Wednesday, January 4, 2017
BREAKING: Games moved
Due to possible inclement weather, Eastern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock have moved their respective basketball games scheduled for Friday up to Thursday. Eastern Wayne is the guest of D.H. Conley, while Aycock travels to New Bern. Tip-off at both...Published: Jan 4, 2017 11:58 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Saints display dominating performance against Warriors
rcoggins@newsargus.com DUDLEY -- The gameplan seemed simple. Don't give up. Avoid sloppy wrestling. Work hard. First-year Southern Wayne head coach Frank Stauffer couldn't have asked for better execution against county wrestling rival Eastern Wayne on Tuesday evening. The Saints emerged...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UMO women dump Converse
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive rang in the New Year with an 86-76 triumph over Conference Carolinas foe Converse (S.C.) College on Tuesday evening. Daria Simmons posted her first-ever collegiate double-double -- 28 points, 10...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Rose scores last-second basket to beat EW
It looked a lot like March Madness. Kentasia Street scored on a layup with 2.7 seconds remaining in regulation, then watched as Eastern Wayne's last-gasp heave at the buzzer narrowly missed, giving J.H. Rose a calendar turning, 55-53 triumph over...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: North Duplin falls to James Kenan
CALYPSO -- Phylina Holmes logged a game-high 13 points as James Kenan defeated North Duplin, 57-7, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Tuesday evening. Shymia Newkirk and Diamond Cooper added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Tigers. JK held...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Spring Creek stumbles against Neuse Charter
SMITHFIELD -- Destiney Sutton dropped in 11 points during Spring Creek's 37-31 loss to Neuse Charter on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Tuesday evening. Sutton also recorded six steals and three assists. Belinda Carson supplied six points, 15 rebounds, three...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: D.H. Conley defeats So. Wayne
Samiya Best supplied a double-double -- 17 points, 16 rebounds -- during Southern Wayne's 55-48 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe D.H. Conley on Tuesday evening. Nadia Chesnutt scored 10 points, while teammate Caroline Summerlin collected six points. The...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Wayne Christian crushes Greenfield
Adayah Ginn led four players in double figures with 17 points as Wayne Christian hammered Greenfield, 63-36, during their Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference game Tuesday. Abi Harrelson contributed 16 points. Kasey Norris scored 15 points and Emma Harbuck chipped...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Holloman, Jeffreys pace WCDS
Jala Holloman drilled the nets for 22 points, while Lexi Jeffreys logged a double-double -- 11 points, 12 rebounds -- during Wayne Country Day's 49-30 conquest of Pope John Paul II on Tuesday evening. Holloman picked PJP for seven steals....Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Butts leads RHS past Lakewood
Three-time defending Carolina 1-A Conference champion Rosewood dominated Lakewood, 66-41, on Tuesday evening. Sophomore guard Braylee Butts just missed a triple-double with 23 points, seven rebounds and eight steals. Senior forward Hannah Daniels contributed 20 points, eight rebounds and five...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Rosewood matmen humble Hunt, Tarboro
WILSON -- Rosewood cruised past Hunt and Tarboro in non-conference action Tuesday evening. The Eagles dismantled the host Warriors 77-6 and upended the Vikings 62-17. Seth Finney, Joey Behrend, David Brown, Hunter Weeks, Nyterrius Williams, Christian Decatur, Tim Decatur, Chris...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: CBA grapplers split ECC tri-match
WINTERVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock opened its Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference season with a 1-1 worksheet Tuesday evening. The Golden Falcons recorded six falls and four forfeits during a 66-18 triumph over South Central. Defending ECC regular-season champ New Bern...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: James Kenan rolls over North Duplin
CALYPSO -- Terrion Addison led three North Duplin players with 11 points during a 73-52 loss to county and Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan on Tuesday evening. Ricky Cameron and Malik Cobb each had 10 points. Chase King scored...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Greenfield hands Eagles loss in CPIC play
Darrian Oates turned in a 15-point effort as Wayne Christian fell 88-60 to Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference foe Greenfield on Tuesday evening. Oates pulled down seven rebounds and dished out four assists. Rayshawn Wellington logged 12 points and four...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Hobbton cruises past Princeton
Landon Futrelle emerged as Princeton's top scorer with nine points in a 68-45 loss to Carolina 1-A Conference opponent Hobbton on Tuesday evening. Earl Gibson Jr. tallied eight points. Dylan Rutledge collected seven points, followed by Colby Sullivan with five...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: King drains game-winning shot for WCDS
Jamal King drained the game-winning shot as time expired, and Wayne Country Day turned back Pope John Paul 68-66 in a Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference game Tuesday evening. The Chargers trailed by 13 points in the third period and...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Rosewood snaps 10-game skid
Rosewood snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 67-51 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Tuesday evening. Chance Howard pumped in 22 points for the Eagles, who improved to 1-10 overall and 1-2 against league opposition. Conner Vernon...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box - S. Central @ CBA
South Central 8 12 17 13 -- 50 C.B. Aycock 20 8 10 6 -- 44 SOUTH CENTRAL(5-6) Anna Mewborn 1 0 0-2 2, Brittany Gibbts 5 0 0-0 10, Ninevah Reddick 4 0 0-0 8, Kinnedy Lawrence 5 0...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Falcons knock off Golden Falcons
bcoley@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock owned the first quarter Tuesday night. Drive, kick it out, splash -- South Central's defense really had no answer for it. But a high school game is 32 minutes long -- not eight. Through careless...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' basketball: Greenfield 75, Wayne Christian 65 -- Jaydon Young posted 19 points, six rebounds and six assists for WCS. Jeremy Bently scored 15 points. Blake Tinker and Justin Ashford (seven rebounds) registered 13 points apiece. Addison...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Rampants ease past Warriors
Freshman guard Creighton Lebo rang in the new year with a game-high 26 points as J.H. Rose defeated Eastern Wayne, 48-40, on Tuesday evening at New Hope. The contest was a matchup between Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rivals, and...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box - S. Central @ CBA
South Central 9 4 19 16 -- 48 C.B. Aycock 4 11 6 6 -- 28 SOUTH CENTRAL (11-1) Tahj Riddick 3 0 2-2 8, Tyrice Blow 0 1 0-0 3, Xavier Boyd 6 1 0-0 15, Jahzeer Baker 0...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: South Central defeats C.B. Aycock
bcoley@newsargus.com PIKEVILLE -- C.B. Aycock does not have a player taller than 6-foot-4 in its lineup. South Central, however, boasts two 6-foot-7 sophomores, and a 6-foot-5 senior. The team essentially had "you can't teach height" printed on the back of...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box - J.H. Rose @ So. Wayne
J.H. Rose 11 9 13 15 -- 48 Eastern Wayne 16 7 8 9 -- 40 J.H. ROSE (8-4, 2-2) Tyquan Harrell 0 0 0-2 0, Ben Harris 2 0 0-2 4, I'Zaayzuwon Ruffin 1 0 2-2 4, Tymize Barnhill...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Eastern Wayne-Southern Wayne stats
Tuesday's match (at Southern Wayne HS, Dudley) Southern Wayne 54 Eastern Wayne 18 120 -- Raekwon Hardy (SW) wbf Mekhi Levins-Williams, 5:39.8; 126 -- Lucas Davis (SW) wbf Christian Torres, 3:22.6; 132 -- David Gomez (SW) by FF; 138 --...Published: Jan 4, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story