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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

BASKETBALL | Wayne Country Day - New Life Academy Notebook

Cole Atwood and Marcus Metcalf each scored 16 points as Wayne Country Day cruised past New Life Christian Academy, 92-27, on Monday. Linwood Grady and Javon Outlaw also played well, both finishing with 10 points apiece. Now 4-1 on the...

Friday, November 24, 2017

WRESTLING | Rosewood dominates Sass-Holmes Duals

The Rosewood High grapplers continued their impressive start to the season on Wednesday by going a perfect 5-0 at the Sass-Holmes Memorial Duals. Individual match results are as follows: Rosewood 43, North Brunswick 30 160: Grayson Denman (NOBR) over Collin...

WRESTLING | Franklinton 56, C.B. Aycock 24

FRANKLINTON --  Despite strong performances from Austin Doyle (106), Canon Barrett (113) and Devin Maldonado (120), the Charles B. Aycock wrestling troupe fell in decisive fashion to host Franklinton in the opening match of a dual-team event on Tuesday. The...

JV BOYS BASKETBALL | Southern Wayne 55, Goldsboro 49

DUDLEY -- Goldsboro received 13 points from guard Khari Anderson, but it wasn't enough to propel the Cougars past host Southern Wayne on Friday....

GIRLS' BASKETBALL | Goldsboro 54, Southern Wayne 50

DUDLEY -- Junior guard Tziah Kelly scored a game-high 22 points on Wednesday to lead Goldsboro past ECC 3A member Southern Wayne. The navy-and-old gold also received quality play from Aleesha Boyette, who netted 14 points. Southern got another double-double...

BASKETBALL | Goldsboro 73, Southern Wayne 59

DUDLEY -- Isaiah Wilder netted 18 points, senior sharpshooter Jarrod Scott added 16 and Goldsboro made light work of Southern Wayne in a county duel on Wednesday night. Tyzhaun Claude and Christian Bullock also enjoyed a productive night, scoring 15...

BASKETBALL | C.B. Aycock rights ship, spills Princeton

PRINCETON -- Jaylan Robinson scored 22 points on Wednesday as Charles B. Aycock ran away from Princeton High, 69-51, in a non-conference holiday tilt at Deacon Jones Gymnasium. Robinson's outing -- which included a pair of triples and five trips...

FOOTBALL | North Duplin, Pamlico quite similar --on paper

CALYPSO --  The statistics, polished and presented in varied formats on the Maxpreps website, are colorful and splashy. There are charts, circular in shape and endless in array, that identify team leaders.   There are also graphs, radar-inspired scoring breakdowns...

Thursday, November 23, 2017

VARSITY HOOPS --Dixon High | Rosewood Notebook

Rosewood 41, Dixon High 39 Marquel Vaughn and Michael Reid netted 10 points apiece as Rosewood booked 21 points in the final quarter to file a come-from-behind victory over Dixon High. Rosewood (1-0) next sees action on Nov 28. versus...

VARSITY HOOPS --C.B. Aycock drops two in Wilson

Wilson Hunt 67, C.B. Aycock 59 WILSON -- Eli Batts finished with 20 points, but it wasn't enough to counter a disciplined, athletic Hunt outfit on Tuesday evening. Tayquan Hampton also enjoyed a fine outing, scoring 11 points for the...

VARSITY HOOPS --SC finds form, pulls away from South Lenoir

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Junior guard Demartae Bizzell made quite the introduction on Tuesday night, scoring 17 points in his varsity debut to help East Central 2A member Spring Creek to a 73-66 victory over South Lenoir. His play was complemented...

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Varsity Basketball -- Goldsboro | Eastern Wayne Notebook

Goldsboro 73, Eastern Wayne 60 Tyzshaun Claude scored 22 points to lead a balanced Goldsboro outfit by Wayne County foe Eastern Wayne on Monday. The triumph moved GHS to 3-0 this season. Claude's superb play was complemented by DJ Waters,...

Norris leads Wayne Christian to road victory

WILSON -- Senior point guard Kasey Norris scored a team-high 18 points on Tuesday to lead Wayne Christian past Greenfield, 56-49. The Lady Eagles now stand 2-1 on the season. Brianna Verme also performed ably, contributing 13 points. Adaya Ginn...

