Kinston boys rally from nine-point deficit, complete regular-season sweep of Eastern Wayne.
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Kinston boys rally from nine-point deficit, complete regular-season sweep of Eastern Wayne.
Kinston overcomes 26 turnovers, begins defense of its Eastern Carolina 2-A crown with three-point win. NC State head coach Kevin Keatts and his assistant, Roy Roberson; and Wake Forest assistant coach Steve Woodberry watched the drama unfold from the baseline near the Kinston bench.
Kinston boys pick up its third win of the season and completes regular-season sweep of the Patriots with University of Pittsburgh assistant coach Jason Capel watching in the stands. Kinston girls remain undefeated.
Styles torched the nets for 27 points, snared 10 rebounds and brought the house down with six thunderous dunks during the Vikings' 70-36 pre-Thanksgiving feasting of Eastern Wayne.
Zykia Andrews hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give Kinston a thrilling 48-47 win in the fourth round of the 2A playoffs Tuesday night.
The Kinston girls and Greene Central boys — the top seeds in the Eastern Carolina 2A — won their tournament semifinal games Wednesday night.
The Neuse News Athletes of the Week are Kinston’s Judah McBynum and Taliyah Jones.
In their fourth road game in five days, the Kinston High School girls rallied past Wilmington New Hanover while the boys fell in a close decision.
The Kinston boys scored the most points in a game since 2007, while the girls won their fifth straight game in a night of routs at Viking Gym.
It was an easy night for both Kinston varsity basketball squads as they rolled past Ayden-Grifton Tuesday
Vikings use balanced scoring effort to avenge only regular season loss from 2018-19 campaign.