Staff Report
The Reidsville Rams used not one, but three Pruitts in their 3-1 opening-day victory over Bartlett Yancey on a chilly, football-like Thursday afternoon.
Jason Pruitt was 2 for 3 at the plate with one run scored and one run batted in and then tossed two-plus innings of one-hit baseball as the Rams limited the Buccaneers to just three hits.
“I thought heading into the preseason we might be able to take these half dozen pitchers and replace the two we lost,” said Reidsville coach Ernie Holcomb.
The combination of Jeremy Pruitt, Jason Pruitt and Craig Pruitt handcuffed the BY batters all day. The trio surrendered one run on three hits and struck out six batters.
Jason Pruitt earned the win in relief as he pitched two and one-third innings of one-hit baseball.
He struck out one before turning things over to Craig Pruitt, who tossed a scoreless one and one-third inning and earned the save.
Trailing 1-0, the Rams tied the game with a run in the bottom of the fifth and then added a pair of runs – including the game winner – in the sixth inning.
Craig Pruitt led off the sixth with a walk and then stole second base. With one out, Sam Pugh reached on an error and Pruitt was able to score from second.
After a Reidsville strikeout, Jason Pruitt singled to centerfield and scored Pugh from second.
“When we got someone to second I told them we needed to get them in,” said Holcomb. “I didn’t think on a day like today, there would be too many guys reaching second.”
Jeremy Pruitt pitched the first three and two-thirds innings and allowed one earned run on one hit and struck out five.
Faced with a dilemma of replacing his top two pitchers, but Holcomb got efficient pitching in the team’s opener. In four of the seven innings, Reidsville pitchers retired the side in order four times and the three pitchers only surrendered two walks.
The other two Reidsville hits came from Craig Pruitt, who singled in the fourth but was unable to score, and Anthony Wooten.
In the loss, BY’s (0-1) Jacob Dameron and Brent Seamster combined to pitch six innings of four-hit baseball and recorded six strikeouts.
The Rams (1-0) return to action tonight at Rockingham County.
The game is a junior varsity-varsity doubleheader, which is slated to start
Thursday, February 28, 2008
MHS falls in second round to N. Vance
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HENDERSON — Northern Vance took control early, but still had to fight off a Morehead comeback in the final minutes of Thursday night’s second round playoff game.
Led by Darrius Dunston’s game-high 36 points, the Vikings got out to a 21-2 lead after one quarter of play and still had to hold off the pesky Panthers late to win 76-67.
MHS, which ended the season at 12-15, cut the Northern lead to four (62-58) with 2:30 left.
The visitors had a chance to cut the deficit even more, but the referees didn’t call a foul on a three-point shot attempt late in the game. Morehead could get no closer as Northern advanced to Saturday’s sectional final.
“We just turned the ball over too much early in the game and couldn’t get the ball in the basket,” MHS coach John Harder said. “We turned the ball over eight times in that first quarter. But the guys didn’t give up and I was proud of them.”
After mustering only two points in the second, MHS got to within 10 at halftime (33-23) thanks to 21 second quarter points. Senior KaShaun Johnson scored 10 of his team-high 22 points in the second stanza.
Morehead had no answer for Dalton, who drained seven 3-pointers for the home team. He scored 20 of his 36 points before halftime.
The Panthers erupted for 26 fourth quarter points led by Johnson and Greg Perkins, who both hit a pair of three-pointers.
Perkins and Corey Graves both finished their high school careers with 14 points apiece.
HENDERSON — Northern Vance took control early, but still had to fight off a Morehead comeback in the final minutes of Thursday night’s second round playoff game.
Led by Darrius Dunston’s game-high 36 points, the Vikings got out to a 21-2 lead after one quarter of play and still had to hold off the pesky Panthers late to win 76-67.
MHS, which ended the season at 12-15, cut the Northern lead to four (62-58) with 2:30 left.
The visitors had a chance to cut the deficit even more, but the referees didn’t call a foul on a three-point shot attempt late in the game. Morehead could get no closer as Northern advanced to Saturday’s sectional final.
“We just turned the ball over too much early in the game and couldn’t get the ball in the basket,” MHS coach John Harder said. “We turned the ball over eight times in that first quarter. But the guys didn’t give up and I was proud of them.”
After mustering only two points in the second, MHS got to within 10 at halftime (33-23) thanks to 21 second quarter points. Senior KaShaun Johnson scored 10 of his team-high 22 points in the second stanza.
Morehead had no answer for Dalton, who drained seven 3-pointers for the home team. He scored 20 of his 36 points before halftime.
The Panthers erupted for 26 fourth quarter points led by Johnson and Greg Perkins, who both hit a pair of three-pointers.
Perkins and Corey Graves both finished their high school careers with 14 points apiece.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Lady Rams make it to third round
By STEVE WILLIAMS
Special to the Daily News
It’s on to the sweet 16 for the third straight year for the Reidsville Lady Rams.
A 77-57 victory over Burlington Cummings Wednesday night in the RHS gymnasium sends Reidsville to the Sectional 4 Championship game Friday night at home against Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons. The Crusaders, 19-7, turned back North Lenoir 61-45 Wednesday night.
Reidsville, winners of 14 straight, was coming off an impressive 94-69 romp over North Pitt in the opening round the previous night and continued to impress despite some lousy free throw shooting in the first three quarters. The Lady Rams were just 5 of 21 on the unguarded 15-footers until turning it around in the fourth quarter. They hit 11 of 14 in the final period to hold off Cummings’ spirited rally.
“I think it’s a matter of concentration,” said RHS coach Casey Elrod after watching his team’s 18th win against seven losses. “They’re more worried about what they’re doing after the foul shots instead of making the shot and then worrying about the defense. But free throw shooting was huge in the fourth quarter. If we had not stepped up at the end it could have been one of the ugliest endings possible.”
The Rams never trailed in the game after jumping out to an 11-2 lead. But Cummings was tenacious and closed the margin to one at 17-16 and 19-18 in the second period.
The Rams were up by just 28-24 before senior DeAnna Foust scored two baskets in the final 25 seconds of the half to push the margin to 32-24.
DeAnna then teamed up with her sophomore sister Raven Foust to ignite the Rams during a crucial stretch to begin the third quarter that opened up some breathing room.
Raven began the second half by knocking down a three-pointer, then DeAnna scored, then Raven again.
After Cummings got its only basket in the first 5:40 of the period, the Foust sister act continued. Each assisted the other during the Rams’ 18-3 run with the DeAnna scoring six points and Raven eight.
“We’ve been playing together since we were eight years old, so we know how each other works,” said DeAnna Foust. “She was always the guard and I was always the post so it’s perfect match right there.”
Kiana Galloway’s basket pushed the RHS advantage out to 50-27 with 2:44 left and it was 53-33 heading into the final eight minutes.
When Eleisha Hairston hit a pair of free throws to begin the final period, the Rams enjoyed a 22-point cushion.
Special to the Daily News
It’s on to the sweet 16 for the third straight year for the Reidsville Lady Rams.
A 77-57 victory over Burlington Cummings Wednesday night in the RHS gymnasium sends Reidsville to the Sectional 4 Championship game Friday night at home against Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons. The Crusaders, 19-7, turned back North Lenoir 61-45 Wednesday night.
Reidsville, winners of 14 straight, was coming off an impressive 94-69 romp over North Pitt in the opening round the previous night and continued to impress despite some lousy free throw shooting in the first three quarters. The Lady Rams were just 5 of 21 on the unguarded 15-footers until turning it around in the fourth quarter. They hit 11 of 14 in the final period to hold off Cummings’ spirited rally.
“I think it’s a matter of concentration,” said RHS coach Casey Elrod after watching his team’s 18th win against seven losses. “They’re more worried about what they’re doing after the foul shots instead of making the shot and then worrying about the defense. But free throw shooting was huge in the fourth quarter. If we had not stepped up at the end it could have been one of the ugliest endings possible.”
The Rams never trailed in the game after jumping out to an 11-2 lead. But Cummings was tenacious and closed the margin to one at 17-16 and 19-18 in the second period.
The Rams were up by just 28-24 before senior DeAnna Foust scored two baskets in the final 25 seconds of the half to push the margin to 32-24.
DeAnna then teamed up with her sophomore sister Raven Foust to ignite the Rams during a crucial stretch to begin the third quarter that opened up some breathing room.
Raven began the second half by knocking down a three-pointer, then DeAnna scored, then Raven again.
After Cummings got its only basket in the first 5:40 of the period, the Foust sister act continued. Each assisted the other during the Rams’ 18-3 run with the DeAnna scoring six points and Raven eight.
“We’ve been playing together since we were eight years old, so we know how each other works,” said DeAnna Foust. “She was always the guard and I was always the post so it’s perfect match right there.”
Kiana Galloway’s basket pushed the RHS advantage out to 50-27 with 2:44 left and it was 53-33 heading into the final eight minutes.
When Eleisha Hairston hit a pair of free throws to begin the final period, the Rams enjoyed a 22-point cushion.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Cougars hammered, 108-72
Staff Report
GREENVILLE – Despite scoring 72 points and shooting 54 percent from the field, Rockingham County had no answers for top-seeded D.H. Conley on Tuesday night. Conley shot 84 percent from the field and rolled past the Cougars, 108-72 in the first round of the 3-A East state playoffs.
The loss ends Rockingham County’s season at 11-14.
With the win, Conley improves to 22-3 and now faces Southern Wayne, which knocked off Currituck on Tuesday.
“We didn’t play poorly,” said RCHS head coach Jeff Hamilton. “We just ran into a buzz saw.”
With only 14 turnovers on the night, Rockingham County fell behind 28-19 at the end of the first quarter. Conley was even more impressive in the second quarter, outscoring Rockingham County, 34-19.
The Cougars, which were a wild-card entry for the second straight season, trailed 62-38 at halftime.
RCHS had to contend with Conley’s dual threat of inside and outside. From the outside, the home team connected on 10 three-pointers, compared to just four by the Cougars.
Jonathan Setters led Conley with 25 points and Juran Lane added 22.
Setters scored 19 of his 25 before the half and Lane netted 14 of his 22 in the first two quarters.
In the loss, Rockingham County got 27 points and 17 rebounds from “Buck” Parker and 20 points from Devin Moyer. Justin Ward, who made 3 of the team’s 4 three-pointers, finished with 17 points.
Conley plays host to Southern Wayne on Thursday night.
In the other Triad 3-A Conference action, Morehead, Northeast Guilford, Northern Guilford and Greensboro Dudley won, but Western Guilford along with RCHS lost.
GREENVILLE – Despite scoring 72 points and shooting 54 percent from the field, Rockingham County had no answers for top-seeded D.H. Conley on Tuesday night. Conley shot 84 percent from the field and rolled past the Cougars, 108-72 in the first round of the 3-A East state playoffs.
The loss ends Rockingham County’s season at 11-14.
With the win, Conley improves to 22-3 and now faces Southern Wayne, which knocked off Currituck on Tuesday.
“We didn’t play poorly,” said RCHS head coach Jeff Hamilton. “We just ran into a buzz saw.”
With only 14 turnovers on the night, Rockingham County fell behind 28-19 at the end of the first quarter. Conley was even more impressive in the second quarter, outscoring Rockingham County, 34-19.
The Cougars, which were a wild-card entry for the second straight season, trailed 62-38 at halftime.
RCHS had to contend with Conley’s dual threat of inside and outside. From the outside, the home team connected on 10 three-pointers, compared to just four by the Cougars.
Jonathan Setters led Conley with 25 points and Juran Lane added 22.
Setters scored 19 of his 25 before the half and Lane netted 14 of his 22 in the first two quarters.
In the loss, Rockingham County got 27 points and 17 rebounds from “Buck” Parker and 20 points from Devin Moyer. Justin Ward, who made 3 of the team’s 4 three-pointers, finished with 17 points.
Conley plays host to Southern Wayne on Thursday night.
In the other Triad 3-A Conference action, Morehead, Northeast Guilford, Northern Guilford and Greensboro Dudley won, but Western Guilford along with RCHS lost.
Lady Rams advance to second round
By STEVE WILLIAMS
Special to the Review
Reidsville’s inside-outside attack was too much for North Pitt Tuesday night and the Rams rolled to a 94-69 victory in the opening round of the State 2-A playoffs.
Junior Eleisha Hairston scored 31 points, mostly on inside moves, and senior Kiana Gal-loway lit up the RHS gymnasium for eight three-pointers on her way to 26 points to pace the Rams’ high-powered attack.
“That was probably one of the better shooters we’ve faced this year,” said North Pitt coach Allen Wooten after his team ended the year with a 9-16 record. “Credit them, they’re a good ball club. We’re trying to front Hairston inside making sure she doesn’t get open and then you got shooters from both sides of the court. So you pick your poison.”
It was a double dose of the lethal stuff administered by the Rams, who also excelled from the foul line (20 of 27) and on defense where their full-court pressure forced North Pitt turnovers in bunches.
