Daily Roundup: December 3, 2021

BOYS SWIMMING

Hoggard 290, Topsail 222, Laney 118, New Hanover 78

at UNCW

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Hoggard opened the season with a terrific performance by sweeping the three relays and earning victories in six individual events.

Will Sterrett was the lone swimmer to win four events. He touched the wall first in the 200 IM (2:01.86) and 100 butterfly (54.61).

Ryan Langtry cruised to a 13-second victory in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:50.74.

He was narrowly out-touched by teammate Cole Witmer in the 100 backstroke. Witmer finished in 55.22, while Langtry had a time of 55.44.

The Vikings also got a win in the 100 freestyle from Philip Brown III (54.17) and the 500 freestyle from Maxim Mejouev (5:35.70).

Langtry (backstroke), Bradley Bush (breaststroke), Sterrett (butterfly) and Matthew Caravaglio (freestyle) won the 200 medley relay in 1:43.09.

The 200 freestyle team of Bush, Langtry, Witmer and Caravaglio finished in 1:33.13. 

Sterrett, Brown III, Witmer and Alex Hill captured the 400 freestyle relay in 3:37.32.

Topsail got a pair of individual victories from Forrest Hoover. He won the 50 freestyle in 21.92 and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:01.63.

GIRLS SWIMMING

Hoggard 232, Laney 216, New Hanover 176, Topsail 110

at UNCW

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Hoggard senior standout Callie Parkes was the only swimmer to finish with four victories.

The Akron signee won the 50 freestyle in 23.86 and the 100 freestyle in 55.01. She also anchored the 200 medley (1:59.23) and 200 freestyle (1:45.75) relays.

Parkes got out to an early lead in the 50 freestyle and held off Laney senior and Arizona signee Jenna Grill, who touched the wall in 24.50. Both finished in the top three at last season’s 4A State Championship.

Grill cruised in the 100 butterfly, winning by nearly five seconds with a time of 58.97. She was the lone participant to break the one minute mark 

Hoggard’s other individual victory came from Morgan Hawthorne in the 100 backstroke (1:06.94).

Joining Parkes on the medley relay were Lexi Williams (backstroke), Kate Reiniche (breaststroke) and Keener Witmer (butterfly).

Williams, Witmer and Hawthorne also swam in the 200 freestyle relay.

New Hanover picked up four victories, including the 400 freestyle relay. Abby Forbes, Cienna McNamara, Peyton Neathery and Juliet Burroughs finished with a time of 4:06.77.

Forbes (500 freestyle in 5:37.07), Neathery (100 breaststroke in 1:15.76) and Burroughs (200 freestyle in 2:05.56) also had individual wins.

Liza McQueen of Laney captured the 200 IM in 2:29.59.

FOOTBALL

Tarboro 22, No. 3 Pender 12

NCHSAA 1A East final

One of the best seasons in Pender history came to an end on the road against the defending state champions.

The Patriots (10-4) were in the East final for only the third time in program history. They suffered a 28-0 loss to James Kenan in 2007 and defeated SW Onslow by a score of 28-17 in 2010.

A 1-yard touchdown run from Kelvin Robinson gave Pender a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter.

Tarboro, which has won three of the past four state titles, scored two straight touchdowns to take a 12-6 lead into halftime.

The Patriots received the second half kickoff and marched 60 yards in six plays to even the score. Junior Christian Hayes found the end zone from 28-yards out with 9:29 left in the third quarter.

The score remained the same deep into the fourth quarter. A rare pass attempt from Tarboro (13-1) inside the red zone was intercepted by Brandon Williams.

Pender started at its own 1-yard line and failed to gain any yards on the first two plays. On third down, quarterback Antonio Bea was tackled in the end zone for a safety to put the Vikings on top with 4:04 to play.

Tarboro recovered the ensuing onside kick and added a touchdown plus a 2-point conversion with 58 seconds remaining.

BOYS BASKETBALL

No. 5 Trask 79, No. 6 Ashley 66

A total of 53 fouls resulted in 67 free throws being attempted.

Trask (2-2) capitalized by making 30 of its 44 attempts from the charity stripe to come away with a road win.

Sophomore point guard Myron McKoy led the Titans with 20 points, while Tyran Pickett and Andre Kennedy both chipped in 16.

The Titans, who host Laney at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, led 54-37 after three quarters. 

Ashley (2-1) made a comeback by scoring 29 points over the final eight minutes. They were led by Coen Locklear and Blake Widenhouse, who both scored 15 points. Blake Lewis added 14 points.

Next up for the Screaming Eagles is a road game at New Bern on Wednesday night at 7:30.

No. 1 New Hanover 60, No. 11 South Brunswick 43

Junior Khalil Genwright scored a team-high 14 points to give the Wildcats a comfortable road victory in the Mideastern Conference opener for both teams.

Ten New Hanover (2-0, 1-0) players reached the scoring column. James Jones added 12 points and Jarrod Vaughn finished with nine. 

The Wildcats, who travel to Jacksonville-Northside on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., led 35-20 at halftime.

South Brunswick (0-3) plays at East Duplin at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 2 Hoggard 59, Northside-Jacksonville 47

A 34-point second half helped the Vikings rally for a win in their home opener.

