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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Princeton sweeps Voyager, advances to fourth straight east regional final

[email protected] PRINCETON -- Princeton fans sweated, gasped and cheered as their volleyball team won a nail-biting 25-22, 25-21, 25-23 match against Voyager Academy on Saturday afternoon. The third-seeded Bulldogs (26-1 overall) travel to top-seeded Roxboro Community (26-1) in the N.C....

Chargers "three-peat" as NCISAA 1A dual-team state champions

[email protected] WILSON -- Gianna Democko walked off the court in tears. A straight-set victory, it was the last match of an outstanding prep career. Moments later, those tears of sadness turned into tears of joy. Fellow senior Margaux Pope clinched...

Eastern Wayne starts slow, picks up steam on offense

[email protected] DUDLEY -- It's been a common occurrence that's happened in the pre-game coin toss all season. Eastern Wayne always seems to start on defense, gives up a touchdown and has to work from behind during the early stages of...

Cougars drop pivotal ECC 2A football affair

[email protected] Goldsboro High's football team still controls its destiny despite a 40-8, senior night loss to Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Ayden-Grifton on Friday evening. But their playoff chances could end next Friday at once-beaten and state-ranked Greene Central. Should...

Wayne Country Day wins first-ever NCISAA 1A boys' soccer state title

[email protected] WILSON -- Victory, they say, is like a fine wine. It's years in the making and moments in the tasting. Wayne Country Day certainly sampled that delectable and sweet nectar of triumph Saturday afternoon in state-championship fashion. Ben Cohen...

BOX -- J.H. Rose @ C.B. Aycock

J.H. Rose 35 21 14 6 -- 76 C.B. Aycock 21 7 7 7 -- 42 First quarter CBA -- Gough 24 run (Frederick pass from Flowers), 5:26 CBA -- Ford 85 kickoff return (kick failed), 3:15 CBA -- Matthews...

BOX -- James Kenan @ Spring Creek

James Kenan 21 13 29 0 -- 63 Spring Creek 0 8 0 0 -- 8 Second quarter SC -- Dawson pass from Edmondson (Edmondson run) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Spring Creek -- Requan Lanier 5-15; Nick Strickland 5-10; Jamal Davis...

BOX -- Hobbton @ North Duplin

Hobbton 0 0 7 0 0 -- 7 North Duplin 0 7 0 0 7 -- 14 Second quarter ND -- Mora 1 run (King run), 8:07 Third quarter H -- Farrior 7 run (Parker kick), 2:58 First OT ND...

BOX -- E. Wayne @ So. Wayne

Eastern Wayne 7 13 15 0 -- 35 Southern Wayne 6 0 6 6 -- 18 First quarter SW -- Carlton 23 run (pass failed), 7:55 EW -- Z. Best 1 run (Dove kick), 5:23 Second quarter EW -- A....

BOX -- Ayden-Grifton @ Goldsboro

Ayden-Grifton 0 14 20 6 -- 40 Goldsboro 0 8 0 0 -- 8 Second quarter G -- Safety (A-G runner tackled in end zone), 11:53 G -- Tookes 23 pass from Bowden (kick blocked), 11:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Goldsboro...

North Duplin nips Hobbton in OT

CALYPSO -- North Duplin's defense stopped Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton inside the 1-yard line and pulled out a 14-7 overtime victory at H.E. Grubbs Field on Friday evening. "Gosh, what a heck of a battle," said ND head coach...

Matthews has 212-yard receiving night in Aycock's loss to J.H. Rose

PIKEVILLE -- Chandler Matthews finished with a career-high 212 yards receiving in Charles B. Aycock's 76-42 loss to J.H. Rose in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Friday evening. A junior, Matthews hauled in touchdown passes of 76, 35 and 73...

Saints, Wildcats play to 3-3 draw

NEWTON GROVE -- Darwin Sure recorded a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) as Southern Wayne battled Hobbton to a 3-3, non-conference draw on Friday afternoon. Shyquell Kornegay dished out two assists, while Nathan Martinez added one assist. The Saints...

EW's Sutton reaches final 8 in 3A state tennis tournament

BURLINGTON -- Eastern Wayne junior Elizabeth Sutton endured a season-ending loss in quarterfinal-round play of the 2015 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A girls' singles championship on Friday. Sutton, the east regional champ, opened the tournament with a 6-0,...

ND's Quintanilla falls in first round of 1A state tennis tournament

CARY -- North Duplin senior Julissa Quintanilla dropped her opening-round match in the NCHSAA 1-A singles tournament played at the Cary Tennis Center on Friday. Winston-Salem Atkins' Diana Alexandrov knocked out Quintanilla 6-1, 6-0. It was just Quintanilla's second defeat...

Friday, October 30, 2015

Princeton sweeps Wallace-Rose Hill in 1A volleyball playoffs

[email protected] PRINCETON -- They're not a dynasty. But Princeton High School's volleyball team is three games away from holding the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A state championship trophy for a second straight year. The third-seeded Bulldogs (25-1 overall)...

WCDS launches defense of tennis title with shutout of University Christian

[email protected] Wayne Country Day head tennis coach Blake Vail tucked his pen behind his ear and called his players away from the bleachers for a pre-match meeting. The talk didn't last long. "I just told them this was the start...

C.B. Aycock soccer shuts out E. Wayne on senior night

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock has tinkered with its starting formation throughout the season, and gotten quality results on the soccer pitch. The Golden Falcons finally discovered the right combination Thursday evening. Ten different players got into the scoring...

Gray's tweak has improved Warriors' offense

[email protected] Phil Gray had a Sir Isaac Newton moment. Only an apple didn't fall from the tree and knock him on the noggin. Instead, Gray kicked himself -- and has been doing it for the past two weeks since he...

Cougars, Chargers play pivotal ECC 2A football game

[email protected] It's not the quote Darth Vader said to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode V, but it still sounds pretty good. "Playoff wise, we control our destiny," Goldsboro head coach Bennett Johnson said, who is focused on his team's...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV football, middle school football

JV football * Greene Central 44, Goldsboro 32 -- Xavier Bowden rambled for 122 yards and scored all five touchdowns in the Cougars' loss at Cougar Stadium on Thursday evening. Bowden also ran in a two-point conversion and surpassed the...

Thursday, October 29, 2015

UMO -- Men's XC team drops in national poll; Trojan soccer falls at Newberry

UMO Media Relations Four-time reigning Conference Carolinas champion University of Mount Olive slipped two spots to No. 16 in the latest USTFCCCA Division II men's cross country top 25 poll. The Trojans collected 88 points in this week's poll. California...

Goldsboro wins sudden-death PK shootout, earns share of ECC 2A soccer crown

Ruben Quiroz converted the game-winning goal in a sudden-death penalty kick shootout, lifting Goldsboro past Greene Central, 1-0, on a wet Tuesday evening at Cougar Stadium. The victory gave Goldsboro (11-9-0) a share of the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference...

Rosewood cheerleaders defend championship

Rosewood High School successfully defended its Carolina 1-A Conference cheerleading championship contested Saturday at Princeton High School. Members of the squad are Alexis Bigalow, Sierra Downs, Samie Creech, Megan Peele, Tanisha Jones, Meyani Jarman, Maddison Schillinger, Amber Hill, Brooklyn...

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Poppe scores twice, UMO women blank Chowan U

UMO Media Relations MURFREESBORO -- Nichole Poppe punched in two goals and Maddy Robak dished out two assists during University of Mount Olive's 6-0 romp over in-state women's soccer rival Chowan University on Tuesday evening. Christine Rocchio put the Trojans...

UMO men's basketball ranked No. 6 in NABC D2 preseason top 25

UMO Media Relations KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Defending Southeast Region champion University of Mount Olive is ranked No. 6 in the NABC Division II preseason men's top 25 basketball poll. "It's an honor to be ranked so high in the...

Magera's early goal calms Chargers, who heat up offensively

[email protected] Tony Townsend set the ball inside the pink-spot beside the corner flag that whipped freely in the cold breeze. He raised his right hand. "This is you, boy," Townsend said to Wayne Country Day teammate Jacob Magera. Townsend delivered...

Princeton eliminates Granville Central in straight sets

[email protected] PRINCETON -- Princeton senior Taylor Carroll dug the ball in the third set of Tuesday evening's match against Granville Central. The ball headed toward the floor, but seniors Hailey Wood and Kelsey Peedin fell near the net to recover...

Perennial volleyball power Louisburg sweeps Rosewood

LOUISBURG -- Perennial powerhouse Louisburg eliminated Rosewood 25-23, 25-13, 25-16 from the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A playoffs Tuesday evening. The fourth-seeded Warriors (24-1 overall) remained unbeaten in 13 home games this season. Rosewood, the Carolina 1-A Conference...

Topsail knocks out CBA in 3A volleyball playoffs

TOPSAIL -- Arlanda Faulkner cranked out a team-high 13 kills and collected 29 digs in Charles B. Aycock's season-ending 25-23, 20-25, 22-25, 17-25 loss to Topsail in second-round action of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A playoffs Tuesday evening....

Sauls has tough day putting in 3A golf championships

FOXFIRE VILLAGE -- Charles B. Aycock sophomore Abby Sauls shared 67th place overall after final-round play in the NCHSAA 3-A championships contested on the Red Fox Course at Foxfire Resort and Golf Club. Sauls ended up with a 36-hole total...

Rosewood's Burton shares 5th in 1A-2A golf championships; Revis has stronger 2nd day

SOUTHERN PINES -- Rosewood senior Lindsey Burton shot a second-day 86 on Tuesday and finished tied for fifth individual in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A state championships. Burton posted a two-day total of 168 along with...

BILL KEMP INVITATIONAL: Annual meet cancelled

"I will do better next year to have this Wayne County meet run on time before the season is over. I apologize for the inconvenience and to the athletes who really like this event." Sauls is the assistant superintendent for...

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

UMO unveils basketball teams during annual "Meet the Coaches" night

Battle of the sexes Defending 3-point shootout champion John Wieland defeated teammate -- and newcomer -- Grant Dickinson in a tie-breaker after each drained nine 3-pointers. Wieland won the rematch 2-0. Ni'Ya Styles won the women's shootout. "Ni'Ya, I know...

