Friday, February 24, 2017
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Jones gets 100th career win, SC escapes Perquimans
SEVEN SPRINGS -- The platoon gospel of Taylor Jones plays on. Spring Creek, long on the versatile, Swiss-blade lineup creations of its head coach, leaned on something else -- its collective conviction -- to survive talent-laden Perquimans, 81-79, in second-round...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Mariners knock off Bulldogs
rcoggins@newsargus.com PRINCETON -- PRINCETON -- Down by 13 with 11/2 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Princeton's heartbeat barely registered on the monitor. The blip appeared. Then disappeared. Finally, the Bulldogs found some fight and resuscitated themselves in the fourth...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
SIGNING: CBA's Gough headed to Wingate
PIKEVILLE -- Caleb Gough donned the No. 5 jersey in his time as C.B. Aycock's premiere running back, most likely because that's how many defenders were needed to take him down. Maybe it's because that's how many stiff-arms he distributed...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: BOX -- Perquimans @ S. Creek
Perquimans 21 21 18 19 --79 Spring Creek 21 21 23 16 --81 PERQUIMANS (19-8) Bailey Symons 5 2 2-2 18, Malik Leach 6 0 4-6 16, Keenan Downing 5 0 5-7 15, Dwuan Williams, Jr. 2 0 1-2 5,...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: BOX -- Terry Sanford @ E. Wayne
Terry Sanford 11 17 13 23 -- 64 Eastern Wayne 15 10 10 18 -- 53 TERRY SANFORD (16-11) Malik Johnson 7 1 3-6 20, Telligence Johnson 7 1 2-4 19, Donte Bowlding 1 0 5-6 7, Gabe...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BOX -- E. Carteret @ Princeton
East Carteret 10 8 15 6 -- 39 Princeton 12 4 4 9 -- 29 EAST CARTERET (18-5) Nychyel Godette 2 2 3-15 13, Susanne Taylor 0 0 0-0 0, Kayla Stewart 3 0 0-0 6, Monica Dixon 1 0...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Terry Sanford eliminates Eastern Wayne
bcoley@newsargus.com Eastern Wayne had Terry Sanford right where it wanted it Thursday night. The Warriors had the early first-quarter lead. Shots were falling, and driving lanes were open. However, the Bulldogs weren't the 2016 state 3-A runners-up by just lying...Published: Feb 24, 2017 9:57 AM Full Story