Bethel Christian defeated Faith Christian in boys’ and girls’ basketball Thursday. The boys had gone 2-5 prior to the contest while the girls snapped a 12-game skid.
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Bethel Christian defeated Faith Christian in boys’ and girls’ basketball Thursday. The boys had gone 2-5 prior to the contest while the girls snapped a 12-game skid.
One night after defeating North Lenoir on the road, Kinston’s boys and girls kept momentum by defeating Goldsboro Wednesday.
LCC whittled a 36-point deficity to 21 but couldn’t rally past Louisburg College Wednesday night in Kinston.
The Neuse News Athletes of the Week are North Lenoir's De'Shaun Kee and Kinston's Quiaira Powell.
North Lenoir’s Taiwan Hines was named the first Neuse News Soccer Player of the Year.
Greene Central’s boys and Ayden-Grifton’s girls had little issue in their games Tuesday.
Kinston defeated North Lenoir in a pair of road games Tuesday. The Vikings won 69-65 in the boys’ game, while the girls took sole possession of first place in the Eastern Carolina Conference with a 41-30 victory.
Greene Central defeated Westover 59-49 in the MLK Invitational and Imajae Dodd finished with 14 points, 12 blocks and nine rebounds.
First Flight took 58 3-pointers against Ayden-Grifton, hitting 23 in a 93-64 victory in the MLK Invitational at Farmville Central.
Twenty first-half turnovers put Kinston in a 22-point hole at halftime as the Vikings lost at Garner on Saturday.
North Lenoir finished the week 3-0 after knocking off Princeton in the BSN Basketball Classic Saturday in Wilson.
The Kinston boys scored the most points in a game since 2007, while the girls won their fifth straight game in a night of routs at Viking Gym.
West Craven’s Laqueze Campbell reached the 1,000-point mark in his career during a victory in the boys basketball game over Ayden-Grifton, while a monster game from Deslyn Abrams helped the Eagles win the girls’ game.over the Chargers.
North Lenoir's boys and girls basketball teams traveled to rival South Lenoir Thursday and picked up victories.
Junious Smith III and Graham Hill are joined by Parker Mitchell (North Lenoir "Hawk Krazees" Student Section Leader) and Ethan Cahoon (South Lenoir "Munn Maniacs" Student Section Leader).
The Athletes of the Week are Greene Central’s Hysaan Hudson and North Lenoir’s Kanijah Taylor.
Jones Senior will hold its first 3-on-3 Kings of the Court basketball tournament Saturday to raise money for the school.
North Lenoir’s Jeff Yourdon is the school’s all-time leader in career wrestling victories.
Greene Central’s boys picked up a victory over West Craven despite missing several important pieces to the team while West Craven’s girls used a big run in the second quarter to take control.