“They didn’t know about Kiana,” said RHS coach Casey Elrod after the Rams won their 13th straight game and moved to 17-7 on the season. “That was one of the rare times that any team’s not going to know about her so they left her open for a long time. And even when they started coming out, by then she had a rhythm, and once you’ve got a rhythm, it doesn’t matter if you’ve got a hand in your face.”
Galloway’s night started innocently enough, making just 1 of 3 from beyond the arc in the first half.
Hairston had 16 of her points before intermission as the Rams built a 41-31 margin.
The Panthers had hopes of hanging in the game in the third quarter, cutting Reidsville’s lead to 45-39 on an offensive rebound conversion by Teera Clark after three minutes.
But Galloway heated up and North Pitt’s hopes wilted under the barrage. She hit six three-pointers in the final 4:52 of the quarter and Melita Galloway added another bonus ball as the Rams pulled away. Hairston added 10 points in the period. It was an awesome offensive display that produced Reidsville’s largest one-quarter total of the season. Senior guard Brandy Roach played a big role in the explosion with seven or her game-high eight assists in the quarter.
At the end of the period, the Rams had built the cushion to 76-54 and in the final 4:52 of the period they outscored North Pitt 31-15.
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Reidsville’s inside-outside attack was too much for North Pitt Tuesday night and the Rams rolled to a 94-69 victory in the opening round of the State 2-A playoffs.
Junior Eleisha Hairston scored 31 points, mostly on inside moves, and senior Kiana Gal-loway lit up the RHS gymnasium for eight three-pointers on her way to 26 points to pace the Rams’ high-powered attack.
“That was probably one of the better shooters we’ve faced this year,” said North Pitt coach Allen Wooten after his team ended the year with a 9-16 record. “Credit them, they’re a good ball club. We’re trying to front Hairston inside making sure she doesn’t get open and then you got shooters from both sides of the court. So you pick your poison.”
It was a double dose of the lethal stuff administered by the Rams, who also excelled from the foul line (20 of 27) and on defense where their full-court pressure forced North Pitt turnovers in bunches.
“They didn’t know about Kiana,” said RHS coach Casey Elrod after the Rams won their 13th straight game and moved to 17-7 on the season. “That was one of the rare times that any team’s not going to know about her so they left her open for a long time. And even when they started coming out, by then she had a rhythm, and once you’ve got a rhythm, it doesn’t matter if you’ve got a hand in your face.”
Galloway’s night started innocently enough, making just 1 of 3 from beyond the arc in the first half.
Hairston had 16 of her points before intermission as the Rams built a 41-31 margin.
The Panthers had hopes of hanging in the game in the third quarter, cutting Reidsville’s lead to 45-39 on an offensive rebound conversion by Teera Clark after three minutes.
But Galloway heated up and North Pitt’s hopes wilted under the barrage. She hit six three-pointers in the final 4:52 of the quarter and Melita Galloway added another bonus ball as the Rams pulled away. Hairston added 10 points in the period. It was an awesome offensive display that produced Reidsville’s largest one-quarter total of the season. Senior guard Brandy Roach played a big role in the explosion with seven or her game-high eight assists in the quarter.
At the end of the period, the Rams had built the cushion to 76-54 and in the final 4:52 of the period they outscored North Pitt 31-15.
Panthers control tempo, upsets Union Pines
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CAMERON — The one thing John Harder wanted was for his MHS squad to control the tempo in Monday night’s first-round playoff game against Union Pines. Mission accomplished.
Led by KaShaun Johnson’s game-high 16 points, MHS slowed the pace down and frustrated the Vikings throughout as the visiting Panthers won, 39-30.
“We played awfully well and played our game,” said Harder. “We ran as much time off the clock as we could and were very patient on offense. We were basically walking the ball up the court a lot.”
With the victory, the Panthers, who improved to 12-14 overall will visit Northern Vance in Thursday’s second round. NVHS won its opening round game, 69-57 over Wilson Fike.
The halftime score looked much like a first quarter score as the visitors led 12-10.
Union Pines connected on an early three-pointer to take a 3-2 lead. However, a basket from the Panthers gave the Eden-based team the lead for good.
Both offenses got going in the second half as the teams combined for 47 points, including 27 from MHS. Johnson had the hot hand after halftime, scoring 13 of his 16
Morehead doubled up its halftime production with 12 third-quarter points as the team led 24-17 heading into the fourth. Needing to catch up, Union Pines (18-10), the second seed out of the Cape Fear Valley Conference, started fouling.
The Panthers responded by hitting 9 of 14 shots from the charity stripe.
The home team cut the Panther deficit to one (29-28) with 3:30 left in the game, but could get no closer. MHS, which squandered a late six-point lead in last week’s conference tournament against Western Guilford, was ready for the late run this time around.
“We were really focused in the last two minutes of the game,” Harder said. “We weren’t going to beat ourselves tonight.”
Adam Hairston chipped in with eight points for the visitors, while the trio of Quenton Hood, Greg Perkins and Corey Graves all had five points apiece.
Derrick Rose was the leading scorer for Union Pines with 15. Will Maness added six.
CAMERON — The one thing John Harder wanted was for his MHS squad to control the tempo in Monday night’s first-round playoff game against Union Pines. Mission accomplished.
Led by KaShaun Johnson’s game-high 16 points, MHS slowed the pace down and frustrated the Vikings throughout as the visiting Panthers won, 39-30.
“We played awfully well and played our game,” said Harder. “We ran as much time off the clock as we could and were very patient on offense. We were basically walking the ball up the court a lot.”
With the victory, the Panthers, who improved to 12-14 overall will visit Northern Vance in Thursday’s second round. NVHS won its opening round game, 69-57 over Wilson Fike.
The halftime score looked much like a first quarter score as the visitors led 12-10.
Union Pines connected on an early three-pointer to take a 3-2 lead. However, a basket from the Panthers gave the Eden-based team the lead for good.
Both offenses got going in the second half as the teams combined for 47 points, including 27 from MHS. Johnson had the hot hand after halftime, scoring 13 of his 16
Morehead doubled up its halftime production with 12 third-quarter points as the team led 24-17 heading into the fourth. Needing to catch up, Union Pines (18-10), the second seed out of the Cape Fear Valley Conference, started fouling.
The Panthers responded by hitting 9 of 14 shots from the charity stripe.
The home team cut the Panther deficit to one (29-28) with 3:30 left in the game, but could get no closer. MHS, which squandered a late six-point lead in last week’s conference tournament against Western Guilford, was ready for the late run this time around.
“We were really focused in the last two minutes of the game,” Harder said. “We weren’t going to beat ourselves tonight.”
Adam Hairston chipped in with eight points for the visitors, while the trio of Quenton Hood, Greg Perkins and Corey Graves all had five points apiece.
Derrick Rose was the leading scorer for Union Pines with 15. Will Maness added six.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Harnett Central downs Lady Panthers, 49-29
Staff Report
ANGIER — Morehead picked the wrong time to start shooting cold from the field. The Lady Panthers got off to a slow start as they were outscored 15-0 by Harnett Central in the first quarter of Monday night’s opening round playoff game and eventually lost 49-29.
With the loss, MHS ended the season at 11-15 as it ended the season with losses to Northeast Guilford (Triad 3-A Conference Tournament) and Harnett Central.
“I don’t know why all of a sudden we thought we were three-point shooters,” said Morehead coach Monte Dillard. “We stopped doing what has worked for us all year and chose another way to try to score. And that hurt us in our chance to get into the second round.
It took Morehead 11 minutes to score its first basket, while mustering only nine points in the opening half.
The Harnett trio of Chelsey McRay (13), Kristin Barker (10) and Rhonda James (10) outscored the entire MHS squad, 33-29 as they helped the home team to a 27-9 halftime advantage. Things didn’t get much better for the visitors from Eden in the third as they were outscored 12-5 as they HCHS increased its lead to 25 (40-15).
Jakeita Artis led MHS in scoring with eight points, while teammate PeLaura Hairston had seven points and a team-high 14 rebounds. Also scoring for the Lady Panthers were Kali Cuttaia (four), Amber Dalton (four), Shenika Scales (three), Jakell Meadows (two) and Mecail Martin (one).
Morehead did finish with a 31-26 rebounding advantage, but went 7 of 16 from the free throw line and committed 19 turnovers.
It was the second appearance in the state playoffs in the last three years for the Lady Panthers.
ANGIER — Morehead picked the wrong time to start shooting cold from the field. The Lady Panthers got off to a slow start as they were outscored 15-0 by Harnett Central in the first quarter of Monday night’s opening round playoff game and eventually lost 49-29.
With the loss, MHS ended the season at 11-15 as it ended the season with losses to Northeast Guilford (Triad 3-A Conference Tournament) and Harnett Central.
“I don’t know why all of a sudden we thought we were three-point shooters,” said Morehead coach Monte Dillard. “We stopped doing what has worked for us all year and chose another way to try to score. And that hurt us in our chance to get into the second round.
It took Morehead 11 minutes to score its first basket, while mustering only nine points in the opening half.
The Harnett trio of Chelsey McRay (13), Kristin Barker (10) and Rhonda James (10) outscored the entire MHS squad, 33-29 as they helped the home team to a 27-9 halftime advantage. Things didn’t get much better for the visitors from Eden in the third as they were outscored 12-5 as they HCHS increased its lead to 25 (40-15).
Jakeita Artis led MHS in scoring with eight points, while teammate PeLaura Hairston had seven points and a team-high 14 rebounds. Also scoring for the Lady Panthers were Kali Cuttaia (four), Amber Dalton (four), Shenika Scales (three), Jakell Meadows (two) and Mecail Martin (one).
Morehead did finish with a 31-26 rebounding advantage, but went 7 of 16 from the free throw line and committed 19 turnovers.
It was the second appearance in the state playoffs in the last three years for the Lady Panthers.
Lady Cougars advance to second round
Staff Report
BAILEY – Rockingham County certainly put Friday night’s conference finals’ loss behind them as the Lady Cougars began postseason play Monday night at Southern Nash High School.
Led by a 24-7 second quarter, Rockingham County (23-5) rolled to a 64-42 victory and advanced to the second round of the 3-A East playoffs at Western Harnett Wednesday night.
“We handled ourselves real well,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “Offensively, we worked the ball around and took good shots.”
The Lady Cougars took a 16-12 edge into the second quarter, but a 24-point second put the Ladybirds’ backs up against the wall.
Outside of a four-point lead, the Rockingham highlight of the first quarter came with 2:38 left in the period. Moore, who led the Lady Cougars with 21 points, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark during the early goings.
Moore also finished with three steals and four assists.
“We pressed them in the first quarter and they just could not adjust to it,” added Wall.
Rockingham County also got 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from Ashley Palm and 13 points and five assists from Lindsay Puckett.
Southern Nash was led by Alyse Hall’s 13 points.
With the loss, Southern Nash ended its season at 14-10.
Rockingham was just one of three Triad teams victorious Monday night. Also in first-round action, Northeast Guilford (21-7) – winners of the conference tournament – defeated Southern Lee, 62-25 and Greensboro Dudley (20-7) won, 76-30 over Triton. Morehead (11-15) fell at Harnett Central, 49-29 and Northern Guilford (10-17) lost at Western Harnett.
Rockingham’s game Wednesday is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Lillington.
“Now each game is going to get harder from here on in,” said Wall.
BAILEY – Rockingham County certainly put Friday night’s conference finals’ loss behind them as the Lady Cougars began postseason play Monday night at Southern Nash High School.
Led by a 24-7 second quarter, Rockingham County (23-5) rolled to a 64-42 victory and advanced to the second round of the 3-A East playoffs at Western Harnett Wednesday night.
“We handled ourselves real well,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “Offensively, we worked the ball around and took good shots.”
The Lady Cougars took a 16-12 edge into the second quarter, but a 24-point second put the Ladybirds’ backs up against the wall.
Outside of a four-point lead, the Rockingham highlight of the first quarter came with 2:38 left in the period. Moore, who led the Lady Cougars with 21 points, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark during the early goings.
Moore also finished with three steals and four assists.
“We pressed them in the first quarter and they just could not adjust to it,” added Wall.
Rockingham County also got 16 points, 10 rebounds and four assists from Ashley Palm and 13 points and five assists from Lindsay Puckett.
Southern Nash was led by Alyse Hall’s 13 points.
With the loss, Southern Nash ended its season at 14-10.
Rockingham was just one of three Triad teams victorious Monday night. Also in first-round action, Northeast Guilford (21-7) – winners of the conference tournament – defeated Southern Lee, 62-25 and Greensboro Dudley (20-7) won, 76-30 over Triton. Morehead (11-15) fell at Harnett Central, 49-29 and Northern Guilford (10-17) lost at Western Harnett.
Rockingham’s game Wednesday is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Lillington.
