Eagles Fall As Cougars Rally To 3A Win
Southwest Edgecombe, led by Janelle Jones with 14 points, overcome a 41-32 halftime deficit to beat West Craven 79-69 in the state 3A playoffs. Eagles showed a strong first half but cougars surged with a 18-6 third quarter run, seizing a 50-47 edge with 4:20 left in the period. Coach Liz Cox lamented turnovers and late game execution as West Craven’s bid ended in disappointment.
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Southwest Edgecombe Cougars
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Cougar
Sandra Langley
Crissy White
Southwest Edgecombe
Jackie Mayo
White
West Craven Eagles Fall to Southwest Edgecombe in Close Finish
West Craven led by White with 26 and Fonville 12, but Southwest Edgecombe, led by Tynesha Lewis with 25 and K. Jones's 7 assists, edged ahead in the fourth quarter. The Eagles finish 17-6 after capturing the Coastal 3A regular season title.
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Southwest
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Tynesha Lewis
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High school sports schedule mixed for Havelock and others
Baseball and softball games listed for Havelock West Craven and New Bern with dates and times. Other sports include girls soccer at New Bern tournament, golf events, tennis and track meet notes across multiple schools such as Ayden Grifton Northside and North Pitt with varied venues and times.
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Havelock
Jacksonville
West Craven
Pamlico
Laney
New Bern
West Carteret
East Carteret
Ayden Grifton
Northside
North Pitt
Grifton
New
Jones Senior Girls End Playoff Run In Third Round
Jones Senior lost 51 42 to Union in the state 1A playoffs at Union ending a nine game win streak. Yolanda Daniels scored 27 for Jones Senior while Rebetta Rhodes finished her final game with six points and near six steals per game season. The Trojans finish 16 9 and claim Coastal Plains 1A Conference title, possibly the first for the program since 1973.
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Jere Baldwin
Marshall Watson
Watson
Thg
Eric Rios
Brian Smith
Larry Monk
Jeremy Forbes
Baldwin
Dixon
Southwest Onslow
Swansboro
Area prep baseball springs into action this week
Sun Journal recaps opening week for New Bern, West Craven, Havelock, Pamlico, and Jones Senior as area high school teams begin practice amid MLB labor woes. Key players include New Bern’s Will Lathan and Rob Hardison, West Craven’s Kevin Fulcher and Tom Spock, and Havelock’s Tony DeJesus. Openers set for Tuesday at Havelock, West Carteret, Pamlico, Ayden Grifton, and West Carteret.
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Emmons
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