PREPS DIGEST -- Tuesday

Boys' soccer Rosewood 5, North Duplin 4 (OT) * CALYPSO -- Tucker Chapin saved a penalty kick in the final two minutes of the second overtime, and helped preserve Rosewood's 5-4 victory over North Duplin the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season...

NCHSAA announces times, sites for football state championships

CHAPEL HILL -- Interim N.C. High School Athletic Association commissioner Que Tucker the game times for the eight NCHSAA football championship games for the 2015 season on Monday. Eight state champions will be determined at three sites -- Kenan Stadium...

3A state golf finals: Sauls battles in opening round

FOXFIRE VILLAGE -- Charles B. Aycock sophomore Abby Sauls is tied for 63rd overall after first-round play in the 2015 NCHSAA Class 3-A championships. Sauls shot an 18-hole round of 101 on the Red Fox Course at Foxfire Resort and...

1A/2A state golf finals: Eagles' Burton 5th after 1st round

SOUTHERN PINES -- Rosewood senior Lindsey Burton finished fifth among 78 individuals after opening-round play of the 2015 N.C. High School Athletic Association Classes 1-A/2-A championships Monday. Burton shot an 82 on the Longleaf Golf and Country Club links. Ellie...

Weather postpones WCDS tennis match

Wayne Country Day will wait an extra two days to launch defense of its N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 1-A dual-team championship. Rain postponed the first-round match. The top-seeded and once-beaten Chargers will entertain University Christian on Thursday. First...

ECC 2A soccer: Goldsboro cruises past Ayden-Grifton

LITTLEFIELD -- Ruben Quiroz delivered a hat trick (three goals) as Goldsboro upended Ayden-Grifton, 4-1, on the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference scene Monday evening. Aaron Podbielski contributed one goal. Aaron Seate provided one assist. Goldsboro goalie Chandler Patrick recorded five...

Carcamo (Leo) lifts Aycock to key ECC 3A-4A road win

GREENVILLE -- Leo Carcamo tallied the game-winning goal with 20 minutes left in regulation, lifting Charles B. Aycock past J.H. Rose, 1-0, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Monday evening. Goalie Skylar Landers recorded 10 saves for the Golden...

Carolina 1A soccer: Rosewood escapes N. Duplin

CALYPSO -- Tucker Chapin saved a penalty kick in the final two minutes of the second overtime, and helped preserve Rosewood's 5-4 victory over North Duplin the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams Monday evening. "Rosewood got the...

Saints defeat Warriors in mercy-rule fashion

[email protected] DUDLEY -- The Southern Wayne Saints put their heads together before Monday evening's game. Little did they know that sophomore Shyquell Kornegay would use his head to spark excitement in the crowd and in himself. With three minutes left...

Monday, October 26, 2015

UMO men and women sweep Conference Carolinas XC championships

UMO Media Relations CONCORD -- Eugeni Gil emerged as the individual champion and the University of Mount Olive achieved perfection in the 2015 Conference Carolinas men's cross country championship meet. Gil earned the CC runner-of-the-year award -- the third runner...

Warriors' Sutton crowned 3A east regional singles champion

[email protected] WILSON -- Elizabeth Sutton thought to herself 'just hit one more ball.' She'll undoubtedly never forget her last shot. Down love-40 and serving to stay in the match, top-seeded Carmen Jordan of Topsail chased down a short ball by...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV news

JV * Volleyball: Pope John Paul d. Wayne Country Day 26-24, 13-25, 25-19 -- Lexi Jeffreys cranked out 11 kills for the Chargers in their season-ending, semifinal-round loss in the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference tournament. Madison Britton (two...

CBA's Belom-Johnson advance to the state 3A tennis tournament

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock's tandem of Sabrina Johnson and Casie Belom clinched a spot in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A state tennis championships. Johnson-Belom opened eastern regional play with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Richlands'...

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Goldsboro defense has a ripping good time during homecoming

[email protected] First man grip. Second man rip. Goldsboro's defense has lived by that motto this season. It undoubtedly paid huge dividends before a homecoming crowd at Cougar Stadium on Friday evening. The Cougars forced five turnovers and the offense turned...

Eagles advance in 1A volleyball playoffs

[email protected] Rosewood made the first two sets look easy Saturday afternoon. The third set -- not so much. But the Eagles held on to defeat Oxford Preparatory 25-12, 25-14, 25-22 in the opening round of the N.C. High School Athletic...

Aycock regroups, dumps Oxford Webb in 3A volleyball playoffs

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock needed to find a way to pipe some energy into its volleyball team after suffering a disastrous -- and frustrating -- second-set loss to J.H. Webb on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Falcons did. They...

D.H. Conley topples Eastern Wayne in ECC 3A-4A play

[email protected] Sometimes it's "Best" to receive than to give. Confusion overcame Eastern Wayne fans on Friday evening when reserve quarterback Ezekiel Best threw to starting quarterback KK Best in a fast-paced Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference matchup with D.H. Conley. "I...

Princeton launches defense of state 1A volleyball title with straight-set sweep

PRINCETON -- Princeton launched defense of its state championship with a 25-15, 25-18, 25-11 romp over Research Triangle in opening-round play of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A volleyball playoffs Saturday afternoon. Daisey Eklund pounded out a...

BOX -- Spring Creek @ Rosewood

Spring Creek 0 8 6 6 -- 20 Rosewood 6 28 14 7 -- 55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Spring Creek -- Jessie Casper 7-96, TD; Jamal Davis 7-75, TD; Malik Sutton 4-50; Scott Edmondson 4-20; Landon Smothers 2-(minus-8). Rosewood --...

BOX -- So. Wayne @ S. Central

Southern Wayne 0 0 0 0 -- 0 South Central 6 12 14 12 -- 44 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Southern Wayne -- Quentin Carlton 17-18; Manny Walker 19-88; Erin Ermilus 2-(minus-1). PASSING: Southern Wayne -- Carlton 3-10-0, 16; Walker 1-3-0,...

BOX -- S. Lenoir @ Goldsboro

South Lenoir    0    6    0    0    --    6 Goldsboro    27    23    14    0    --    64 First quarter G -- Wilson 13 run (Stevens kick), 8:47 G -- Smith 44 run (Stevens kick), 6:51 G -- Er. Bufkin 30 pass from...

BOX -- North Duplin @ Princeton

North Duplin 7 7 0 0 -- 14 Princeton 0 14 20 0 -- 34 First quarter ND -- Sheppard 65 run (Lopez kick), 7:08 Second quarter ND -- Mora 24 run (Lopez kick), 8:55 P -- Stallworth 69 run...

BOX -- C.B. Aycock @ New Bern

C.B. Aycock 7 0 7 7 -- 21 New Bern 15 7 21 0 -- 42 First quarter NB -- Bolds 31 run (Bolds run), 11:15 CBA -- Darden 50 pass from Flowers (Harrison kick), 0:35 NB -- Howard 52...

Gibson Jr., Stallworth lead Princeton past North Duplin

PRINCETON -- Earl Gibson Jr. rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, and Princeton stormed past North Duplin, 34-14, in a Carolina 1-A Conference contest at Harvey Brooks Field on Friday evening. Gibson Jr. scored on runs of 58, 22...

Rosewood's Blue has career night

Tronqull Blue rushed for a career-high 165 yards and three touchdowns during Rosewood's 55-20, homecoming triumph over Spring Creek at Branch Pope Field on Friday evening. "I'm so happy for our seniors," RHS head coach Robert Britt said. "The whole...

Flowers throws for 230 yards in Aycock's road loss

NEW BERN -- Jake Flowers threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as Charles B. Aycock dropped a 42-21 decision to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe New Bern on Friday evening. Flowers tossed a 50-yard touchdown pass to Damien Darden...

South Central shuts down Southern Wayne

WINTERVILLE -- Manny Walker rushed for 88 yards during Southern Wayne's 44-0 loss to South Central in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference affair Friday evening. Quentin Carlton accounted for 34 yards of total offense. "Our kids came out ready to...

Friday, October 23, 2015

Wayne Christian can't slow down Southampton's running attack

[email protected] The frustration showed on Gavin Wiley's face as he gathered his helmet and walked toward the sideline Thursday evening. He spoke not a word. The two-way starter didn't need to say anything. Wayne Christian head football coach Victor Young...

Focused Rosewood takes on county foe Spring Creek

[email protected] Staying focused is not a problem for Rosewood's football team. The Eagles learned that lesson after upsetting No. 1-ranked James Kenan and then dropping a 30-point road loss at Lakewood the following week. Spring Creek comes calling Friday. "I...

Johnson: Goldsboro has plenty of work to do on football field

[email protected] Goldsboro's maturity and attitude has improved on the football field each week this season. The next step? Raise the level of play. Just three weeks remain in the regular season and the Cougars still have considerable work to accomplish...

North Duplin faces confidence-gaining Princeton

[email protected] Back-to-back victories over Hobbton and Spring Creek in mid-October doesn't have Princeton's football team jumping for joy. They're too busy preparing for Friday's game with North Duplin. "I don't think we'd be too excited. I'm pretty tough on the...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools * Volleyball: Rosewood d. Wayne School of Engineering 20-25, 25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 15-8 -- Rylee Myers served five aces and cranked out four kills during the Eagles' regular-season finale. Rosewood finished 9-4 overall and 6-2 against Wayne...

NCHSAA volleyball playoff game times

3A: Oxford Webb at C.B. Aycock, noon1A: Spring Creek at Franklin Academy, 10 a.m.1A: Oxford Prep at Rosewood, 1 p.m.1A: Research Triangle at Princeton, 5 p.m.1A: North Duplin at Roxboro Community, 5 p.m....

JV football: Warriors, Vikings engage in league shootout

D.H. Conley 62, Eastern Wayne 50 -- Demarte' Bizzell blistered the D.H. Conley defense for 368 yards rushing and four touchdowns on runs of 70, 65, 65 and 45 yards. Bizzell and quarterback Ricky James hooked up for touchdown receptions...