“Now each game is going to get harder from here on in,” said Wall.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Second half dooms Lady Cougars
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — Rockingham County was held to just 13 second-half points and a season-low 32 points as the Lady Cougars fell to Northeast Guilford, 58-32 Friday night in the finals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament.
Trailing 22-19 at halftime, the Lady Cougars mustered just three points on 1 of 8 shooting and fell behind by 19 — a deficit too large for RCHS to overcome.
“Our defense kept working hard and played well, but we just couldn’t capitalize,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “This just wasn’t our night.”
Northeast Guilford outscored Rockingham County 19-3 in the third quarter as it won its third straight conference tournament title.
Despite the loss, the Lady Cougars take their 22-5 record into Monday’s first round of the 3-A state playoffs. Rockingham County will travel to Southern Nash (14-9) — the No. 2 seed out of the New 6 3-A Conference.
When all the dust had settled, Rockingham County — which stunned Greensboro Dudley just 24 hours earlier in the semifinals — was outscored 36-13 over the final two quarters of play.
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — Rockingham County was held to just 13 second-half points and a season-low 32 points as the Lady Cougars fell to Northeast Guilford, 58-32 Friday night in the finals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament.
Trailing 22-19 at halftime, the Lady Cougars mustered just three points on 1 of 8 shooting and fell behind by 19 — a deficit too large for RCHS to overcome.
“Our defense kept working hard and played well, but we just couldn’t capitalize,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “This just wasn’t our night.”
Northeast Guilford outscored Rockingham County 19-3 in the third quarter as it won its third straight conference tournament title.
Despite the loss, the Lady Cougars take their 22-5 record into Monday’s first round of the 3-A state playoffs. Rockingham County will travel to Southern Nash (14-9) — the No. 2 seed out of the New 6 3-A Conference.
When all the dust had settled, Rockingham County — which stunned Greensboro Dudley just 24 hours earlier in the semifinals — was outscored 36-13 over the final two quarters of play.
Price leads Rams to NS title
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Chalk one up for the little guy — and his Reidsville Ram teammates. Quinton Price made the most of his opportunity against his former team, scoring a team-high 19 points as he led a late Reidsville scoring burst and a 65-61 come-from-behind victory over Winston-Salem Atkins in the North State 2-A Conference Tournament championship on Friday night.
With the victory, the Rams (11-12), the fourth seed heading into the conference tournament, secured the No. 2 spot for the upcoming 2-A state playoffs as well as a home game for Tuesday night’s first round. Not to mention bragging rights for next year and a third straight conference tournament title.
Just like the previous five games, the Rams had their struggles in the first half against the Camels (9-17). It wasn’t pretty for RHS, which shot only 25 percent from both the field (9 of 36) and the free throw line (2 of 8). However, the Rams saw themselves only down 31-24 at halftime.
The second half was a different story as the Rams hit 15 of 31 shots from the field and 10 of 13 free throws including 4 of 6 in the final 39 seconds.
“It’s been that way for the last six games where we have a mediocre first half where we miss easy shots,” said RHS coach Bill Walton. “But for the last six games, something happens at halftime where our kids get a sense of urgency, the intensity turns up and magically the shots start doing down.”
Staff Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Chalk one up for the little guy — and his Reidsville Ram teammates. Quinton Price made the most of his opportunity against his former team, scoring a team-high 19 points as he led a late Reidsville scoring burst and a 65-61 come-from-behind victory over Winston-Salem Atkins in the North State 2-A Conference Tournament championship on Friday night.
With the victory, the Rams (11-12), the fourth seed heading into the conference tournament, secured the No. 2 spot for the upcoming 2-A state playoffs as well as a home game for Tuesday night’s first round. Not to mention bragging rights for next year and a third straight conference tournament title.
Just like the previous five games, the Rams had their struggles in the first half against the Camels (9-17). It wasn’t pretty for RHS, which shot only 25 percent from both the field (9 of 36) and the free throw line (2 of 8). However, the Rams saw themselves only down 31-24 at halftime.
The second half was a different story as the Rams hit 15 of 31 shots from the field and 10 of 13 free throws including 4 of 6 in the final 39 seconds.
“It’s been that way for the last six games where we have a mediocre first half where we miss easy shots,” said RHS coach Bill Walton. “But for the last six games, something happens at halftime where our kids get a sense of urgency, the intensity turns up and magically the shots start doing down.”
Shanor, Stanfield win state wrestling titles
Staff Report
WINSTON-SALEM — What a way to cap off a high school wrestling career. Morehead’s Bobby Shanor ended his senior season just like the previous two years — as a state champion. The senior grappler won his third straight state title Saturday night as he decisioned Parkland’s Luis Camacho by a 6-5 decision at the state individual championship in Winston-Salem.
Shanor won in dramatic fashion as he recorded the sixth and final point at the 5:59 mark to squeak out the one-point victory.
Four other Panthers also wrestled for state titles including Michael Cresenzo, Alex Winn, Victor Cresenzo and Micah Stanfield.
Stanfield won his first state championship as he decisioned Charlie Millea of Havelock, 11-3 at 285.
Michael Cresenzo lost by 6-3 decision to Lane Wilmoth (Parkland) in the 140-pound weight class championship, while Winn was pinned at the 5:02 mark by Parkland’s Lanard Oglesby at 145.
At 160, Victor Cresenzo was decisioned by a 2-0 score against Greg Gainey of Parkland.
“With these many wrestles in the finals, we would win the tournament most years,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “But Parkland was so strong. The team did a great job and we had a great season.”
Finishing in fourth in the 171-pound weight class was Neal Stultz. Stultz lost to Demetrius Boswell of South Johnston by a pin at the 1:33 mark. He started the tournament with a win in the opening round over B. Maness of R-S Central (7-6 decision) and won his quarterfinal match over South Central’s Quinton Godley with a pin at the 4:13 mark.
In the championship semifinals, Stultz suffered his first defeat as he lost to Ben Lord of Southwest Guilford (7-0 decision). He made his way into the third-place match with a 4-2 decision over Jacksonville’s Matthew Ochoa.
Greg Stanfield went 1-2 at the 189-pound weight class. The senior grappler was upset by Prath Bruton of Mooresville by a 9-4 overtime decision, but came back to decision Eastern Alamance’s Matthew Dean, 3-2 in the second round consolations. However, in the third round consolation, Northeast Guilford’s Daniel Patrick decisioned Stanfield, 8-4.
The freshmen duo of Marty Hall and Ian Kirkman took part in the tournament, but lost their first two matches. Hall, wrestling at 125, lost to Daniel Ownbey of Enka by an 18-3 technical fall and fell to Jacksonville’s Jonathan Langholtz by an 8-5 decision.
Kirkman wrestled Jesse McFarland of R-S Central in the first match at 215 and was pinned at the 3:47 mark. His second defeat came to Eric Novell of White Oak by a pin at the 1:53 mark.
WINSTON-SALEM — What a way to cap off a high school wrestling career. Morehead’s Bobby Shanor ended his senior season just like the previous two years — as a state champion. The senior grappler won his third straight state title Saturday night as he decisioned Parkland’s Luis Camacho by a 6-5 decision at the state individual championship in Winston-Salem.
Shanor won in dramatic fashion as he recorded the sixth and final point at the 5:59 mark to squeak out the one-point victory.
Four other Panthers also wrestled for state titles including Michael Cresenzo, Alex Winn, Victor Cresenzo and Micah Stanfield.
Stanfield won his first state championship as he decisioned Charlie Millea of Havelock, 11-3 at 285.
Michael Cresenzo lost by 6-3 decision to Lane Wilmoth (Parkland) in the 140-pound weight class championship, while Winn was pinned at the 5:02 mark by Parkland’s Lanard Oglesby at 145.
At 160, Victor Cresenzo was decisioned by a 2-0 score against Greg Gainey of Parkland.
“With these many wrestles in the finals, we would win the tournament most years,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “But Parkland was so strong. The team did a great job and we had a great season.”
Finishing in fourth in the 171-pound weight class was Neal Stultz. Stultz lost to Demetrius Boswell of South Johnston by a pin at the 1:33 mark. He started the tournament with a win in the opening round over B. Maness of R-S Central (7-6 decision) and won his quarterfinal match over South Central’s Quinton Godley with a pin at the 4:13 mark.
In the championship semifinals, Stultz suffered his first defeat as he lost to Ben Lord of Southwest Guilford (7-0 decision). He made his way into the third-place match with a 4-2 decision over Jacksonville’s Matthew Ochoa.
Greg Stanfield went 1-2 at the 189-pound weight class. The senior grappler was upset by Prath Bruton of Mooresville by a 9-4 overtime decision, but came back to decision Eastern Alamance’s Matthew Dean, 3-2 in the second round consolations. However, in the third round consolation, Northeast Guilford’s Daniel Patrick decisioned Stanfield, 8-4.
The freshmen duo of Marty Hall and Ian Kirkman took part in the tournament, but lost their first two matches. Hall, wrestling at 125, lost to Daniel Ownbey of Enka by an 18-3 technical fall and fell to Jacksonville’s Jonathan Langholtz by an 8-5 decision.
Kirkman wrestled Jesse McFarland of R-S Central in the first match at 215 and was pinned at the 3:47 mark. His second defeat came to Eric Novell of White Oak by a pin at the 1:53 mark.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Lady Panthers fall in semis
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
McLEANSVILLE — Morehead eventually got its offense going against top-seeded Northeast Guilford in Thursday’s semifinals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament. However, it was too little too late for the upset-minded Lady Panthers.
After a horrendous start where MHS mustered only seven points in the first half, the Lady Panthers were within reach most of the second half, but Northeast connected on 9 of 12 free throws over the final 3:47 to hang on for a 39-35 victory.
With the win, the Lady Rams advanced to the championship game against the third-seeded Lady Cougars of Rockingham County, who upset Dudley, 56-43 in the other semifinal game. Northeast swept RCHS both times in the regular season.
Despite shooting 35 percent (13 of 37) from the floor, MHS found itself down only three points (26-23) with 4:48 left in the game following a lay up from Pelaura Hairston. It was the third straight lay up for the senior forward, but that would be as close as MHS would get the rest of the way thanks in large part to turnovers. Instead of cutting into the Lady Ram lead even more, the Lady Panthers committed five turnovers on their next six possessions as Northeast increased the lead to 11 with 49.9 seconds left in the game. Shelley Reese played a big role in that as she connected on all six of her free throws during that span. Her final two made it 36-25
The Lady Panthers did manage to score 10 points over the final 39 seconds led by Jakeita Artis, who scored seven points. The other three points came from teammate Mecail Martin, who buried a three-pointer with eight seconds left to cut the deficit to four (37-33). However, Hillary Cook put the icing on the cake with two free throws with 5.3 seconds left.
Staff Writer
McLEANSVILLE — Morehead eventually got its offense going against top-seeded Northeast Guilford in Thursday’s semifinals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament. However, it was too little too late for the upset-minded Lady Panthers.
After a horrendous start where MHS mustered only seven points in the first half, the Lady Panthers were within reach most of the second half, but Northeast connected on 9 of 12 free throws over the final 3:47 to hang on for a 39-35 victory.
With the win, the Lady Rams advanced to the championship game against the third-seeded Lady Cougars of Rockingham County, who upset Dudley, 56-43 in the other semifinal game. Northeast swept RCHS both times in the regular season.
Despite shooting 35 percent (13 of 37) from the floor, MHS found itself down only three points (26-23) with 4:48 left in the game following a lay up from Pelaura Hairston. It was the third straight lay up for the senior forward, but that would be as close as MHS would get the rest of the way thanks in large part to turnovers. Instead of cutting into the Lady Ram lead even more, the Lady Panthers committed five turnovers on their next six possessions as Northeast increased the lead to 11 with 49.9 seconds left in the game. Shelley Reese played a big role in that as she connected on all six of her free throws during that span. Her final two made it 36-25
The Lady Panthers did manage to score 10 points over the final 39 seconds led by Jakeita Artis, who scored seven points. The other three points came from teammate Mecail Martin, who buried a three-pointer with eight seconds left to cut the deficit to four (37-33). However, Hillary Cook put the icing on the cake with two free throws with 5.3 seconds left.
Lady Cougars advance to Triad finals
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — After two times falling short against Greensboro Dudley, Rockingham County finally got the last say in the matter. The Lady Cougars outscored Dudley, 29-12 in the second half and advanced to the finals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament with a 56-43 win Thursday afternoon at Northeast Guilford High School.
The game, which was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., was moved up to 4:30 p.m. and was moved into NEHS’s auxiliary gymnasium to accommodate two basketball games to be played at the same time.
None of that seemed to faze Rockingham County, which now faces Northeast Guilford in tonight’s championship game. The Lady Rams edged Morehead, 39-35 Thursday in the other semifinal contest.
