Sunday, February 10, 2013
Local Preps Digest
Girls' basketball Goldsboro 68, Princeton 46 * Goldsboro clinched a share of its fourth consecutive Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season conference championship with a 68-46 victory over Princeton on Friday evening. Tyona Moses paced the Cougars with 15 points. Talaya Lassiter,...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Rosewood overcomes early trouble
Rosewood struggled in the first half. The Eagles turned their luck around after halftime. Jyontae Raynor poured in 15 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and Rosewood ran away from Carolina 1-A Conference rival Spring Creek 64-32...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Hot-shooting Murphy leads Goldsboro to share of league crown
Julius Murphy drained one of his nine 3-pointers on Friday night, cracked a wry smile and jogged back down the court. Even Murphy couldn't believe what he was seeing. Murphy poured in a career-high 31 points and Goldsboro sank 16...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Mount Olive volleyball sweeps Belmont Abbey
MOUNT OLIVE -- No errors after point 20. It's a philosophy that's worked well for the Mount Olive College men's volleyball team this season. The Trojans committed few mistakes during the critical stretch run of each set and defeated another...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Mount Olive flexes its muscle
MOUNT OLIVE - Nationally top-ranked Mount Olive College got two solid performances from its starting pitchers and captured both games of a double header against Newberry College on Saturday night. The Trojans took the first game 6-3 and followed with...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
MOC men roll past Lees-McRae
MOUNT OLIVE -- The thoroughbreds answered the bell out of the gate. And Mount Olive galloped all night. Seven Trojans scored during the first 10 minutes of a 95-64 thumping of Conference Carolinas foe Lees-McRae in the nightcap of the...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Lady Trojans snap four-game skid
MOUNT OLIVE -- There's nothing better than snapping a four-game skid at home and avenging a loss at the same time. Mount Olive did both Saturday evening. Tamara Nesmith came within one assist of a triple-double and the Trojan women...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story
Golden Falcons dispatch county foe, 70-59
PIKEVILLE -- An impressive win with no complacent attitude. Mike Williams dropped in a game-high 25 points and Charles B. Aycock upended county foe Southern Wayne 70-59 in a pivotal Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference battle at the Falcons' Nest on...Published: Feb 10, 2013 1:51 AM Full Story