Daily Roundup: August 19, 2022

August 20, 2022, 1:59 am | by Tim Hower

FOOTBALL

D.H. Conley 17, No. 2 Laney 10

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A sloppy game, which featured five turnovers and 17 accepted penalties, went to the visiting Vikings.

Laney (0-1) managed only four first downs and 81 yards of offense in the first half that ended with D.H. Conley leading 10-0.

A 10-play drive to begin the second half stalled at the 13-yard line and the Buccaneers had to settle for a 30-yard field goal from senior Charles Viorel that made it a one-possession game.

Middle linebacker Logan Myers recovered a fumble on the ensuing series, but Laney couldn’t capitalize and was forced to punt after its drive went in reverse.

D.H. Conley marched 47 yards in six plays to extend its lead to 17-3 following a 4-yard run from Dade-El Yauhsen with 4:13 remaining in the third quarter.

Following another fumble recovery from Myers, the Buccaneers finally found the end zone with 7:36 remaining in the game on a 29-yard pass from quarterback Ty Little to wide receiver Daren Brown on fourth-and-22. It capped an 11-play, 90-yard drive that also featured a 44-yard pass from Little to Hampton Roderick.

The Laney defense got a pair of fourth quarter stops to give the offense a chance, but both drives ended without points.

Running back Jacob Johnson had 115 yards on 26 carries, while Little went 13-for-32 for 215 with three interceptions.

The Buccaneers will try to bounce back on Sept. 2 when they travel to Lumberton at 7 p.m.

No. 6 South Brunswick 30, Richland 10

The Cougars opened the season with a victory for the fourth straight season thanks in large part to a pair of touchdown passes from Jameson Prince.

Junior running back Ethan Overton got the scoring started with a 57-yard run. South Brunswick (1-0) tacked on three more points on a 31-yard field goal to take a 9-0 lead into halftime.

Prince had touchdown passes of 91 and 13 yards in the second half to help the home team pull away.

Linebacker Brendan Hoagland came away with a pair of interceptions.

The Cougars travel to Midway at 7 p.m. Friday.

No. 9 Topsail 20, No. 10 Trask 8

Senior quarterback Jack Lambert threw a pair of touchdown passes and sophomore Elijah Hebron added another to give new coach Jack Teachey a win in his debut.

Lambert connected with Shane Mabberley for a 25-yard score on Topsail’s (1-0) opening possession to put them up 6-0.

Trask (0-1) immediately responded with a 74-yard touchdown run from Brandon Bannerman on the second play of the ensuing drive. O’Mariyan Ennis’ run on the two-point conversion put the Titans up 8-6 with 8:01 left in the first quarter.

The visitors grabbed the lead for good with 6:25 remaining in the opening half on a 39-yard hookup from Hebron to Dez Lee.

Lambert and Mabberly connected again – this time from 12-yards out – late in the third quarter to complete the scoring.

Topsail welcomes Dixon on Sept. 2, while the Titans travel to Hobbton on Friday at 7 p.m.

New Bern 40, No. 3 New Hanover 3

A field goal from Ben Novotny in the opening half was all the points the Wildcats could muster against the talented Bears, who finished 10-2 a season ago.

New Hanover (0-1) forced three turnovers in the opening half, but only one led to points.

The Wildcats host Northside-Jacksonville on Friday at 7 p.m.

Carolina Forest, S.C. 56, No. 7 West Brunswick 27

The Trojans fell behind 28-0 and weren’t able to mount a comeback on the road.

Running back Kevon Daniels found the end zone three times for West Brunswick (0-1), which plays at Whiteville on Friday night at 7:30.

VOLLEYBALL

No. 8 Wilmington Christian Academy 3, Riverside Christian 2

(16-25, 26-24, 23-25, 25-16, 20-18)

The Patriots won a thrilling five-set match behind a team-best 23 kills and 13 aces from Kenleigh Todd.

Georgia Taydus chipped in 31 assists and three aces for WCA (2-0), which won sets two, four and five.

Caroline Prease put down 14 kills, while Katelyn McCurry and Hannah Pollard each had five. Sarah Garner led the team with 22 digs while also serving four aces.

Next up for the Patriots is a home match against Southeastern Homeschool on Tuesday at 5:15 p.m.

No. 9 Cape Fear Academy 3, Forsyth Country Day 0

(25-15, 25-5, 25-12)

Maggie Clucas hit .540 with a team-high eight kills in the dominant home nonconference win.

Clucas added six assists, four digs, two aces and a block. Fellow junior captain Carolina Bariglio had a double-double with 10 assists, 10 aces, six kills and three digs.

CFA (2-0) libero Kathryn Emmart finished with 11 digs, while middle Megan Connaughton had five aces and three blocks.

The Hurricanes host Greensboro Day on Saturday at 11 a.m.

No. 3 Coastal Christian 3, Greensboro Day 0

(25-11, 25-11, 25-18)

ECU commit Maris Grant handed out 14 assists to go along with three kills and Taylor Rivenbark served nine aces for the Centurions.

Rivenbark also had three kills and three digs. Elsa Southerland led the Coastal Christian (3-3) with six kills. Samantha Harrell served five aces and added five digs.

The Centurions welcome Forsyth Country Day at 11 a.m. Saturday.