Southern Wayne rolls past Spring Creek

DUDLEY -- Midway through the first quarter against visiting Spring Creek, Southern Wayne's Akeem Royal rushed a 3-point shot. Saints' coach Mike Connelley urged the senior to make the extra pass to the wing. The next time down the floor,...

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Goldsboro wins thriller vs. Aycock

Tim Kornegay poured in a game-high 28 points as Goldsboro rallied to top Charles B. Aycock on Friday night at the Cougars Den, 72-70. With fellow captain Daquan Joyner saddled with foul trouble for much of the game, the 6-foot-5...

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Chargers cruise to victory

Hampered by nagging injuries, the Wayne Country Day boys basketball team hadn't played at full strength -- until Friday evening. Senior guard Tavon Waters and 6-foot-7 center Jeff Franklin finally returned to the hardwood and sparked the Chargers to a...

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Hawks get past Warriors

North Lenoir's boys and girls basketball teams brought impressive records to Eastern Wayne on Friday night. After a thrilling 89-85 victory in the boys game, the Hawks left with a pair of victories over the Warriors before a capacity crowd...

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Southern Wayne's Mr. 2,000

It might be rare to consider a young, sophomore running back, "complete." Southern Wayne's Anthony Council is a unique exception to that notion. Council is a solid 6-foot-1, 190 pounds, and he runs between a 4.4-4.5 in the 40-yard dash....

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Falcon senior a ball hawk

Free safety: Defined as one of the two defensive backs deepest in the field who isn't assigned a particular area or player to cover and is thus "free" to follow the play anywhere it goes and generally must be a...

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Raising the bar

Losing a starting quarterback can decimate just about any football team -- except for Southern Wayne. When junior Michael Holland broke his arm in a preseason scrimmage, the Saints coaching staff didn't fret. They didn't scrap the playbook and they...

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News-Argus All-Area Football Teams

First team Offense Quarterback Thomas Pilkington C.B. Aycock Running backs Anthony Council Southern Wayne Treme Boone Goldsboro Wide receivers Dreyan Willis Greene Central Jacob Sykes Goldsboro Tight end Brett Lancaster C.B. Aycock Linemen Kegan Bly Southern Wayne Brandon Johnson Eastern...

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Local roundup

Wayne Christian's T.A. Brannan scored 34 points and pulled down eight rebounds as the Eagles improved to 7-4 overall with a 67-58 win at home over Village Christian on Friday night. Wayne Christian, now 3-1 in Carolina Christian 1-A Conference...

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