eight assists. King pulled down eight rebounds.

"This one was ugly," Flowers said. "(We) just couldn't seem to get things going offensively. They jumped on us early and never let up. We needed plays and just couldn't get it."

Girls' basketball

Wayne Country Day 61,

High Point Christian 21

* BURLINGTON -- Jala Holloman nabbed a spot on the all-tournament team and helped lead Wayne Country Day past High Point Christian, 61-21, in the third-place game of the Spartan Classic.

Holloman provided 16 points, six steals and six assists.

Lexi Jeffreys logged a double-double -- 24 points, 11 rebounds. Beverly Tabe snagged six rebounds.

"(A) much better game than Friday," first-year Chargers head coach David Flowers said. "It was very good to see the girls respond in such a good way. We applied the pressure to High Point, which caused them to make turnovers and we did a much better job of taking care of the ball and attacking the defense."

WCDS dropped a 75-30 decision to the Burlington School on Friday.

Holloman collected 10 points and five steals. Jeffreys provided six points and eight rebounds. Tabe pulled down eight boards.

The Chargers (2-2 overall) entertain Northwood Temple today.

NRYFL

* 8-Under Championship: Mount Olive 28, Boys & Girls Club 0 -- Travon Usher paced Mount Olive's offense with two touchdowns. Carson Barwick and Ethan Nelson provided one TD apiece. Defensive leaders were Usher (four tackles), Malachi Jenkins (five tackles) and Alissa Brown (interception). Mount Olive (9-0 overall) claimed its fourth consecutive Neuse River Youth Football League 8-Under Division I championship.

* 12-Under Championship: Mount Olive 41, Charles B. Aycock 20 -- Ian McIntyre rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns on runs of 80 and 45 yards. Carlos Zamora contributed 135 yards and three TDs -- runs of 70, 20 and 16. Koree Harper added 66 yards and a 3-yard TD burst. Dejuan Armwood supplied a pair of two-point conversions. Defensive leaders were Zamora (11 tackles), Deuntae Wright (eight tackles), McIntyre (six tackles), Alvin Smith (six tackles), Alijah Brown (intereption) and Jay Boyd (interception). Mount Olive (8-0 overall) claimed the NRFYL regular-season title and Division I playoff crown.