Wayne Country Day opened the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A playoffs with a dominant 83-37 victory against Village Christian on Tuesday evening. Collin Tanner scored a game-high 21 points, while Nayshin Waller was right behind Tanner with 20 points. Zane Cogdell and Jordan Cooper finished with 11 points apiece. Kayleb Coles contributed seven points,…… read more »
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Boys Basketball: WCDS Dominates Village Christian In Playoff Opener (PHOTO GALLERY)
McClary Named New Goldsboro Football Coach
In the end, the call to come back home was too strong. Southern Wayne head coach Ronnie McClary Jr. is leaving Dudley is to become the new head football coach at Goldsboro High School. McClary is taking over for Timothy Ray, who left Goldsboro earlier this month to become the head football coach at Red…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Eastern Wayne Holds Off Beddingfield (PHOTO GALLERY)
Eastern Wayne emerged with a 73-63 victory against Beddingfield in the first round of the Neuse Six 2A Conference tournament. The Warriors (10-13 overall) advance to face Princeton (12-5) in semifinals on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. Albert Brown led the Warriors with 22 points, Amir Waters knocked down six three-pointers and finished…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Spring Creek Falls To North Johnston (PHOTO GALLERY)
Spring Creek fell to North Johnston 52-39 in the first round of the Neuse Six 2A Conference tournament at Eastern Wayne on Tuesday evening. Jamill Burrell paced the Gators with 12 points. Calvin Alphin contributed 10 points. Cole Honeycutt scored eight points, while Deyjhon Lenoard finished with seven points. North Johnston advances to face Goldsboro…… read more »
Indoor Track And Field: Eastern Wayne’s Exum Wins State Title In Shot Put
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 »
Wrestling: Local Wrestlers Qualify For State Championships
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 »
Girls Basketball: Eastern Wayne Topples Goldsboro On Senior Night (PHOTO GALLERY)
Eastern Wayne celebrated senior night by defeating Goldsboro 56-37 on Friday evening. The Warriors’ lone senior Jada Hamilton scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Warriors to the victory. Shuntay Douglas scored 14 points, while Trinity Daniels contributed eight points. The Cougars were paced by Precious Williams with 19 points. Kaila Bell finished the…… read more »
Boys Basketball: Goldsboro Wins Regular-Season Finale Against Eastern Wayne (PHOTO GALLERY)
Tajmari Joyner scored a career-high 36 points and Goldsboro defeated rival Eastern Wayne 92-68 on Friday evening. Goldsboro ends the regular season with a 16-4 overall record and a 10-0 record in Neuse Six Conference play. Eastern Wayne will finish the regular season with a 9-13 overall record. Both teams will be back in action…… read more »
Boys Basketball: C.B. Aycock Drops Rematch Against Hunt (PHOTO GALLERY)
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 »
Athlete Of The Week: Ella Fox
Ella Fox plays basketball and softball at Wayne Christian, and the decision to play multiple sports has paid off. And with the sophomore, the Eagles have done plenty of winning in both sports. On the basketball court, the sophomore led the Eagles with 16.5 points per game. The Eagles finished the regular season with a…… read more »
