The North Lenoir Hawks continued their dominant run in the conference with a decisive 3-0 victory over Kinston High on Tuesday night. The Hawks won in straight sets, 25-14, 25-7, 25-2, marking their ninth consecutive win this season.
Coming off a disheartening 52-14 loss to Rocky Mount Academy last week, the Arendell Parrott Academy Patriots were eager to prove they were anything but a “soft football team.”
In a match-up featuring defending 2A state champions East Duplin, the Kinston Vikings fell short in their quest for a second conference win, plagued by turnovers and defensive lapses.
In a hard-fought, four-set clash, North Lenoir toppled their cross-county rivals, South Lenoir, last night in Deep Run. The match featured a nail-biting sequence of sets, ending 14-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22 in favor of North Lenoir, improving their season record to an impressive 9-1.
In their first football game of the season on Tuesday, Frink Middle School rebounded from a tough previous season by defeating Woodington Middle School 22-0 in a non-conference matchup.
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 Patriots fell to the Eagles 46-20. Typically, JV games take place on Thursday nights, but this game was rescheduled due to a field trip that many team members will participate in later this week.