Vikings’ Demetri Holmes suffered a first-half injury which knocked him out of Friday’s matchup with West Craven, and the Eagles took advantage in the second half.
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Vikings’ Demetri Holmes suffered a first-half injury which knocked him out of Friday’s matchup with West Craven, and the Eagles took advantage in the second half.
Junior free safety Nicky Walters Jr. picked off two passes and the Vikings forced a total of five turnovers during their 44-9 nonconference romp of Southern Wayne.
The nonconference clash was moved to Wednesday because of the prospects of Hurricane Dorian leaving playing conditions unplayable Thursday or Friday. Fike of the 3-A Big East Conference claimed its first win after two losses, while the Vikings, the preseason pick to win their conference, plunged to 2-1.
The new Kinston Vikings’ starting quarterback was impressive in his team’s rout of Farmville Central.
A season after going undefeated in the Eastern Carolina 2A football race, Kinston was selected by the league’s coaches to win the 2019 title.
Kinston’s undefeated season came to an end with a 40-0 loss to Northeastern in the third round of the 2A playoffs.