“Once again we kept our composure well,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “We got down 12 early, but we kept our poise, changed our offense and they had a hard time handling us inside.”
The Lady Cougars lost the first two meetings with Dudley by a total of 16 points.
Rockingham County, which trailed 31-27 at halftime, used its inside game of Jessica Lowe, Ashley Palm and Elizabeth Ferguson to combat the speed and quickness of the Lady Panthers.
Lowe, Palm and Ferguson accounted for 32 of RCHS’s 56 points (57 percent). Lowe led the way with a season-high 15 points. Palm chipped in with 10 and Ferguson added seven.
“Lowe [J-Lo] played super,” said Wall. “It may have been her best game at Rockingham County in a game that mattered.”
SUMMARY
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (22-4) — Krystal Moore 14, Kylie Keck 5, Hannah Livengood, Lindsay Puckett 4, Elizabeth Ferguson 7, Jessica Lowe 15, Ashley Palm 11.
GSO-DUDLEY (19-7) — Helen Terry 16, Breonna Patterson 2, Chell Jackson 2, Porsha Roach 5, Amanda Hairston 12, Jessica Farr 6, Desiree Drayton, Kiera McIver.
BY QUARTERS
Rockingham Co. 10 17 8 21 — 56
Dudley 21 10 4 8 — 43
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — After two times falling short against Greensboro Dudley, Rockingham County finally got the last say in the matter. The Lady Cougars outscored Dudley, 29-12 in the second half and advanced to the finals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament with a 56-43 win Thursday afternoon at Northeast Guilford High School.
The game, which was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., was moved up to 4:30 p.m. and was moved into NEHS’s auxiliary gymnasium to accommodate two basketball games to be played at the same time.
None of that seemed to faze Rockingham County, which now faces Northeast Guilford in tonight’s championship game. The Lady Rams edged Morehead, 39-35 Thursday in the other semifinal contest.
“Once again we kept our composure well,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “We got down 12 early, but we kept our poise, changed our offense and they had a hard time handling us inside.”
The Lady Cougars lost the first two meetings with Dudley by a total of 16 points.
Rockingham County, which trailed 31-27 at halftime, used its inside game of Jessica Lowe, Ashley Palm and Elizabeth Ferguson to combat the speed and quickness of the Lady Panthers.
Lowe, Palm and Ferguson accounted for 32 of RCHS’s 56 points (57 percent). Lowe led the way with a season-high 15 points. Palm chipped in with 10 and Ferguson added seven.
“Lowe [J-Lo] played super,” said Wall. “It may have been her best game at Rockingham County in a game that mattered.”
SUMMARY
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY (22-4) — Krystal Moore 14, Kylie Keck 5, Hannah Livengood, Lindsay Puckett 4, Elizabeth Ferguson 7, Jessica Lowe 15, Ashley Palm 11.
GSO-DUDLEY (19-7) — Helen Terry 16, Breonna Patterson 2, Chell Jackson 2, Porsha Roach 5, Amanda Hairston 12, Jessica Farr 6, Desiree Drayton, Kiera McIver.
BY QUARTERS
Rockingham Co. 10 17 8 21 — 56
Dudley 21 10 4 8 — 43
Conference Tournament Brackets
TRIAD 3-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Dudley 72, Western Guilford 57
NE Guilford 67, Northern Guilford 65
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Northeast Guilford
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
NE Guilford 39, Morehead 35
Rockingham County 56, Dudley 43
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Rockingham County at Northeast Guilford
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
West Stokes 73, Atkins 48
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Friday, Feb. 22
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Reidsville 98, E. Guilford 81
Atkins 75, West Stokes 67
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Reidsville at W-S Atkins
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Dudley 72, Western Guilford 57
NE Guilford 67, Northern Guilford 65
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Northeast Guilford
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
NE Guilford 39, Morehead 35
Rockingham County 56, Dudley 43
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Rockingham County at Northeast Guilford
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
West Stokes 73, Atkins 48
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Friday, Feb. 22
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Reidsville 98, E. Guilford 81
Atkins 75, West Stokes 67
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Reidsville at W-S Atkins
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Conference Tournament Brackets
TRIAD 3-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Dudley 72, Western Guilford 57
NE Guilford 67, Northern Guilford 65
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Northeast Guilford
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. — NE Guilford vs. Morehead
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Rockingham County
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
West Stokes 73, Atkins 48
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Thursday, Feb. 21
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Reidsville 98, E. Guilford 81
Atkins 75, West Stokes 67
Friday, Feb. 22
7 p.m. — Reidsville at W-S Atkins
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Dudley 72, Western Guilford 57
NE Guilford 67, Northern Guilford 65
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Northeast Guilford
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. — NE Guilford vs. Morehead
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Rockingham County
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
West Stokes 73, Atkins 48
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Thursday, Feb. 21
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
Reidsville 98, E. Guilford 81
Atkins 75, West Stokes 67
Friday, Feb. 22
7 p.m. — Reidsville at W-S Atkins
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Lady Panthers head to semis
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
MCLEANSVILLE — What a difference a week makes, especially if you are the Morehead Lady Panthers. One week after shooting 9 of 23 from the free- throw line in a loss at Northern Guilford, the Lady Panthers made 17 of 23 free throws — 5 of 6 with less than one minute left in the game as MHS knocked off Northern, 50-46 Tuesday night at Northeast Guilford High School.
With the win, Morehead (11-13) advanced to the semifinals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament and has a date with host Northeast. Earlier on Tuesday, the Lady Rams (No. 1 seed) thumped Bartlett Yancey, 69-32.
“We told the girls we needed to take our time in the second half,” said MHS head coach Monte Dillard. “The other big thing was that we made our free throws. That cost us the game last week against Northern.”
Northern Guilford, now 9-16 on the season, must win a playoff play-in game against Western Alamance on Thursday in order to become postseason bound. Western Alamance (5-15) tied with the Lady Nighthawks at 5-9 in the Triad 3-A Conference.
Sports Editor
MCLEANSVILLE — What a difference a week makes, especially if you are the Morehead Lady Panthers. One week after shooting 9 of 23 from the free- throw line in a loss at Northern Guilford, the Lady Panthers made 17 of 23 free throws — 5 of 6 with less than one minute left in the game as MHS knocked off Northern, 50-46 Tuesday night at Northeast Guilford High School.
With the win, Morehead (11-13) advanced to the semifinals of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament and has a date with host Northeast. Earlier on Tuesday, the Lady Rams (No. 1 seed) thumped Bartlett Yancey, 69-32.
“We told the girls we needed to take our time in the second half,” said MHS head coach Monte Dillard. “The other big thing was that we made our free throws. That cost us the game last week against Northern.”
Northern Guilford, now 9-16 on the season, must win a playoff play-in game against Western Alamance on Thursday in order to become postseason bound. Western Alamance (5-15) tied with the Lady Nighthawks at 5-9 in the Triad 3-A Conference.
Conference Tournament Brackets
TRIAD 3-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
6 p.m. — Dudley vs. Western Guilford
7:30 p.m. — Northern Guilford vs. NE Guilford
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Championship Game
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. — NE Guilford vs. Morehead
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Rockingham County
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
7 p.m. — West Stokes defeated Atkins
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Thursday, Feb. 21
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
7:30 p.m. — Reidsville (4) at E. Guilford (1)
7 p.m. — Atkins (3) at West Stokes (2)
Friday, Feb. 22
TBA — Championship Game
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys’ Bracket
Monday’s Results
Dudley 88, Bartlett Yancey 45
Western Guilford 42, Morehead 38
Northern Guilford 67, W. Alamance 54
NE Guilford 80, Rockingham 45
Wednesday, Feb. 20
6 p.m. — Dudley vs. Western Guilford
7:30 p.m. — Northern Guilford vs. NE Guilford
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. — Championship Game
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Girls’ Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
NE Guilford 69, Bartlett Yancey 32
Morehead 50, Northern Guilford 46
Dudley 54, Western Guilford 35
Rockingham County 52 Western Alamance 40
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. — NE Guilford vs. Morehead
7:30 p.m. — Dudley vs. Rockingham County
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. – Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Southern Guilford 46, McMichael 34
7 p.m. — West Stokes defeated Atkins
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Reidsville 75, Southern Guilford 47
Eastern Guilford 50, West Stokes 45
Thursday, Feb. 21
7 p.m. — Eastern Guilford at Reidsville
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Boys’ Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
Reidsville 72, Southern Guilford 69
Atkins 53, McMichael 51
Wednesday, Feb. 20
7:30 p.m. — Reidsville (4) at E. Guilford (1)
7 p.m. — Atkins (3) at West Stokes (2)
Friday, Feb. 22
TBA — Championship Game
Monday, February 18, 2008
Late collapse proves costly for Panthers
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — Western Guilford overcame a six-point deficit with 1:40 left in the fourth quarter and held off Morehead, 42-38 Monday night in the first round of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament — being played at Northeast Guilford High School.
With 1:40 left in the game, the Panthers led 38-32 following a free throw from Quenton Hood.
Western Guilford, which went scoreless for a 3:00 span in the fourth, broke its drought with an Aaron Goulbourne layup at the 1:27-mark. Goulbourne’s field goal snapped a 7-0 MHS run and cut the Panthers’ lead to 38-34.
Leading 38-36, Morehead got the ball back following a Western offensive charge call.
However, over the next 31 seconds, the Hornets went on a 4-0 run — capped off by Daniel McCarty’s second-chance bucket.
Western led 49-48 with 18.5 seconds left and with 7.3 seconds left Greg Perkins’ attempt from just inside the free throw line was no good.
R.J. McLaughlin iced the game with a pair of free throws with 3.0 seconds left in the game.
“Everything that could go wrong, went wrong for us,” said MHS coach John Harder. “We weren’t ready to play from the get-go and just came out flat. We didn’t have any intensity and I will take responsibilty for that.”
Sports Editor
McLEANSVILLE — Western Guilford overcame a six-point deficit with 1:40 left in the fourth quarter and held off Morehead, 42-38 Monday night in the first round of the Triad 3-A Conference Tournament — being played at Northeast Guilford High School.
With 1:40 left in the game, the Panthers led 38-32 following a free throw from Quenton Hood.
Western Guilford, which went scoreless for a 3:00 span in the fourth, broke its drought with an Aaron Goulbourne layup at the 1:27-mark. Goulbourne’s field goal snapped a 7-0 MHS run and cut the Panthers’ lead to 38-34.
Leading 38-36, Morehead got the ball back following a Western offensive charge call.
However, over the next 31 seconds, the Hornets went on a 4-0 run — capped off by Daniel McCarty’s second-chance bucket.
Western led 49-48 with 18.5 seconds left and with 7.3 seconds left Greg Perkins’ attempt from just inside the free throw line was no good.
R.J. McLaughlin iced the game with a pair of free throws with 3.0 seconds left in the game.
“Everything that could go wrong, went wrong for us,” said MHS coach John Harder. “We weren’t ready to play from the get-go and just came out flat. We didn’t have any intensity and I will take responsibilty for that.”
Rams advance in NS tourney
By Steve Williams
Special to the Review
Reidsville’s middle was better than Southern Guilford beginning and ending and as a result the Rams advance into the semifinals of the North State 2-A Conference Tournament.
The Storm began Monday night’s game at the RHS gymnasium on a 14-5 run and ended it with a 26-10 rally in the final 6:30 but the Rams had just enough to hang on to a 72-69 victory thanks to some sensational play in the second and third quarters.
The victory was the Rams’ third over Southern since Feb. 8 and all three have gone down to the final minute. The other two were 74-66 and 60-55. Those three wins are part of a late-season surge for Reidsville, which has won five in a row and six of its last seven after opening the season 3-11.
Southern, which won just one game a season ago, also played well down the stretch, claiming wins over Eastern Guilford and Winston-Salem Atkins while finishing 7-16 overall.
The Rams will take their 9-12 mark to Eastern Guilford (the Wildcats are using the Eastern Middle School gym) Wednesday for the semifinal round. Eastern, the conference tourney’s top seed, had a first-round bye. The Rams also have a guaranteed date in the state 2-A playoffs thanks to Atkins defeating McMichael 53-51 on a shot in the final seconds in the other quarterfinal game Monday night.
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Reidsville’s middle was better than Southern Guilford beginning and ending and as a result the Rams advance into the semifinals of the North State 2-A Conference Tournament.
The Storm began Monday night’s game at the RHS gymnasium on a 14-5 run and ended it with a 26-10 rally in the final 6:30 but the Rams had just enough to hang on to a 72-69 victory thanks to some sensational play in the second and third quarters.
The victory was the Rams’ third over Southern since Feb. 8 and all three have gone down to the final minute. The other two were 74-66 and 60-55. Those three wins are part of a late-season surge for Reidsville, which has won five in a row and six of its last seven after opening the season 3-11.
Southern, which won just one game a season ago, also played well down the stretch, claiming wins over Eastern Guilford and Winston-Salem Atkins while finishing 7-16 overall.
