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Thursday, January 7, 2016

Saints, Warriors battle on the wrestling mat

[email protected] Even though the final score reflects a different outcome, county rivals Eastern Wayne and Southern Wayne wrestled an even match Wednesday evening. Each earned six individual victories. The difference? The Warriors fielded a full team and benefited from two...

Eagles defeat Gators for 2nd time in 7 days

Another back-and-forth game. Another fight to the end. Meeting for the second time in seven days, Rosewood turned back Spring Creek, 53-45, in their Carolina 1-A Conference boys' basketball battle. Najee Young assisted sophmore Tahj Edwards on a 3-pointer, which...

Morrisey leads N. Duplin boys past Princeton

PRINCETON -- Dexter Morrisey knocked down 22 points as North Duplin turned back Princeton, 58-46, in a Carolina 1-A Conference game Wednesday evening. JP Payton contributed 11 points, while Schmid Romeus scored seven. Travaye Darden and Luke Britt chipped...

PREPS DIGEST: JV, middle schools

Boys' basketball: Rosewood 52, Spring Creek 44 -- Allen Hickman poured in a team-high 21 points in the Gators' home loss. Teammate Xavion Garcia registered 12 points. Rosewood did not submit individual statistics to the News-Argus. Middle schools * Girls'...

Golden Falcons defeat S. Central, fall to New Bern

PIKEVILLE -- Charles B. Aycock won just two individual matches against New Bern and sustained some key injuries against South Central in an Eastern Carolina 3-A/4-A tri-meet contested Wednesday evening. Cody Grenier pinned his respective opponent at 160 pounds and...

Rosewood matmen sweep tri-meet

Rosewood emerged victorious in 23 individual matches during a tri-meet sweep of Carolina 1-A/Two Rivers Conference foes Neuse Charter and Princeton on Wednesday evening. The Eagles defeated Princeton 66-12 and Neuse Charter 64-12. Jayden Thomas, Michael Daughtry, Kyle Balageo, Isaiah...

Eastern Wayne boys fall to North Lenoir

Ethan Molloy and Matthew Ray-Sutton each flirted with a double-double during Eastern Wayne's 63-60, non-conference loss to North Lenoir on Wednesday evening. Molloy provided 12 points and eight rebounds. Sutton contributed 12 points and nine rebounds. Marcus Rouse collected 12...

Bulldogs' offense comes alive after 1st quarter

PRINCETON -- Princeton outscored North Duplin 27-14 over the final three quarters and claimed a 41-22 victory on the Carolina 1-A Conference scene Wednesday evening. Kortney Edwards supplied eight points, seven rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs. Chelsea Hawley...

Rosewood girls defeat Spring Creek

Rosewood senior Lexi Mercer sank her first shot -- a free throw -- five minutes into the opening quarter against Spring Creek on Wednesday evening. Not long after, the Elon University signee, with her parents by her side, stood at...

BOX: Rosewood girls @ Spring Creek

Spring Creek 15 7 21 11 - 54 Rosewood 20 22 21 15 - 78 SPRING CREEK (3-10 overall, 1-3 conference) Amber Buchan 1 7 3-4 26, Jordan Lane 1 0 0-3 2, Destiny Sutton 2 1 0-2 7,...

BOX: So. Wayne wrestling @ E. Wayne

Eastern Wayne 48 Southern Wayne 33 126 -- Equan Tune (EW) wbf Josh Raynor, 27 seconds; 132 -- Devante Jackson (SW) wbf Jaleek Lewis, 0:33; 138 -- Cainen Miller (EW) wbf Joel Espinoza 0:46; 145 -- Willie Leonard (SW) wbf...

BOX: Rosewood boys @ Spring Creek

Spring Creek 10 12 13 10 -- 45 Rosewood 10 18 7 18 -- 53 SPRING CREEK (2-11, 2-2 CC) Jamerion Dawson 4 1 3-5 14, Tahj Edwards 1 0 0-0 2, Will Rouse 1 1 0-1 5, Landon...