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MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: WCA Blue gets first win at Knights’ expense
Lin Scott and Briceson Martin each had eight points in leading the Wilson Christian Blue boys basketball team to its initial victory of 2019-20 with a 35-27 win at Greenfield on Monday … more
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Area Calendar, Nov. 20-21
Wednesday, November 20   High School Varsity Boys Basketball Raleigh Ravenscroft at Greenfield, 6 p.m.; C.B. Aycock at Cleveland, 8 p.m.   High School Varsity Girls … more
Wilson Christian's Olivia Vick (11) drives past Greenfield's Kaelyn Wall in a 36-31 win for the Lady Chargers on Monday night. Vick hit two crucial free throws down the stretch in the fourth quarter to give her team the lead for good.
Lady Chargers hold off Lady Knights
The fourth quarter was the only one that mattered in the end. Playing at Greenfield on Monday night, the Wilson Christian girls basketball team and the Lady Knights both led a pair of quarters and … more
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Senior Moses Parker (35), going up for a shot against Hunt’s Davon Jones during a game Jan. 22 at Fike, is one of four players back for the Fike varsity boys basketball team this season.
Unknowns surround Fike basketball teams entering 2019-20 season
In several respects, both Fike High varsity basketball teams will be stepping into a world of unknowns in the 2019-20 season. The boys, under the direction of veteran head coach Brent Secrest, … more
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Junior guard Arial Pearce, driving during a game at Beddingfield on Jan. 16, returns for the North Johnston varsity girls basketball team this season.
North Johnston prepping for challenging EPC slate
KENLY — With just eight players on the team, the North Johnston High varsity girls basketball team will live and die by how the Lady Panthers can work together to replace the production lost … more
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Beddingfield senior Jalil Hutcherson (3) looks for room to run behind the blocking of teammate Amantae Jones (55) during Friday’s game at Bartlett Yancey in Yanceyville. Hutcherson ran for 249 yards and four TDs in the Bruins’ 41-14 victory.
Hutcherson the big wheel  in Bruins’ playoff win Friday
Even for a team sport like football, it’s hard to deny just how big the individual contributions of senior running back Jalil Hutcherson were for the Beddingfield High varsity football team in … more
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Week 13's Finest
OCTAVIUS CARPENTER, Fike —  In his final career game, the senior showed no wish for his football days to end in a 49-20 loss to Fayetteville Terry Sanford. With Fike receiving the opening … more
Area Calendar, Nov. 19-20
Tuesday, November 19   College Women’s Volleyball Conference Carolinas tournament, quarterfinals — Barton at Emmanuel, 6:30 p.m.   High School Varsity Boys … more
Greenfield School senior Dji Bailey smiles after a ceremony Monday morning in the school gym to celebrate him signing a basketball scholarship to play for Wake Forest University.
Bailey delighted to be a Demon Deacon
In three-plus seasons at Greenfield School, Dji Bailey has already left a mark on the Knights basketball program. The 6-foot-5 senior guard added to his legacy as he joined an elite fraternity last … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Knights hold off Henderson Collegiate in Phenom Hoops finale
RALEIGH — After seeing its 24-game winning streak come to an end Friday night, the Greenfield School varsity boys basketball team got back in the win column Saturday with a 71-70 win over … more
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Area Calendar, Nov. 18-19
Monday, November 18   High School Varsity Girls Basketball Wilson Christian at Greenfield, 7:30 p.m.   High School Wrestling Southern Nash, Southern Wayne at Bunn, 6 … more
Beddingfield senior running back Jalil Hutcherson (3), running past defenders into the open field, rushed for four touchdowns and 249 yards on 22 carries in the Bruins 41-14 win over Bartlett Yancey on Friday night in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2-A playoffs.
Bruins set up date with Clinton, rout Buccaneers 41-14
YANCEYVILLE — A two-hour drive northwest to Bartlett Yancey was well worth the bus window time for the Beddingfield High football program on Friday night. Spurred by a four-touchdown, … more
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Hunt running back C.J. Joyner (22) gets a key block from Lee Williams against Austin Kimrey (44) in bulling into the end zone for his TD in the closing minutes of Friday night's first-round playoffs game at Eastern Alamance. Watching after handing the ball off is quarterback A.J. Kovach (10).
Joyner shines, but Warriors humbled in return to playoffs
MEBANE — Sophomore Hunt High running back C.J. Joyner has never performed more impressively since donning a varsity football uniform his freshman season. Still, his milestone performance … more
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Leonard Baker, in green visor, shown coaching the combined NC Schools for the Deaf eight-player football team during a Nov. 3, 2018 game against Georgia School for the Deaf, retired from his position before the start of the school year.
Stepping away from the grind
Leonard Baker wasn’t fully prepared to embrace retirement as athletic director at Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf. But the task of keeping a struggling program afloat, coupled … more
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AREA ROUNDUP: Tigers blitz Bethel Christian 75-25
ERWIN —Juniors Eric Wynn and Devyn Bullock each finished with double-doubles, and the Wilson Preparatory Academy varsity boys basketball team dominated its way into the championship round of … more
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Cyclones conquer Patriots in first game
Jake Farmer had 12 points and Cale Pittman added 10 to send the Community Christian School boys basketball team to a 34-26 win over Faith Christian of Rocky Mount at Peace Church on Friday … more
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JV ROUNDUP: Wilson Christian clips DASH 28-26
Holland Miller connected on two crucial free throws with under two minutes remaining in guiding the Wilson Christian girls basketball team to a 28-26 victory over DASH United on Friday. Hailey … more
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Area calendar, Nov. 16-17
Saturday, November 16   College Men’s Basketball Mount Olive Pickle Classic — Barton vs. Virginia State, 5 p.m.   College Women’s Basketball Elizabeth … more
Fike's Mike Rand (4) runs the ball during Thursday's NCHSAA 3-A playoff game against Terry Sanford in Fayetteville. The Golden Demons lost 49-20.
Demons dogged by Terry Sanford
FAYETTEVILLE — There’s a case to be made that the opening kickoff can set the emotional tone for an entire football game. But the Golden Demons’ inability to stop the constant … more
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Beddingfield senior Jalil Hutcherson tries to break free from a SouthWest Edgecombe defender during Friday’s game at SouthWest. Hutcherson and the Bruins will visit Bartlett Yancey in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs Friday night in Yanceyville.
Beddingfield, Hunt hit the road for 1st round of playoffs
As originally scheduled, varsity football teams from Hunt and Beddingfield will board their respective buses and hit the road for the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic … more
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