Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: December 1, 2004 Archives

Cougars dominate Aycock

One day after a pair of tough contests against Southeast Raleigh, Goldsboro's basketball teams made impressive showings in their Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference opener Tuesday against Charles B. Aycock. Keyed by the post scoring and rebounding of Ashelyn James...

Saints erase deficit, knock off Kinston

DUDLEY -- The Kinston mystique. The long-standing tradition surrounding Kinston basketball is enough to make anyone cringe and play a little passive when the Vikings venture into an opponent's gym. For one half, Southern Wayne's boys seemed bothered by the...

Warrior girls prevail in overtime; boys lose fourth-quarter lead

Both basketball games played at New Hope Tuesday night went down to the wire as Eastern Wayne split a doubleheader with South Central. Coach Brent Holland's Lady Warriors picked up their first win of the season, 58-57. The girls' record...

North Lenoir girls pound Panthers

LAGRANGE -- For the first time in the 2004-05 season, the North Lenoir girls basketball team trailed in a game. Alas, the deficit only lasted 15 seconds. After falling behind 2-1 to visiting East Duplin, the Hawks went on a...

Boys hoops roundup

Rosewood's Danny Langston scored 14 points as the Eagles emerged with a 56-47 win in their season opener at home against Midway. Antell Richards added 12 points for Rosewood, which jumped out to a 23-12 lead after the first quarter....

Girls hoops roundup

GREENVILLE -- Wayne Christian School's Stacie McCary scored 13 points to help boost the Eagles to a 43-36 road victory at Trinity of Greenville. Brooke Norris added eight points for Wayne Christian, while Ashley Clark and Jennica Botonis each chipped...

Prep wrestling roundup

WINTERVILLE -- First-year wrestler Shaun Leftdridge earned an important pinfall at 130 pounds and helped Eastern Wayne ease past South Central 42-30 in a Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference wrestling match Tuesday evening. Leftdridge put Alaric Rouse on his back...

MOC set to take on Concord in West Virginia

MOUNT OLIVE -- Looking at Mount Olive College men's basketball early-season schedule, one would think the Trojans have moved from the NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). The Trojans don't play their...