JV football: Gators pull off overtime win

Spring Creek 8, Rosewood 6 (OT) -- Javon Newsome provided the game-winning touchdown in overtime for the Gators. SC quarterback Landon Smothers threw for 135 yards and rushed for another 45 yards. Allen Hickman had 71 receiving yards. Tyquan Waters...

Spring Creek falls to Hobbton in Carolina 1A soccer

NEWTON GROVE -- Carlos Ramirez tallied one goal and dished out an assist during Spring Creek's 5-4 setback to Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton. David Alvarez, Gustavo Avalos and Milton Bautista knocked in one goal apiece. Hugo Zabala dished out...

Edwards converts corner kick in Aycock's road loss

NEW BERN -- Neeko Helbich punched in two second-half goals as New Bern upended Charles B. Aycock, 3-1, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game Thursday evening. Logan Griffin accounted for the Bears' other goal. Dallen Edwards scored off of...

Chris Pate's lone goal lifts Goldsboro on the road

DEEP RUN -- Chris Pate scored Goldsboro's lone goal in a 1-0 triumph over South Lenoir on the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference scene Thursday afternoon. There was no assist on the play. Goldsboro attempted 13 shots, including seven on frame....

BOX -- Southampton (Va.) @ Wayne Christian football

Southampton 8 10 18 14 -- 50 W. Christian 8 0 8 0 -- 16 First quarter WC -- Bauer 55 pass from Young (Wiley run), 8:37 S -- Smiley 33 run (Browne run), 6:12 Second quarter S -- Safety...

1 ON 1 CONVERSATION: Wayne Country Day's Noah Adkins

How did you get the nickname "Bricks?" Oh man. Well we were at a game when I played for my travel team (Wayne County United) and I was running down the field, my dad (Byron Adkins) was on the sidelines...

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Wayne Christian's White, Anderson receive all-conference accolades

[email protected] Before their season opener Aug. 13 in the inaugural Charger Cup, the Wayne Christian varsity boys' soccer team got together at head coach Daryl Anderson's house. They talked about forming a "brotherhood" this fall. That fellowship got tested during...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle school news

Middle schools * Football: Norwayne 42, Rosewood 8 -- Alijuan Moore rushed for two touchdowns and hauled in a TD reception for the unbeaten Cobras. Omar Tucker and Xavier Eutsey each rushed for one each. Defensive leaders were Moore,...

D.H. Conley rallies past Southern Wayne in 2nd half

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- D.H. Conley scored two second-half goals and upended short-handed Southern Wayne, 2-1, in their Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match. Ulysses Ramirez scored Southern Wayne's lone goal in the 29th minute. The Saints played a man down in...

Golden Falcons pick up ECC 3A-4A soccer road win

WINTERVILLE -- Dallen Edwards dished out two assists during Charles B. Aycock's 3-0 triumph over Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe South Central. Leo Carcamo added one assist. Oscar Carcamo, Chris Grieve and Reece Middlekauff each tallied a goal for the...

Tigers shut down North Duplin

WARSAW -- James Kenan clinched a share of the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship with a 7-0 shutout over North Duplin on Tuesday. The Tigers led 4-0 at halftime. "James Kenan outplayed us from the start, we were not mentally...

Rosewood shuts out Lakewood on Carolina 1A soccer scene

Zack Barnes and Ethan Chapin dished out two assists apiece during Rosewood's 4-0 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Lakewood on Monday evening. Hayden Amodeo, Geo Abril, Jayden Thomas and Jordan Price each punched in a goal for the Eagles....

Princeton sweeps Lakewood, claims Carolina 1A volleyball tournament title

SALEMBURG -- Princeton put the finishing touches on its Carolina 1-A Conference tournament title with a 25-13, 25-13, 25-12 triumph over Lakewood on Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs (22-1 overall) extended their win streak to 21 matches, and have won 63...

WCDS girls' tennis, boys' soccer earn at-large bids to NCISAA 1A playoffs

Two-time defending state champion Wayne Country Day is the top seed heading into next week's N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A dual-team women's tennis playoffs. The Chargers (14-1 overall) play host to eighth-seeded University Christian High School next...

ECC XC Championships: CBA boys earn team title, EW's Pedrick named female runner-of-the-year

GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne senior Fiona Pedrick earned Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference female runner-of-the-year honors, and Charles B. Aycock claimed the boys' team title during Wednesday's season-ending meet contested at Boyd Lee Park. The Golden Falcons placed five runners...

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Golden Falcons take out Warriors in 4 sets, earns home playoff game

[email protected] Jennifer Sparks' and Emily Newsome's superb defensive effort allowed Eastern Wayne to claim a second-set victory over county archrival Charles B. Aycock on Tuesday afternoon. Were the teams headed for a classic five-setter? "I was hoping so," EW head...

UMO's Adams ends up 16th individually

UMO Media Relations BURLINGTON -- Sophomore Nick Adams finished 16th individually among 92 golfers, and University of Mount Olive ended up ninth as a team during the three-day Elon Phoenix Men's Golf Invitational contested at Alamance Country Club. Adams carded...

Chargers cap senior day celebration with mercy-rule soccer win

Hunter Hawkins notched the eventual game-winning goal on an assist from Jack Talton and state-ranked Wayne Country Day rolled to a 9-0, mercy-rule decision over Northwood Temple on Tuesday afternoon. Hunter Bryson logged two goals and three assists for...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: Eastern Wayne d. C.B. Aycock 25-22, 25-17 -- Hannah Carter recorded 10 digs and collected seven of the Golden Falcons' 13 kills as a team. Taliyah Green served three aces. Middle schools * Boys' soccer: Norwayne...

JV football: North Edgecombe defeats Goldsboro in shootout fashion

North Edgecombe 50, Goldsboro 38 -- Xavier Bowden recorded his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game and scored three touchdowns in the Cougars' non-conference loss. Damian Brown added a TD on a wide receiver reverse play. Quarterback Brody Morton connected with...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Hiromi Sueki secured low gross during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Evelyn Rose and Mary Morris seized low net and low putts, respectively....

Blue Devils sweep Hawks, earn share of ECC 2A volleyball title

South Lenoir spoiled North Lenoir's perfect season and earned a share of the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference crown with a 26-24, 25-20, 26-24 victory Tuesday afternoon. Mya Parks, Paige Sports and Laura Haerer each had eight kills for the Hawks....

Lakewood knocks off Rosewood in Carolina 1A volleyball semis

SALEMBURG -- Lakewood turned back second-seeded Rosewood 25-23, 25-16, 13-25, 25-12 during semifinal-round play in the Carolina 1-A Conference tournament Tuesday evening. The third-seeded Leopards face top-seeded Princeton in the title game today at 7 p.m. Lakewood won last year's...

Princeton reaches Carolina 1A volleyball tournament final

SALEMBURG -- Regular-season champion Princeton cruised into the Carolina 1-A Conference tournament final with a 25-14, 25-14, 25-14 victory over fifth-seeded North Duplin at Lakewood High School on Tuesday evening. Beth Braswell handed 30 assists for the Bulldogs, who recorded...

WCDS gets senior night win in tennis

Wayne Country Day closed out regular-season play and celebrated senior night with a 7-1, non-conference conquest of Rocky Mount Academy on Tuesday. Jennifer Potts, Ally Willman, Eliza Eagles, Langley Barnes and Margaux Pope each earned a singles point. Potts-Gianna Democko...

Aycock advances in 3A dual-team girls' tennis playoffs

PIKEVILLE -- Casie Belom and Cassidy Coerver needed less than a hour to beat their respective opponent, and their Charles B. Aycock teammates soon followed suit in a 9-0 white-washing of West Carteret during opening-round play of the N.C. High...

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

East 1A-2A golf regional: Rosewood Burton claims individual title

[email protected] A near-disastrous seventh hole dropped Lindsey Burton two strokes behind her playing partners midway their 18-hole round on a cold Monday morning at Lane Tree Golf Club. Burton finally warmed up. The Rosewood senior rediscovered her chipping form and...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: Wayne Country Day d. North East Carolina Prep -- 25-22, 25-10 -- Katie Strickland dished out six assists and collected three aces. Cate Eagles had six assists, one kill and two aces. Madison Britton (three kills,...

Rebels outlast Gators in 5 sets in Carolina 1A volleyball tournament

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- North Duplin head coach Laura Thornton gathered her team together in the third set and told the Rebels to -- "make the commitment to make the play." Though the fifth-seeded Rebels lost the third set, they...

Top-seeded Bulldogs skin Wildcats in Carolina 1A volleyball

PRINCETON -- Princeton launched its quest for the Carolina 1-A Conference tournament championship with a 25-9, 25-11, 25-9 triumph over Hobbton on Monday evening. Taylor Carroll paced the Bulldogs' attack with 11 kills and three service aces. Hailey Wood contributed...

Rosewood bounces Neuse Charter from Carolina 1A volleyball tournament

Ada Rivera and Kaitlyn Kincaid combined for 24 assists and five kills, and Rosewood dispatched Neuse Charter 25-7, 25-16, 25-9 in opening-round play of the Carolina 1-A Conference tournament Monday evening. The second-seeded Eagles (14-8 overall) continue play today at...

WCDS nets another shutout in tennis

WILSON -- Wayne Country Day posted shutouts on eight of nine courts in singles and doubles play combined, and handed Greenfield a 9-0 loss at the Barton College Tennis Complex on Monday afternoon. Gianna Democko, Jennifer Potts, Ally Willman, Langley...

Chargers' Zan Pittman wins XC meet

Zan Pittman emerged as the individual winner and three teammates finished among the top nine during a non-conference meet contested on the WCDS course Monday afternoon. Pittman ran the 5k course in 19 minutes, 36 seconds -- nearly two minutes...

Garcia matches single-game, career high in Rebels' victory

CALYPSO -- Juan Garcia matched his individual career high with five goals in North Duplin's 5-1 victory over Princeton in a Carolina 1-A Conference match contested at H.E. Grubbs Field. Garcia scored in the 12th, 22nd, 58th, 60th and 62...

