Kinston delivered a historic statement on both ends of the floor, overwhelming Tarboro 96-11 to set a program scoring record, post the largest margin of victory in school history, and remain unbeaten in conference play at 6-0.
Kinston’s JV boys used aggressive man-to-man defense and strong ball movement to pull away late and defeat Ayden-Grifton 59–32, improving to 9–5 on the season.
Kinston swept Ayden-Grifton by a combined 65 points as the boys outscored AG 54-22 after the first quarter and the girls forced 18 steals in a 59-24 victory.
Greene Central JV stayed atop the conference standings with a dominant 64–20 win over Beddingfield, using balanced scoring and relentless defense to control the game from start to finish.
Frink Middle School earned a milestone 38–6 win over Parrott as Jamya Lewis scored 26 points, helping the program reach five wins this season after totaling just two victories over the previous two years. Photo by William Hardy
South Lenoir defended its home floor Tuesday night, pulling away in the second half to defeat East Duplin 56-47 in a key conference matchup that featured the league’s top two teams.
In his first season back home, Vance Wade has helped spark a culture shift at South Lenoir, where a veteran-led, chemistry-driven Blue Devils team is sitting atop the conference and chasing its first winning season in years— and possibly its best — in decades.
South Lenoir wrestling completed one of its busiest stretches of the season last week, competing in three events over seven days: the Paul T. Mills Jr. Memorial Invitational, a conference dual at Pamlico County, and the East Central 3A/4A Championship. The Blue Devils logged multiple placers, six total pins in championship competition, and more than 20 individual match wins during the week.
North Lenoir’s boys overcame the absence of leading scorer Julian Veal to earn a 65–54 conference win and snap a three-game skid, while the girls saw a strong start fade in a 52–30 loss as North Johnston pulled away late.
Kinston and Farmville Central split an Eastern Plains Conference doubleheader Tuesday night, with the Vikings’ girls pulling away for a convincing win before the Jaguars’ boys held off a late Kinston rally to remain unbeaten.