Saturday, February 7, 2015
Preps digest: JV, middle schools
JV * Boys' basketball: Goldsboro 76, Ayden-Grifton 63 -- Isaiah Cogdell emerged as the Cougars' top scorer with 18 points. Aaron Smith collected 14 points, while Jaryan Hargis contributed 11 points. * Boys' basketball: Wayne Country Day 57, Greenfield...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Wigler matches single-game record in UMO lacrosse win
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Claire Wigler is quickly making her presence felt on the University of Mount Olive campus. The junior transfer from Onondaga (N.Y.) Community College tied a school record Saturday with six goals to give the Trojans to...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Wallace scores career-high 29 points, UMO women fall
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- The players couldn't help but hang their heads. After another heartbreaking loss -- the second in a four-day period -- the University of Mount Olive women's basketball team was left looking for answers. A turnover off...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
No. 13-ranked UMO sweeps doubleheader from Saint Anselm
UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Kodi Whitley and Gunnar Kines each earned their first mound decision of the season, and Jason Morozowski cranked out five hits as No. 13-ranked University of Mount Olive swept a non-conference doubleheader from Saint...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Trojan men beat North Greenville, now 22-2 overall
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Coach Joey Higginbotham pumped his fist in the air and ran down the sideline, high-fiving all of his assistant coaches. The Trojans had just ran an impressive offensive set, moving the ball from wing to wing...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Boxscores: Rosewood-Spring Creek girls, boys
GIRLS Spring Creek 3 2 4 7 -- 16 Rosewood 19 20 13 7 -- 59 SPRING CREEK (4-18, 3-9 CC) Ashley Marriner 1 0 0-0 2, Amber Buchan 2 0 3-4 7, Tysha Teachey 1 0 0-0 2, Rebecca...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Spring Creek boys beat Rosewood, again
[email protected] Spring Creek fans clamored, screamed and implored Rosewood to take a shot as the seconds ticked down in a tight game. No matter what they tried in the final 25 seconds, the Eagles couldn't get a good look at...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Put Me in Coach -- No air balls, no end of practice sprints
Please just hit the rim. That was the only thought running through my head as I readied to shoot before starting practice with the Eastern Wayne varsity boys' basketball team. I picked a safe distance of about 12 feet and...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Cougars wake up in second half
[email protected] Frank Preston's buzzer-beating 3-pointer created a 32-32 deadlock Friday evening and gave Ayden-Grifton some much-needed confidence as they trotted toward the locker room. Just one thing, Chargers. You never wake up a sleeping Cougar. Goldsboro yawned, stretched its paws...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Boxscores: Goldsboro-AG boys, girls
BOYS Ayden-Grifton 14 18 13 12 -- 57 Goldsboro 13 19 22 12 -- 66 AYDEN-GRIFTON (4-13, 2-6 CC) Keishmund Taylor 0 2 4-5 10, Thurman Savage 0 0 0-0 0, Malik Boney 0 0 0-0 0, Khalif Harper 2...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
Boxscore: D.H. Conley-Eastern Wayne girls
D.H. Conley 20 8 2 19 4 -- 53 Eastern Wayne 10 11 10 18 15 -- 64 D.H. CONLEY (11-8, 6-4 ECC) Khadijah Daniels 2 0 1-2 5, Lavivica Wilson 0 0 5-9 5, Madison Maloney 0 3 3-4...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:36 PM Full Story
No. 6-ranked, unbeaten Warriors survive OT scare
[email protected] Jasmine Covington's night hadn't gone according to plan. The guard, usually one of Eastern Wayne's primary scoring options, had only five points through 311/2 minutes of play -- one of the many reasons why the Warriors were down two...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Boxscore: D.H. Conley-Eastern Wayne boys
D.H. Conley 18 14 12 15 -- 59 Eastern Wayne 6 23 9 14 -- 52 D.H. CONLEY (15-4, 7-3 ECC) Kendrick Greene 0 2 3-4 9, Pat Coffey 3 0 2-5 8, Peyton Ahlers 5 0 2-4 12, Jordan...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Kornegay's 3-pointer caps Aycock's upset of South Central
PIKEVILLE -- Cam Kornegay swished the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired, and Charles B. Aycock stunned No. 9-ranked South Central, 49-48, on Friday evening. Knotted at 43 after regulation, South moved in front 44-43 on a free throw. Kornegay answered...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
DHC boys rally past Eastern Wayne
Jeremy Cox knocked down of 10 his team-high 23 points in the fourth quarter, and D.H. Conley defeated Eastern Wayne, 59-52, in their Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Friday. Cox shot 6 of 7 from the free throw line in...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
McClain has double-double in Wayne Christian loss
Ty McClain recorded yet another double-double, 39 points and 12 rebounds, but Wayne Christian dropped a 73-63 decision to Community Christian on Friday evening. McClain also passed out three assists. Blake Floars logged 13 points, two rebounds and two assists....Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
WCDS boys fall to nemesis Greenfield
WILSON -- Joel Davis led three Wayne Country Day players in double figures with 15 points during a 73-53 loss to Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A archrival Greenfield. Jamal Forde added 13 points. Vic Miller chipped in nine. "Greenfield had a...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Rosewood girls roll past Spring Creek
Rick Grantham has been on the wrong end of some blowouts during his coaching career. He knows how it feels to watch a team run the score up relentlessly. Grantham cleared the bench early in the second half of a...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Goldsboro girls bomb Ayden-Grifton from long distance
Goldsboro nailed five 3-pointers in the opening quarter and 10 overall during a 62-23 romp over hapless Eastern Carolina 2-A foe Ayden-Grifton inside Norvell T. Lee Gym on Friday evening. Tyona Moses paced the Cougars' offense with 28 points, including...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
CBA girls continue late-season swoon
PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock continued its late-season swoon with a 53-50 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A foe South Central on Friday evening. Myleah Jones pumped in a game-high 28 points for the Golden Falcons, who dropped their second straight...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Princeton girls slip past North Duplin
PRINCETON -- Charley Cox tickled the twine for a game-high 23 points as Princeton turned back North Duplin, 37-32, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Friday evening. Cox pulled down 17 rebounds, pick-pocketed the Rebels for four steals and shot...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story
Atkins has 30 points in Saints' conquest of New Bern
NEW BERN -- Zaria Atkins flirted with a double-double, 30 points and eight rebounds, as Southern Wayne handed New Bern a 52-44 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play. Atkins dished out five assists and blocked two points. Teammate Cierra...Published: Feb 7, 2015 11:35 PM Full Story