A sport-by-sport guide to 2026 fall playoff brackets, postseason rounds and championship dates for schools across Greene, Lenoir, Jones and Wayne counties.
North Lenoir rallied past West Craven in four sets Thursday, improving to 15-5 and 8-3 in the Three Rivers 4A while strengthening its postseason position before Tuesday’s conference finale at North Johnston.
The October 5–11 sports schedule for Neuse News Sports-covered schools across Wayne, Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties, plus Ambleside and LCC volleyball.
Bethel Christian leads the area in winning percentage, North Lenoir and Goldsboro share the wins lead, and C.B. Aycock holds the highest NCHSAA RPI value among the 17 covered volleyball teams.
South Lenoir opened East Central 3A/4A Conference play with a strong road performance Wednesday night, sweeping Heide Trask 3-0. The Blue Devils won 25-15, 25-22 and 25-23 to improve to 5-5 overall and 1-0 in conference play.
With the 2026 fall sports season underway, here is a look at the current records for high school football, volleyball and boys soccer teams across Wayne County.
The standings include Eastern Wayne, Southern Wayne, Wayne Preparatory Academy, Wayne Country Day, Spring Creek, C.B. Aycock, Rosewood, Faith Christian Academy, Goldsboro and Wayne Christian.