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Playoff bound: Warriors secure league's No. 4 bid

If Marvin Bowman can coax out of his Eastern Wayne Warriors in next week's Class 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference tournament the same type of effort they gave on Tuesday night the possibilities could be limitless. The Warriors played smothering defense,...

Saints claim key ECC 3-A road win

WILSON -- Dwight Smith couldn't have picked a more-perfect time rise out his current shooting slump. The 5-foot-11 shooting guard collected 14 consecutive points -- all in the fourth quarter -- as the Saints stunned Wilson Hunt 59-53 on Tuesday...

North Duplin captures first conference victory

Chris Graham stepped to the foul line and knocked down a pair of tie-breaking free-throws with just 2.4 seconds remaining in North Duplin's 46-44 victory over Rosewood on Tuesday evening. The final shots seemed a fitting end to a huge...

Eastern Wayne-C.B. Aycock box scores

Boys Charles B. Aycock 2 5 16 13 -- 36 Eastern Wayne 11 16 15 37 -- 79 CHARLES B. AYCOCK (3-20, 1-8 ECC) Isaac Royals 1 1 0-0 5, Tyheim Pitt 1 0 0-0 2, Dominique Young 2 0...

Trojans' Sherrer, Schlecht honored

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive catcher Jason Sherrer and Ryan Schlecht earned the player- and pitcher-of-the-week honors, accorded by Conference Carolinas officials. A senior from Arizona, Sherrer batted .591 (13-for-22) with three home runs and 10 RBI through the Trojans'...

Local digest

SNOW HILL -- With a convincing 64-36 win at Greene Central on Tuesday and some help from North Lenoir, Goldsboro finds itself in a three-way tie for first place in the Class 2-A Eastern Plains Conference. The victory was the...