Chapin scores lone goal, Eagles turn back Gators in soccer

Ethan Chapin notched Rosewood's lone goal during the first 15 minutes as the Eagles upended county and Carolina 1-A Conference rival Spring Creek, 1-0, on Monday evening. Hayden Amodeo assisted on Chapin's goal. "It was a struggle after we scored...

Goldsboro shuts out Kinston in ECC 2A soccer

Ruben Quiroz punched in four goals and handed out an assist during Goldsboro's 8-0 thrashing of Kinston in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Monday evening. Mickey Eovine added two goals for the Cougars. Aaron Seate contributed one goal and one...

Rampants charge past Aycock in 2nd half

PIKEVILLE -- League-leading J.H. Rose tallied three goals within a five-minute stretch in the second half and turned back Charles B. Aycock, 3-2, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Monday evening. The Rampants scored in the 48th, 49th and 53rd...

Aycock's Sauls advances to state 3A golf championships

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock's Abby Sauls shot an 18-hole round of 90 during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A eastern regional Monday, and earned a berth in next week's two-day state championship. Play was delayed for 45...

Monday, October 19, 2015

University of Mount Olive -- Weekend wrap

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ellie Barnes notched the eventual game-winning goal in the 30th minute and University of Mount Olive handed in-state Conference Carolinas women's soccer rival Lees-McRae a 2-0 loss on senior day. Barnes scored on Nichole Poppe's assist....

Outdoors with Mike Marsh

My friend and hunting partner, Bruce Trujillo, wanted to take advantage of the opening day of squirrel season last Monday. We decided to try to get in a hunt for fox squirrels before the regular firearms season deer open this...

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Gough, Ford each pass 100-yard plateau in Golden Falcons' homecoming win

PIKEVILLE -- Steve Brooks reminds running back Caleb Gough each day that if he turns in a 100-yard rushing performance on Friday nights, he and his Charles B. Aycock teammates have a good chance at posting a "W" on...

Princeton's run game too much for SC defense

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Three yards here. Four yards there. Precious time clicked off the clock. Spring Creek head coach Aaron Sanders wondered when -- and if -- his defense would make a stop and give his offense a chance...

No. 4-ranked Kinston gains control over Goldsboro in 2nd half

[email protected] KINSTON -- Goldsboro's first-half play proved the Cougars have what it takes to play against an undefeated team. In the second half, Kinston showed why it's ranked No. 4 in the state. The Vikings scored 28 points en route...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

JV * Girls' tennis: Wayne Country Day 8, Kerr-Vance Academy 1 -- The quintet of Nancy Chen, Hanna McKeithan, Cady Stanley, Martie Rose and Grace O'Daniel combined for five singles points, which sealed the overall outcome in the Chargers'...

BOX -- South Central @ C.B. Aycock football

South Central 7 4 0 6 -- 17 C.B. Aycock 0 6 6 14 -- 26 First quarter SC -- Rapp 72 pass to Jordan (Rapp kick) Second quarter CBA -- Gough 3 run (kick failed), 9:57 SC -- Safety...

BOX -- Rosewood @ North Duplin football

Rosewood 14 21 13 7 -- 55 North Duplin 7 13 6 16 -- 42 First quarter R -- Woodard 35 run (Al-montaser kick), 11:09 ND -- Payton 3 run (Lopez kick), 0:33 R -- Helt 74 run (Al-montaser kick),...

BOX -- Princeton @ Spring Creek football

Princeton 0 6 8 14 -- 28 Spring Creek 6 6 0 0 -- 12 First quarter SC -- Casper 65 run (pass failed), 11:46 Second quarter P -- Crocker 1 run (kick failed), 11:14 SC -- Sutton 1 run...

BOX -- Goldsboro @ Kinston football

Goldsboro 0 0 6 0 -- 6 Kinston 6 0 21 7 -- 34 Third quarter G -- Smith 7 run INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Goldsboro -- Na'Shir Bowden 9-14; Daryl Gaddies 5-10; Dayqell Dawson 1-1; Jamaal Wilson 6-26; Aaron Smith...

BOX -- D.H. Conley @ Southern Wayne football

D.H. Conley 14 7 21 7 -- 49 Southern Wayne 0 0 0 0 -- 0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Southern Wayne -- Quentin Carlton 16-38; Manny Walker 13-22; Shawntwon Leach 6-27; Eron Ermilus 2-0. PASSING: Southern Wayne -- Carlton 0-4-0,...

Eagles, Rebels combine for 1,001 yards of total offense

CALYPSO -- Mike Woodard, the area's leading rusher, rambled for a game-high 253 yards and four touchdowns as Rosewood defeated North Duplin, 55-42, in a Carolina 1-A Conference shootout at H.E. Grubbs Field on Friday evening. Woodard's TD runs covered...

Zeke Best has career-best, 349-yard passing game in EW's road loss

GREENVILLE -- Zeke Best threw for a career-high 349 yards and three touchdown passes as Eastern Wayne dropped a 47-27 decision to J.H. Rose on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Friday evening. Best threw TD strikes to Austin Hite,...

Vikings spoil Saints homecoming

DUDLEY -- Quarterback Quentin Carlton and Manny Walker combined for 60 yards rushing in Southern Wayne's 49-0 loss to D.H. Conley in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Friday. It was the Saints' homecoming. "We came out ready to play tonight...

Bryson scores twice, Chargers blank Freedom Christian

FAYETTEVILLE -- Hunter Bryson delivered a two-goal performance as Wayne Country Day blanked Freedom Christian in the Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams Friday afternoon. Luis Lopez assisted Bryson's two goals. Kris Cooley connected on an...

Friday, October 16, 2015

Kierski notches Chargers' "golden goal" in 2-0, overtime triumph over nemesis Greenfield

Matt Kierski logged the game-winning goal midway through the second overtime and Wayne Country Day stunned nemesis Greenfield, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon. Kierski scored on a through ball from Hunter Bryson. Two minutes later, Luis Lopez iced the outcome...

ECC 3A tennis championships: Sutton claims singles title; Pitchford-Coerver win doubles crown

[email protected] Friendships were briefly put aside Thursday afternoon during the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference tennis tournament. Two Eastern Wayne teammates battled for the singles crown. Four Charles B. Aycock teammates squared off to determine the doubles champion. In the...

Gators, Bulldogs meet in pivotal Carolina 1A football affair

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek's football team used its bye week to clean up some correctable errors it encountered during its last outing against Hobbton. The Gators healed some nagging injuries, too. Meanwhile, Princeton found some much-needed confidence. The...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Boys' soccer: Wayne Country Day 6, Greenfield 1 -- The Chargers conceded the game's first goal and answered with a six-goal outburst, including two "own" goals by the visiting Knights. Cooper Edmondson tied the game at 1-1...

8-man football: Wayne Christian 38, Lasker Northeast Academy 22

Will White rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown, and returned a kickoff 70 yards for another score in the Eagles' road win Thursday evening. Gavin Wiley added 51 yards and one TD, and emerged as the defensive leader with...

JV football: Princeton 48, Spring Creek 20

The Gators' Javon Newsome rambled for three touchdowns on runs of 47, 50 and 48 yards. Landon Smothers paced the defense with 10 tackles. Tyreick Hutcherson recorded eight tackles, while Ahijah Miller had six stops. Illeko Brooks forced a fumble...

JV football: Kinston 35, Goldsboro 16

Goldsboro's Xavier Bowden rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Brody Morton tossed a 52-yard TD pass to Damian Brown. Jakari Wilson emerged as the Cougars' defensive leader with 10 tackles. Tilwann James and Daveja Shannon recorded eight stops...

Walnut Creek Ladies Golf news

Linda Cannon claimed low net and low putts during weekly play on the Walnut Creek Country Club links. Faye Franklin won low gross....

Princeton sweeps Lakewood, finishes 14-0 in Carolina 1A play

PRINCETON -- Daisey Eklund delivered a 15-kill performance as Princeton handed Lakewood a 25-16, 25-11, 25-18 loss in the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season finale for both teams Thursday evening. The Bulldogs (19-1 overall) finished 14-0 in conference play and swept...

Mercer's double-double pushes Eagles past Rebels

Lexi Mercer notched a double-double -- 18 kills, 13 digs -- as Rosewood upended North Duplin 25-14, 23-25, 26-24, 25-16 in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. It was the regular-season finale for both teams. Mercer also had six blocks...

Short-handed Southern Wayne falls to Rose on soccer pitch

J.H. Rose punched in three second-half goals against short-handed Southern Wayne, and pulled off a 4-1 win in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday evening. Darwin Sure converted a first-half penalty kick for the Saints. Southern Wayne played the entire...

Hobbton edges Rosewood in PK shootout

Hobbton converted three shots in a penalty-kick shootout and handed Rosewood a 2-1 loss in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening at Branch Pope Field. "Both teams played really, really good," Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado said. "We had chances,...

Grieve punches in four goals, including PK, as Aycock hammers D.H. Conley

PIKEVILLE -- Chris Grieve punched in four goals, including a natural hat trick in the opening half, and Charles B. Aycock throttled Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe D.H. Conley, 5-1, on Thursday evening. Grieve also collected his second penalty kick...

Warriors sweep Saints in ECC 3A-4A volleyball

[email protected] DUDLEY -- They're not going to a championship, but the Southern Wayne Saints are growing up. Saints head coach Sarah Robertson couldn't have been more pleased with her team's maturity after a season-ending 13-25, 14-25, 17-25 loss to county...

Thursday, October 15, 2015

PREPS DIGEST -- JV news

JV * Girls' tennis: St. Mary's 9, Wayne Country Day 0 -- Nancy Chen, Hanna McKeithan, Cady Stanley, Martie Rose, Diya Shreenath, Grace O'Daniel and Louise Gurley each played either in singles or doubles for WCDS. The Chargers entertain...

Johnson: Cougars not intimidated by No. 4-ranked Vikings

Goldsboro isn't intimidated by Kinston. Not even the fact that the Vikings are 7-0 and ranked No. 4 in the latest Associated Press Class 2-A prep football poll bothers the Cougars. And they certainly haven't forgotten last year. "I don't...

