Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: October 8, 2006 Archives

Game of the Week - Eastern Wayne snaps 3-game skid against Saints

Ah, sweet revenge. Humbled in recent meetings by Southern Wayne, the Eastern Wayne football team unleashed some pent-up frustration against its cross-county archrival on a rainy and damp Friday evening at Little Big Horn. The Warriors seized a convincing 34-12...

Golden Falcons put together stirring 4th-quarter rally

PIKEVILLE -- Taking advantage of a pair of Wilson Beddingfield turnovers in the final quarter, Charles B. Aycock roared from behind -- erupting for 20 unanswered points to win 27-24 on a cold, damp night at Hardy Talton Stadium. Through...

Chargers ground Eagles in Carolina 1-A opener

A banged-up Rosewood team committed six turnovers and was held to just 28 yards of total offense and a pair of first downs in the first half Friday as Ayden-Grifton beat the Eagles 43-21 on homecoming night at Branch Pope...

Goldsboro drops EPC 2-A opener

TARBORO -- Tim Kornegay tallied Goldsboro's lone touchdown on a quarterback sneak as the Cougars opened their Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference season with a 21-8 loss at Tarboro on Friday evening. Running back Tremé Boone rambled for 175 yards...

Rebels dealt lopsided defeat by Panthers

KENLY -- North Johnston began defense of its Class 1-A Carolina Conference championship with a 52-12 victory over North Duplin on Friday evening. The Panthers (4-3) grabbed early momentum when they collected a safety against the Rebels on the opening...

Satchell's fourth-quarter TD lifts unbeaten Tigers

ROSEBORO -- Brandon Satchell provided the game-winning touchdown in the final 82 seconds of regulation and state-ranked James Kenan escaped Lakewood 15-7 on Friday evening. It was the Class 1-A Super Six opener for both teams. The Leopards led 7-0...

Jaguars score 21 unanswered points vs. Hawks

FARMVILLE -- Farmville Central converted two long third-down plays into touchdowns and eased past North Lenoir 21-9 in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference opener for both teams Friday evening. Devon Atkinson threw a pair of 17-yard touchdown passes to...

Rams hammer Panthers in EPC action

BETHEL -- State-ranked Greene Central launched defense of its Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference crown with a 55-6 thrashing of North Pitt at McNair Field on Friday evening. The Rams, rated No. 10 in the latest Associated Press 2-A poll,...

Goldsboro spikers earn first win of 2006

Senior hitter Camille Early provided three kills and Goldsboro High captured its first volleyball win of the season Friday afternoon against county rival Wayne Country Day. Early served two aces and recorded two blocks in the Cougars' 25-22, 25-18, 25-20...

Gators cage Dawgs on Carolina 1-A scene

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Defense and special teams' play factored into Spring Creek's triumph over Princeton at "The Swamp" on Friday evening. The Gator defense recorded a safety and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone during the second quarter...

MOC soccer teams split with Lees-McRae

MOC Sports Information BANNER ELK -- April Jacobs, who ranks in the top 15 among the nation's assists leaders, assisted on a pair of goals 12 minutes apart in the second half as Mount Olive came from behind to defeat...