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Washington tops North Lenoir for second straight win
WHEAT SWAMP — Washington High School’s football team picked up its second straight victory on Friday, 47-0 over host North Lenoir. The Pam Pack 2-5, 2-1 Three Rivers Conference) host SouthWest Edgecombe on Friday. The Cougars (5-2, 3-0) outlasted North Pitt, 19-18. North Lenoir dropped to 0-8, 0-4.
Rocky Mount Telegram
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The Daily Reflector
High school football: Conley, Rose win thrillers on a night of mostly local winners
Trailing by three points early in the fourth quarter and buried deep in its own territory, D.H. Conley’s offense — bottled up all night to that point — got the play that it had needed to get going. The Vikings scored to retake the lead. D.H. Conley then held on down the stretch to beat South Central 26-22 Friday night in a Big Carolina 6A/7A Conference football matchup between the crosstown rivals at Hollywood Crossroads. While D.H. Conley (6-1, 2-0 BCC) had just scored a touchdown on a 17-yard keeper by quarterback Jack Hager to close a nine-point gap to three and then forced a three-and-out, the Vikings then committed a false-start penalty and lost 10 more yards on a sack, leaving them facing 2nd-and-25 at their own 25. But Hager found Varries Basnight on a screen pass. Basnight took the screen back up the middle and ran through a would-be tackler, turning what looked initially to be a modest gain into a 62-yard play. “That was probably the play of the game,” D.H. Conley coach Nate Conner said. “After penalties and everything else, I’m sure that’s one they’ll look back on and it’s going to kill them. It was
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Edgecombe Community College welcomes two new trustees
Edgecombe Community College says it has welcomed Garland Shepheard and Eugene Wilson Muse Jr. to its Board of Trustees for four-year terms. Shepheard was appointed by the speaker of the North Carolina House. He previously served as an ECC trustee from 1992 to 1996 after being appointed by former Gov. James G. Martin.
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Kinston rides four-game streak into rivalry matchup with Greene Central
What was the result of Kinston's last game against Greene Central?. Kinston enters Week 8 of the high school football season on a four-game winning streak and will host neighboring Greene Central on Friday night. The Vikings have replaced several key players from last season, including record-setting quarterback Tyler Jones,...
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Homecoming Skit Competition Night brings ECU Students to the stage
East Carolina University students are gearing up for a major event of their fall semester as homecoming weekend is right around the corner. The university is hosting a variety of fun events leading up to the weekend's big football game, including the return of the annual homecoming skit competition this year to Minges Coliseum Oct. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.