Thursday, January 12, 2017
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Simmons' 40-point output paces Trojan women
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- When in doubt, look for No. 4. You can find her in the corner. She might be near the free throw line. Or perhaps she's lurking underneath the basket. Wherever Daria Simmons appeared on the court...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UMO men lose lead, fall to Lees-McRae
rcoggins@newsargus.com MOUNT OLIVE -- This one felt like a punch in the gut -- a loss that could damage postseason aspirations. And head coach Joey Higginbotham wishes his University of Mount Olive men's basketball team could get it back. Lees-McRae...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Kinston defeats Goldsboro
Anzarya Cobb scored 12 points, snared six rebounds and paced a balanced, start-to-finish attack as Kinston triumphed 47-32 over Eastern Carolina 2-A foe Goldsboro on Tuesday night at Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium. The victory moved Kinston to 6-7 overall...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Kinston, Goldsboro stage another classic
Pacemaker optional. That was the formed general consensus of a lingering post-game crowd Wednesday evening at venerable Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium, which was treated to a thrilling, edge-of-sanity Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference matchup between Highway 70 foes Kinston High and...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Princeton gets first league win of season
SMITHFIELD -- Austin Sullivan recorded a double-double -- 13 points, 10 rebounds -- as Princeton upended Neuse Charter, 69-57, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Wednesday evening. Colby Sullivan emerged as the Bulldogs' top scorer with 19 points. Garrett Klein...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
WHITFIELD HALL OF FAME: 45th class has 'local' flavor
rcoggins@newsargus.com There's no telling what can happen when George Whitfield unexpectedly knocks on your door. His visit certainly surprised Charles Davis. The two discussed Davis' recovery from knee replacement surgery, chewed the fat about baseball a little bit and then...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BOX -- Rosewood @ Spring Creek
Rosewood 18 16 13 10 -- 57 Spring Creek 11 20 11 14 -- 56 ROSEWOOD (5-8, 4-1 CC) Rylee Myers 1 0 0-0 2, Payton Lane 2 2 1-6 11, Brayle Butts 9 0 2-4 20, Hannah Daniels 4...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Lane nails game-winning shot
BY BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com SEVEN SPRINGS -- Two seconds is an eternity in basketball. That's all the time Rosewood's Payton Lane had Wednesday night as the Eagles inbounded the ball down one point to Spring Creek. And boy, did she...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle school news
JV * Boys' basketball: Spring Creek 57, Rosewood 29 -- Demartae Bizzell pumped in a game-high 23 points for the Gators. Tyrese Artis contributed 14 points. Middle schools * Boys' basketball: Grantham 48, Mount Olive 40 -- Tayvon Callahan...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box -- Rosewood @ Spring Creek
Rosewood 12 9 10 15 -- 46 Spring Creek 9 14 12 12 -- 47 ROSEWOOD (2-11, 2-3 CC) Chance Howard 3 0 3-5 9, Noah Grantham 1 0 2-4 4, Luke Mooring 0 1 0-0 3, Jonathan Peacock 1...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Edwards' FT lifts Spring Creek
Spring Creek 47, Rosewood 46 * SEVEN SPRINGS -- Before Wednesday's matchup against Rosewood, Spring Creek head coach Taylor Jones told his players that it was going to be a dogfight. Jones doesn't lie. Grinding through a turnover and foul-infested...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box -- Kinston @ Goldsboro
Kinston 14 12 9 12 -- 47 Goldsboro 5 8 7 12 -- 32 KINSTON (6-7, 1-1) Sherice Jones 2 0 0-0 4, Samantha Lee 0 0 2-2 2, Leslie Sutton 0 0 0-2 0, Quiara Powell 1 0...Published: Jan 12, 2017 7:49 AM Full Story