The Rams will take their 9-12 mark to Eastern Guilford (the Wildcats are using the Eastern Middle School gym) Wednesday for the semifinal round. Eastern, the conference tourney’s top seed, had a first-round bye. The Rams also have a guaranteed date in the state 2-A playoffs thanks to Atkins defeating McMichael 53-51 on a shot in the final seconds in the other quarterfinal game Monday night.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Conference Tournament Brackets
TRIAD 3-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
4 p.m. - Greensboro Dudley (1) vs. Bartlett Yancey (8)
5:30 p.m. - Morehead (4) vs. Western Guilford (5)
7 p.m. - Northern Guilford (2) vs. Western Alamance (7)
8:30 p.m. - NE Guilford (3) vs. Rockingham County (6)
Wednesday, Feb. 20
6 p.m. - GSO Dudley/B-Yancey winner vs. Morehead-W. Guilford winner
7:30 p.m. - Northern Guilford/W. Alamance winner vs. NE Guilford/Rockingham Co. winner
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. - Championship Game
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Girls' Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
4 p.m. - NE Guilford (1) vs. B-Yancey (8)
5:30 p.m. - Morehead (4) vs. Northern Guilford (5)
7 p.m. - Greensboro Dudley (2) vs. Western Guilford (7)
8:30 p.m. - Rockingham County (3) vs. Western Alamance (6)
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. - NE Guilford/B-Yancey winner vs. Morehead/Northern Guilford winner
7:30 p.m. - GSO Dudley/W. Guilford winner vs. Rockingham County/W. Alamance winner
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. - Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
7 p.m. - Southern Guilford (5) at McMichael (4)
7 p.m. - Winston-Salem Atkins (6) at West Stokes (3)
Tuesday, Feb. 19
7 p.m. - Southern-McMichael winner at Reidsville (1)
7 p.m. - Atkins-West winner at Eastern Guilford (2)
Thursday or Friday (depending on outcome of boys games)
7 p.m. - Championship Game
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Boys' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
7 p.m. - Southern Guilford (5) at Reidsville (4)
7 p.m. - McMichael (6) at Winston-Salem Atkins (3)
Wednesday, Feb. 20
7:30 p.m. - Reidsville-Southern winner at Eastern Guilford (1)
7 p.m. - McMichael-Atkins winner at West Stokes (2)
Friday, Feb. 22
TBA - Championship Game
At Northeast Guilford, McLeansville
Boys' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
4 p.m. - Greensboro Dudley (1) vs. Bartlett Yancey (8)
5:30 p.m. - Morehead (4) vs. Western Guilford (5)
7 p.m. - Northern Guilford (2) vs. Western Alamance (7)
8:30 p.m. - NE Guilford (3) vs. Rockingham County (6)
Wednesday, Feb. 20
6 p.m. - GSO Dudley/B-Yancey winner vs. Morehead-W. Guilford winner
7:30 p.m. - Northern Guilford/W. Alamance winner vs. NE Guilford/Rockingham Co. winner
Friday, Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. - Championship Game
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Girls' Bracket
Tuesday, Feb. 19
4 p.m. - NE Guilford (1) vs. B-Yancey (8)
5:30 p.m. - Morehead (4) vs. Northern Guilford (5)
7 p.m. - Greensboro Dudley (2) vs. Western Guilford (7)
8:30 p.m. - Rockingham County (3) vs. Western Alamance (6)
Thursday, Feb. 21
6 p.m. - NE Guilford/B-Yancey winner vs. Morehead/Northern Guilford winner
7:30 p.m. - GSO Dudley/W. Guilford winner vs. Rockingham County/W. Alamance winner
Friday, Feb. 22
6 p.m. - Championship Game
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NORTH STATE 2-A CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
At Higher Seeds
Girls' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
7 p.m. - Southern Guilford (5) at McMichael (4)
7 p.m. - Winston-Salem Atkins (6) at West Stokes (3)
Tuesday, Feb. 19
7 p.m. - Southern-McMichael winner at Reidsville (1)
7 p.m. - Atkins-West winner at Eastern Guilford (2)
Thursday or Friday (depending on outcome of boys games)
7 p.m. - Championship Game
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Boys' Bracket
Monday, Feb. 18
7 p.m. - Southern Guilford (5) at Reidsville (4)
7 p.m. - McMichael (6) at Winston-Salem Atkins (3)
Wednesday, Feb. 20
7:30 p.m. - Reidsville-Southern winner at Eastern Guilford (1)
7 p.m. - McMichael-Atkins winner at West Stokes (2)
Friday, Feb. 22
TBA - Championship Game
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Frey hopes to send eight to states
Brett Knight
Staff Writer
The team portion of the prep wrestling season pretty much came to a close at last Saturday’ state dual team championship. But the individual bragging rights are still up for grabs and they start tonight for Morehead at the 3-A Mideast Regionals, which will be held in Eden.
Led by three No. 1 seeds, Morehead, which finished state runner-up to Parkland in the dual team tournament, should be one of the favorites.
“This region will be much stronger than last year’s,” said Morehead head coach Greg Frey. “Our kids have put the Parkland match out of their mind and we’ve had a good week of practice. The guys wrestled great during the state dual team tournament and I am expecting them to continue that at regionals.”
Leading the way for MHS is the trio of Bobby Shanor (135), Alex Winn (145) and Micah Stanfield (285), who are all No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes.
Staff Writer
The team portion of the prep wrestling season pretty much came to a close at last Saturday’ state dual team championship. But the individual bragging rights are still up for grabs and they start tonight for Morehead at the 3-A Mideast Regionals, which will be held in Eden.
Led by three No. 1 seeds, Morehead, which finished state runner-up to Parkland in the dual team tournament, should be one of the favorites.
“This region will be much stronger than last year’s,” said Morehead head coach Greg Frey. “Our kids have put the Parkland match out of their mind and we’ve had a good week of practice. The guys wrestled great during the state dual team tournament and I am expecting them to continue that at regionals.”
Leading the way for MHS is the trio of Bobby Shanor (135), Alex Winn (145) and Micah Stanfield (285), who are all No. 1 seeds in their respective weight classes.
McMichael looks for solid showing at 1-A/2-A Mideast regionals
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
After an early exit from the state dual team tournament, McMichael hopes to have a better showing at the 1A/2A Mideast Regionals, which will be held at Ledford High School.
McMichael, which lost to eventual champion Orange in last week’s second round of the 2-A dual team tournament will send 12 wrestlers, who have hopes of earning a ticket to next weekend’s state tournament, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
“I have several kids that should make it out,” said McMichael head coach Jon Bullins. “If our guys are on this weekend, we could take a bunch to state, but this is one of the toughest regionals in the state. It won’t be handed to us.”
Several wrestlers hope to make another trip to states including Dakota Holt (119), who is a returning regional champion. Daniel Hopper (140), Kenny Harris (171) and Matt Gardner (285) all were regional runner-ups a year ago. Bullins also believes Alex Wilson (130), Josh Befort (135), Ben Gleiser (145), Travis Ward (152) and Joseph Silvers (160) all could be sleepers.
Staff Writer
After an early exit from the state dual team tournament, McMichael hopes to have a better showing at the 1A/2A Mideast Regionals, which will be held at Ledford High School.
McMichael, which lost to eventual champion Orange in last week’s second round of the 2-A dual team tournament will send 12 wrestlers, who have hopes of earning a ticket to next weekend’s state tournament, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
“I have several kids that should make it out,” said McMichael head coach Jon Bullins. “If our guys are on this weekend, we could take a bunch to state, but this is one of the toughest regionals in the state. It won’t be handed to us.”
Several wrestlers hope to make another trip to states including Dakota Holt (119), who is a returning regional champion. Daniel Hopper (140), Kenny Harris (171) and Matt Gardner (285) all were regional runner-ups a year ago. Bullins also believes Alex Wilson (130), Josh Befort (135), Ben Gleiser (145), Travis Ward (152) and Joseph Silvers (160) all could be sleepers.
Cougars send eight to Mideast Regionals, Rams send pair to Ledford
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
Now that the team dual championships have been handed out, it is time for the individual prep wrestlers to take center stage as regional competition begins this weekend throughout the state.
At Morehead High School, Rockingham County will send eight wrestlers into 3-A Mideast Regional action tonight.
Of the eight Cougars competing tonight, Nick Key leads the way with a No. 1 seed in the 140-pound weight class. With a record of 29-5, Key opens the first round with Will Huffaker (13-22), the No. 16 seed from Oxford Webb.
Key advanced through the regionals and was a part of the 2006 3-A state championships.
Five of the eight wrestlers at this weekend's event, wrestled last year in Eden.
Also making a return regional visit are Brad Merriman (145 pounds), Colby Flinchum (160), Michael Hopper (135) and Mitchell Bray (285).
At 145, Merriman takes a 29-10 record and a No. 5 seed into first-round action against Jared Boyette (No. 11, 18-19) of Southern Lee.
Flinchum is seeded No. 9 (28-13) and opens play tonight against Joey Beck (No. 8, 42-15) of Union Pines.
At 135, Hopper and his 18-16 record (No. 10 seed) take on No. 7 Darien Smith (6-4) of South Granville.
Bray, with a record of 17-10 and a No. 5 seed, opens the first round against No. 10-seeded Archie Fuller (17-15) of Burlington Williams.
Also competing for RCHS are Adam Purgason (No. 14, 6-21), Ryan Stone (No. 12, 3-7) and Brandon Williams (No. 5, 19-7). Purgason battles Marcus Terry (No. 3, 34-4) of Northern Vance, Stone takes on Jose Garnica (No. 4, 39-11) of Greensboro Dudley and Williams faces Daniel Lambert (No. 10, 5-5) of Bartlett Yancey.
RCHS finished fifth at last year's Mideast Regionals.
The top four wrestlers from each weight class head to next weekend's state championships, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
Action begins at 6 p.m. tonight and resumes at 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
Rams to send pair to Ledford
Although the Reidsville Rams' wrestling season did not produce the wins it would have liked, the team was rewarded with two regional selections.
At Ledford, the Reidsville Rams will have two wrestlers competing at the 1-A/2-A Mideast Regionals.
For the Rams, Cody Luckett (119) and Will Moore (171) will be competing at today's action at Ledford High School.
Luckett, with a record of 19-8 and seeded No. 10, will square off with Joseph Figueroa (No. 7, 21-5) of Salisbury.
At 171, Moore (No. 15, 10-12) meets a familiar foe in McMichael's Kenny Harris (No. 2, 40-11).
The top four wrestlers from each weight class head to next weekend's state championships, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
Action at Ledford, wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight.
Sports Editor
Now that the team dual championships have been handed out, it is time for the individual prep wrestlers to take center stage as regional competition begins this weekend throughout the state.
At Morehead High School, Rockingham County will send eight wrestlers into 3-A Mideast Regional action tonight.
Of the eight Cougars competing tonight, Nick Key leads the way with a No. 1 seed in the 140-pound weight class. With a record of 29-5, Key opens the first round with Will Huffaker (13-22), the No. 16 seed from Oxford Webb.
Key advanced through the regionals and was a part of the 2006 3-A state championships.
Five of the eight wrestlers at this weekend's event, wrestled last year in Eden.
Also making a return regional visit are Brad Merriman (145 pounds), Colby Flinchum (160), Michael Hopper (135) and Mitchell Bray (285).
At 145, Merriman takes a 29-10 record and a No. 5 seed into first-round action against Jared Boyette (No. 11, 18-19) of Southern Lee.
Flinchum is seeded No. 9 (28-13) and opens play tonight against Joey Beck (No. 8, 42-15) of Union Pines.
At 135, Hopper and his 18-16 record (No. 10 seed) take on No. 7 Darien Smith (6-4) of South Granville.
Bray, with a record of 17-10 and a No. 5 seed, opens the first round against No. 10-seeded Archie Fuller (17-15) of Burlington Williams.
Also competing for RCHS are Adam Purgason (No. 14, 6-21), Ryan Stone (No. 12, 3-7) and Brandon Williams (No. 5, 19-7). Purgason battles Marcus Terry (No. 3, 34-4) of Northern Vance, Stone takes on Jose Garnica (No. 4, 39-11) of Greensboro Dudley and Williams faces Daniel Lambert (No. 10, 5-5) of Bartlett Yancey.
RCHS finished fifth at last year's Mideast Regionals.
The top four wrestlers from each weight class head to next weekend's state championships, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
Action begins at 6 p.m. tonight and resumes at 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
Rams to send pair to Ledford
Although the Reidsville Rams' wrestling season did not produce the wins it would have liked, the team was rewarded with two regional selections.
At Ledford, the Reidsville Rams will have two wrestlers competing at the 1-A/2-A Mideast Regionals.
For the Rams, Cody Luckett (119) and Will Moore (171) will be competing at today's action at Ledford High School.