Gators log shutout in Carolina 1A soccer

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Gustavos Avalos collected two second-half goals as Spring Creek shut out Princeton, 3-0, on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Wednesday afternoon. Carlos Ramirez and Noah Avila each recorded an assist on Avalos' goals. The Bulldogs added an...

County teams compete in ECC 3A-4A cross country meet

GREENVILLE -- New Bern and Charles B. Aycock continued their season-long war on the team front, while Parker White and Fiona Pedrick -- once again -- dominated their respective competition in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet ran at Boyd...

Spring Creek earns 3-set sweep in Carolina 1A volleyball

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ivet Carreno dished out a team- and match-high 20 assists as Spring Creek dispatched Hobbton 25-18, 25-16, 25-10 in a Carolina 1-A Conference match. Daisy Martinez provided 12 kills, six service aces and a solo block. Kayla...

North Lenoir volleyball team remains unbeaten

Mya Parks pounded out a team-leading 10 kills during North Lenoir's 25-8, 25-14, 25-2 dismantling of Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Kinston on Wednesday afternoon. Laura Haerer contributed nine kills and a team-best five blocks. Paige Sports recorded six kills...

Quartet accounts for 4 goals, 4 assists in Rosewood win

Five different players got into the scoring act as Rosewood easily handled Neuse Charter, 5-1, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at Branch Pope Field on Wednesday evening. Hayden Amodeo, Stalen Massengill, Zack Barnes and Daniel Alberto each scored...

Wildcats break away from 1-1 tie, defeat Rebels 4-1

NEWTON GROVE -- Hobbton punched in three second-half goals within a 20-minute stretch and turned back North Duplin, 4-1, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Wednesday afternoon. Juan Garcia tallied the Rebels' lone goal in the 52nd minute. The Wildcats...

Hawks slip by Cougars in ECC 2A soccer

Almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades -- and goal posts. Goldsboro junior striker Ruben Quiroz attempted 12 shots against conference rival North Lenoir on Wednesday evening at Cougar Stadium, but the goal posts were unkind as the Cougars...

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Sanchez strikes twice in 3 minutes, Aycock topples So. Wayne

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Lightning struck not once, but twice in the second half for Charles B. Aycock's Juninho Sanchez on Tuesday evening. And his two goals came at opportune times. Sanchez scored twice within a 3-minute period as the Golden...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Boys' soccer: Wayne Country Day 1, Ahoskie Ridgecroft -- Marquise Newell converted the game-winning penalty kick after Nehemiya Shaw drew a hard foul inside the 18-yard box. The Chargers (12-0-1 overall) collected their 10th shutout of the...

New Bern sweeps Aycock in ECC 3A-4A volleyball

NEW BERN -- Cyerra Carter registered a team-leading seven kills and three blocks in Charles B. Aycock's 25-18, 25-22, 25-21 loss to New Bern in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match contested Tuesday afternoon. Alexis Bynum and Arlanda Faulkner (two...

North Lenoir climbs to 18-0 in volleyball this season

Paige Sports cranked out 12 kills during North Lenoir's 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 triumph over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference rival Ayden-Grifton on Tuesday evening. Laura Haerer provided nine kills and three blocks. Mya Parks collected seven kills. Allyson Heath passed out...

North Duplin defeats James Kenan in 4 sets

CALYPSO -- Rylee Pate distributed 15 assists and Taylor Walker registered eight kills during North Duplin's 25-11, 25-16, 21-25, 25-19 triumph over Carolina 1-A Conference foe James Kenan on Tuesday afternoon. Shaily McCarty served four aces, knocked down seven kills...

Eagles' Tripple, Mercer combine for 30 kills

SALEMBURG -- Lexi Mercer cranked out 16 kills and Tayzlie Tripple pounded out 14 kills during Rosewood's 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21 conquest of 2014 Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season champion Lakewood on Tuesday afternoon. Mercer and Tripple logged three blocks apiece....

Princeton officially clinches Carolina 1A volleyball title

Princeton clinched the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship outright with a 25-10, 25-13, 25-15 romp over Neuse Charter on Tuesday afternoon. Taylor Carroll and Kortney Edwards combined for nine kills. Daisey Eklund served five aces. The Bulldogs (18-1 overall, 13-0...

Prep golfers battle at Lane Tree GC

Rosewood played host to a four-team, non-conference match at Lane Tree Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. "While we typically play nine-hole matches, today's 18-hole match was mostly used to solidify season averages for several players that have or may go...

Hill scores in Conquerors' final game of 2015

RALEIGH -- Jordan Hill collected Faith Christian's lone goal in a season-ending loss to Friendship Christian on Tuesday afternoon. It was a "play-in" game for the N.C. Christian Schools Association 2-A playoffs. Conquerors head coach Mike Marshall cited the play...

Blue Devils trip up Cougars in ECC 2A soccer

South Lenoir collected the game-winning goal in the second half and turned back Goldsboro, 3-2, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game played at Cougar Stadium on Tuesday evening. Freshman Aaron Podbielski and junior Ruben Quiroz each scored a goal...

Adkins, Townsend, Magera power WCDS on soccer pitch

Noah Adkins, Tony Townsend and Jacob Magera delivered two goals apiece as Wayne Country Day throttled Ahoskie Ridgecroft in mercy-rule fashion, 9-0, on Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers' defense logged its third consecutive shutout and 12th of the season overall. WCDS...

Carolina 1A cross country: Sullivan, Thurston emerge as individual champs

NEWTON GROVE -- Princeton's Austin Sullivan and North Duplin's Haley Thurston emerged as the male and female individual champion, respectively, during the season-ending Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested at Hobbton High School on Tuesday. Sullivan ran the 5k course in...

Chargers net dominating win over Freedom Christian

Wayne Country Day lost just two games in nine contested matches during its 9-0 thrashing of Freedom Christian on the Wayne Community College courts Tuesday afternoon. The teams agreed to play pro-set (8-game) matches. Gianna Democko, Ally Willman, Eliza Eagles,...

Southeast foe Francis Marion slips past UMO in men's soccer

MOUNT OLIVE -- Southeast Region foe Francis Marion (S.C.) University converted a penalty kick barely two minutes into the opening half and escaped University of Mount Olive, 2-1, at Amon Field on Monday evening. The Pacers extended their margin to...

UMO's Dahlke, Henry honored

MOUNT OLIVE -- University of Mount Olive's Jonathan Dahlke and Bailee Henry have been selected the Conference Carolinas male and female runners-of-the-week, respectively. Dalhke helped lead the No. 16-ranked Trojans to a runners-up finish during the Queens University Royal Cross...

BOX -- C.B. Aycock @ So. Wayne soccer

Tuesday's game (at Southern Wayne HS) C.B. Aycock    1    2    --    3 Southern Wayne    1    0    --    1 Goals: C.B. Aycock (Grieve PK; Sanchez 2), Southern Wayne (Ramirez). Assists: Southern Wayne 1 (Trejo). Shots: C.B. Aycock 8, Southern Wayne 14....

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

UMO's Loennechen, Guridi each place among top 10

UMO Media Relations CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- Julie Loennechen and Paula Guridi each placed among the top-10 individuals, and the University of Mount Olive finished third in team compeition during the Lady Flames Golf Shootout. The teams played 36 holes on...

Bears run away from Eastern Wayne in 2nd half

[email protected] One man can't do everything. Don't tell that to Eastern Wayne quarterback K.K. Best. The Warrior quarterback threw for 146 yards, rushed for 14 yards and recorded four tackles on defense during a 34-7 loss to defending 4-A state...

Rosewood avenges lone loss in Carolina 1A soccer

[email protected] WARSAW -- Rosewood sealed the deal this time. After squandering a two-goal lead in their previous meeting with James Kenan, the Eagles withstood a physical game and walked away with a 3-1 victory on Monday afternoon. It was the...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools * Football: Norwayne 38, Spring Creek 0 -- Blake Dilda threw touchdown passs to Alijuan Moore and Omar Tucker during the Cobras' win on Monday afternoon. Tyler Hughes rushed for two touchdowns. Tucker and Jaalin Applewhite rushed...

Goldsboro earns PK shootout decison over Greene Central

SNOW HILL -- Goalie Chandler Patrick blocked Greene Central's final shot in the penalty-kick shootout, giving Goldsboro a 4-3 victory in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Monday evening. Mickey Eovine scored twice and Ruben Quiroz provided a single goal during...

Rebels ease past Gators in Carolina 1A soccer

SEVEN SPRINGS -- North Duplin conceded the game's first goal, but bounced for a 3-1 victory over Spring Creek in a Carolna 1-A Conference game contested at "The Swamp" on Monday afternon. Carlos Ramirez put the Gators on the board...

EW's Sutton upends previously-unbeaten Reed of J.H. Rose

GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne's Elizabeth Sutton pulled off a stunning straight-set victory over J.H. Rose on Monday afternoon, but the Rampants escaped 5-4 in their Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference battle. Sutton defeated Reed 7-5, 6-1. "Elizabeth fought and scrapped for...

CBA nets share of ECC 3A-4A regular-season tennis title

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Charles B. Aycock clinched a share of the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference regular-season championship with an 8-1 thrashing of D.H. Conley on Monday afternoon. Kassidy Pitchford, Cassidy Coerver, Meredith Jones, Grayson Lane and Haley Creech each earned...

BOX -- New Bern @ Eastern Wayne

New Bern 7 7 13 7 -- 34 Eastern Wayne 0 7 0 0 -- 7 First quarter NB -- Bolds 9 run (Martinez kick) Second quarter EW -- Gonzalez 1 run (Dove kick) Third quarter NB -- Bolds 5...

Monday, October 12, 2015

UMO Trojan women defeat Southern Wesleyan

UMO Media Relations MOUNT OLIVE -- Alex Wetherholt posted a goal and an assisted on Ellie Barnes' goal four minutes into the match as University of Mount Olive cruised past Southern Wesleyan University, 3-0, on the Conference Carolinas women's soccer...

