November 03, 2018
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…
November 01, 2018
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…
November 01, 2018
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…
November 01, 2018
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…
November 01, 2018
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…
October 31, 2018
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…
October 30, 2018
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…
October 27, 2018
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…
October 26, 2018
Ayden-Grifton is a busy school at the moment.
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…
October 25, 2018
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…