Luckett, with a record of 19-8 and seeded No. 10, will square off with Joseph Figueroa (No. 7, 21-5) of Salisbury.
At 171, Moore (No. 15, 10-12) meets a familiar foe in McMichael's Kenny Harris (No. 2, 40-11).
The top four wrestlers from each weight class head to next weekend's state championships, which will be held in Winston-Salem.
Action at Ledford, wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Reidsville too much for Panthers
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
REIDSVILLE — In a rare late season non-conference affair between county foes, Reidsville got a bit of revenge on Morehead Wednesday night at home. After a back and forth first half the Rams took over in the second half led by Tyrell Houghton’s 16 points and Reidsville outscored MHS 45-29 after halftime and went on to a 71-52 victory.
Heading into the conference finales in both the North State and Triad, both MHS and RHS appear to be heading in opposite directions. With the victory, the Rams improved to 7-13, having won four out of their last five, while MHS dropped to 10-13. The Panthers have lost four out of their last five.
Reidsville, which lost a heartbreaker 56-55 to MHS on Dec. 21 in Eden, was the team that had to recently play short-handed for a couple of games during conference play. But it was Morehead, who was short two key players in Greg Perkins and Cameron Wade. While the Panthers turned to mainly two players (KaShaun Johnson and Adam Hairston), the Rams, who are at full-strength, turned to a host of players led by Houghton, who scored a game-high 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the field. Greg Black added 16, while teammate Darence Jumper finished 10 points and eight rebounds. A.J. Williams chipped in with eight points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Pickard seven points and eight rebounds.
The difference maker in the game turned out to be the second half as RHS used runs of 13-2 and 14-7 to break open a close game.
Staff Writer
REIDSVILLE — In a rare late season non-conference affair between county foes, Reidsville got a bit of revenge on Morehead Wednesday night at home. After a back and forth first half the Rams took over in the second half led by Tyrell Houghton’s 16 points and Reidsville outscored MHS 45-29 after halftime and went on to a 71-52 victory.
Heading into the conference finales in both the North State and Triad, both MHS and RHS appear to be heading in opposite directions. With the victory, the Rams improved to 7-13, having won four out of their last five, while MHS dropped to 10-13. The Panthers have lost four out of their last five.
Reidsville, which lost a heartbreaker 56-55 to MHS on Dec. 21 in Eden, was the team that had to recently play short-handed for a couple of games during conference play. But it was Morehead, who was short two key players in Greg Perkins and Cameron Wade. While the Panthers turned to mainly two players (KaShaun Johnson and Adam Hairston), the Rams, who are at full-strength, turned to a host of players led by Houghton, who scored a game-high 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the field. Greg Black added 16, while teammate Darence Jumper finished 10 points and eight rebounds. A.J. Williams chipped in with eight points and 12 rebounds and Marcus Pickard seven points and eight rebounds.
The difference maker in the game turned out to be the second half as RHS used runs of 13-2 and 14-7 to break open a close game.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Free throws hurt Lady Panthers in loss
Staff Report
Free throws can either help a team or hurt a team. It hurt Morehead Tuesday night against Northern Guilford. The Lady Panthers connected on only 9 of 23 foul shots and had to play catch up for the majority of the second half as they fell 56-51 to the Lady Nighthawks on senior night.
Morehead actually hit 7 of 12 shot from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, but dug itself a hole in the first three quarters connecting on only 2 of 11. The home team cut the deficit to two late in the game, but could get no closer. With the loss, the Lady Panthers dropped to 10-12 overall and 7-6 in the Triad 3-A Conference heading into Friday’s regular season finale against Rockingham County.
“That was the difference maker tonight,” said Morehead coach Monte Dillard. “We hurt ourselves on the free throw line and that cost us. We have to play four quarters to win and not two.”
Northern, which lost at the buzzer on an Amber Dalton three-pointer the first time the two teams met up in Greensboro, wasn’t much better hitting only 16 of 29 from the line.
However, the visitors outscored MHS, 32-20 in the second and third quarters.
“They came out in a 1-3-1 zone defense in those quarters and we haven’t seen much of that this year,” Dillard said. “We prepared for the 1-1-3, but not the 1-3-1. We chose not to run our offense and that really hurt us.”
MHS also had a hard time stopping Northern’s Samantha Coffer, who scored a game-high 26 points, including 14 in the second half. Teammate Kelly Tessitore added 14.
Leading the way for the Lady Panthers was Mecail Martin who scored all of her 13 points after halftime.
PeLaura Hairston and Jakeita Artis both had 10 points and seven rebounds. Hairston added five steals as well. Shenika Scales provided key minutes off the bench with six points and six rebounds.
Friday’s game with the Lady Cougars is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in Wentworth.
Free throws can either help a team or hurt a team. It hurt Morehead Tuesday night against Northern Guilford. The Lady Panthers connected on only 9 of 23 foul shots and had to play catch up for the majority of the second half as they fell 56-51 to the Lady Nighthawks on senior night.
Morehead actually hit 7 of 12 shot from the charity stripe in the fourth quarter, but dug itself a hole in the first three quarters connecting on only 2 of 11. The home team cut the deficit to two late in the game, but could get no closer. With the loss, the Lady Panthers dropped to 10-12 overall and 7-6 in the Triad 3-A Conference heading into Friday’s regular season finale against Rockingham County.
“That was the difference maker tonight,” said Morehead coach Monte Dillard. “We hurt ourselves on the free throw line and that cost us. We have to play four quarters to win and not two.”
Northern, which lost at the buzzer on an Amber Dalton three-pointer the first time the two teams met up in Greensboro, wasn’t much better hitting only 16 of 29 from the line.
However, the visitors outscored MHS, 32-20 in the second and third quarters.
“They came out in a 1-3-1 zone defense in those quarters and we haven’t seen much of that this year,” Dillard said. “We prepared for the 1-1-3, but not the 1-3-1. We chose not to run our offense and that really hurt us.”
MHS also had a hard time stopping Northern’s Samantha Coffer, who scored a game-high 26 points, including 14 in the second half. Teammate Kelly Tessitore added 14.
Leading the way for the Lady Panthers was Mecail Martin who scored all of her 13 points after halftime.
PeLaura Hairston and Jakeita Artis both had 10 points and seven rebounds. Hairston added five steals as well. Shenika Scales provided key minutes off the bench with six points and six rebounds.
Friday’s game with the Lady Cougars is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in Wentworth.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Lady Panthers finish 20th at state swim meet
Staff Report
RALEIGH — Both the girls’ and boys’ swim teams from Charlotte Catholic made it a three-peat at Saturday’s NCHSAA State 3-A swim meet, which was held at the Willis Casey Aquatic Center on the campus of North Carolina State University.
CCHS recorded 305.5 points on the boys’ side as the team won handily over the rest of the competition to win the state title for a third straight season. Taking second was Lake Norman with 172 points, followed by Tuscola (148), Concord (139.5) and T.C. Roberson (139).
The Lady Cougars racked up 358.5 points to win their third straight state title, while Reagan was a distant second with 256 points. Rounding out the top-five were Marvin Ridge (209), Tuscola (166) and Roberson (161). Both Morehead and Franklin tied for 20th with 23 team points.
Leading the way for the Lady Panthers was Catharine Moore with a pair of top-20 finishes.
RALEIGH — Both the girls’ and boys’ swim teams from Charlotte Catholic made it a three-peat at Saturday’s NCHSAA State 3-A swim meet, which was held at the Willis Casey Aquatic Center on the campus of North Carolina State University.
CCHS recorded 305.5 points on the boys’ side as the team won handily over the rest of the competition to win the state title for a third straight season. Taking second was Lake Norman with 172 points, followed by Tuscola (148), Concord (139.5) and T.C. Roberson (139).
The Lady Cougars racked up 358.5 points to win their third straight state title, while Reagan was a distant second with 256 points. Rounding out the top-five were Marvin Ridge (209), Tuscola (166) and Roberson (161). Both Morehead and Franklin tied for 20th with 23 team points.
Leading the way for the Lady Panthers was Catharine Moore with a pair of top-20 finishes.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Parkland humbles Panthers in state wrestling finals
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Different year and different site, but yet the same result. In what was a match between the state’s top two wrestling teams in the 3-A ranks, Parkland completed its second straight perfect season with an impressive 59-6 victory over the Panthers.
Parkland, which beat MHS 34-24 in last year’s 3-A title match in Eden, capped off a perfect 39-0 season, while MHS ended the dual team season at 25-3. The Mustangs have compiled an 85-0 record over the past two years.
“Coach (Maurice) Atwood has assembled the best 3-A team in the state,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We wrestled our best, but didn’t have anything for them.”
Morehead, which was wrestling in its eighth state title match in the past 11 years, was actually playing the role of underdog against the top-ranked Mustangs. Parkland literally took the momentum early as Greg Gainey recorded a pin over Drew Ziglar in just 40 seconds. The rout was on from there as the home team won the first 10 matches to jump out to a 53-0 lead.
Staff Writer
WINSTON-SALEM — Different year and different site, but yet the same result. In what was a match between the state’s top two wrestling teams in the 3-A ranks, Parkland completed its second straight perfect season with an impressive 59-6 victory over the Panthers.
Parkland, which beat MHS 34-24 in last year’s 3-A title match in Eden, capped off a perfect 39-0 season, while MHS ended the dual team season at 25-3. The Mustangs have compiled an 85-0 record over the past two years.
“Coach (Maurice) Atwood has assembled the best 3-A team in the state,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We wrestled our best, but didn’t have anything for them.”
Morehead, which was wrestling in its eighth state title match in the past 11 years, was actually playing the role of underdog against the top-ranked Mustangs. Parkland literally took the momentum early as Greg Gainey recorded a pin over Drew Ziglar in just 40 seconds. The rout was on from there as the home team won the first 10 matches to jump out to a 53-0 lead.
RCHS's Kenealy captures indoor track title
Staff Report
CHAPEL HILL — Rockingham County’s Dusty Kenealy avenged last year’s second-place finish in the high jump capturing a state championship in that very event at Saturday’s NCHSAA 1-A/2-A/3-A Indoor State Championship — held at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Kenealy, who was one of three area athletes competing at the event, won the high jump with a mark of 6-6. He edged out Charles Penny of Rocky Mount, who finished with a height of 6-4.
He was the event’s top seed.
Also competing were Rockingham County’s Evan Sandling (pole vault) and Reidsville’s Zachary Bryan (3200).
In the pole vault, Sandling finished ninth with a mark of 12-6. Landon Patterson of Mount Pleasant won the event with an impressive 15-0 vault.
Sandling entered Saturday’s meet as the No. 3 seed.
Bryan finished 13th in the 3200-meter run with a time of 10:24.68 — 47.7 seconds off the pace set by first place finisher Patrick Campbell (9:36.95) of Mooresville.
Coming into Saturday, Bryan was seeded No. 15.
At last year’s event, Sandling took home fifth in pole vault and Bryan was eighth in the 1600-meter run.
Winston-Salem Parkland, which won last year’s boys’ meet, finished third behind Asheville and winner Mooresville. Burlington Cummings repeated as the girls’ winner. The Lady Cavaliers edged out Western Guilford (second) and Jacksonville (third).
Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday's area prep basketball scoreboard
Friday Night's Prep Scoreboard
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Rockingham Co. 53, Northern Guilford 33
Reidsville 78, Southern Guilford 45
Morehead 67, Bartlett Yancey 44
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Northern Guilford 70, Rockingham County 56
Reidsville 74, Southern Guilford 66
Morehead 48, Bartlett Yancey 45
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Rockingham Co. 53, Northern Guilford 33
Reidsville 78, Southern Guilford 45
Morehead 67, Bartlett Yancey 44
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Northern Guilford 70, Rockingham County 56
Reidsville 74, Southern Guilford 66
Morehead 48, Bartlett Yancey 45
RCHS rolls past Northern Guilford, 53-33
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
GREENSBORO — Elizabeth Ferguson finished with a career-high 20 points and Rockingham County was without two of its top six players, but the Lady Cougars prevailed over Northern Guilford, 53-33 Friday night in Triad 3-A Conference girls’ action.
The Lady Cougars, who are now 9-3 in conference games and 19-3 overall, were without reserve player Hannah Livengood and starting center Ashley Palm for undisclosed reasons.
“It was the best defensive games we’ve played in several ballgames,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “We had a number of girls step up and play well tonight.”
With the loss, the Lady Nighthawks dropped to 4-8 in Triad 3-A Conference action and 8-14 overall.
RCHS raced out to an 18-2 first-quarter lead as the Lady Nighthawks struggled to find their shooting touch in their newly opened gymnasium. Northern Guilford was just 1 of 14 in the first quarter, while the Lady Cougars were 6 of 14.
With Palm in street clothes, Jessica Lowe — who returned recently from an elbow injury — stepped in and scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
Lindsay Puckett also played well for the Lady Cougars with 14 points, four steals, two assists and eight rebounds.
