Wednesday, December 7, 2016
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Golden Falcons throttle Chargers
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock pitched a fourth-quarter shutout during its 56-23 dismantling of non-conference foe Ayden-Grifton on Tuesday evening. The Golden Falcons (5-0 overall) forced 38 turnovers and held the winless Chargers (0-4) to just four field goals over...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Gators dealt road loss
DEEP RUN -- Destiney Sutton tallied 11 points in Spring Creek's 55-26, non-conference loss to South Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Ashley Marriner added eight points for the Gators....Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eastern Wayne slips past GC
SNOW HILL -- Nyesha Best led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points during Eastern Wayne's 49-46, non-conference triumph over Greene Central on Monday evening. Treycie Ford scored 10 points. Myesha Best and Rayna Gibson registered seven and six points,...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Raleigh Charter turns back Princeton
Jazmaine McCain recorded 15 points as Princeton dropped a 42-34, non-conference decision to Raleigh Charter on Monday evening. Emily Ricks notched eight points. Takiria Cummings contributed six points. The Bulldogs are 2-2 overall this season....Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Aycock grapplers win 'ugly' at Greene Central
SNOW HILL -- Five Charles B. Aycock grapplers each posted an unbeaten record during a non-conference tri-meet with Greene Central and Beddingfield on Tuesday evening. Joshua Wallace, Chris Parks, Austin Doyle, Tyler Hughes and Canon Barrett each went 2-0 for...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Gators claim road win
DEEP RUN -- Jamerion Dawson and Cameron Jones each flirted with a double-double during Spring Creek's 55-40, non-conference triumph over South Lenoir inside Munn Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Dawson pumped in 12 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:07 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Saints turn back Eagles
DUDLEY -- Polar opposites. Such were the forces on display last evening as Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference pillar Southern Wayne turned back Carolina 1-A member Rosewood, 58-44, in a spirited non-conference varsity girls hoops matchup at "the halo." In every...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Saints hold off spirited Eagles
DUDLEY -- Is it March yet? That was the question many onlookers were left to ponder last night as Southern Wayne withstood a lightning-quick second-half rally before ultimately turning back county neighbor Rosewood, 53-44, in varsity boys' basketball action. Southern...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BOX: Ayden-Grifton @ CBA
Ayden-Grifton 8 3 12 0 -- 23 C.B. Aycock 18 13 11 14 -- 56 AYDEN-GRIFTON (0-4) Kimani Williams 1 0 1-2 3, Maya Hardy 0 0 0-0 0, D'Asia Outlaw 0 0 0-0 0, Angela Davis 1 1...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BOX: Union at Princeton
Union 5 2 10 4 -- 21 Princeton 12 15 15 5 -- 47 UNION (1-2) Justice Johnson 1 0 2-8 4, Brianna Blackmore 1 0 0-0 2, LaTyra English 2 0 2-2 6, Shamyra Hope 0 1 2-2 5,...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BOX: Rosewood @ Southern Wayne
Rosewood 9 3 7 25 -- 44 Southern Wayne 20 8 17 13 -- 58 ROSEWOOD (2-5) Payton Lane 4 2 3-5 17, Braylee Butts 5 0 3-6 13, Hannah Daniels 1 0 0-0 2, Nekia Williams 4 0 1-2...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' basketball: Ayden-Grifton 46, C.B. Aycock 41 -- AliJuan Moore emerged as the Golden Falcons' top scorer with 16 points. Alec Bryan and Jaylan Robinson supplied six points apiece. * Boys' basketball: Spring Creek 51, South Lenoir 33...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' BOX: Union @ Princeton
Union 3 17 13 13 -- 46 Princeton 13 15 11 15 -- 54 UNION (0-3) Derrick Smith 1 0 1-4 3,Nadir Goodwin 4 4 4-6 24, Cole Bass 1 0 0-0 2, Warren Gay 0 2 2-4 8, Trey...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' BOX: Rosewood @ Southern Wayne
Rosewood 3 10 18 13 -- 44 Southern Wayne 13 6 12 20 -- 51 ROSEWOOD (0-3) Chance Howard 3 0 5-8 11, Noah Grantham 2 1 0-2 7, Luke Mooring 0 2 0-2 2, Jonathan Peacock 0 2 0-2...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Princeton eases past Union
bcoley@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- In the fourth quarter of Tuesday night's matchup, Union began to make its final push against Princeton. Bulldogs' head coach Jeff Davis just wanted a layup. Not a 10-footer. Not a wide-open 3-pointer -- just an easy...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BASEBALL: Warriors' Wells verbally commits to High Point U
Eastern Wayne baseball standout Tanner Wells verbally committed to High Point University late Tuesday evening. The senior helped lead the Warriors to 13 wins and an appearance in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A playoffs last spring....Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOY'S BOX: Ayden-Grifton @ CBA
Ayden-Grifton 13 11 17 12 -- 53 C.B. Aycock 15 12 6 17 -- 50 AYDEN-GRIFTON (3-1) Jaylin Moye 0 3 0-0 9, James Richardson 1 0 0-0 2, Diggy Whichard 3 0 0-0 6, Tyree Wiggins 3 1...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Golden Falcons fall to Chargers
PIKEVILLE -- Trailing by three with 13.7 seconds remaining, Charles B. Aycock wasted nearly 10 seconds before Mike Evans found teammate Eli Batts uncovered at the top of the key. Batts got a perfect look at the basket. As an...Published: Dec 7, 2016 10:01 AM Full Story