The score tied 6-6 late in the third quarter. Eastern Wayne allowed the Saints to drive down the field and reach its 10-yard line. On its first three chances, Southern Wayne was unable to get into the endzone, and on fourth down, Dowan Hodges Jr. intercepted Southern Wayne quarterback Paul Francis’ pass to end the…… read more »
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Football: Eastern Wayne Comes Back To Beat Southern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
Highschool Football Roundup From Friday, February 26th (PHOTO GALLERY)
Goldsboro 20, Northside-Jacksonville 19 The Cougars pulled off an amazing victory to open their season. Goldsboro defeated Northside-Jacksonville 20-19 in double overtime on Friday evening. Down 13-0 with 4:48 left in the fourth quarter, Justin Taylor scored a touchdown to cut the Monarchs’ lead down to 13-7. Damon Brown intercepted Northside-Jackonsviles’ quarterback with two minutes…… read more »
Athletes Of The Week: Ty’Lisha Maye
Before basketball season started, Southern Wayne’s Ty’Lisha Maye knew she had to work as hard as possible to make sure she made the most of his last year with the Saints. Maye, who joined the varsity team as a freshman, hoped that the hard work would allow her and her teammates to have a successful…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Comes Back To Beat Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
Southern Wayne appears to be back on track. After dropping their last two games, the Saints used a strong fourth-quarter effort to fend off Eastern Wayne and get a 46-42 victory on Friday evening. It was the Saints’ first road victory of the season. “We had a lot of people step up,” Southern Wayne assistant…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Eastern Wayne Gets A Win On Senior Night (PHOTO GALLERY)
The Eastern Wayne boys’ basketball team picked up a win on its senior night, but the Warriors are still trying to put a full four quarters together. Eastern Wayne defeated Southern Wayne 61-55 on Friday evening. The Warriors also snapped a four-game losing streak. “Well, it was tale two halves, and it was a letdown…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Prevails On Senior Night (PHOTO GALLERY)
Southern Wayne got to celebrate senior night with a win against rival Eastern Wayne, but getting the victory was not easy for the Saints. The Saints built up an early double-digit lead, but Eastern Wayne cut the deficit down to eight points. However, the Saints mustered up plenty of will and determination and hung on…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Takes Down J.H. Rose
Southern Wayne pulled out another win on Tuesday night against J.H. Rose. The Saints toppled J.H. Rose 45-43. Two players for the Saints had double-doubles in the win. Jamaiya Bass led the Saints in scoring with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while JaMaya Leach had 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ty’Lisha Maye contributed 11 points…… read more »
Girls Basketball: Southern Wayne Takes Down New Bern
Ty’Lisha Maye scored 14 points and had eight steals to lead the Lady Saints past New Bern 33-30 on Friday evening. Jamaiya Bass scored five points and grabbed eight rebounds. Southern Wayne is now 2-2 overall, and 2-1 in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference play. The Saints will next host J.H. Rose (0-4) on Tuesday. … read more »
Cross Country: C.B. Aycock And Southern Wayne Compete In ECC Action (PHOTO GALLERY)
Despite the chilly weather, Charles B. Aycock’s Todd Gardner — as expected — turned in another strong performance at an East Carolina 3A/4A cross country meet at the Bryan Multi-Sports Complex Wednesday afternoon. C.B. Aycock competed alongside Southern Wayne and South Central, with South Central winning the meet. Gardner secured first place in 18 minutes,…… read more »
Volleyball: Southern Wayne Topples Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
Southern Wayne bounced back from its season-opening loss against C.B. Aycock and handed county foe Eastern Wayne a 25-20, 3-25, 25-18, 25-13 loss in Eastern Carolina 3A/4A Conference action Monday evening. The victory gives the Saints their first win of the season. Southern Wayne (1-1 overall, 1-1 ECC) travels to South Central (2-0, 2-0) on…… read more »
