A raucous — and festive — student section couldn’t pull its teams through Tuesday evening in Pikeville as the Charles B. Aycock varsity girls team was overmatched from the opening jump and the varsity boys had a chance to beat…
GHS breaks Warriors’ hearts … again
With less than a minute remaining in the third quarter, the Eastern Wayne basketball team was in control. The Warriors enjoyed a double-digit lead in their rival’s gym. Goldsboro High School hadn’t found and answer for EW big man Devin…
Goldsboro wins OT thriller against rival Eastern Wayne
Goldsboro High School senior Jykeis Mclean hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the Cougars’ home matchup with rival Eastern Wayne into overtime and GHS ultimately beat the Warriors Friday evening, but there is much more to say about…
Cougars slam Saints
What a difference a few weeks makes. There was no controversy at the conclusion of tonight’s rematch between Goldsboro High School and Southern Wayne — no shootout like the one that ended November 25 in a 101-95 score. This one…
Goldsboro pulls away from Golden Falcons
For much of the first three quarters of play, the Charles B. Aycock varsity men’s basketball team dictated the tempo, forcing rival Goldsboro High School to turn the ball over and take contested shots. The Golden Falcons’ slow pace seemed…
Controversy spoils thriller. Saints sweep GHS.
Behind strong play from guard Jamari Leach and a stellar three-point shooting performance by his team, the Southern Wayne men’s basketball team was in control for much of its road game at Goldsboro High School Monday evening. But the Cougars…
Plenty to celebrate in Pikeville
Trever Reid is going to be OK and the Charles B. Aycock girls varsity team won Friday evening’s matchup with Goldsboro High School. Needless to say, there is plenty to celebrate in Pikeville. The men’s varsity game will be rescheduled…
Trever is OK. His mom is thankful.
Angela Reid was in the stands when her son elevated for a dunk. A second later, she watched him falling toward the hardwoods. Then she heard what she characterized as the “thud” that silenced the hundreds who converged on the…
What really matters
By rights, tonight should be a celebration of the Charles B. Aycock varsity girls’ basketball team’s victory over Goldsboro.It was a proud moment for the Lady Falcons.But we know that they, like we, are not thinking about the win.Their hearts…
A last-second victory … for Trever
Alijuan Moore steps to the free throw line and takes a deep breath. The Charles B. Aycock senior had missed his first attempt and, with only 1.6 seconds remaining on the clock, knows that sinking the second would all but…