Visiting North Lenoir gave Kinston all it wanted Friday night before the Vikings rode the legs of quarterback Caleb Gooding to a pair of 4th quarter scores and a 19-6 victory over the Hawks at Viking Field.
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Visiting North Lenoir gave Kinston all it wanted Friday night before the Vikings rode the legs of quarterback Caleb Gooding to a pair of 4th quarter scores and a 19-6 victory over the Hawks at Viking Field.
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.
North Lenoir and Ayden-Grifton played their first scrimmages with other competitors Monday at a C.B. Aycock jamboree.
Arendell Parrott Academy held its annual Midnight Madness practice Monday night, also preparing to play consecutive 11-man football games to start the 2019 campaign.
Games covered tonight: Southern Wayne at NLHS, SLHS at Richlands, Cary Christian at APA, Lasker Northeast/Hobgood Academy at BCA, and KHS at Jones Senior.
A week after being embarrassed at home, Ayden-Grifton nearly pulled an upset at one of the toughest places to play.
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Greene Central and Ayden-Grifton — two of Eastern North Carolina’s premier 2A prep football programs — hope to continue their recent success in 2018.