Monday, January 23, 2017
WRESTLING: Aycock matmen finish 15th overall at Buzzard Brawl
BUIES CREEK -- Charles B. Aycock placed 15th among 27 teams in the highly-competitive, two-day Buzzard Brawl wrestling invitational contested at Campbell University. The Golden Falcons took 10 grapplers to the meet and nine won at least one individual...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
INDOOR TRACK: UMO trio sets new school records
UMO Media Relations LIBERTY, Va. -- University of Mount Olive indoor track and field standouts Leah Hanle, Taylor Moncrief and Adam Craig each broke a school record during the Liberty Kickoff. Hanle, a freshman, ran the mile in 5 minutes,...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box - S. Central at E. Wayne
South Central 13 26 26 6 -- 71 Eastern Wayne 14 5 15 6 -- 40 SOUTH CENTRAL (8-6, 7-0 ECC) Anna Mewborn 4 1 0-0 11, Brittany Tyson 3 0 5-9 11, Curtasia Canady 0 0 0-2 0, Brittany...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Box - Greenfield @ WCDS
GREENFIELD (0-9, 0-6 CPIC) Sumer Hassan 0 0 0-2 0, Grace DiNardo 2 0 0-0 4, June Khongpatimakorn 1 0 0-0 2, Avery Vester 1 0 0-0 2, Kaelyn Wall 2 0 0-0 4. TOTALS -- 6 0 0-2 12....Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Box - S. Central @ E. Wayne
South Central 20 13 22 15 -- 70 Eastern Wayne 8 16 17 19 -- 60 SOUTH CENTRAL (14-1, 7-0 ECC) Thaj Riddick 2 3 3-4 16, Tyrice Blow 0 0 1-2 1, Xavier Boyd 4 0 0-0 8, Sykeim...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Box - Greenfield @ WCDS
Greenfield 9 17 13 22 -- 62 WCDS 11 13 18 23 -- 64 GREENFIELD (14-8, 4-1 CPIC) Dorieon Suggs 5 0 2-5 11, Coby White 10 4 7-10 39, Elijah McCaden 4 0 0-0 8, Dji Bailey 1 0...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SWIMMING: Jones, Pittman each notch another AQ time
By RUDY COGGINS rcoggins@newsargus.com Spirited races. Fist pumps. Shouts of encouragement. The atmosphere felt like the opening meet of the season as swimmers churned through the crystal clear blue water inside B.G. Darden Natatorium on Friday evening. Instead, it's the...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools news
JV • Boys' basketball: Eastern Wayne 47, South Central 44 (OT) -- Devin Brown recorded a triple-double -- 14 points, 10 rebounds, 10 blocks -- in the Warriors' victory Friday afternoon. Rudy Spears netted 16 points for EW, which rallied...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Chargers beat Cougars with 3-pointer as time expires
LITTLEFIELD -- Ayden-Grifton drained a 3-pointer as time expired and turned back Goldsboro, 56-53, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference encounter Friday evening. Isaiah Wilder paced three Cougars in double figures with 18 points. Jaryan Hargis and Daryl Gaddis knocked...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Hobbton trips up Rosewood
Omar Farrior pumped in a team- and game-high 26 points as Hobbton handed Rosewood a 54-44 loss on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Friday evening. Tucker Chapin emerged as the Eagles' top scorer with 14 points. Chance Howard chipped nine...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: James Kenan races past Princeton
WARSAW -- Austin Sullivan knocked down a team-high 18 points during Princeton's 64-45 loss to Carolina 1-A Conference leader James Kenan inside Harmon Gym on Friday evening. Garrett Klein complemented Sullivan's effort with eight points. Ryan Woodard scored seven points,...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Spring Creek tosses aside Lakewood
SALEMBURG -- Najee Young sizzled the nets for a team-high 21 points and Spring Creek turned back Lakewood, 62-48, in a Carolina 1-A Conference battle Friday evening. Jamerion Dawson contributed 12 points and five rebounds. Dominique Morse provided 11 points...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: North Duplin rolls over Neuse Charter
SMITHFIELD -- Luke Britt tickled the twine for a team-high 20 points during North Duplin's 71-51 thrashing of Neuse Charter in Carolina 1-A Conference action Friday evening. Malik Cobb added 15 points for the Rebels, who rose to 4-9 overall...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Rosewood throttles Hobbton
Rosewood continued its chase for its fourth straight Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season title with a 40-29 victory over Hobbton on Friday evening. Braylee Butts pumped in 16 points and picked the Wildcats for four steals. Backcourt mate Payton Lane contributed...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Princeton dumps James Kenan
WARSAW -- Jordan Benson scored 17 points as Princeton knocked off James Kenan, 44-28, in a Carolina 1-A Conference contest inside Harmon Gym on Friday evening. Jazmaine McCain scored 12 points. Tekiria Cummings had nine points. Head coach Paula Wooten...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Carson paces SC with double-double
SALEMBURG -- Belinda Carson recorded her first career double-double as Spring Creek upended Lakewood, 36-33, in Carolina 1-A Conference play Friday evening. A freshman, Carson scored 17 points, snared 16 rebounds, collected three steals and blocked a shot. The Gators...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Goldsboro ends 3-game skid in league play
LITTLEFIELD -- Destiny Lucas turned in a 24-point performance and led Goldsboro to a 51-37 victory over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference rival Ayden-Grifton on Friday evening. T'ziah Kelly contributed 14 points. The Cougars (5-7 overall, 1-3 ECC) snapped a three-game...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Saints fall to New Bern
Samiya Bess delivered a double-double -- 22 points, 13 rebounds -- during Southern Wayne's 61-45 romp over New Bern in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference clash Friday evening. Bess also blocked three shots. Nadia Chestnutt added 10 points. Kiara Wallace...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Falcons stop Warriors in ECC 3A-4A action
Ninevah Reddick scored 21 points and led a balanced South Central attack past Eastern Wayne, 71-40, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference varsity action on Friday night at New Hope. The triumph moved the Falcons to 8-6 overall and 7-0 in...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Chargers dominate Greenfield, stay unbeaten in CPIC
Behind a 22-point effort from Jala Holloman, Wayne Country Day cruised to a 51-12 victory over Coastal Plains Independent 1-A Conference rival Greenfield Friday night. The Chargers led the match wire to wire. After one quarter, WCDS leapt to a...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: State-ranked South Central turns back EW
By JUSTIN HAYES jhayes@newsargus.com Classically trained. That's exactly how South Central appeared on Friday evening, utilizing a nuanced effort from the whole of its roster to register a by-the-numbers, 70-60 victory over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe Eastern Wayne. The...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Metcalf's 'and one' play sinks arch rival Greenfield
By BEN COLEY bcoley@newsargus.com Wayne Country Day's Marcus Metcalf tirelessly perfects his mid-range jump shot. All of those painstaking hours of practice had to pay off at some point. As luck would have it, that moment came when the Chargers...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
FEATURE: Top Dog -- Chavious helps lead JMU to FCS national title
rcoggins@newsargus.com FRISCO, Texas -- Tyree Chavious received his hat and T-shirt from a team manager. Then he looked out into a sea of purple-clad fans who roared their approval and took photos on Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and any other social...Published: Jan 23, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story