SouthWest Edgecombe football tops Nash Central in rescheduled game

October 15, 2018

SouthWest Edgecombe defeated Nash Central, 27-6, on Monday in a rescheduled game from Friday night.

The Cougars (6-1, 2-0) held a slim 7-6 lead at halftime, before scoring 20 points in the second half of the 2-A Eastern Plains Conference game to seal the win.

“They played hard and are well-…

Four takeaways from prep football's Week 9

October 13, 2018

A fragmented Week 9 continued on Friday night. There were two games Wednesday and two games two night ago, plus a Saturday night game in Wilson for Rocky Mount High. Here are four takeaways for the games that ended before Saturday afternoon.

North Edgecombe finds its footing

Three weeks into the…

Saturday shutout: Six different Gryphons score in rout of Wilson Hunt

October 13, 2018

WILSON — On a night where he threw two touchdowns passes, added another on the ground, and won, 49-0, junior Rocky Mount High quarterback Jaquan Lynch was obsessed with the two things he had done wrong.

“I had a fumble, and an interception,” he said, counting the two…

Not so fast: RMA wins, keeps postseason hopes alive

October 12, 2018

Needing a win to stay in contention for a postseason berth, Rocky Mount Academy secured its most important victory of the season.

The Eagles defeated visiting Southampton Academy (Va.), 29-18, on Friday after erasing an early 6-0 deficit.

“We just knew we had to win,” RMA senior Jacob…

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Former Firebird Coppedge happy for Knight as he nears record

October 11, 2018

Football isn’t the most important thing in Tracey Coppedge’s life anymore. The 25-year-old Southern Nash and Elon graduate has a job at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, a home in Farmville, and a schedule filled with all of the usual post-grad necessities.

But there was a time when football was…

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Another shutout victory for Tarboro

October 12, 2018

Tarboro drove to Bayboro for its game on Friday night against Pamlico County as the No. 1 team in 1-A. Pamlico County entered as No. 5.

It turns out the gap is much larger than four spots in the rankings.

The Vikings went up 21-0 after the first quarter and took a 48-0 lead into halftime, earning a…

North Edgecombe tops Southeast Halifax in Wednesday night football

October 11, 2018

North Edgecombe football has now won three of its last four games after starting the season 0-3.

Playing at home on Wednesday night as part of a rescheduled game, the Warriors beat Southeast Halifax, 44-18.

They’re now 3-4 overall and 3-1 in the Tar-Roanoke. …

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