Puckett (10), Ferguson (8) and Krystal Moore (7) accounted for 25 of the team’s 32 first-half points.
RCHS led 32-10 at halftime, thanks to a 14-8 second quarter.
Sports Editor
GREENSBORO — Elizabeth Ferguson finished with a career-high 20 points and Rockingham County was without two of its top six players, but the Lady Cougars prevailed over Northern Guilford, 53-33 Friday night in Triad 3-A Conference girls’ action.
The Lady Cougars, who are now 9-3 in conference games and 19-3 overall, were without reserve player Hannah Livengood and starting center Ashley Palm for undisclosed reasons.
“It was the best defensive games we’ve played in several ballgames,” said Rockingham head coach Woody Wall. “We had a number of girls step up and play well tonight.”
With the loss, the Lady Nighthawks dropped to 4-8 in Triad 3-A Conference action and 8-14 overall.
RCHS raced out to an 18-2 first-quarter lead as the Lady Nighthawks struggled to find their shooting touch in their newly opened gymnasium. Northern Guilford was just 1 of 14 in the first quarter, while the Lady Cougars were 6 of 14.
With Palm in street clothes, Jessica Lowe — who returned recently from an elbow injury — stepped in and scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds.
Lindsay Puckett also played well for the Lady Cougars with 14 points, four steals, two assists and eight rebounds.
Puckett (10), Ferguson (8) and Krystal Moore (7) accounted for 25 of the team’s 32 first-half points.
RCHS led 32-10 at halftime, thanks to a 14-8 second quarter.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
MHS looks for strong showing at state swim meet
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
After successful campaigns in the regular season and last weekend’s regional swim meet, eight Morehead swimmers were rewarded with a trip to Saturday’s 3-A NCHSAA State Championship.
Catharine Moore, Brittany Toney, Ashlee Lemons, Tori Huffman, Jake Snyder, Bryce Morgan, Jamie Hunter and Anatol Weber will compete for the Eden-based team. Melissa Underwood will be an alternate.
The Lady Panthers head into the yearly event off a solid sixth-place showing at last weekend’s regionals in Goldsboro. Both the boys’ and girl’s teams from Charlotte Catholic will look for their third straight state titles this weekend.
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After successful campaigns in the regular season and last weekend’s regional swim meet, eight Morehead swimmers were rewarded with a trip to Saturday’s 3-A NCHSAA State Championship.
Catharine Moore, Brittany Toney, Ashlee Lemons, Tori Huffman, Jake Snyder, Bryce Morgan, Jamie Hunter and Anatol Weber will compete for the Eden-based team. Melissa Underwood will be an alternate.
The Lady Panthers head into the yearly event off a solid sixth-place showing at last weekend’s regionals in Goldsboro. Both the boys’ and girl’s teams from Charlotte Catholic will look for their third straight state titles this weekend.
Panthers head to state title match
Staff Report
BARCO - It will be Morehead versus Parkland part II at Saturday's state 3-A dual team wrestling finals.
The Panthers punched their ticket to the state championship with easy wins over both Union Pines (45-27) and Havelock (38-30) at Thursday’s sectional and regional rounds.
After winning the first six matches against Union Pines in the first match, MHS jumped out to a commanding 38-0 lead against Havelock and will be wrestling in their eighth state championship out of the last 11 years.
The Mustangs, the defending state champions, who beat MHS in last year's state title match, beat St. Stephens, 66-12 in the other regional finals. Saturday's match will begin at 7 p.m. at Parkland High School.
“Everyone wrestled good tonight,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “We did a good job and stayed off our backs. I think we are peaking at the right time.”
Morehead, which defeated both Webb and Southern Lee in Tuesday's first two rounds, won the first nine matches and due to the big lead forfeited their last four matches to record a 38-30 victory.
BARCO - It will be Morehead versus Parkland part II at Saturday's state 3-A dual team wrestling finals.
The Panthers punched their ticket to the state championship with easy wins over both Union Pines (45-27) and Havelock (38-30) at Thursday’s sectional and regional rounds.
After winning the first six matches against Union Pines in the first match, MHS jumped out to a commanding 38-0 lead against Havelock and will be wrestling in their eighth state championship out of the last 11 years.
The Mustangs, the defending state champions, who beat MHS in last year's state title match, beat St. Stephens, 66-12 in the other regional finals. Saturday's match will begin at 7 p.m. at Parkland High School.
“Everyone wrestled good tonight,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “We did a good job and stayed off our backs. I think we are peaking at the right time.”
Morehead, which defeated both Webb and Southern Lee in Tuesday's first two rounds, won the first nine matches and due to the big lead forfeited their last four matches to record a 38-30 victory.
RCHS to send 2, RHS 1 to Indoor State Meet
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
On Saturday, prep athletes from all across the state will gather at UNC-Chapel Hill for the 2008 NCHSAA Indoor State Meet. Rockingham County will have three representatives at the event.
Rockingham County High School will send Dusty Kenealy and Evan Sandling to Chapel Hill and Reidsville High School will send Zachary Bryan.
Saturday's meet will pit the 1-A, 2-A and 3-A schools against each other.
The 4-A classification has its own separate meet.
Kenealy, who is also involved with the RCHS boys' basketball team, is the area's top seed. In the boys' high jump, Kenealy is the top seed with a qualifying height of 6-6.
Both he and Centrail Williamson of Bunker Hill qualified with marks of 6-6.
First, Kenealy must deal with basketball and the Cougars' game at Northern Guilford High School tonight. Less than 24 hours later, Kenealy will be in search of an indoor track and field state title.
Sandling is the No. 3 seed in the boys' pole vault. Sandling's mark of 13-6 is six inches off (Southern Lee) Logan Shearer's mark of 14-0. Wayne Parker of East Rowan is seeded No. 2 at 13-7.
In the boys' 3200-meter run, Bryan is seeded No. 15 with a qualifying mark of 10:16.64. Bryan's time is 20.40 off top-seeded Zack Brantley's (Northern Nash) time of 9:56.24.
At last year's event, Kenealy was second in the high jump, Sandling took home fifth in pole vault and Bryan was eighth in the 1600-meter run.
The 22nd annual event will get under way at 9 a.m. with the 1-A, 2-A and 3-A running and field events. The 4-A meet will begin at 4 p.m.
Burlington Cummings won last year's girls' indoor meet and Winston-Salem Parkland won the boys' event.
Sports Editor
On Saturday, prep athletes from all across the state will gather at UNC-Chapel Hill for the 2008 NCHSAA Indoor State Meet. Rockingham County will have three representatives at the event.
Rockingham County High School will send Dusty Kenealy and Evan Sandling to Chapel Hill and Reidsville High School will send Zachary Bryan.
Saturday's meet will pit the 1-A, 2-A and 3-A schools against each other.
The 4-A classification has its own separate meet.
Kenealy, who is also involved with the RCHS boys' basketball team, is the area's top seed. In the boys' high jump, Kenealy is the top seed with a qualifying height of 6-6.
Both he and Centrail Williamson of Bunker Hill qualified with marks of 6-6.
First, Kenealy must deal with basketball and the Cougars' game at Northern Guilford High School tonight. Less than 24 hours later, Kenealy will be in search of an indoor track and field state title.
Sandling is the No. 3 seed in the boys' pole vault. Sandling's mark of 13-6 is six inches off (Southern Lee) Logan Shearer's mark of 14-0. Wayne Parker of East Rowan is seeded No. 2 at 13-7.
In the boys' 3200-meter run, Bryan is seeded No. 15 with a qualifying mark of 10:16.64. Bryan's time is 20.40 off top-seeded Zack Brantley's (Northern Nash) time of 9:56.24.
At last year's event, Kenealy was second in the high jump, Sandling took home fifth in pole vault and Bryan was eighth in the 1600-meter run.
The 22nd annual event will get under way at 9 a.m. with the 1-A, 2-A and 3-A running and field events. The 4-A meet will begin at 4 p.m.
Burlington Cummings won last year's girls' indoor meet and Winston-Salem Parkland won the boys' event.
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
MHS turns focus to Union Pines
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
Morehead’s quest to Saturday’s state title match ventures east as the Panthers travel the 260 miles to Barco and Currituck High School for tonight’s sectional and regional rounds. While it will be a long day for the third-ranked Panthers with riding and wrestling on the schedule, it will be nothing new for them.
“The guys are used to this by now,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “That is why we did all these weekend trips to the tournaments. They are used to the traveling by now so this trip won’t bother them. I actually kind of like it.”
Morehead, which defeated both Oxford Webb and Southern Lee in Monday’s first two rounds, will face off with Union Pines in the one sectional matchup while host Currituck and Havelock face off in the other half of the bracket. The winner of the sectional matches will meet up in the regional finals.
The Panthers had very little trouble Monday night as they won by an average of 39.5 points (51.5-12.0). Union Pines made it to tonight’s sectional round with victories over Williams (42-34) and Dudley (28-27). Havelock’s wins came against West Brunswick (39-14) and Eastern Alamance (58-12), while Currituck defeated South Central (35-30) and Eastern Wayne (57-16).
“Any team at this point can be dangerous,” said Frey. “There won’t be any more slackers from here on out.”
Morehead, which has made it to the state finals seven out of the last 10 years, will face a Union Pines team that has several wrestlers ranked in the Super 32 individual rankings. The Vikings are led by Tony Fernandez, who is ranked third in the 145-pound weight class. Other key wrestlers are Daniel Deardoff (103), Randy Stevens (130), Joey Beck (160) and Kaleb Rierson (215). UPHS won’t have the services of Aaron Breasseale at 140, who is out for the season with an injury.
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Morehead’s quest to Saturday’s state title match ventures east as the Panthers travel the 260 miles to Barco and Currituck High School for tonight’s sectional and regional rounds. While it will be a long day for the third-ranked Panthers with riding and wrestling on the schedule, it will be nothing new for them.
“The guys are used to this by now,” said MHS coach Greg Frey. “That is why we did all these weekend trips to the tournaments. They are used to the traveling by now so this trip won’t bother them. I actually kind of like it.”
Morehead, which defeated both Oxford Webb and Southern Lee in Monday’s first two rounds, will face off with Union Pines in the one sectional matchup while host Currituck and Havelock face off in the other half of the bracket. The winner of the sectional matches will meet up in the regional finals.
The Panthers had very little trouble Monday night as they won by an average of 39.5 points (51.5-12.0). Union Pines made it to tonight’s sectional round with victories over Williams (42-34) and Dudley (28-27). Havelock’s wins came against West Brunswick (39-14) and Eastern Alamance (58-12), while Currituck defeated South Central (35-30) and Eastern Wayne (57-16).
“Any team at this point can be dangerous,” said Frey. “There won’t be any more slackers from here on out.”
Morehead, which has made it to the state finals seven out of the last 10 years, will face a Union Pines team that has several wrestlers ranked in the Super 32 individual rankings. The Vikings are led by Tony Fernandez, who is ranked third in the 145-pound weight class. Other key wrestlers are Daniel Deardoff (103), Randy Stevens (130), Joey Beck (160) and Kaleb Rierson (215). UPHS won’t have the services of Aaron Breasseale at 140, who is out for the season with an injury.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Panther grapplers roll to third round
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
As expected, Morehead rolled to victories in its first two matches of the state 3-A dual team wrestling tournament, which started Tuesday night in Eden.
After rolling to a 63-15 victory over Webb in the opening round, the Panthers won seven of the first nine matches against Southern Lee in the second round and ended up with a 40-33 victory.
The Panthers, who are only two wins away from another trip to the state finals, will return to action Thursday night in the sectional round. Opponent and place has yet to be determined.
“I think we did a good job overall,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We did have two times (in the second match) where we had leads and then went to our backs and got beat. It was our younger kids. But I’m hoping we can avoid that on Thursday.”
Staff Writer
As expected, Morehead rolled to victories in its first two matches of the state 3-A dual team wrestling tournament, which started Tuesday night in Eden.
After rolling to a 63-15 victory over Webb in the opening round, the Panthers won seven of the first nine matches against Southern Lee in the second round and ended up with a 40-33 victory.
The Panthers, who are only two wins away from another trip to the state finals, will return to action Thursday night in the sectional round. Opponent and place has yet to be determined.
“I think we did a good job overall,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We did have two times (in the second match) where we had leads and then went to our backs and got beat. It was our younger kids. But I’m hoping we can avoid that on Thursday.”
Morehead falls to Rams, 65-52
Staff Report
Although the Northeast Guilford/Morehead game was more entertaining this time around, the Rams still came out on top. Northeast which won 58-23 when the two teams met in January, slowly, but surely pulled away from MHS in the second half as the Rams went on to a 65-52 victory in Eden.
Markee Brown led three Rams players in double figures with a game-high 21 points, while teammate Juwon Trapp added 15 points in the Triad 3-A Conference victory. Rudy Barbour chipped in with 11.
