Wednesday, December 30, 2015
SB/MOPWC: Saints finally get much-needed win
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Coaches aren't supposed to smile. Don't tell that to Southern Wayne basketball coach Dwight Smith. His Saints won their second game of the season -- a 69-57 decision over Spring Creek during consolation-round play in the...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
SB/MOPWC: Chargers shut down Eagles late in 4th quarter
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Rosewood erased a 41-27 deficit in the third quarter against Wayne Country Day during game five of the Southern Bank/Mount Olive Pickle Winter Classic at the University of Mount Olive on Tuesday evening. The Eagles' hopes...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
SB/MOPWC: Goldsboro sticks pitchfork in Blue Devils
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Stay focused. Be on point offensively. Learn from the little things. Goldsboro worked the simple gameplan to near perfection against Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference foe South Lenoir on Tuesday evening. Myron Carmon led four Cougars in...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
SB/MOPWC: Parrott Academy hangs around, shocks EW boys
[email protected] MOUNT OLIVE -- Parrott Academy just hung around. Hung around. And hung around some more. When the Patriots took a five-point lead against Eastern Wayne in the final 90 seconds, one small section of Kornegay Arena -- the fans...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Panthers get out of gate, blow past Bulldogs
ROBERSONVILLE -- North Pitt bolted to a 28-point, first-quarter lead and rolled past Princeton, 77-21, on day two of the South Creek Holiday Tournament on Tuesday evening. The Panthers led 52-9 at halftime. Austin Sullivan and Kelvin Woodard paced the...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Payton leads Rebels in loss to East Duplin
BEULAVILLE -- JP Payton knocked down 10 points during North Duplin's 75-46 loss to East Duplin in a holiday tournament on Tuesday. Luke Britt and Schmid Romeus added six points apiece for the Rebels. Terrion Addison and Malik Cobb each...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
CBA boys knock off Bartlett Yancey
CLINTON -- Cameron Kornegay provided a team-high 19 points as Charles B. Aycock defeated Bartlett Yancey, 61-50, in a holiday tournament contested at Clinton High School. Keyshawn Cobb added 12 points for the Golden Falcons, who prevailed for the seventh...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Saints' Atkins flirts with quadruple-double
JACKSONVILLE -- Zaria Atkins flirted with a quadruple-double as Southern Wayne rolled past Richlands, 52-31, in consolation-round play of the East Coast Christmas Classic on Tuesday evening. Atkins recorded 16 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, collected 13 steals and dished...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
North Duplin girls fall to East Duplin
BEULAVILLE -- Rylee Pate tallied six points as North Duplin fell to East Duplin, 30-14, in a holiday tournament on Tuesday. Alyssa Santos chipped in four points for the Rebels. North Duplin (1-6 overall) takes on Wallace-Rose Hill today....Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Rosewood girls start strong, corral Dark Horses
JACKSONVILLE -- Rosewood opened the game with a 14-0 run and advanced to the East Coast Christmas Classic final with an 83-73 triumph over Clinton on Tuesday evening. The Eagles (7-2 overall) take on tournament host Northside today. Lexi Mercer...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
Warriors' Hamilton drops 24 points on Aycock
JACKSONVILLE -- Coastal Carolina signee Naheria Hamilton dropped in a game-high 24 points as Eastern Wayne dumped county rival Charles B. Aycock, 46-32, in consolation-round play of the East Coast Christmas Classic on Wednesday afternoon. Nyesha Best added eight points...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Eastern Wayne-Parrott Academy boys
GAME 7 at Kornegay Arena Eastern Wayne 7 12 12 18 -- 49 Parrott 7 11 10 22 -- 50 EASTERN WAYNE (1-7) Coriante Foye 5 0 3-7 13, Ethan Molloy 0 0 3-6 3, Yeonte Royal 4 0 1-2...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Southern Wayne-Spring Creek boys
GAME 6 at Kornegay Arena Spring Creek 5 18 18 16 -- 57 Southern Wayne 17 11 19 22 -- 69 SPRING CREEK (2-8) Jyrique Wooten 0 0 0-0 0, Najee Young 2 0 3-7 7, Will Rouse 0 0...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Wayne Country Day-Rosewood boys
GAME 5 at Kornegay Arena WCDS 7 19 15 16 -- 57 Rosewood 6 12 18 13 -- 49 WAYNE COUNTRY DAY (10-5) Tony Townsend 0 0 3-5 3, Justin Lofton-Russell 9 0 7-8 25, Jack Talton 0 0 0-0...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story
BOX: Goldsboro-South Lenoir boys
GAME 8 at Kornegay Arena Goldsboro 22 22 26 21 -- 91 South Lenoir 10 19 16 23 -- 68 GOLDSBORO (10-0) Kisheem Faison 2 1 0-0 7, Myron Carmon 6 2 0-0 18, Jalin Thomas 5 0 2-4...Published: Dec 30, 2015 1:48 PM Full Story