Wayne Christian falls to Neuse in CCC 1A soccer tournament

RALEIGH -- Holden Foster punched in two goals during Wayne Christian's season-ending, 4-3 loss to Neuse Christian in opening-round play of the Carolina Christian 1-A Conference tournament. Foster converted a penalty kick and scored on an assist from Nathanael...

Bailey helps lead UMO to top-10 team finish in meet

CHARLOTTE -- Bailee Henry finished 28th individually and University of Mount Olive placed 10th out of 37 teams during the Queens University Royal Women's Cross Country Challenge. Henry covered the 5k course in 19 minutes, 5 seconds -- the 13th-fastest...

UMO men's cross country team places 2nd in meet

CHARLOTTE -- Four University of Mount Olive runners placed among the top 15 individually, and the Trojans placed second in the team portion of the Queens University Royal Men's Cross Country Challenge. Jonathan Dalke emerged as UMO's top finisher with...

Southern Wesleyan men stun UMO in 2nd OT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ivan Malagon supplied the "golden goal" in the 106th minute as second-year Conference Carolinas member Southern Wesleyan University stunned University of Mount Olive, 1-0, in double overtime on Sunday afternoon. Sebastian Castro logged the assist. The Trojans...

Saturday, October 10, 2015

WEEKEND DIGEST -- Friday's games

Princeton 15, Hobbton 6 * PRINCETON -- Matt Stallworth's 13-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run lifted Princeton past Hobbton, 15-6, in their Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at Harvey Brooks Field on Friday evening. Stallworth ended the night with 72 yards on...

Lakewood's defense gets early break against Rosewood

[email protected] SALEMBURG -- Fourth down and two yards to go near midfield. Rosewood's Cameron Helt kept the ball and got dropped by Lakewood senior defensive end Jirah Cooper for a 2-yard loss. Already up 7-0, the Leopards needed just five...

Goldsboro dominates North Lenoir in ECC 2A opener

[email protected] La GRANGE -- Someone forgot to tell Goldsboro to dress in formal attire since North Lenoir celebrated homecoming on Friday afternoon. Instead, the Cougars arrived in their business suits -- helmets and pads. They didn't participate in the festivities...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools * Football: Dillard 30, Grantham 6 -- Taevian Jackson rushed for two touchdowns that covered 40 and 50 yards. Darius Rodgers added rushing TDs of 55 and 35 yards. JaiQuise Blue and Aundreas Stokes paced the defense...

Rampants run past Saints in ECC 3A-4A football

GREENVILLE -- Quarterback Quentin Carlton accounted for Southern Wayne's lone touchdown in a 57-6 loss to Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe J.H. Rose on Friday evening. Carlton scored on a 2-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. He copleted three passes...

Matthews has 2 TD catches in Aycock's loss to D.H. Conley

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- D.H. Conley exploded for 31 second-half points and cruised past Charles B. Aycock, 59-21, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Friday evening. Golden Falcons quarterback Jake Flowers threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns -- a...

No. 5-ranked Tigers roll past Rebels

WARSAW -- James Kenan's defense pitched a shutout for 46 1/2 minutes during its 46-8 triumph over county and Carolina 1-A Conference rival North Duplin on Friday evening. The Rebels avoided the shutout on Emiliano Mora's 9-yard touchdown run with...

Stallworth's 4th-quarter TD lifts Princeton

PRINCETON -- Matt Stallworth's 13-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run lifted Princeton past Hobbton, 15-6, in their Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at Harvey Brooks Field on Friday evening. Stallworth ended the night with 72 yards on 17 carries. Earl Gibson Jr.,...

Saints, Bears duel to 2-2, double-OT draw

Ulysses Ramirez notched the equalizing goal with 20 seconds remaining in the second overtime, and Southern Wayne salvaged a 2-2 draw against Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference foe New Bern. Darwin Sure scored the Saints' other goal. Southern Wayne (7-3-2 overall,...

Wayne Christian drops 4-set decision to Neuse Christian

Hannah Sladick just missed a double-double with nine kills and nine digs in Wayne Christian's opening-round 25-18, 11-25, 16-25, 19-25 loss to Neuse Christian in the Carolina Christian 1-A Conference tournament. Sladick also posted five blocks. Holley Gurley collected a...

BOX -- Southern Wayne @ J.H. Rose football

Southern Wayne 0 0 6 0 -- 6 J.H. Rose 49 8 0 0 -- 57 Third quarter SW -- Carlton 2 run (kick blocked) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Southern Wayne -- Quentin Carlton 9-8, TD; Manny Walker 7-12; Shawntwon Leach...

BOX -- Rosewood @ Lakewood football

Rosewood 7 3 0 7 -- 17 Lakewood 14 12 0 21 -- 47 First quarter L -- Bennett 1 run (Campos kick), 6:47 L -- Williams 11 run (Campos kick), 2:38 R -- Al-montaser 42 pass from Helt (Al-montaser...

BOX -- James Kenan @ North Duplin football

North Duplin 0 0 0 8 -- 8 James Kenan 13 13 14 6 -- 46 Fourth quarter ND -- Mora 9 run (Payton run), 1:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: North Duplin -- Daquan Goodman 2-6; JP Payton 3-12; Kenny Sheppard...

BOX -- Hobbton @ Princeton football

Hobbton 0 6 0 0 -- 6 Princeton 0 0 8 7 -- 15 Third quarter P -- Gibson 46 run (Gibson run) Fourth quarter P -- Stallworth 13 run (Bautista kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Princeton -- Earl Gibson Jr....

BOX -- Goldsboro @ N. Lenoir football

Goldsboro 13 20 0 13 -- 46 N. Lenoir 7 0 0 6 -- 13 First quarter G -- Tookes 18 pass from Bowden (kick blocked) G -- Griffin 49 pass from Bowden (Stevens kick) Second quarter G -- Smith...

BOX -- C.B. Aycock @ D.H. Conley football

C.B. Aycock 14 7 0 0 -- 21 D.H. Conley 7 21 17 14 -- 59 First quarter CBA -- Gough 4 run (Harrison kick) CBA -- Matthews 24 pass from Flowers (Harrison kick) Second quarter CBA -- Matthews 55...

Friday, October 9, 2015

TENNIS -- C.B. Aycock @ E. Wayne box

Thursday's match (at Eastern Wayne HS) C.B. Aycock 7 Eastern Wayne 2 Singles: Elizabeth Sutton (EW) d. Sabrina Johnson 6-0, 6-1; Kassidy Pitchford (CBA) d. Brennan Dove 6-4, 6-4; Cassidy Coerver (CBA) d. Emily Uzzell 6-0, 6-1; Casie Belom (CBA)...

Pitchford, Belom pick up key wins for Golden Falcons

[email protected] Down 3-0 in the second set, Charles B. Aycock senior Kassidy Pitchford kept telling herself "I don't want to play a tiebreaker." She didn't. Pitchford emerged victorious in six of the final seven games, and secured the match-clinching point...

Spring Creek defeats Rosewood in 4 sets

[email protected] SEVEN SPRINGS -- Overcoming one's self plays a major role in winning. Spring Creek proved that determination with a 25-20, 25-17, 13-25, 25-18 win over Rosewood on Thursday afternoon. "Our team can tend to get ... if they get...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: Rosewood d. Spring Creek 21-25, 25-20, 25-23 -- Toree Marak posted a team-high five kills, two blocks, two service aces and picked up one dig. Jala Holloman contributed four kills, two aces and one dig. Maddie...

JV football: Cougars open ECC 2A play with win

Goldsboro 36, North Lenoir 22 -- Xavier Bowden rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns as the Cougars opened Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play at Cougar Stadium on Thursday evening. Dennis Coley and Damien Brown each scored a touchdown....

Aycock's Sauls, Campbell qualify for 3A east golf regional

Charles B. Aycock edged Rosewood 152-154 in a six-team, non-conference match contested at Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course on Thursday afternoon. North Johnston ended up third with a 160. Wayne Christian (171), Goldsboro (175) and Princeton (186) also participated. Abby Sauls...

Walnut Creek LGA news

KINSTON -- Members of the Walnut Creek Ladies Golf Association participated in an Eastern Carolina Ladies Golf Association tournament contested at Falling Creek. Hiromi Sueki won low putts in the championship league. Maureen Prys claimed second low net, while Betty...

Braswell's career-best 17-kill outing sparks Goldsboro

Jacquiera Braswell pounded a career- and match-high 17 kills during Goldsboro's 25-18, 25-7, 23-25, 25-21 victory over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference opponent Kinston on Thursday afternoon. Becka Pittard just missed a double-double with nine kills and nine digs. Marcy Taylor...

North Lenoir sweeps Greene Central, now 17-0 on season

Laura Haerer pounded out a team- and match-high 14 kills during North Lenoir's 25-6, 25-9, 25-12 romp over Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Greene Central on Thursday. Mya Parks contributed 12 kills, while Paige Sports chipped in nine kills. Megan...

Princeton clinches share of Carolina 1A volleyball title

Princeton clinched the Carolina 1-A Conference regular-season championship outright with a 25-5, 25-18, 25-13 decision over North Duplin on Thursday afternoon. The Bulldogs secured the No. 1 seed for the season-ending conference tournament, which begins Oct. 19. Taylor Carroll had...

South Central topples CBA in ECC 3A-4A volleyball

PIKEVILLE -- South Central turned back Charles B. Aycock 25-18, 25-13, 25-17 in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Thursday afternoon. Arlanda Faulker and Alexis Bynum cranked out five and four kills, respectively, for the Golden Falcons. Hannah Carter dished...

Hawks top Cougars in ECC 2A soccer

La GRANGE -- North Lenoir built a three-goal advantage by halftime and eased past Goldsboro, 5-2, in an Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference game contested Thursday evening. Ruben Quiroz and Chris Pate each scored for the Cougars. Goldsboro keeper Chandler Patrick...

North Duplin's Garcia punches in career-high 5 goals

CALYPSO -- Juan Garcia provided a career-high five goals and dished out two assists during North Duplin's 9-2 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Neuse Charter on Thursday afternoon. Dario Castenada supplied a hat trick (three goals), while Cesar Mutata-Sosa...

