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Preps digest: Middle school news

Middle schools * Boys' basketball: Rosewood 56, Norwayne 41 -- Tucker Chapin led the Eagles with 18 points, while Chance Howard scored 16. * Boys' basketball: Eastern Wayne 74, Dillard 54 -- Coby White led Eastern Wayne with 24...

WCDS-Neuse Christian box

BOYS N. Christian 14 11 15 25 -- 65 WCDS 17 19 21 24 -- 81 NEUSE CHRISTIAN (17-10) Glen Campbell 3 0 2-3 8, Fred Rambert 4 2 0-1 14, Alan Clarke 1 0 0-0 2, Justin Storey 4...

Chargers work out kinks, oust Neuse Christian

[email protected] Once Wayne Country Day worked out the kinks, its offense nearly looked like poetry in motion Tuesday evening. The Chargers extended Neuse Christian's defense, capitalized on their quickness and rolled to an 81-65, opening-round victory in the 2014 N.C....

Justice throws complete game in opener against L-RC

UMO Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Nationally-ranked University of Mount Olive earned a doubleheader sweep of in-state foe Lenoir-Rhyne, 7-2 and 6-1, at Scarborough Field on Tuesday afternoon. Derek Justice threw a complete-game, four-hitter in the opener. The senior yielded...

Gators sink Rebels at free throw line

[email protected] CALYPSO -- With one last opportunity to impact its postseason destiny Spring Creek found a way to close out a critical road win. The Gators went 14 for 19 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter during...

N. Duplin-S. Creek basketball boxes

BOYS Spring Creek 14 13 15 25 -- 67 North Duplin 10 9 14 27 -- 60 SPRING CREEK (11-10, 7-7 CC) Brandon Gonzalez 3 1 13-14 22, Gary Williams 3 3 1-2 16, Trey Hammonds 1 1 0-1 5,...

J.H. Rose knocks out Aycock in 3A/4A ECC tournament

GREENVILLE -- J.H. Rose turned back Charles B. Aycock 51-41 in the first round of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference tournament on Tuesday night....

Bears beat Warriors on last-second shot

NEW BERN -- New Bern's Rhysante' Ellis sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer as New Bern defeated Eastern Wayne 77-75 in the quarterfinals of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference tournament on Tuesday night. Zongio Troy led the Warriors with 18...

SW boys fall to D.H. Conley

DUDLEY -- D.H. Conley slipped past Southern Wayne 59-56 in the first round of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference tournament Tuesday night. Xzavier Pearsall led the Saints with 14 points. Jaylen Roberts had 13 points and Tarvis Bradshaw added 11....

EW girls advance to ECC 3A/4A semifinals

Eastern Wayne defeated Charles B. Aycock 58-40 in quarterfinal-round play of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference tournament on Tuesday evening. Naheria Hamilton led the Warriors with 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Shontel Monk contributed 10 points, five...

Spring Creek girls roll past North Duplin

CALYPSO -- Spring Creek concluded regular-season play with a 41-30 win over Carolina 1-A Conference foe North Duplin on Tuesday evening. Destiney Sutton led the Gators (7-14, 6-8 CC) with 13 points and Amber Buchan had 10. Ashley Marriner added...

Overachieving Conquerors reach NCCSA 2A elite eight

[email protected] WALKERTOWN -- Faith Christian is peaking at the right time. The youth-ladened Conquerors are no longer concerned about early-season issues such as individual play and struggles to accept specific roles on the team. They've made the adjustments and reached...