January 10, 2015 archives

View Archive

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Preps digest: JV news

JV * Boys' basketball: Wayne Christian 54, Antioch 45 -- Austin Kornegay paced the Eagles' attack with a double-double -- 14 points, 10 rebounds. Jaxon Anderson knocked 11 points and picked Antioch for a team-high four steals. Tyler Weeks...

UMO guards continue to experience growing pains

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Tommarah Harris came off the bench to score a team-leading 16 points, but the effort wasn't enough as the University of Mount Olive lost to Pfeiffer University 68-59 in a Conference Carolinas women's basketball game Saturday...

Trojan men earn regular-season sweep of Pfeiffer

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive turned in perhaps its finest defensive performance during a 58-42 romp over Pfeiffer University on Saturday afternoon. The No. 24-ranked Trojans forced the Falcons into a season-high 24 turnovers. The effort drew...

UMO's Schirman has 15 kills in collegiate debut

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Freshman Peyton Schirman delivered a career-best 15-kill performance in his collegiate debut as the University of Mount Olive dropped a 21-25, 16-25, 25-21, 17-25 loss to No. 16-ranked Ball State University on Friday evening....

Saints fend off Bears in ECC 3A/4A girls' basketball

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Down a point with under five minutes remaining, Southern Wayne's Cierra Thompson caught a pass near midcourt and had a wide-open path to the basket. She blew the layup. "Man I couldn't believe that," Thompson said. The...

Mercer pumps in career-high 41 points

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Rosewood junior and returning all-state performer Lexi Mercer poured in a career-high 41 points during a 70-40 triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek on Friday. Mercer did not play in the fourth quarter. Jala...

Gonzalez's late plays lift Spring Creek

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Brandon Gonzalez was off all night. Spring Creek's senior point guard spent 31/2 quarters missing the shots he was accustomed to making. The transition layups, floaters in the lane and step-back 3s that make him such...

Moses leads Goldsboro girls past Blue Devils

DEEP RUN -- Junior Tyona Moses led three Goldsboro players in double figures during a 61-49 triumph over South Lenoir inside Munn Gymnasium on Friday evening. Destini Covington and Markia Garner added 15 and 12 points, respectively, as the Cougars...

Golden Falcon girls rally in 4th quarter

WINTERVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock outscored South Central 17-1 in the final eight minutes of regulation, and claimed a 46-37 victory on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Friday. Myleah Jones led three Golden Falcons in double figures with 14...

No. 6-ranked Eastern Wayne girls triumph on road

GREENVILLE -- No. 6-ranked Eastern Wayne remained unbeaten in 14 outings this season with a 58-50 conquest of Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe D.H. Conley on Friday. Jasmine Covington emerged as the Warriors' top scorer with 14 points and dished...

South Central boys defeat C.B. Aycock

WINTERVILLE -- South Central built an 11-point lead after one quarter and cruised past C.B. Aycock, 67-29, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Friday. Cam Kornegay led the Golden Falcons with seven points, while Ian Best added six points....

Missed free throws haunt SW boys

DUDLEY -- A late fourth-quarter collapse by Southern Wayne helped New Bern claim a come-from-behind, 66-57 victory in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A play Friday evening. Despite holding a five-point lead in the fourth quarter, the Saints failed to protect the basketball...

Goldsboro boys stun previously-unbeaten South Lenoir

DEEP RUN -- Goldsboro built as much as a 22-point lead and handed No. 2-ranked and previously-unbeaten South Lenoir a 68-54 loss Friday evening. Myron Carmon returned from a one-game absence and led four Cougars in double figures with 16...