The Greene Central Rams, they would travel to face their rival, the Farmville Central Jaguars. The Rams had lost earlier in the season by double digits and hoped to flip the script. They couldn’t do so and lost by double digits again to the Jaguars led by senior point guard, MJ Williams.
North Lenoir avenged its earlier loss to rival South Lenoir with a dominant 71-54 victory, fueled by strong performances from Julian Veal, AJ Black, and Jack Herring, while South Lenoir struggled after losing big man Jacob Howard to injury.
Greene County Middle School basketball dominated the conference, with both the girls’ and boys’ teams capturing championships in decisive victories at Greene Central High School over Chicod and Welcome Middle School.
The Kinston-Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for its Class of 2025, with selections to be inducted on August 15 at the Kinston Community Center.
Lenoir Community College secured its first road win of the season with a 10-3 victory over Peace JV, improving to 3-1 as they prepare for two more road games this week.
North Lenoir will induct former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, who passed away on September 9, 2024, into its Hall of Fame during halftime of Tuesday night’s boys’ basketball game against South Lenoir.
Ryan Ange’s dominant 12-strikeout performance and Aiden Taylor’s three-double, three-RBI night powered Lenoir Community College to a 12-3 win over Peace JV.
North Lenoir secured its third straight victory with a hard-fought 51-50 win over James Kenan, overcoming a late rally to stay in the playoff hunt behind strong performances from Cristian Veal, Julian Veal, and AJ Black.
Kinston dominated the Indoor ECC Championships, with the boys team securing the title, the girls finishing second, and multiple athletes earning top honors, including Ex’Zavion Croom and Madison Green as Most Outstanding Track, Riyan Parks as Most Outstanding Field, and Coach Corey Bryant receiving Coach of the Year.