Jackson spearheads Eagles' offense with three assists

Matt Jackson passed out three assists and collected a goal during Wayne Christian's 7-0 triumph over Carolina Christian 1-A Conference foe Cresset Christian on Thursday evening. Jackson assisted on goals by Matthew Coulter, Jaxon Anderson and Nathanael Younge. Jackson's lone...

Quinn scores natural hat trick in Warriors' win over South Central

Ethan Quinn registered a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals) as Eastern Wayne rolled past South Central, 7-0, in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play Thursday evening. Quinn scored all three goals within a 10-minute period. Christian Anderson and Edwin Vallecillo...

Britt: Rosewood's defense has to keep Lakewood's offense in check

[email protected] Once Rosewood's coaching staff evaluated the James Kenan film, they tucked away their notes and told the team they wanted to hear "no more talk about the James Kenan game." Well, maybe just a little bit more, coach. The...

N.C. Tennis Association state singles tournament returns to Goldsboro

[email protected] It's back! The USTA North Carolina Singles League state championships got underway this morning at various sites in Wayne County. The four-day tournament will determine 13 team champions in three different age levels of competition. Two local teams, who...

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Cougars anxious to start ECC 2A football play

[email protected] Last week won't be easy to forget. After an emotional loss to Farmville Central more than 10 days ago, Goldsboro begins its Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference schedule Friday evening at North Lenoir. "We had a couple of days off....

Saints build early lead, defeat Warriors in soccer

[email protected] Three consistent days of play maybe the answer for the Eastern Wayne Warriors. Only time will tell. After losing to Charles B. Aycock on Tuesday evening, the Warriors faced another county rival -- Southern Wayne -- but the patience...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools * Volleyball: Norwayne d. Brogden 25-9, 25-20, 25-8 -- The Cobras climbed to 8-1 overall this season and continue play Monday at Dillard. * Boys' soccer: Norwayne d. Brogden 8-3 -- The Cobras (4-2-2 overall) travel to...

Mooneyham, Owens, Crane, Sims, Castorena pace CBA runners in meet

DUDLEY -- Teammates Deshawn Owens and Joseph Mooneyham each recorded a top-finish finish and Charles B. Aycock finished second overall in a five-team Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference meet contested Wednesday afternoon at Southern Wayne. Mooneyham ran the mucky 5k course...

C.B. Aycock nets win over New Bern

NEW BERN -- Charles B. Aycock emerged victorious at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles, and upended New Bern, 5-4, in a pivotal Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match Wednesday afternoon. It was the Bears' first loss in ECC play this season....

Parris has two goals, two assists in Hawks' rout

Reid Parris notched two goals and dished out two assists as North Lenoir easily handled Kinston, 8-2, in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play on Wednesday evening. Parris collected an unassisted goal just before halftime and connected on a header from...

Rebels surrender 4 second-half goals, fall to Leopards

CALYPSO -- Juan Garcia provided two first-half goals, but Lakewood stormed back for a 4-2 win during their Carolina 1-A Conference match contested at H.E. Grubbs Field on Tuesday afternoon. Garcia, ranked among the league's top goal scorers, connected on...

Goldsboro boys' soccer team posts second shutout in conference play

Four different players got into the scoring act as Goldsboro blanked Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe Ayden-Grifton, 3-0, on a soggy Cougar Stadium pitch Wednesday evening. Ruben Quiroz, Michael Eovine and Colin Williams each scored goal in the Cougars' second...

Chapin has 4-goal outing in Eagles' win over Bulldogs

PRINCETON -- Ethan Chapin punched in a career-high four goals during Rosewood's 5-0 decision over Carolina 1-A Conference rival Princeton at Harvey Brooks Field on Tuesday evening. Chapin scored goals on two assists from Zack Barnes, and one assist from...

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Quintanilla claims 4th straight Carolina 1A women's singles title

[email protected] Taylor Dilday remembered last year's match with teammate Julissa Quintanilla in the Carolina 1-A Conference singles championship. Dilday didn't play at a high level. When the two met again Tuesday afternoon, Dilday gave Quintanilla a stronger test. The junior...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: North Lenoir d. Goldsboro 25-22, 25-18 -- The Hawks scored 10 points with Kelsie Stocks at the service line. * Volleyball: North Duplin d. Hobbton 25-23, 25-13 -- The Rebels (4-9 overall) picked up their second...

North Lenoir opens ECC 2A soccer season in victorious fashion

AYDEN -- Reed Parris knocked in the eventual game-winning goal and North Lenoir launched its Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference campaign with a 6-1 thrashing of Ayden-Grifton on Tuesday evening. Parris scored on an assist from Jackson Sullivan, his second of...

Carolina 1A volleyball leader Princeton claims 3-set win

Daisey Eklund recorded 14 kills, four aces and five blocks during Princeton's 25-20, 25-16, 25-10 sweep of Spring Creek in Carolina 1-A Conference action Tuesday afternoon. Taylor Carroll provided four kills and three digs. Hailey Wood contributed eight kills. Kelsey...

Rampants topple Saints on volleyball court

GREENVILLE -- Defending state 4-A champion J.H. Rose handed Southern Wayne a 25-7, 25-11, 25-22 loss in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play on Tuesday afternoon. "(A) great offensive game by Amber Pfenning, and some strong touches on blocking from Macayla...

Hawks stay unbeaten with 3-set win over Goldsboro

Laura Haerer registered eight kills and six blocks as unbeaten North Lenoir dispatched Goldsboro 25-14, 25-15, 25-8 in their Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference match Tuesday. Paige Sports added seven kills. Mya Parks pounded out five kills. Allyson Heath passed out...

CBA falls to D.H. Conley in ECC 3A/4A volleyball

HOLLYWOOD CROSSROADS -- Arlanda Faulkner and Taylor Daniels combined for nine kills in Charles B. Aycock's 25-10, 25-13, 25-20 loss to perennial Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A power D.H. Conley on Tuesday afternoon. The Vikings limited the Golden Falcons to 14 kills...

Rosewood dumps Neuse Charter in straight sets

Lexi Mercer collected 15 kills during Rosewood's 25-16, 25-17, 25-15 conquest of Carolina 1-A Conference foe Neuse Charter on Tuesday afternoon. Mercer served three aces for the Eagles, who improved to 11-7 overall and 8-3 against league opposition this season....

North Duplin sweeps Hobbton in Carolina 1A volleyball

Courtney Butler served seven aces and Shaily McCarty delivered six kills during North Duplin's 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 victory over Carolina 1-A Conference foe Hobbton on Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Thornton registered five kills for the Rebels, who improved to 6-9 overall...

Eastern Wayne rolls past Southern Wayne in tennis

DUDLEY -- Eastern Wayne swept the doubles courts and upended county rival Southern Wayne, 8-1, in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match contested Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors collected doubles points from Elizabeth Sutton-Morgan Agner, Brennan Dove-Samantha Roux and Emily Uzzell-Bella...

Golden Falcons net ECC 3A-4A tennis win over J.H. Rose

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock emerged victorious on five singles courts and cruised past J.H. Rose, 7-2, on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene Tuesday afternoon. Cassidy Coerver, Kassidy Pitchford, Casie Belom, Meredith Jones and Grayson Lane each picked up...

Rosewood's Burton cards 3-over 39 on GMGC links

Lindsey Burton earned medalist honors with a 3-over-par 39 during a five-team match played on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links on Tuesday afternoon. North Johnston claimed team accolades with a 156, followed by Goldsboro with a 168 and Wayne...

Sauls emerges as the medalist, earns all-ECC accolades

Charles B. Aycock's Abby Sauls earned medalist honors with a 45 in the season-ending Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference match contested at Lane Tree Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon. Sauls earned all-ECC accolades along with teammate Leah Campbell. Anna Williams was...

Aycock's Flowers throws career-high 6 TD passes against Saints

[email protected] PIKEVILLE -- The original gameplan focused on the running attack. But when that scheme got washed out by Mother Nature and the Hardy Talton Stadium turf dried out, the tactic changed. Charles B. Aycock filled the airwaves, instead. Junior...

Golden Falcons cruise past Warriors on soccer pitch

[email protected] Rebuilding a soccer program from scratch takes time. Eastern Wayne lost 12 seniors to graduation and left first-year head coach Scott Summers and the returning players with one option -- keep playing. They'll continue despite an 8-1 loss to...

BOX -- Spring Creek @ Hobbton football

Spring Creek 8 0 0 0 -- 8 Hobbton 12 8 7 6 -- 33 First quarter H -- Bryant 4 run (pass failed) H -- Bryant 13 run (run failed), 3:51 SC -- Young 34 pass from Casper (run...

BOX -- So. Wayne @ C.B. Aycock football

Southern Wayne 7 14 7 7 -- 35 C.B. Aycock 21 0 7 21 -- 49 First quarter SW -- Carlton 48 run (Craig kick), 10:39 CBA -- Ford 15 pass from Flowers (Harrison kick), 6:37 CBA -- Matthews 77...

Carolina 1A Conference tennis tournament results

Results from the 2015 Carolina 1-A Conference women's tennis tournament contested on the John Allen Farfour Courts at Herman Park on Tuesday afternoon. NOTE: The top three placers in singles and doubles qualified for the N.C. High School Athletic Association...

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

UMO men's basketball team ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division 2 Bulletin preseason poll

[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Less than six months after an appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, the University of Mount Olive men's basketball team has gained recognition from that postseason success. The Trojans are ranked No. 4 in...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools * Volleyball: Rosewood d. Mount Olive 25-12, 25-10 and 16-25, 25-29, 25-15 -- Jennifer Sutton served five aces during the Eagles' doubleheader sweep of the Chargers on Monday afternoon. Rosewood (7-3 overall) plays host to Grantham on...

Conquerors end season on soccer pitch

GREENVILLE -- Greenville Christian notched the game-winning goal barely two minutes into the opening half and eased past Faith Christian, 7-0, on Monday afternoon. The Conquerors concluded the year 0-10-0 overall....