Girls Varsity Basketball -- Norris leads Wayne Christian to victory

WILSON -- Senior point guard Kasey Norris scored a team-high 18 points on Tuesday to lead Wayne Christian past Greenfield, 56-49. The Lady Eagles now stand 2-1 on the season. Brianna Verme also performed ably, contributing 13 points. Adaya Ginn added...

Varsity Basketball -- Goldsboro | Eastern Wayne Notebook

Goldsboro 73, Eastern Wayne 60 Tyzshaun Claude scored 22 points to lead a balanced Goldsboro outfit by Wayne County foe Eastern Wayne on Monday. The triumph moved GHS to 3-0 this season. Claude's superb play was complemented by DJ Waters,...

Girls Varsity Basketball --Bess, Southern Wayne trounce North Lenoir

Southern Wayne 45, North Lenoir 26DUDLEY -- Samiya Bess registered her third consecutive double-double -- 12 points and 10 rebounds -- as Southern Wayne cruised by North Lenoir on Monday evening. Takeitha Glaspie also played well, scoring 9 points and hauling in 16...

Bess, Southern Wayne trounces North Lenoir

DUDLEY -- Samiya Bess registered her third consecutive double-double -- 12 points and 10 rebounds -- as Southern Wayne cruised by North Lenoir on Monday evening. Takeitha Glaspie also played well, scoring 9 points and hauling in 16 rebrounds...

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Wayne Country Day sweeps Lawrence Academy

Wayne Country Day (3-1) outclassed visiting Lawrence Academy on Monday, scoring every player on its roster en route to a 88-38 victory. The contest was the Chargers' final test until after Thanksgiving. Jaden Cooper led a balanced effort from the...

Wayne Christian drops two at Greenfield

Greenfield 52, Wayne Christian 23 WILSON -- Paul Rose scored 12 points and Thomas Bouknight netted 11 points for Wayne Christian, who dropped a lopsided tilt on Monday to Greenfield School. The Eagles will play their first home game of...

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL --Wayne Christian drops two at Greenfield

Greenfield 52, Wayne Christian 23 WILSON -- Paul Rose scored 12 points and Thomas Bouknight netted 11 points for Wayne Christian, who dropped a lopsided tilt on Monday to Greenfield School. The Eagles will play their first home game of...

BASKETBALL --Wayne Country Day sweeps Lawrence Academy

1) outclassed visiting Lawrence Academy on Monday, scoring every player on its roster en route to a 88-38 victory. The contest was the Chargers' final test until after Thanksgiving. Jaden Cooper led a balanced effort from the point guard slot,...

Monday, November 20, 2017

WRESTLING --Aycock grapplers earn split at Demon Duals

WILSON -- After falling in its opening two matches on Saturday, Charles B. Aycock rallied to earn a split at the annual Demon Duals at Fike High School. CBA fell to Clayton and host Fike to begin the event, but found...

WRESTLING --Eastern Wayne suffers at Tri-Match

Rocky Mount 42, Eastern Wayne 28 132: Dominique Boddie (ROMO) over Charles Singleton (EAWA) (Fall 0:00) 138: Keyonte Williams (ROMO) over Landon Reiber (EAWA) (Fall 0:00) 145: Isaiah Bass (EAWA) over   (ROMO) (For.) 152: Myles Powell (ROMO) over   (EAWA) (For.)...

BOYS BASKETBALL --Wayne Country Day posts .500 week

Wayne Country Day 78, Rocky Mount Academy 60 ROCKY MOUNT -- A balanced effort led Wayne Country Day School past Rocky Mount Academy, 78-60, on Friday evening. Tracey Whitfield and Linwood Grandy scored 15 points apiece for the Chargers, who...

GIRLS BASKETBALL --Southern Wayne 63, Goldsboro 49

Southern Wayne 53, Goldsboro 49 Samiya Bess scored 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as visiting Southern Wayne defeated county rival Goldsboro, 53-49, on Friday evening at Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium. Alissa Meadows added 14 points, while Machiah Moore contributed...

