Football -- Falcons grounded in opener

CLAYTON -- Charles B. Aycock football coach Randy Pinkowski got three good things from Friday night's season-opening endowment game with Clayton. He got a good effort for his defense, which limited the Comets' offense to 211 total yards. He...

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Football -- Cougar offense shuts down early

Better days are ahead. Second-year Goldsboro High football coach Maurice Jackson believes that statement to be true. But after Friday's 31-7, season-opening loss against East Duplin, Jackson and the Cougars know they've got some work to do. Goldsboro managed...

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Football -- Rosewood dominates Jones Senior

The Rosewood football program will do just fine without Mr. Javon Williams, thank you. That was the message sent out to everyone at Branch Pope Field as the Eagles defeated Jones Senior 51-28 in the season-opening game Friday night....

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Football -- Fumbles costly in Gators' loss

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Lelo Burt had a great opening game for Spring Creek Friday night as the Gators hosted Heide Trask. But the Titans brought their ground game, and that proved to be the difference. Trask rushed for 284...

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Football -- Glaspie scores pair of TDs for Tigers

WARSAW -- Sweet revenge. Denied the opportunity to present head football coach Kevin Motsinger a victory in his varsity coaching debut a year ago, James Kenan did it right the second time. Sophomore Jimmy Glaspie ran for a pair of...

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Football -- Holloman, Briscoe run over Trojans

KENLY -- The 2004 football season started off a lot like 2003 for North Johnston, except this time it wasn't even close. The tag-team duo of quarterback Brad Holloman and tailback Adrian Briscoe combined to rush for 217 yards and...

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Football -- Hawks suffer defeat against Bruins

WILSON -- Even though North Lenoir made drastic improvements on both sides of the ball in the second half against Wilson Beddingfield, Hawks coach Wayne Jackson doesn't like the idea of a moral victory -- even in a season...

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Tennis -- Worthington, Smith pace N. Lenoir

KINSTON -- North Lenoir swept the singles matches and rolled past Kinston 6-0 in a non-conference girls encounter Friday afternoon on the Bill Fay Park courts. "I was very proud of the team today," first-year Hawks coach Courtney Harrell said....

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Volleyball -- W. Christian falls to Cresset

Durham Cresset Christian wasn't a very gracious guest Friday afternoon. A first-year member of the Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference, the visiting Eagles handed Wayne Christian a 25-18, 27-25, 25-4 loss at Clifford Gymnasium. Wayne Christian (0-1, 0-1 CCC) travels...

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