Despite a competitive first half, the South Lenoir Junior Varsity Blue Devils (2-3) fell to the Wallace-Rose Hill Junior Varsity Bulldogs 44-16 on Thursday night, allowing 30 unanswered points after halftime.
The Lady Hawks emerged victorious, defeating East Duplin in a hard-fought four-set match, 3-1. The win solidifies North Lenoir’s position at the top of the conference standings, moving them to 8-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
In a critical volleyball match that had implications for conference standings, the South Lenoir Lady Blue Devils hosted Southwest Onslow and emerged victorious in three sets. The win puts South Lenoir in a three-way tie for second place in the conference. With the win the Lady Blue Devils move to a 5-4 overall record and 3-1 in conference play.
“These boys and South Lenoir soccer belong with the elite programs in this conference. We’ve taken the necessary steps to get here, and now it’s up to the boys to believe what I know,” Coach Jody Turner stated.