The Farmville Central Jaguars capped off their season with a 49-28 win over North Pitt in Bethel on Friday night, using the victory as a positive way to send off seniors such as twins David and Sam Barrett and ECU-bound defensive lineman Keziah Everett.
“That’s what you want when…
Jags roll past Panthers, 49-28/High-Schools/2018/11/03/Jags-roll-past-Panthers-49-28.html11
Both decked out in gold and black inside a raucous gymnasium, at times it was hard to tell D.H. Conley apart from visiting Chapel Hill in their 3-A state volleyball playoffs semifinal match on Thursday night.
That is, until the Vikings again took over in the fourth set of a frantic match. After…
Unbeaten Conley to vie for state title/High-Schools/2018/11/01/Unbeaten-Conley-to-vie-for-state-title.html11
As South Central third-string quarterback Xavier Meachum took a knee in victory formation to secure a 28-27 win and the 3-A/4-A Eastern Carolina Conference title, students from South Central stormed the field to celebrate with their team and coaches. Seconds later, an all-out brawl between the…
Falcons down Vikings 28-27, mayhem ensues/High-Schools/2018/11/01/Falcons-down-Vikings-28-27-mayhem-ensues.html11
Ray Darden has been a staple of the Ayden-Grifton Chargers football offense and defense for four years. The iron man athlete excels on both sides of the ball and is a true leader for his team. Darden spoke with preps beat writer Jake Keator about playing both ways and what it’s like playing…
PREP SPOTLIGHT: Ray Darden /High-Schools/2018/11/01/PREP-SPOTLIGHT-Ray-Darden-1.html11
South Central has reached the top of the mountain.
An undefeated season, an explosive defensive led by a star Division I defensive end and an offense led by a breakout dual-threat quarterback have contributed to the Falcons (9-0, 5-0) coming into tonight’s contest looking to finish off a…
Falcons, Vikings set to square off for conference title/High-Schools/2018/11/01/Vikings-Falcons-set-to-square-off-for-conference-title.html11
The tide had shifted, but Johnny Davis Court inside the Ayden-Grifton High School gymnasium was rocking as the Chargers volleyball team fought to try to put away fifth-seeded Wheatmore in the fourth round of the 2-A state playoffs.
In the end it was the Warriors who were celebrating, as they walked…
Chargers fall in fourth round 3-2/High-Schools/2018/10/31/Chargers-fall-in-fourth-round-3-2.html11
No part of it was easy for the D.H. Conley volleyball team on Tuesday night, but that is the way the playoffs are supposed to be.
On a night when Pitt County’s other two powerhouses had their postseason lights turned out, the Vikings responded from a rare third-set setback against Southern…
Conley finishes strong, makes East final/High-Schools/2018/10/30/Conley-finishes-strong-against-Patriots.html11
Ayden-Grifton’s charge in the 2-A state volleyball playoffs continued on Saturday afternoon with a clean sweep of Croatan at home.
The win vaults the Chargers into the fourth round to take on the winner between Wheatmore and Goldsboro. Ayden-Grifton won three close sets, 25-19, 25-18 and…
Chargers storm into fourth round/High-Schools/2018/10/27/Chargers-storm-into-fourth-round.html11
The school’s volleyball team, seeded No. 1 overall seed in the playoffs, cruised 3-0 Tuesday night to advance to the second round of state tournament tonight against Randleman. Thanks to another approaching tropical storm on Friday, the Chargers…
Chargers, others to play Thursday night/High-Schools/2018/10/26/Teams-push-games-to-Thursday.html11
It’s not often you see major accomplishments and records broken in high school athletics. The athletes who achieve those goals are typically strong-minded, determined and true leaders to their programs. All are true when speaking of North Pitt’s Casandra Watson, who broke the 1,000-kill…
