Goldsboro was looking to improve its record to 3-0 on Friday evening, but Clinton used a big second half to defeat the Cougars 42-7. “Clinton is a good ball team, and we’re a good ball team. We just have to polish up some things,” Goldsboro head coach Timothy Ray. “At the end of the day,…… read more »
Wayne Country Day opened its season against Epiphany on Friday afternoon. The two teams battled back-and-forth for 80 minutes, but with the score tied 0-0 after 80 minutes, the game headed to a penalty-kick shootout. Epiphany won the penalty-kick shootout 2-1 and escaped with the victory Wayne Country Day (0-1 overall) plays host to Thales…… read more »
Rosewood 48, Hobbton 41 Rosewood scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and held off a fourth-quarter rally from Hobbton en route to a 48-41 win over Hobbton on the Carolina 1A Conference football scene on Friday night. The Eagles’ dynamic running back, Avante George, rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns, while quarterback Will Harris…… read more »
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 »
Rosewood’s Benjamin Peacock is poised for a breakout year. Peacock, who plays baseball, basketball and soccer, made significant headway as a sophomore, trained diligently in the offseason. Now, as a junior, he established himself as a leader on every team. As a freshman, he was part of the Rosewood baseball team that reached the state…… read more »
Switching schools can be a challenging experience, and it can take time for a student to adjust to their new surroundings. However, Anna Taylor has made the transition from Neuse Charter to Princeton without much difficulty. “It was a weird year to move, and I was a little nervous, but being involved in basketball helped…… read more »
Years of hard work on and off the volleyball court have paid dividends throughout Haley Phillips’ volleyball career. And she received her biggest payoff on Tuesday. The Goldsboro senior signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball at the University of Mount Olive. Phillips, who plans to major in exercise science or biology, said…… read more »
Wayne Country Day’s boys’ tennis team bested Freedom Christian Academy in Tuesday afternoon’s match 6 to 3. The Chargers won four singles matches and two doubles matches. Singles results are: Michael Geer def. Barrett Bolton 0-6, 6-2, 11-9; Max Young def. Bennett Canady 6-4, 6-2; Nick Covert lost 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Jackson Geer lost to…… read more »
Several local student-athletes earned spots on the 2020-2021 N.C. Basketball Coaches Association All-District 3 teams. Princeton senior Jaheim Taylor was named a first-team selection, while Goldsboro’s Xavion Atkinson picked up second-team honors. On the girls’ side, Princeton’s Meredith Wooten and Anna Taylor were named to the second team, while C.B. Aycock’s Abbey Thomas earned third-team…… read more »
To knock off East Central 2A Conference leader James Kenan, Spring Creek needed to play 80 minutes of solid soccer. Spring Creek turned in 40 strong minutes against the Tigers on Monday evening, but James Kenan scored four goals in the second half and defeated the Gators 6-2. “The normal person is going to pick…… read more »
