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Friday, November 6, 2009

Opinion -- Small, effective players enjoy good seasons

When measured in size, four area high school football players don't come close to striking fear in the hearts of opponents. Measure those same four athletes in determination and sheer will to succeed and they're suddenly gridiron giants. Small in...

Rams are 2-A east champs

SNOW HILL -- Goal accomplished. Greene Central claimed its 10th eastern regional dual-team, women's tennis championship with a 9-0 rout of Carrboro in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A playoffs Thursday afternoon. The No. 2-ranked Rams (22-6 overall) will...

Va. Tech sinks ECU

GREENVILLE -- Following last season's stunning defeat at the hands of East Carolina in Charlotte, Virginia Tech was not about to overlook the Pirates a second time. The Hokies' vaunted defense flexed its muscle and physically punished the Pirates 16-3...

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Eastern Wayne advances to round two

SOUTHPORT -- Eastern Wayne opened the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A boys' soccer playoffs with a 3-1 victory over South Brunswick on Wednesday night. The Warriors (10-10-1 overall) travel to No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Jacksonville (25-0-0) for a...

Spring Creek tops Northside soccer

SEVEN SPRINGS -- The journey to a state championship begins with a single, but important step. Spring Creek got off on the right foot with a 4-0 victory over Pinetown Northside during opening-round play of the N.C. High School Athletic...

MOC men play annual Green-White game

MOUNT OLIVE -- Kendrick Easley and Mike Holloman fueled a second-half comeback as the Green squad defeated the White 48-36 in their annual men's basketball scrimmage at Mount Olive College on Wednesday evening. Easley, a preseason All-American selection, and Holloman...

Goldsboro not looking past Ayden-Grifton

Forget the result and stay focused. Third-year head coach Eric Reid delivered that message to his Goldsboro High football team before practice Monday afternoon. Forget the Cougars' four-touchdown victory over the Dawgs, who manhandled reigning Carolina 1-A Conference champion Ayden-Grifton...

CBA soccer falls to Rocky Mount

ROCKY MOUNT -- Charles B. Aycock just can't exorcise those first-round playoff demons. Senior forward Tim Bishop came off the bench to score two second-half goals, and Rocky Mount upended the Golden Falcons 2-1 in their opening match of the...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Local Digest

BEULAVILLE -- Greene Central advanced to the N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A eastern dual-team, women's tennis championship with a 6-0 victory over East Duplin on Tuesday. The Rams (21-6 overall) entertain Carrboro on Thursday. "Today was a total...

St. Andrews wins battle of youth

MOUNT OLIVE -- Short-handed Mount Olive College carved out a valley and nearly climbed back up the mountain Tuesday evening. Missing four starters due to violation of team rules, the Trojans put two freshmen and two sophomores on the floor...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

MOC women's soccer falls to Belmont Abbey

MOC Sports Information BELMONT -- Fifth-year senior Jessica Smoot not only got to play in her first conference tournament match since 2005, she contributed an assist. Unfortunately, a late rally came up short and Smoot's collegiate career ended Monday evening....

Monday, November 2, 2009

Tim Hobbs commits to N.C. Central

Wayne Country Day senior Tim Hobbs has verbally committed to North Carolina Central University. A two-year starter, Hobbs has helped guide the Chargers to back-to-back appearances in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A elite eight....

Local digest

BURGAW -- Rosewood sophomore Nick Britt placed sixth overall in individual competition during the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A Mideast cross country regional on Saturday. Britt covered the 3.1-mile course in 17 minutes and qualified for this...

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Week 11 football briefs

Freddie Jones and Andre Montgomery each rushed for over 100 yards and scored two touchdowns as Goldsboro rolled past visiting Spring Creek 48-0 at Cougar Stadium on Friday evening. The Cougars (8-2 overall) clinched a share of the Carolina...

Week 11 football boxes

Hobbton 7 0 0 6 3 -- 16 James Kenan 7 0 0 6 0 -- 13 First quarter JK -- Jones 3 run (Bautista kick), 8:03 H -- Barnes 5 run (kick good), 6:00 Fourth quarter JK -- D....

Overachieving Chargers fall to nemesis Faith Christian-RM

WILSON -- Overachievers. Coming off a six-win campaign in 2008 and inundated with in-house troubles, the Wayne Country Day men's soccer team exceeded its expectations one year later. And nearly returned to the state finals. Seth Miller supplied the game-winning,...

SW-EW game story

Southern Wayne head coach Bob Warren envisioned this one. The playoff-eligible Saints won the battle in the trenches and claimed a hard-fought 14-6 win over Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference rival Eastern Wayne on Friday night. Southern Wayne ran 28 more...

Southern Wayne-Eastern Wayne box

Southern Wayne 7 7 0 0 -- 14 Eastern Wayne 6 0 0 0 -- 6 First quarter SW -- Robinson 9 run (Long kick), 10:17 EW -- L. Best 55 run (kick failed), 8:01 Second quarter SW -- J....

Princeton-Ayden-Grifton box

Ayden-Grifton 0 0 6 8 -- 14 Princeton 22 19 14 0 -- 55 First quarter P -- Daughtry 68 pass from D. Myers (Brush kick), 11:43 P -- B. Myers 14 run (Brush kick), 7:10 P -- J. Davis...

First-play trickery turns into Bulldawg treat

PRINCETON -- Princeton celebrated Halloween early with a little trickery Friday evening. And the Dawgs filled their bag with a long-awaited treat. Dylan Myers hooked up with Dillon Daughtry for a 68-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage,...

Lady Trojans fall to Anderson

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive outshot Anderson in the second half and for the match, but a goal midway through the first half was the difference as the Trojans fell to Anderson 1-0 in Conference Carolinas women's soccer Saturday...

Mount Olive men play to 1-1 tie with No. 13 Anderson

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE --  John Mendoza broke a scoreless tie in the 66th minute and Mount Olive withstood a 22-shot attack for a 1-1 double overtime tie against nationally 13th-ranked Anderson in Conference Carolinas men's soccer Saturday at...

Local golf

Lane Tree LGA Linda Watson claimed game-of-the-week honors during play on the Lane Tree Golf Club links. Sherry Minner seized low net and low putts. Walnut Creek LGA Novella Zambelli emerged play-of-the-day winner on the Walnut Creek Country Club course....

Aycock-Triton box

Triton 7 0 0 15 -- 22 C.B. Aycock 7 0 0 14 -- 21 First quarter CBA -- Cobb 64 run (Murdock kick), 10:54 T -- King 54 run (Goff kick), 10:28 Fourth quarter CBA -- Cobb 19 run...

Triton scores twice in the last five minutes

PIKEVILLE -- For more than two hours on Friday evening, senior night at Charles B. Aycock was one to remember. However, folks in Pikeville will try to forget the last five minutes for quite some time. Triton rallied from a...