Thursday, February 2, 2017
FOOTBALL SIGNING: Mott twins head to Guilford; Floars chooses Wingate
PIKEVILLE -- One afternoon during practice, head varsity football coach Steve Brooks approached Zack Mott. "We don't have a center," Brooks said. Could a tackle-converted-guard learn another position? The sophomore thought the proposition was "crazy." He hadn't taken a snap,...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV news
JV * Boys' basketball: North Lenoir 35, C.B. Aycock 34 -- Jacari Outlaw paced the Golden Falcons' offense with a game-high 16 points Wednesday evening. Alijuan Moore chipped in 11 points. * Boys' basketball: Spring Creek 52, Princeton 48...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
INDOOR TRACK: Area athletes fare well in Carolina 1A championship meet
SALEMBURG -- Princeton's duo of Austin Sullivan and Shae Malham combined to win four individual titles during the season-ending Carolina 1-A Conference championship meet contested at Lakewood on Wednesday afternoon. Sullivan emerged victorious in the boys' 1,000-meter run (3 minutes,...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eagles' Lane knocks down game-winning shot
Payton Lane drained the game-winning shot with 5.5 seconds remaining, and Rosewood turned back James Kenan, 44-42, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Wednesday evening. Lane ended the night with 11 points, four assists and one steal. Braylee Butts provided...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: CBA's Powell flirts with a quadruple-double
La GRANGE -- Mookie Powell posted 15 points and dished out 10 assists as Charles B. Aycock dealt North Lenoir a 44-32, non-conference defeat inside Wooten Gymnasium on Wednesday evening. Powell shot 7 of 12 from the floor, pulled down...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: J.H. Rose nips Eastern Wayne
GREENVILLE -- Nyesha Best recorded 18 points during Eastern Wayne's 63-60 setback to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival J.H. Rose on Tuesday evening. Myesha Best logged 12 points, followed by Treycie Ford with 11. Rayna Gibson and Tamarria Smith registered...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Princeton weathers rally, dumps South Creek
PRINCETON -- Princeton thwarted a late South Creek comeback and collected a 57-48, non-conference victory Wednesday evening. South Creek sliced a 17-point deficit to a single bucket in the fourth quarter. Colby Sullivan and Earl Gibson Jr. combined to shoot...Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Golden Falcons fall to South Central
WINTERVILLE -- Semaj Yelverton turned in a 12-point outing as Charles B. Aycock endured a 67-26 loss to South Central on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Tuesday evening. Greg Jones added seven points....Published: Feb 2, 2017 10:22 AM Full Story