PIKEVILLE – What a difference a week makes.
C.B. Aycock entered its season opener in the Little River Rivalry with Rosewood last week with plenty of questions to answer after numerous key players were lost to graduation following a 9-2 finish in 2022.
PIKEVILLE – There are certain benchmarks on the calendar that sports fans use to mark the time.
Major League Baseball has Opening Day.
The NFL has its annual Thursday night opener featuring the reigning Super Bowl champions.
For high school football fans here in Wayne County there’s the Little River Rivalry.
The annual clash between Rosewood and Charles B. Aycock signifies the start of the high school football season.… read more »
PIKEVILLE – As Charles B. Aycock prepares to enter year three under head coach Tom Zietlow the Golden Falcons are hoping to build off a 2022 season that was full of positives despite a disappointing finish.
Aycock went 9-2 a year ago, finished first in the 3-A Quad County Conference before losing the regular season finale to county rival Southern Wayne. The Golden Falcons’ season came to an abrupt end with a 53-28 home loss to Triton in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs.… read more »
No. 12 C.B. Aycock fell to No. 21 Cape Fear 73-68, in a grind-it-out, double-overtime affair in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs on Tuesday evening. The Golden Falcons will end the season with a 20-4 overall record. C.B. Aycock was down 23-13 late in the second quarter. However,…… read more »
Winning a state championship is difficult, but winning back-to-back state championships is next to impossible. However, it’s a challenge that Eastern Wayne’s Ta’Honny Exum was more than willing to take on. The senior won a state title in shot put last season, and she followed it up by winning her second state title at the…… read more »
Rosewood had nine wrestlers qualify for the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A individual wrestling championships. Finishing first in their weight class and claiming gold medals were Jason Kennedy, (106 lbs), Logan Tortual (126 lbs) and Tyler Parrish (195 lbs). Finishing second with silver medals were Michael Linko (132 lbs), Gavin Davis (138 lbs) and…… read more »
C.B. Aycock endured a 77-63 loss on Thursday night at Hunt. Jaidyne Dunn led the Golden Falcons with 27 points. Kamran Prince contributed 11 points, while Deandre Davis finished with five points. The Golden Falcons fell to 17-3 overall and 8-3 in Quad County 3A Conference play. C.B. Aycock will look to rebound against Southern…… read more »
Leaving your childhood friends and home behind is never easy for a teenager. However, Adam Cook is ready to make some new adventures when he heads off to Georgia next fall. The C.B. Aycock senior signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at Piedmont University, which is located in the city of Athens.…… read more »
Holding onto a 13-12 lead early in the second quarter against Smithfield-Selma, C.B. Aycock used a 10-0 run to build up a 23-12 advantage, and the Golden Falcons never looked back. C.B. Aycock went on to cruise to a 73-57 victory over their Quad County 3A foe on Tuesday night. Kris Reid led the Golden…… read more »
Surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, Colby Thompson recently signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at the University of Mount Olive next fall. “It feels good, and it’s a dream come true,” Thompson said. “It’s cool to see all of the blood, sweat, and tears finally pay off.” Thompson first connected…… read more »