GIRLS BASKETBALL --Jeffreys, Holloman key solid week for Country Day

Wayne Country Day 67, Rocky Mount Academy 30 ROCKY MOUNT -- Lexi Jeffreys scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Jala Holloman added 13 points and Wayne Country Day generated 21 steals as a team en route to a 37-point...

JV BOYS HOOPS ROUNDUP -- Goldsboro, Aycock post wins

Goldsboro 49, Southern Wayne 47 Goldsboro's Dameon Brown scored 10 points on Friday to push GHS past Southern Wayne in the final minute. C.B. Aycock 50, West Johnston 26 PIKEVILLE -- Sophomore Mohammad Dalia scored 13 points to lead CBA's...

JC GIRLS HOOPS ROUNDUP --Hoskins, Nielsen lead Wayne Country Day

ROCKY MOUNT --  Whitney Hoskins and Hayden Nielsen accounted for 65 percent of Wayne Country Day's offensive production on Friday, as the Lady Chargers turned back Rocky Mount Academy 23-18. Hoskins contributed eight points, while Nielsen added seven. The victory...

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Perfect Call --Princeton's Bryant commits to UMO

PRINCETON -- On the fringe of a partisan assemblage in the still-splashy confines of Deacon Jones Gymnasium on Tuesday afternoon, Randy Bryant watched the construction of his daughter's signing day set. Piece by piece, it became tangible. There was the...

BASKETBALL --Goldsboro turns back C.B. Aycock

Goldsboro overcame a slim halftime deficit on Wednesday night to notch a season-opening victory over ECC 3A member and Wayne County foe Charles B. Aycock, 71-54, at venerable Norvell T. Lee Gymnasium. Christian Bullock paced the Cougars with 13 points,...

Girls Basketball --Goldsboro 40, C.B. Aycock 39

Goldsboro got 18 points from Tziah Kelly and 10 points from Aleesha Boyette in Wednesday night's 1-point victory over Wayne County foe Charles B. Aycock....

WRESTLING --Rosewood 49, Athens Drive 25

RALEIGH -- Rosewood opened its 2017 wrestling campaign with a dominant performance on Wednesday at Athens Drive High School. Individual results are as follows: 182: David Brown (ROSE) over Henry Moore (ATDR) (Fall 2:49) 195: Mohammad Husein (ATDR) over Luke...

JV BASKETBALL --Goldsboro 57, C.B. Aycock 32

Aaron Scott managed 13 points for Goldsboro, who won in lopsided fashion over visiting Aycock. Dishon Rhodes also netted 10 points for the hosts....

NEUSE RIVER FOOTBALL --Dunn, McClarin lead CBA rout of Eastern Wayne

The slippery Jayden Dunn rushed for 173 yards and a pair of touchdowns on Wednesday night as C.B. Aycock ran away from league foe Eastern Wayne in hide-n-seek fashion. Dunn's effort was supplemented by the capable Zymere McClarin, who picked...

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Prep Softball --CBA's Taylor Puetz signs with North Carolina

PIKEVILLE -- The setting, trimmed in blue and ornamented with balloons, was familiar. So too were the faces surrounding Charles B. Aycock senior Taylor Puetz, who watched with a diverse range of  emotion on Monday as the senior carefully penned...

Prep Basketball --Wayne Christian's Oates goes wild in road setback

ERWIN -- Senior guard Darrian Oates torched the nets for 48 points on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough to propel Wayne Christian past Cape Fear Christian Academy. The setback moved Wayne Christian to 0-2 on the season. Jaydon Young tallied 13...

Prep Basketball --Lady Saints suffer 47-44 loss at Northern Nash

ROCKY MOUNT -- Samiya Bess led all scorers with 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, but is wasn't enough to overcome a balanced Northern Nash squad on Tuesday evening. Machiah Moore tallied nine points for the Lady Saints, while Kiah...

Prep Wrestling --Powder Blues earn split

Charles B. Aycock earned a split in its season-opener on Tuesday, defeating Princeton (54-24),  but falling to 3A power Corinth-Holders (60-24). The senior duo of Austin Doyle (106) and Zach Creel (145) opened its final campaign in 2-0 fashion, as...

JV Basketball --Northern Nash downs Southern Wayne, 21-8

Nakaylah Carter and Nykia Peguese both had four points apiece for the Lady Saints, who fell to 0-1 on the season....

