Sunday, February 18, 2018
Girls' Basketball --East Duplin 55, Goldsboro 48
BEAULAVILLE -- Junior Tziah Kelly scored 17 points and Aleesha Boyette finished with 16, but it wasn't enough to propel Goldsboro past East Duplin on Friday in the finals of the East Central 2A girls' basketball tournament. East Duplin (22-2),...Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Girls' Basketball --Burlington School 72, Wayne Country Day 36
BURLINGTON -- Lexi Jeffreys finished with 13 points as Wayne Country Day suffered at the hands of the Burlington School on Saturday during the quarterfinals of the NCISSA 1A girls' basketball playoffs. The loss arrived just two days after Jala...Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Boys' Basketball --Clinton 67, Spring Creek 41
BEAULAVILLE -- Spring Creek fell to league juggernaut Clinton on Thursday during the East Central 2A boys' basketball tournament. The setback moved SC to 10-13 overall this season....Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Boys' Basketball --James Kenan 58, Goldsboro 55
BEAULAVILLE -- Isaiah Wilder scored 16 points as Goldsboro fell to James Kenan during the second round of the East Central 2A boys' basketball tournament on Thursday. GHS now stands 20-4 on the season....Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Boys' Basketball --South Central 80, Southern Wayne 55
WINTERVILLE -- Antonio Broadie scored 11 points on Thursday as Southern Wayne absorbed a lopsided defeat to South Central at the ECC 3A/4A boys' basketball tournament. Jakevious McCullen and Jamari Leach each scored eight points for the Saints, who now...Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Boys' Basketball --Rosewood captures Carolina 1A tourney
SMITHFIELD -- Senior guard Chance Howard and Michael Reid scored 14 points apiece as Rosewood -- which claimed the Carolina 1A regular-season basketball crown a week ago -- cemented its status as the association's premier outfit this season by throttling...Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story
Prep Basketball --Area teams earn playoff spots
Seven area prep basketball outfits were selected as playoff-worthy troupes by the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Saturday, with Carolina 1A champion Rosewood and Goldsboro High sharing the readership's highest seed. RHS, which won its league tournament on Friday...Published: Feb 18, 2018 3:08 AM Full Story