Gators, Wildcats scrap in the mud

NEWTON GROVE -- Hobbton reeled off 21 consecutive points over the final quarters and handed Carolina 1-A Conference foe Spring Creek a 33-8 loss on a muddy, drizzly Monday evening. "Just a tough night," SC head coach Aaron Sanders said....

Monday, October 5, 2015

E. Wayne-New Bern football game postponed

Mother Nature has postponed one football game. Weather permitting, three county teams will see action on the gridiron tonight despite heavy/misty rainfall that's plagued eastern North Carolina over the past 72 hours. New Bern was scheduled to visit Eastern...

PREPS DIGEST -- Middle schools

Middle schools • Football: Dillard 44, Eastern Wayne 6 -- Dorian Rogers returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown. Taevian Jackson rushed for TDs on runs of 50, 55 and 60 yards. Teammate Darius Rodgers had touchdown runs of...

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Falcons play host to Saints in pivotal ECC game

[email protected] With four seconds left in the third quarter last week, Southern Wayne trailed defending 4-A state champ New Bern 16-7. The Bears eventually won 39-7. While Saints head coach David Lee avoided saying his team's effort was a "moral...

Saints' Walker, Carlton have embraced leadership roles

[email protected] DUDLEY -- Manny Walker and Quentin Carlton have emerged as "iron men" for Southern Wayne midway through a challenging football season. Neither steps off the field -- even for a sip of water. And the Saints go as they...

RETROSPECTIVE -- Rosewood's upset of James Kenan

• Rosewood built a three-touchdown advantage and upset No. 1-ranked James Kenan, 37-35, on "Red" Al-montaser's 45-yard field goal as time expired Thursday evening. The Eagles beat the Tigers for the first time since 1999 and earned just their second...

QUICK GLANCE -- Spring Creek @ Hobbton

• For the sixth time in the past 71⁄2 weeks, Spring Creek will hit the road for a football game. The next opponent is Hobbton on Monday night in Newton Grove. Kickoff is 7 p.m. The Carolina 1-A Conference rivals...

QUICK GLANCE -- New Bern @ Eastern Wayne

• The Bears have looked like anything but a defending state champion midway through regular-season play. But don't let New Bern fool you. There's some young talent starting to find its way and the Bears are also starting to discover...

Friday, October 2, 2015

Lakewood turns back North Duplin in 2nd half

[email protected] CALYPSO -- It was vintage North Duplin football. The Rebels methodically moved the chains, chewed time off of the clock and finally punched the ball into the end zone just before halftime. North Duplin head coach Hugh Martin couldn't...

Tigers see 'Red' -- Al-montaser boots game-winning FG, Eagles upset state's No. 1-ranked team

Marquail "Red" Al-montaser walked to the 28-yard line Thursday evening with Rosewood trailing No. 1-ranked and unbeaten James Kenan, 35-34. The senior place-kicker stepped back, connected on the ball and watched it fight the swirling wind. Doubt and hope filled...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: Rosewood d. James Kenan 25-8, 25-16 -- Braylee Butts had one kill, six assists and three aces during the Eagles' straight-set win. Toree Marak had one kill, two assists, one block and one ace. Maddie Honn...

JV football: Warriors fall to Bears

New Bern 28, Eastern Wayne 6 -- Ricky James completed a 55-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Davis in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference game played Wednesday evening. Demarte Bizzell and Junious Tyson led the Warriors' ground game with 105 and...

JV football: Saints defeat Golden Falcons

Southern Wayne 46, C.B. Aycock 20 -- Josh Grady tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Jack Casbarro as the Saints evened their record to 1-1 in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play this season. Deondre Wright rushed for a touchdown...

8-man football: Wayne Christian gets 2nd win

Wayne Christian 68, Community Christian 54 -- Gavin Wiley rushed for a career- and season-high 194 yards and scored four touchdowns. Will White rambled for 149 yards and three TDs on 14 carries. Kody Beddard picked off a Community Christian...

Bryson, Kierski lead Chargers on the road

GREENVILLE -- Hunter Bryson and Matt Kierski punched in two goals apiece during Wayne Country Day's 7-0 triumph over Pope John Paul II Catholic HS on Thursday afternoon. It was a Coastal Plains Independent 1-A/2-A Conference affair. Ben Cohen and...

Hawks upend ECC archrival in straight sets

North Lenoir seized early command of the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference lead with a 25-23, 25-20, 25-15 conquest of archrival South Lenoir on Thursday evening. Paige Sports paced the Hawks' offense with 13 kills. Laura Haerer and Mya Parks delivered...

Princeton stays unbeaten in Carolina 1A play

NEWTON GROVE -- League-leading Princeton easily handled Hobbton 25-17, 25-8, 25-14 in Carolina 1-A Conference action Thursday afternoon. Daisey Eklund paced the Bulldogs with 12 kills and five service aces. Hailey Wood provided three blocks and three aces. Kortney Edwards...

Pittard records double-double for Goldsboro

SNOW HILL -- Becka Pittard logged a double-double -- 19 kills, 10 digs -- as Goldsboro dumped Greene Central 25-10, 25-23, 25-23 in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Pittard also served three aces for the Cougars, who improved...

Rosewood's offense clicks behind quartet of setters

Ada Rivera, Kaitlyn Kincaid, Kendall Gurley and Payton Lane combined for 19 assists as Rosewood dispatched James Kenan 25-16, 25-8, 25-19 in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday evening. Lexi Mercer supplied 12 kills, five blocks and five digs. Hailey Weeks...

Rebels, Gators stage 5-set battle in Carolina 1A volleyball

CALYPSO -- Shaily McCarty pounded out 14 kills as North Duplin survived Spring Creek 25-20, 21-25, 25-16, 19-25, 17-15 in Carolina 1-A Conference play Thursday afternoon. Taylor Walker just missed a double-double with 10 blocks and eight kills. Carly Powell...

Faulkner's 15-kill outing lifts Aycock past Southern Wayne

PIKEVILLE -- Sophomore Arlanda Faulkner cranked out a team- and match-high 15 kills and served five aces during Charles B. Aycock's 25-7, 25-15, 25-13 conquest of county and Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference rival Southern Wayne on Thursday afternoon. Senior Alexis...

BOX -- Lakewood @ North Duplin

Lakewood 0 0 14 7 -- 21 North Duplin 0 7 0 0 -- 7 Second quarter ND -- Sheppard 11 pass from Payton (kick good), 0:02.5 Third quarter L -- Moore 2 run (Campos kick), 8:46 L -- Bennett...

BOX -- James Kenan @ Rosewood

James Kenan 7 7 14 7 -- 35 Rosewood 7 21 6 3 -- 37 First quarter R -- Helt 67 run Second quarter R -- Al-montaser 55 pass from Helt R -- Woodard 56 run R -- Al-montaser 27...

Thursday, October 1, 2015

North Duplin-Rosewood play to 2-2, weather-shortened draw

[email protected] Lucky or unlucky? Or maybe a muttered curse to Mother Nature. Rosewood head coach Eddie Maldonado and North Duplin head coach James Foster each displayed at least one of those emotions Wednesday evening. The Carolina 1-A Conference rivals settled...

PREPS DIGEST -- JV, middle schools

JV * Volleyball: South Central d. Eastern Wayne 25-5, 25-14 -- Demiya Yelverton led the Warriors with three kills. Teammate Alyssa Jackson contributed two kills and two assists. * Volleyball: New Bern d. Southern Wayne 27-25, 25-16 -- First-year...

PREP FOOTBALL -- Impending weather causes changes

By RUDY COGGINS [email protected] Here we go again. One week after a nor'easter wreaked havoc for area football teams, now athletic directors have to contend with Hurricane Joaquin. Forecasters said it was likely to grow into a major storm...

New Bern knocks off Saints in volleyball

DUDLEY -- New Bern handed Southern Wayne a 25-14, 25-13, 25-20 loss on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference scene. "We got touches on almost every block and really made New Bern work for their points," SW head coach Sarah Robertson...

South Central sweeps EW in ECC 3A-4A volleyball

South Central cruised past Eastern Wayne 25-7, 25-14, 25-12 in Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference play. Emily Newsome dished out five assists and collected two kills for the Warriors. Chelsea Wynn registered four kills and two blocks. Brianna Autman provided two...

Avalos scores 4 goals in Gators' OT win

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Gustavo Avalos knocked in two goals during extra time and Spring Creek upended Hobbton, 4-2, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game contested at the wet and soggy swamp Tuesday afternoon. Avalos tallied two goals in regulation on...

Goldsboro's Ruben Quiroz, Eovine each post hat trick

KINSTON -- Juniors Ruben Quiroz and Mickey Eovine each pulled off a hat trick (three goals) as Goldsboro dismantled Kinston, 9-0, in Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference play Wednesday evening. Jesus Quiroz, Amon McEachern and Chris Pate supplied one goal apiece....

Rosewood's Burton earns medalist honors at GMGC

Lindsey Burton shot a 3-over-par 39 and earned medalist honors during a three-team meet played on the Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course links Thursday afternoon. Aycock won the team portion with a three-player total of 142. Rosewood finished second at 151,...

Bulldogs' Sullivan takes 1st in Carolina 1A XC meet

PRINCETON -- Princeton's Austin Sullivan emerged as the top boys' individual finisher and Rosewood edged Hobbton 50-52 to win a Carolina 1-A Conference meet contested at Princeton Middle School. Sullivan ran the 5k course in 18 minutes, 40 seconds -...

Warriors' Pedrick now 5 for 5 in ECC cross country meets

GREENVILLE -- Eastern Wayne senior Fiona Pedrick continued her phenomenal season on the Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A Conference cross country scene with another No. 1 finish in muggy, muddy conditions on Wednesday afternoon. Pedrick ran the 5k course at Boyd Lee...

BOX -- N. Duplin soccer @ Rosewood

Wednesday's game (at Branch Pope Field) North Duplin 2 0 -- 2 Rosewood 2 0 -- 2 Note: Game called 5 1/2 minutes into second half due to lightning. Statistics Goals: North Duplin (R. Castanada 2), Rosewood (Avila, Barnes). Assists:...