Greene Central volleyball has positioned itself well through the first half of the season, entering mid-September with an 8-5 record and a 2-0 start in conference play. The Rams have shown balance, holding a 5-1 mark at home and battling to a 3-4 record on the road, while riding the confidence of a three-match winning streak.
Greene Central stayed unbeaten at 4-0 with a 40-36 win over North Pitt, powered by Dejuan Cobb’s 187 rushing yards and Josh Cetnar’s four total touchdowns.
Greene County Middle School started its season 1-0 after defeating Hope Middle School 16-6, snapping a 10-year drought against the Mustangs. Kyler Davis finished with 160 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Greene Central opened conference play with a dominant 3-0 sweep of Tarboro on Tuesday, winning 25-7, 25-3, 25-8. The Rams improved to 6-5 overall and 1-0 in league play.
The NCHSAA released its latest Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) standings this week, which determine playoff seeding across football, volleyball and soccer. RPI is calculated by a team’s winning percentage, its opponents’ winning percentage, and its opponents’ opponents’ winning percentage. Importantly, RPI is the only factor used to seed postseason brackets.
The Greene Central Rams (2-2-2) made a big statement Tuesday night with a 4-2 home victory over previously unbeaten D.H. Conley (3-1-2), and senior captain Miguel Zavala was at the heart of it all.
The Greene County 4-H Shooting Sports team had 13 members qualify at the Eastern Regional Tournament and will advance to compete at the 4-H State Tournament on October 4.