The game was close at halftime as the Rams led by only four (31-27). Northeast outscored MHS 17-15 in the third and pulled away in the fourth thanks to 17 more points.
MHS, which has lost two straight, including last Friday night’s loss to conference leader Dudley, dropped to 4-7 in conference and 9-11 overall. The Panthers still trail Rockingham, which lost to Western Guilford Tuesday night, in the conference standings.
Adam Hairston led three Panther players in double figures with 15 points. Greg Perkins added 12, while KaShaun Johnson had 11.
Although the Northeast Guilford/Morehead game was more entertaining this time around, the Rams still came out on top. Northeast which won 58-23 when the two teams met in January, slowly, but surely pulled away from MHS in the second half as the Rams went on to a 65-52 victory in Eden.
Markee Brown led three Rams players in double figures with a game-high 21 points, while teammate Juwon Trapp added 15 points in the Triad 3-A Conference victory. Rudy Barbour chipped in with 11.
The game was close at halftime as the Rams led by only four (31-27). Northeast outscored MHS 17-15 in the third and pulled away in the fourth thanks to 17 more points.
MHS, which has lost two straight, including last Friday night’s loss to conference leader Dudley, dropped to 4-7 in conference and 9-11 overall. The Panthers still trail Rockingham, which lost to Western Guilford Tuesday night, in the conference standings.
Adam Hairston led three Panther players in double figures with 15 points. Greg Perkins added 12, while KaShaun Johnson had 11.
Monday, February 4, 2008
RCHS swimmer battles cousin at 3-A regionals
Staff Report
GOLDSBORO - Of the 10 Rockingham County swimmers who competed at Saturday's 3-A Eastern Regional, four finished in the top 16.
Despite not qualifying any swimmers for this weekend's 3-A state championship, an interesting story developed at the regional event, held at the Goldsboro Family YMCA.
Timmy Herndon, of RCHS, competing in the 50-yard freestyle event, was tied for 16th in the preliminaries with his cousin, Patrick Nichols of Western Guilford. Following the morning competition, the two were forced to have a swim off to send one to the finals. They were tied once again after the swim off and after being offered a coin toss to determine the winner, Herndon opted to swim again. Herndon was victorious and advanced to the finals.
In the finals, Herndon posted a time of 24.65 and took home 15th after a grueling day of "family" swimming.
Herndon also competed with Daniel Tolodziecki, Brett Paschal and Will Garrison in the 200 medley relay. The foursome finished 16th with a time of 2:03.75.
In the 200 freestyle relay, Herndon, Nick Skrabola, Jacob Weeks and Garrison finished with a time of 1:45.00 and took home 15th place.
Paschal had the other RCHS top-16 finish. Competing in the 100 backstroke, Paschal finished 15th with a time of 1:08.07. Teammate Skrabola finished 22nd with a time of 1:13.35.
Tolodziecki competed in the 100 breaststroke and took home 22nd with a time of 1:20.11.
On the girls' side, the Lady Cougar foursome of Hayley Almstead, Danielle Merriman, Katie Jurnigen and Katie Ormond finished with a time of 1:59.44 in the 200 freestyle relay and took home 20th.
Ormond also competed in the only Lady Cougars' individual event - swimming in the 100 breaststroke. Ormond's time of 1:22.64 gave her a 21st-place finish.
In the boys' 400 freestyle relay, Rockingham's team of Herndon, Paschal, Garrison and Weeks finished 25th with a time of 4:06.88.
GOLDSBORO - Of the 10 Rockingham County swimmers who competed at Saturday's 3-A Eastern Regional, four finished in the top 16.
Despite not qualifying any swimmers for this weekend's 3-A state championship, an interesting story developed at the regional event, held at the Goldsboro Family YMCA.
Timmy Herndon, of RCHS, competing in the 50-yard freestyle event, was tied for 16th in the preliminaries with his cousin, Patrick Nichols of Western Guilford. Following the morning competition, the two were forced to have a swim off to send one to the finals. They were tied once again after the swim off and after being offered a coin toss to determine the winner, Herndon opted to swim again. Herndon was victorious and advanced to the finals.
In the finals, Herndon posted a time of 24.65 and took home 15th after a grueling day of "family" swimming.
Herndon also competed with Daniel Tolodziecki, Brett Paschal and Will Garrison in the 200 medley relay. The foursome finished 16th with a time of 2:03.75.
In the 200 freestyle relay, Herndon, Nick Skrabola, Jacob Weeks and Garrison finished with a time of 1:45.00 and took home 15th place.
Paschal had the other RCHS top-16 finish. Competing in the 100 backstroke, Paschal finished 15th with a time of 1:08.07. Teammate Skrabola finished 22nd with a time of 1:13.35.
Tolodziecki competed in the 100 breaststroke and took home 22nd with a time of 1:20.11.
On the girls' side, the Lady Cougar foursome of Hayley Almstead, Danielle Merriman, Katie Jurnigen and Katie Ormond finished with a time of 1:59.44 in the 200 freestyle relay and took home 20th.
Ormond also competed in the only Lady Cougars' individual event - swimming in the 100 breaststroke. Ormond's time of 1:22.64 gave her a 21st-place finish.
In the boys' 400 freestyle relay, Rockingham's team of Herndon, Paschal, Garrison and Weeks finished 25th with a time of 4:06.88.
Eight MHS swimmers qualify for state meet
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GOLDSBORO — Morehead had several solid finishes at this past Saturday’s 3-A Eastern Regional swim meet held at the Goldsboro Family YMCA, which resulted in eight swimmers qualifying for this Saturday’s state meet, which will be held in Raleigh. Four Lady Panthers qualified for states, including two relay teams, while the boys’ team will also send four, including Jake Snyder, who will compete in three events.
Recording top-12 finishes (requirement to qualify for states) for MHS included Catharine Moore, Tori Huffman, Brittany Toney, Ashlee Lemons, Snyder, Jamie Hunter, Bryce Morgan and Anatol Weber.
On the girls’ side, Moore qualified for states in four events, including the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle. Moore finished sixth in the 100 with a time of 58.28 seconds and had the seventh best time in the 200 (2:13.15). The winners in both events were Ragsdale’s Carlie Pendleton (55.47) in the 100 and Reagan’s Rachel Wilson (1:57.49) in the 200. Lemons placed 12th in the 100 with a time of 1:01.84.
Toney will compete in the 50-yard freestyle at states thanks to fourth-place finish at regionals. She recorded a time of 26.62 in the event where the top four finishers were separated by only 1.38 seconds. Jamie Stancliff of Reagan was the winner at 25.24.
Huffman qualified for states in the 200-yard individual medley with a 10th place finish. She finished with a time of 2:35.10 in the event, which was won by Reagan’s Eileen McGowan (2:18.71).
The Lady Panther foursome will also compete at states in the 200-freestlye relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. They placed fifth in the 200 (1:51.35) and fourth in the 400 (4:02.86). Reagan won both events.
Snyder placed 11th in both the 50-yard freestyle (24.40) and 100-yard freestyle (54.06). Taking first in both events was Chenier Mason of Eastern Wayne (21.47, 47.48).
Snyder teamed up with Hunter, Morgan and Weber to finish 12th in the 400-yard freestyle. The squad had a time of 3:49.90 in the event, which was won by Ragsdale (3:31.30).
Team results were not provided.
The state meet will be held at the Willis R. Casey Natatorium on the campus of North Carolina State University.
GOLDSBORO — Morehead had several solid finishes at this past Saturday’s 3-A Eastern Regional swim meet held at the Goldsboro Family YMCA, which resulted in eight swimmers qualifying for this Saturday’s state meet, which will be held in Raleigh. Four Lady Panthers qualified for states, including two relay teams, while the boys’ team will also send four, including Jake Snyder, who will compete in three events.
Recording top-12 finishes (requirement to qualify for states) for MHS included Catharine Moore, Tori Huffman, Brittany Toney, Ashlee Lemons, Snyder, Jamie Hunter, Bryce Morgan and Anatol Weber.
On the girls’ side, Moore qualified for states in four events, including the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle. Moore finished sixth in the 100 with a time of 58.28 seconds and had the seventh best time in the 200 (2:13.15). The winners in both events were Ragsdale’s Carlie Pendleton (55.47) in the 100 and Reagan’s Rachel Wilson (1:57.49) in the 200. Lemons placed 12th in the 100 with a time of 1:01.84.
Toney will compete in the 50-yard freestyle at states thanks to fourth-place finish at regionals. She recorded a time of 26.62 in the event where the top four finishers were separated by only 1.38 seconds. Jamie Stancliff of Reagan was the winner at 25.24.
Huffman qualified for states in the 200-yard individual medley with a 10th place finish. She finished with a time of 2:35.10 in the event, which was won by Reagan’s Eileen McGowan (2:18.71).
The Lady Panther foursome will also compete at states in the 200-freestlye relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay. They placed fifth in the 200 (1:51.35) and fourth in the 400 (4:02.86). Reagan won both events.
Snyder placed 11th in both the 50-yard freestyle (24.40) and 100-yard freestyle (54.06). Taking first in both events was Chenier Mason of Eastern Wayne (21.47, 47.48).
Snyder teamed up with Hunter, Morgan and Weber to finish 12th in the 400-yard freestyle. The squad had a time of 3:49.90 in the event, which was won by Ragsdale (3:31.30).
Team results were not provided.
The state meet will be held at the Willis R. Casey Natatorium on the campus of North Carolina State University.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
MHS dominates Triad wrestling tourney
By BRETT KNIGHT
Staff Writer
WENTWORTH — The Triad 3-A Conference wrestling tournament was Morehead’s to lose Saturday in Wentworth. But to no one’s surprise, the Panthers, just like they did in the regular season, dominated the rest of the competition in tournament play. MHS had 13 wrestlers place second or better including seven conference champions as it won going away 263 points.
Finishing in second was Dudley, which had three champions, with 181.5 points. Northeast Guilford was third with 93 points, followed by Western Guilford (89), Rockingham County (80.5), Western Alamance (58.5) and Northern Guilford (41). Bartlett Yancey didn’t participate.
“I thought everyone wrestled great today,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We just can’t get put on our backs. Three of our wrestlers got pinned because of that. We just have to stay off our backs. Other than that, we did a great job. I think this is the most wrestlers we have had in the finals before.”
Winning titles for MHS were Austin Swayne (119), Chris Stanley (130), Bobby Shanor (140), Alex Winn (152), Victor Cresenzo (160), Greg Stanfield (189) and Micah Stanfield (285).
The lone Cougar champion was Brandon Williams, who took first at 215.
Staff Writer
WENTWORTH — The Triad 3-A Conference wrestling tournament was Morehead’s to lose Saturday in Wentworth. But to no one’s surprise, the Panthers, just like they did in the regular season, dominated the rest of the competition in tournament play. MHS had 13 wrestlers place second or better including seven conference champions as it won going away 263 points.
Finishing in second was Dudley, which had three champions, with 181.5 points. Northeast Guilford was third with 93 points, followed by Western Guilford (89), Rockingham County (80.5), Western Alamance (58.5) and Northern Guilford (41). Bartlett Yancey didn’t participate.
“I thought everyone wrestled great today,” said Morehead coach Greg Frey. “We just can’t get put on our backs. Three of our wrestlers got pinned because of that. We just have to stay off our backs. Other than that, we did a great job. I think this is the most wrestlers we have had in the finals before.”
Winning titles for MHS were Austin Swayne (119), Chris Stanley (130), Bobby Shanor (140), Alex Winn (152), Victor Cresenzo (160), Greg Stanfield (189) and Micah Stanfield (285).
The lone Cougar champion was Brandon Williams, who took first at 215.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Moore scores 30 in RCHS romp
By STEVE CANNULI
Sports Editor
WENTWORTH -- Junior guard Krystal Moore poured in a game-high 30 points in Rockingham County's 82-30 romp of Bartlett Yancey on Friday night.
Moore, who helped guide the Lady Cougars to their 17th win of the season (17-3). RCHS improved to 7-3 in the Triad 3-A Conference.
RCHS, which led 43-12 at halftime, return to action Tuesday night against Western Guilford at home.
In addition to her 30 points, Moore also dished out six assists, grabbed six steals and pulled down five rebounds.
For entire game recap, see Sunday's Reidsville Review.
Sports Editor
WENTWORTH -- Junior guard Krystal Moore poured in a game-high 30 points in Rockingham County's 82-30 romp of Bartlett Yancey on Friday night.
Moore, who helped guide the Lady Cougars to their 17th win of the season (17-3). RCHS improved to 7-3 in the Triad 3-A Conference.
RCHS, which led 43-12 at halftime, return to action Tuesday night against Western Guilford at home.
In addition to her 30 points, Moore also dished out six assists, grabbed six steals and pulled down five rebounds.
For entire game recap, see Sunday's Reidsville Review.
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