Senior forward Alonzo Dyson led all scorers with 19 points, while Hoku Fisher also reached double figures with 10 points. 

Hoggard (2-0) drained seven 3-pointers, including three from Tucker Bowyer. 

The Vikings trailed 27-25 at halftime and the deficit grew to nine points in the third quarter.

Fisher and Bowyer hit 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to ignite a 15-4 run that put Hoggard on top 55-45.

Next up for the Vikings is a road game at Jack Britt on Tuesday night at 7:30.

No. 3 Cape Fear Academy 59, St. David’s School 22

CFA broke the game open by outscoring the visitors 24-6 in the third quarter.

Vytas Nausedas scored six of his game-high 15 points in the period. Thomas Watkins also reached double figures with 11 points.

The Hurricanes (3-2), who travel to Wayne Country Day School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, got eight points from Saransh Padhy and six a piece from Markus Pastorcic-Straun and Simeon Jeffers. 

No. 7 Coastal Christian 62, Liberty Christian 22

Sophomore Aiden Davies scored nine of his game-high 17 points in the first quarter and the Centurions had no trouble at home.

Coastal Christian (4-2) led 20-7 after the opening eight minutes and 42-7 at halftime.

David Berne added 11 points, while Vince Bottiglier finished with eight. Luke Davenport scored seven points.

The Centurions host St. David’s School on Saturday at 1 p.m.

No. 9 North Brunswick 70, East Columbus 40

The Scorpions rebounded nicely from Thursday’s heartbreaking loss with a 30-point home victory.

Three North Brunswick (3-1) players reached double figures and a total of 13 scored.

Akell Lance led the way with 12 points, while KJ Brown added 11 and Justin Freeman finished with 10.

The Scorpions are back at home against South Columbus on Tuesday night at 7:30. 

No. 12 West Brunswick 68, South Columbus 37

A 17-3 run spanning the first and second quarters gave the Trojans a lead they would never relinquish.

West Brunswick (1-1) led 30-20 at halftime before extending the advantage to 53-27 after three quarters.

No individual stats were provided.

The Trojans visit South Columbus on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

South Wake Homeschool 66, No. 8 Southeastern Homeschool 60

The Cardinals weren’t able to hold a 30-22 halftime lead.

Brantley Springer led all scorers with 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter.

Jalen Johnson finished with 16 points on 7 of 11 shooting. Southeastern Homeschool (2-2, 2-1 NCHEAC East) also got nine points from Blake Batts.

The Cardinals play at Oak Forest at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

No. 6 Ashley 52, No. 12 Trask 37

For the second straight game, sophomore guard MacKenzie Morton set a new career high in points.

Morton finished with 22 points on 8 of 14 shooting. She had 16 in a win over New Bern on Nov. 23.

Ashley (3-0) also got 12 points from Marlee Cook as well as seven rebounds from Reilly Ezzell.

Annalise Saffo came up with five of the Screaming Eagles’ 20 steals. 

Julia Plunk led Trask (1-2) with 15 points on five 3-pointers.

Ashley is back in action Wednesday night at 6 at New Bern, while the Titans host Laney at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

No. 3 New Hanover 62, No. 10 South Brunswick 33

Andrehya Shuford began her senior season by scoring 30 points and coming up with seven steals in the lopsided road victory.

The sharpshooter connected on five 3-pointers. She also went 7 of 7 from the free throw line.

New Hanover (1-0, 1-0 Mideastern) scored 27 points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. Tamorie Wilson chipped in nine points.

The Wildcats travel to Northside-Jacksonville at 6 p.m. Tuesday. South Brunswick (1-2, 0-1) plays at East Duplin on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

No. 1 Hoggard 50, Northside-Jacksonville 19

The Vikings rebounded from Wednesday’s loss with a dominant performance.

Anya Massey finished with a game-high 17 points to go along with six assists, four steals and four rebounds. She hit three of Hoggard’s (2-1) five 3-pointers.

Kennedi Foust drained the other two 3-pointers en route to a career-high 10 points. 

The Vikings, who play at Jack Britt on Tuesday night at 6, also got eight points from Madeline Elgart as well as 11 rebounds from Lexi Steed.

No. 8 Coastal Christian 39, Liberty Christian 24

A game-high 15 points from senior guard DK Britt helped the Centurions snap a five-game losing streak. 

Britt scored nine points in the opening half as Coastal Christian (2-5) built a 20-8 lead.

Five players – Bryna Barton, Ella Rose Reese, Emily White, Brooke Allen and Gracie Moss – finished with four points.

The Centurions welcome St. David’s School on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

No. 11 West Brunswick 62, South Columbus 22

The Trojans scored 26 points in the second quarter to build an insurmountable 40-12 halftime lead.

West Brunswick (2-1) increased its lead to 55-18 after three quarters. The game went to a running clock following a 3-pointer from junior guard Emma Pruitt just 10 seconds into the fourth quarter.

No individual stats were provided.

Next up for the Trojans is a road game at South Columbus on Wednesday night at 6.

East Columbus 46, No. 5 North Brunswick 37

An 18-point effort from Laney Scoggins wasn’t enough to keep the Scorpions unbeaten.

North Brunswick (3-1) also got seven points from Tamiya Oates. They host South Columbus on Tuesday night at 6.

 

 

 

 

 

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