Goldsboro News-Argus | Sports: October 14, 2007 Archives

Easley gets attention from The Sporting News

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive guard Kendrick Easley has been selected a preseason All-American honorable mention candidate for 2007-08 by The Sporting News. A 6-foot-1 sophomore from Norfolk, Va., Easley was the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference freshman of the year in...

Game of the Week: Aycock knocks off Kinston

PIKEVILLE -- As Charles B. Aycock gathered into its post-game huddle Friday evening, one resounding message could be heard echoing out of more than one player's mouth -- "This feels good." The Golden Falcons put together arguably their most complete...

Goldsboro climbs to 2-0 in EPC action

There is no bigger compliment for an offensive line than to see a running back pile up yardage. Anthony Council certainly left his blockers smiling. The heralded senior running back bruised the Greene Central defense for a season-high 305 yards...

Saints hold off Bruins, 14-12

DUDLEY -- Kelvin Flow had a pair of rushing touchdowns, Wilson Beddingfield coughed the ball up five times, and Southern Wayne edged the Bruins 14-12 on Friday night. Flow found the endzone from six yards out late in the first...

State-ranked North Duplin crushes Princeton

CALYPSO -- Akeem Cox rushed for 209 yards and three touchdowns as state-ranked North Duplin crushed Princeton 33-13 in a Class 1-A Carolina Conference game at H.E. Grubbs Field. Cox scored on runs of 17, 10 and 17 yards for...

James Kenan thumps Midway

SPIVEY'S CORNER -- State-ranked and unbeaten James Kenan scored in every quarter during its 37-14 romp over fellow Class 1-A Super Six Conference member Midway on Friday evening at Walter J. Ragan Field. The Tigers (8-0 overall, 2-0 Super Six)...

Hunt responds after having third-quarter punt blocked

Eastern Wayne's emotional high of a third-quarter blocked punt and subsequent touchdown quickly diminished within two minutes Friday evening. That's how long Wilson Hunt needed to thwart an ambush at Little Big Horn. Jasmin Taybron and Calvin Barnes each collected...

North Johnston rallies past Rosewood in second half

Senior quarterback Cliff Holloman threw three touchdowns -- two in the fourth quarter -- and ran for another to lead North Johnston to a 29-26 come-from-behind victory at Rosewood in Class 1-A Carolina Conference game on Friday night. The Panthers...

Ayden-Grifton cruises past Spring Creek

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Spring Creek got in an early hole and never recovered in its Carolina 1-A 64-7 loss to Ayden-Grifton on Friday. The Chargers jumped out to a 26-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Spring...

Wayne Christian boys claim inaugural Invitational cross country crown

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Josh Magnus emerged the top individual runner and led Wayne Christian to the team title in the inaugural Wayne Christian Invitational contested at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park. Magnus ran the hilly and challenging 3.1-mile course...