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.
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.
The Chargers claim sole possession of third place in the Eastern Carolina 2-A Conference race.
The Neuse News Athletes of the Week are Kinston’s Caleb Gooding and Will London, along with Arendell Parrott’s Allison Christiano and Mary Helen Hood.
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.
Kinston defeated North Pitt in its home opener as Demetri Holmes had another strong game at quarterback, throwing four touchdowns.
The new Kinston Vikings’ starting quarterback was impressive in his team’s rout of Farmville Central.
Kinston never trailed in its first matchup of the East Coast Invitational, defeating East Chapel Hill 54-34 Thursday.
Greene Central hosted an ECC track and field meet with Ayden-Grifton and Kinston Thursday.
Kinston’s Will London wasn’t able to play for the first half of the season, but has made up for lost time as Kinston looks to close the season out strong.
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.