Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: October 22, 2006 Archives

Saints' Council rushes for 360 yards in wild ECC shootout

DUDLEY -- Southern Wayne rolled up a whopping 622 yards of total offense and picked up its first Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference victory with a wild 70-49 triumph over Kinston on Friday night. The Saints (5-4, 1-2 ECC) rushed...

East 3-A regional Ñ Aycock's Batts-Sodoma emerge doubles champs

WILSON -- Charles B. Aycock's top-seeded tandem of Raychel Batts-Lizzie Sodoma emerged the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A eastern regional doubles champions early Saturday afternoon. Batts-Sodoma (16-1) defeated Rocky Mount's Caroline Gray-Ashley Pearsall 6-4, 6-0 in the finals...

North Duplin upends Ayden-Grifton

CALYPSO -- North Duplin knocked Ayden-Grifton from the unbeaten ranks in Class 1-A Carolina Conference play with a 16-7 victory at H.E. Grubbs Field on Friday evening. Doug Lloyd's 7-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter diffused the Chargers' comeback...

Myers, Eagles spoil Gators' homecoming

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Racked by concussions in recent weeks, Rosewood quarterback Josh Myers showed no ill affects Friday evening at Spring Creek. The senior signal caller rushed for four touchdowns and threw for two more in the Eagles' 50-24 victory...

Hunt still the "hunt-ed" in ECC football

PIKEVILLE -- The road to the Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference title still runs through Wilson. Hunt scored an offensive and defensive touchdown in the final two minutes of Friday night's game as the defending ECC champ knocked off Charles...

Second-half turnovers haunt Eastern Wayne

WILSON -- Two second-half turnovers proved costly, and Wilson Beddingfield capitalized on its guests' graciousness in a come-from-behind 21-19 victory over Eastern Wayne on Friday evening. The Bruins (4-5) continued their late-season surge and moved into a second-place tie with...

Harris' INT preserves Hawks' road victory

BETHEL -- Terrance Harris intercepted a North Pitt pass in the final minute to preserve North Lenoir's 6-2 victory over Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference rival North Pitt. The Hawks (2-7) collected their first EPC win three tries. Harris' pick...

State-ranked Tigers stifle Wildcats

WARSAW -- Brandon Satchell rushed for three touchdowns and state-ranked James Kenan demolished Class 1-A Super Six foe Hobbton 36-0 before a Senior Night crowd at Bill Taylor Field. The Tigers, ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press poll, improved...

Farmville Central defense stiffens after first quarter

Farmville Central limited Goldsboro to a single touchdown the final three quarters of play and exited with a 35-18 victory on the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference scene Friday evening. The Jaguars (6-3) remained tied with state-ranked Greene Central atop...

North Johnston offense explodes in final quarter

PRINCETON -- North Johnston erupted for 20 fourth-quarter points and turned back county rival Princeton 34-3 in Class 1-A Carolina Conference play Friday evening. The Panthers (6-3) forced four turnovers and returned one for a touchdown en route to eighth...

Eastern Wayne dumps Western Alamance for first-ever playoff victory

The Eastern Wayne volleyball team crossed its final goal off its preseason "to-do" list and continued its most-historical season in school history on Saturday afternoon. Brittanni Billups pounded out 15 kills as the Warriors dumped Western Alamance 25-12, 25-21, 17-25,...

Shelton, state-ranked Rams too much for Tarboro

TARBORO -- Cameron Shelton threw three touchdown passes and state-ranked Greene Central cruised past Tarboro High 28-13 in Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference action Friday evening. Shelton completed 10 of 16 passes for 173 yards, including two touchdown strikes to...

Wayne Christian's Johnson tabbed CCC runner of the year

SMITHFIELD -- Wayne Christian's Doug Johnson earned Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference runner of the year honors, and Jennifer Price drew all-conference recognition in Friday's season-ending meet at Johnston Christian. Johnson finished fifth overall in the boys' race with a...