Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 5, 2004 Archives

Prep football -- Saints battle hard in home loss

DUDLEY -- The scoreboard will show a loss for Southern Wayne in the home opener of the 2004 football season Friday night -- a 35-20 defeat at the hands of John T. Hoggard High from Wilmington. But Saints coach Bob...

Prep football -- CBA defense halts Rams

PIKEVILLE -- Create turnovers. Set-up your offense with a short field. Those defensive and special teams' goals are often easier said than done, but Charles B. Aycock made them seem routine in a 35-7 win at home against Greene Central...

Prep football -- Goldsboro stumbles on road

ELIZABETH CITY -- Goldsboro had two punts blocked in the first half, setting up both of Elizabeth City Northeastern's touchdowns in a 14-6 road loss to the Eagles on Friday. The Cougars (0-3), who open up Class 3-A Eastern Carolina...

Prep football -- Havelock tops EW

HAVELOCK -- Through the air or on the ground the Havelock offense made it look easy in getting Charlie Smith his first win at the helm of the Rams' program on Friday night in a 33-6 win over Eastern Wayne....

Prep football -- Panthers rally past Blue Devils

DEEP RUN -- Coming into Friday night's non-conference clash against South Lenoir, North Johnston had yet to score in the fourth quarter all year. Down 16-0 with 12 minutes left to play, the Panthers broke their late-game scoring drought and...

Prep football -- Turnovers plague Gators

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Turnovers kept Spring Creek out of the game all night as Midway rolled to a 43-0 victory Friday. The Gators continually hurt their own cause as all six of their turnovers resulted in Midway points. A neck...

Prep football -- Big third quarter haunts Rosewood

Rosewood was blitzed by 23 third-quarter points as Hobbton outpaced the Eagles 41-29 at Branch Pope Field Friday night. Hobbton took a 18-14 halftime lead and padded it as Ross Thornton, John White and Derrick McDougal all ran for touchdowns...

Prep football -- Kenan roars to third-straight win

ROCKY POINT -- James Kenan might not be clicking on all cylinders offensively, but its defense is purring like a finely-tuned engine three weeks into the high school football season. The aggressive and hard-hitting Tigers limited Heide Trask to seven...

Prep football -- ND hangs on at Topsail

HAMPSTEAD -- North Duplin freshman Doug Lloyd rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns Friday night at Topsail as the Rebels picked up their first win of 2004 in a 12-8 win against the Pirates. Lloyd threw for 39 more...

Prep football -- Kinston blanks Hawks

LAGRANGE -- After Friday's 20-0 loss to county rival Kinston, the frustration level was clearly at overload for North Lenoir coach Wayne Jackson. "I just don't see us at 0-3," he said. "Even though we've lost to three quality opponents,...

Prep football -- Princeton falls to Union

PRINCETON -- A week ago, the Princeton Bulldogs celebrated their first victory after a winless season in 2003. On Monday they learned they would have to face Friday's game without their quarterback leader Bren Hall, who sustained a sprained neck....

Prep roundup -- EW soccer finishes strong at Invitational

WILSON -- Eastern Wayne bounced back off of a 2-1 loss to Roanoke Rapids on Friday with a 2-0 win over host Greenfield School Saturday at the Greenfield Invitational. The Warriors outshot the state-ranked Knights 14-4 on Saturday as Andrew...