Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 25, 2005 Archives

Warriors-Apex play to draw

In sports, it's been said that a tie is like kissing your sister. Don't tell that to Eastern Wayne. In a physical game that saw plenty of defense, a safety, a kicker nail 43-yard field goal yet shank an extra...

Aycock pounds Hawks

PIKEVILLE -- With a four-touchdown lead and their team's third-straight win secured, Charles B. Aycock's defense wasn't about to see their second shutout of the season slip away at home against North Lenoir. The Hawks faced fourth-and-three near midfield late...

Spring Creek improves to 3-2

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Rewrite that record book after Spring Creek's 54-7 win over visiting and winless Holly Ridge Dixon on Friday evening. "I know that's the most points we've ever scored in a game," said fifth-year Gators head coach Roy...

Saints rush past Firebirds

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne's area-leading offense did nothing to lose its position Friday night. The Saints rushed for 360 yards and passed for 52 more, and survived a wild fourth quarter to defeat Southern Nash 38-26. Southern Wayne's super sophomore...

Midway downs winless Rosewood

SPIVEY'S CORNER -- Maybe Midway should think about joining the Class 1-A Carolina Conference in just football. The Raiders' goal-line defense answered two challenges on a humid Friday evening and turned back Rosewood 29-23 at Walter J. Ragan Field. The...

Goldsboro battles in loss to Carver

After an off week, Goldsboro will enter its first season in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference with a 1-5 overall mark when it faces Tarboro on Oct. 7 at home. Still, the Cougars finished their final non-conference test against...

Kenan drops GC

SNOW HILL -- You know it's a defensive struggle when two teams combine to register 11 first downs, average under four yards per play, convert only four of 37 third- and fourth-down attempts and have six turnovers. That's the kind...

MOC rolls past Anderson

MOUNT OLIVE -- A highly-anticipated matchup between two of the top three volleyball teams in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference play turned into a one-sided affair Saturday afternoon. Mount Olive College remained perfect in seven CVAC outings with a 30-20, 30-17, 30-25...

MOC soccer teams blank Coker

MOC Sports Information HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Reid Clewis scored the game's only goal in the 49th minute and nationally 13th-ranked Mount Olive recorded its third consecutive shutout as the Trojans defeated Coker 1-0 in Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference men's soccer Saturday...

Outdoors -- Is it time or tide?

BEAUFORT -- Time and tide wait for no one. Everybody knows that. But when it comes to fishing, do we count on the time -- or the tide? It has been my impression that whether fishing or hunting, very early...