Middle School Basketball --Cape Fear edges Wayne Christian

ERWIN -- Paul Rose paced the Eagles with eight points in a season-opening loss on Tuesday. Wayne Christian next plays on Nov. 20, when it travels to face Greenfield School in Wilson....

Middle School Girls Basketball --Cape Fear 24, Wayne Christian 14

ERWIN -- Hayli Verme scored six points for the visiting Eagles, who next play on Nov. 20 at Greenfield School....

Club Soccer --Wayne County United storms Greensboro

GREENSBORO -- The Wayne County United Soccer Club earned a sweep of the U12 and U13 boys' bracket last weekend at the Adidas Clash Tournament held at the Bryan Park Soccer Complex. "It was another great weekend for our club and...

Sunday, November 12, 2017

FOOTBALL --Rosewood JV troupe collects Carolina 1A share

Change can be a good thing. The Rosewood High junior varsity football outfit, which won just four games a season ago, made a late alteration to its locker room in August when it brought former Goldsboro High fixture Danny Merritt...

Saturday, November 11, 2017

FOOTBALL --Goldsboro falls to SW Onslow

JACKSONVILLE -- Up 6-0 on third-seeded Southwest Onslow at halftime -- the Stallions first deficit at intermission since the fourth week of the season, Goldsboro coach Elvin James was feeling good. "We felt good going in," said James, who was...

FOOTBALL --Western Alamance 59, Eastern Wayne 20

ELON -- Top seeded Western Alamance proved its worth on Friday, racing out to a 28-6 advantage after one quarter before salting away Eastern Wayne in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A football playoffs. Eastern...

FOOTBALL --West Montgomery 48, Rosewood 0

MOUNT GILEAD -- Jataviun Leake rushed for 178 yards and a pair of touchdowns on Friday as West Montgomery rolled to a lopsided triumph over Rosewood High in opening-round play of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A football playoffs....

FOOTBALL --Riverside 71, Princeton 50

WILLIAMSTON -- Junior quarterback Lamar Wilkins rushed for five touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to propel Princeton past host Riverside on Friday evening during first-round action of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A football playoffs.   The Bulldogs also...

BASEBALL --Howard, Peacock, Harris sign national letters of intent

The celebration, draped wall-to-wall in purple and gold yet occasionally interrupted by threads of maroon and green, looked just like it should have. After all, it was their signature design. On Nov. 8, the trio of Chance Howard, Jonathan Peacock...

BASKETBALL --Wayne Country Day punishes Ridgecroft

Linwood Grandy scored a game-high 19 points, Javon Outlaw added 13 and Cole Atwood tallied nine points and 10 rebounds in Wayne Country Day's 80-19 dismantling of Ridgecroft on Thursday. Marcus Metcalf added 10 points for WCDS, while Tracey Whitfield...

BASKETBALL --Holloman, Jeffreys lead Lady Chargers

Jala Holloman and Lexi Jeffreys both scored 16 points to lead Wayne Country Day past Ridgecroft, 50-20, on Thursday evening. In a contest that was never in doubt, the hosts assumed a 35-3 halftime advantage. Senior Lillian Freeman also played...

BASKETBALL --WCDS JV outfits prosper

BoysCam Gerrard scored 13 points and Trent Elliot tallied 11 as Wayne Country Day School posted a 47-31 victory over Ridgecroft on Thursday. GirlsJa'Kea Brunson scored nine points and Whitney Hoskins added five as Wayne Country Day turned back Ridgecroft,...

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL --Norwayne 40, Grantham 12

Elisha Davis and Tylil Faison each ran for a pair of touchdowns, Styles Kendall added another as Norwayne punished Grantham in runaway fashion on Wednesday. Dorelle Harrison added a pair of 2-point conversions, while Deontay Hooker tallied one. Defensively, the...

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL --Mount Olive 32, Spring Creek 0

Josh McCullen, Ian McIntyre and Carlos Zamora each filed rushing touchdowns on Wednesday as Mount Olive breezed past Spring Creek. Chris Strickland and McCullen anchored the Mount Olive defense, each recording seven tackles. Wadson Pierre-Louis and Zamora each had a...

