Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: September 2, 2007 Archives

Game of the Week: Rams capture 3-OT thriller

SNOW HILL -- William Brown trotted into the end zone, looked up at the stars and released a huge sigh. The quarterback's sense of relief was shared by his fellow coaches and teammates as Greene Central pulled out its second...

Eastern Wayne off to second 3-0 start since 2005

WINTERVILLE -- Seconds before a fourth-quarter, first-down play, Eastern Wayne coach Jeff Price warned his backfield to protect the football. Dwight Ulmer heard Price's plea, but had other thoughts. "I was thinking about scoring," said a grinning Ulmer. Quarterback Mike...

Unbeaten Tigers throttle Trask

WARSAW -- They may be teammates, but James Kenan's Brandon Satchell and Duan Alston engaged in a friendly game of "anything you can do I can better" on Friday evening. Satchell rumbled for 132 yards and three touchdowns -- all...

North Duplin's Cox runs over Jones Senior

TRENTON -- Akeem Cox rushed for a career-high 260 yards and scored three touchdowns as North Duplin knocked off Jones Senior 28-12 on Friday evening. Cox's touchdowns covered runs of 11, 55 and 2 yards. It was the highest, single-game...

Goldsboro falls to Durham Hillside

DURHAM -- Knowing Durham-Hillside liked to throw the deep ball, Goldsboro's coaches had its players ready to defend the pass. On the first play of the game, Tyquan Sprangle intercepted a long pass giving the Cougars confidence. Unfortunately for Goldsboro,...

Kinston retains Freedom Cup with win over N. Lenoir

By BRYAN C. HANKS Kinston Free Press Sports Editor There's just something about seeing "Lenoir" on the front of a jersey that fires Michael Thompson and Kinston up. As a result, the Vikings won their second consecutive Freedom Cup. Kinston...

Hobbton capitalizes on costly Rosewood turnovers

HOBBTON -- Three Rosewood turnovers in the first quarter led to three Hobbton touchdowns in the blink of an eye and the Eagles' never recovered in a 41-21 defeat on Friday night. An opening scoring drive, a fumble to set...

Princeton scores touchdown, but commits too many turnovers

HOLLY RIDGE -- Dixon scored on its opening drive and added two more touchdowns off turnovers during a 26-6, non-conference victory over Princeton on Friday evening. The host Bulldogs (1-1 overall) organized a 14-play scoring drive that ended on Chris...

Trojan women get first win of season

MOC Sports Information MOUNT OLIVE -- Freshman Alyceia Higgins delivered two goals less than five minutes apart, leading Mount Olive to a 2-0 decision over USC Aiken at Amon Field. Trojan keeper Ali O'Steen recorded six saves and earned her...

Wayne Christian volleyball team sweeps Norlina

NORLINA -- Katie Daniels registered eight kills as Wayne Christian rolled past Norlina Christian 25-19, 25-16, 25-17 on the Class 1-A Carolina Christian Conference volleyball scene. Brooke Norris dished out 16 assits for the Eagles. Traci Davis contributed six kills....

Midway shuts out Gators

SPIVEY'S CORNER -- Spring Creek's early season struggles continued against Midway Friday night. The Raiders exploded for 22 first-quarter points and routed the Gators 50-0. "First half, we gave up big plays," said Spring Creek coach Roy Whitfield. "Four big...

Farmville Central cruises past Saints

FARMVILLE -- A 26-8 halftime deficit and five turnovers was too much for Southern Wayne to overcome in a 50-22 loss to Farmville Central on Friday night. Kevin Flow led the Saints with 165 yards rushing and a touchdown on...