Friday, January 20, 2017
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Gators escape Rebels on the road
CALYPSO -- Prior to the start of Monday morning's holiday shootaround, Spring Creek varsity basketball coach Taylor Jones gathered his team in the jump circle at "The Swamp." Less than 72 hours removed from a stirring road triumph at Carolina...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
FEATURE: Spring Creek -- On the clock
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The music, a digital scroll of new country, 80's arena rock and bouncy hip-hop, reaches a cutting halt. In the gathering silence, a round saunters into form at the center jump circle. The Monday morning, free-form warmup...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box -- SC @ N. Duplin
GIRLS Spring Creek 19 9 14 20 -- 62 North Duplin 13 5 5 5 -- 28 SPRING CREEK (7-7, 4-2) Destiney Sutton 6 1 0-2 15, Ashley Marriner 5 0 4-4 14, Jordan Lane 2 0 0-2 4, Ivey...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Carson has 18-point outing for Gators
CALYPSO -- Belinda Carson scored a game-high 18 points and secured five rebounds to propel Spring Creek past North Duplin, 62-28, in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening. The triumph moved the Gators to 7-7 overall and 4-2 in matters...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Goldsboro resident White reaches 2,000 points
WILSON -- Greenfield junior and Goldsboro resident Coby White needed barely half a minute to reach 2,000 points during his varsity career Tuesday evening. White reached the milestone with 7:40 remaining in the first period against Wayne Christian during their...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Rosewood matmen beat Trask, fall to Laney
Eagles earn split * ROCKY POINT -- Rosewood's Timothy Decatur remained unbeaten in 46 outings this season, and the Eagles split a non-conference tri-meet at Heide Trask on Thursday evening. The Eagles lost 38-20 to Wilmington Laney and defeated the...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box -- SC @ N. Duplin
BOYS Spring Creek 18 15 17 18 -- 68 North Duplin 21 14 14 15 -- 64 SPRING CREEK (10-5, 5-1) Dominique Morse 3 2 1-3 13, Najee Young 4 1 4-5 15, Jamerion Dawson 4 0 1-5 9, Landon...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box -- New Bern @ EW
New Bern 4 10 7 7 -- 28 E. Wayne 12 20 14 15 -- 61 NEW BERN (7-10, 2-5 ECC) Jakayla Kelly 1 0 0-0 2, EJ Henderson 1 0 0-0 2, Mynaiah Payton 0 0 1-2 1, Diondra...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Warriors dismantle Bears
Eastern Wayne 61, New Bern 28 * Three consecutive losses were enough for Eastern Wayne head coach Michael Gurganus. He needed to see fire and he needed to see urgency -- any proof that his team was capable of bouncing...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' basketball: Spring Creek 62, North Duplin 32 -- Demartae Bizzell pumped in a team-high 22 points during the Gators' road win Thursday evening. Tyrese Artis contributed 12 points. Middle schools * Boys' basketball: Neuse Charter 54,...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box -- New Bern @ EW
New Bern 8 16 8 15 -- 47 E. Wayne 7 18 18 14 -- 57 NEW BERN (5-11, 2-5 ECC) Mike Steinman 2 0 4-6 8, Alston Norwaood 2 0 1-1 5, Frank Fortescue 1 2 2-2 10, Patrick...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Eastern Wayne dominates New Bern in 2nd half
bcoley@newsargus.com There was nothing smooth about Eastern Wayne's first-half offense Thursday night. Sloppy plays in transition, ill-advised 3-point attempts and limited moves to the basket defined the first 16 minutes. All signs pointed toward a loss to New Bern --...Published: Jan 20, 2017 9:59 AM Full Story