Wednesday, December 21, 2016
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Golden Falcons upend Bulldogs
PRINCETON -- Happy holidays. That was the prevailing consensus Tuesday night following Charles B. Aycock's grind-it-out, 53-46 victory over Princeton in consolation-bracket play of the Quickshirt.com Holiday Basketball Invitational. The triumph snapped a three-game skid for the Golden Falcons, and...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: CBA rolls over South Johnston
PRINCETON -- Senior guard Alexis Edmundson led all scorers with 19 points as Charles B. Aycock dispatched South Johnston, 53-39, in the consolation bracket of the Quickshirt.com Holiday Basketball Invitational on Tuesday at Deacon Jones Gymnasium. The performance was an...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
WRESTLING: Warriors' Bryant, Matthews each finish 2-0
Billy Bryant and Nate Matthews each emerged victorious in two individual matches, but Eastern Wayne suffered a pair of non-conference dual-team losses against North Pitt (54-27) and Corinth-Holders (69-12) on Tuesday evening. Bryant pinned the Pirates' Kenaz Duck 42 seconds...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Jeffreys, Freeman lead WCDS
DURHAM -- Lexi Jeffreys logged 12 points during Wayne Country Day's 43-32 triumph over Voyager Academy in the Voyager Lady Vikings Holiday Classic on Tuesday. Lillian Freeman added 10 points. WCDS (8-4 overall) faces Oakwood in the title game today....Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: King, Sanders each have double-double for WCDS
WILSON -- Jamal King and Jimmie Sanders each notched a double-double in Wayne Country Day's 72-64 victory over Lake Country (Tex) Christian School during the Greenfield Christmas Tournament on Tuesday evening. King pumped in 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds....Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOX: Goldsboro-Eastern Wayne girls
Goldsboro 17 14 12 15 -- 58 Eastern Wayne 21 12 16 12 -- 61 GOLDSBORO (4-4) Tyisha Douglas 1 0 1-2 3, Destiny Lucas 3 0 2-8 8, Ruby Cannon 0 1 0-0 3, Tziah Kelly 4 1 1-3...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Eastern Wayne slips past Goldsboro
BY BEN COLEY [email protected] Eastern Wayne head coach Michael Gurganus is a fan of UNC basketball. Similar to Tar Heels' head coach Roy Williams, he chooses not to call timeouts in crunch time. Instead, he lets the players work through...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
PREPS DIGEST: JV news
JV * Boys' basketball: Eastern Wayne 30, Goldsboro 28 -- Rudy Spears led the Warriors with 14 points, six rebounds and three assists. Teammate Devin Brown added eight points and six rebounds. Dishon Rhodes paced Goldsboro's offense with nine...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOX: Goldsboro-E. Wayne boys
Goldsboro 18 15 10 11 -- 54 Eastern Wayne 14 19 17 15 -- 65 GOLDSBORO (4-4) Darryl Gaddis 2 0 1-2 5, Isaiah Cogdell 2 0 2-2 6, Jaryan Hargis 4 0 2-2 10, Christian Bullock 1 0 1-2...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOYS' BASKETBALL: Warriors knock off Cougars
[email protected] Eastern Wayne has been through the growing pains this season. Almost everything is new. The coach, the offensive plays -- heck, even the jerseys are new. However, a month into the season, unfamiliar styles are turning into comfortable routines....Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOX: CBA-South Johnston girls
South Johnston 15 9 8 7 --39 C.B. Aycock 15 10 12 16 --53 SOUTH JOHNSTON (0-10) Mary Ann Brown 1 1 0-0 5, Kelly Dorman 0 1 0-0 3, Iceyanna Spruill 0 0 3-4 3, Carmen Keene 0 4...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story
BOX: CBA-Princeton boys
C.B. Aycock 15 14 12 12 --53 Princeton 21 6 9 10 --46 C.B. AYCOCK (4-7) Michael Evans 0 0 1-2 1, Semaj Yelverton 4 2 5-6 19, Eli Batts 2 3 2-2 15, Justin Lofton-Russell 0 1 3-4 6,...Published: Dec 21, 2016 9:59 AM Full Story