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Princeton wins OT thriller versus Rosewood

PRINCETON --  Redemption. Such was the prevailing theme on Friday at Harvey Brooks Field, as Princeton enthusiasts lingered in the stadium's east end zone to celebrate their Bulldogs, who outlasted Carolina 1A rival Rosewood, 28-27, in what can best be...

North Duplin celebrates perfect fun as a family

CALYPSO --  Family. It's the familiar embrace of a familiar face. The feeling that someone has your back. Older people mentoring younger ones. And on Friday night, in the one brightly lit spot for miles around, it was hundreds of...

Bowden, Goldsboro win 40-7, qualify for playoffs

SPIVEYS CORNER -- Hammer down. Junior tailback Zxavior Bowden rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns as Goldsboro filed a bother-me-not, 40-7 victory on Friday over woeful Midway. The performance, which brought Bowden to 2,026 yards on the season, also helped...

Eastern Wayne seals playoff bid with 60-54 win at Dudley

DUDLEY -- Rally Central. Such was the fourth quarter last night in Halo Country, as Eastern Wayne scored 33 points to outlast ECC 3A rival and county foe Southern Wayne by a touchdown. Ezekiel Best paced the Warriors' charge, going 17...

Box Score --Princeton at Rosewood

Rosewood        7    7    7    0    6    --27 Princeton         7    6    8    0    7    --28 First Quarter P -- Wilkins 11 run (Britt kick), 9:51 R -- Coley 39 pass from Chapin (Mitchell kick), 7:57 Second Quarter P -- Kornegey 16...

Neuse River Football --Aycock squeezes by Mount Olive

Jayden Dunn scored a pair of touchdowns and Zymere McClarin added another as C.B. Aycock snuck past a game Mount Olive outfit on Thursday. CBA's ground attack was paced by McClarin, who rushed for 60 yards. Dunn rumbled for 31...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

SOCCER --Aycock breezes through first playoff matchup, 6-1

PIKEVILLE --  Never in doubt. Such was the case on Wednesday at Hardy-Talton Stadium, as Charles B. Aycock opened play in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A soccer playoffs with a better-in-all-phases, 6-1 triumph over No. 27 seed Wilson...

SOCCER --Southern Wayne 3, Southern Nash 1

BAILEY -- Shyquell Kornegay's hat trick (three goals) spurred Southern Wayne to a 3-nil victory on Wednesday in opening-round action of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A soccer playoffs. Kornegay's middle strike was assisted by Genaro Morales. Now 9-10-2...

SOCCER --Jordan-Matthews topples Spring Creek

SILER CITY -- The host Jets dealt an abrupt end to SC's season on Wednesday by clipping the Gators 9-0 in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A soccer playoffs. Spring Creek finished the season 7-13-1....

SOCCER --Abrill, Rosewood upend Edenton, 3-1

EDENTON -- A pair of one-timers from junior Geovanni Abrill and a follow-up blast by Daniel Aburto was all Rosewood needed on Wednesday to file a victory in opening-round play of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A soccer playoffs....

SOCCER --Woods Charter 5, North Duplin 1

CHAPEL HILL -- North Duplin's soccer season came to a close on Wednesday after a 5-1 loss to Woods Charter in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1-A soccer playoffs. Mark Zambrano scored for the Rebels,...

JV FOOTBALL -- Southern Wayne 32, Eastern Wayne 12

Quarterback Sawyer Stringfield and wideout JJ Murray performed well for Eastern Wayne, but it wasn't enough to topple Southern Wayne on Wednesday. Stringfield tossed an 85-yard touchdown strike to Murray, who compiled 95 receiving yards on the night and returned...

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL --Grantham 38, Greenwood 8

Quarterback Terquavis Butler ran for a 36-yard touchdown and threw for a pair of scores as Grantham ran away from Greenwood on Wednesday. Kevin Brown and Malachi Bass were on the receiving end of Butler's air raid, catching touchdown passes...

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL --Norwayne 38, Mount Olive 8

Tylil Faison and Elisha Davis both scored a pair of touchdowns on the ground as Norwayne punished Mount Olive on Wednesday. Styles Kendall also got in the mix, scoring on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Deontay Hooker. Chase Hare added...