Southern Wayne outside hitter Mylee Wiggs puts away an off-speed hit against Goldsboro’s Caroline Joyner (2) and Des’Myah Croom (3) during second-set action Monday afternoon. Covering the play is teammate Taylor Lee. (Rudy Coggins|mountolivetribune.com)
DUDLEY — Mylee Wiggs, Jy’Asha Cousins and Taylor Lee each logged on a double-double on their respective stat sheet during Southern Wayne’s four-set conquest of county volleyball rival Goldsboro High inside “The Halo” on Monday afternoon.
Cousins cranked out team highs in kills (16) and blocks (11) as the Saints claimed a 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18 victory. The senior middle hitter also served a team-best six aces.
Wiggs pounded out 11 kills and picked up 12 digs.
Lee contributed a season-high 30 aces, 10 digs, three aces and three solo blocks.
Jurnae Ammons logged seven blocks in the non-conference affair. Emma Kornegay contributed two blocks and four digs. Jacey Hargrove collected 11 digs.
Morgan Brimberry provided seven kills and seven digs.
The Saints snapped a six-game losing streak headed into today’s senior night celebration against Quad County 3A foe Wilson Fike. Cousins, Lee and Alysa Craft will be recognized before the match.
Southern Wayne (4-16 overall) concludes regular-season play Thursday at county and QCC foe Charles B. Aycock.
Tigers blank Bulldogs in soccer
TEACHEY — James Kenan collected long-awaited and well-deserved result on the soccer pitch Monday evening.
Even better, it came against a county nemesis.
Robert Ordones and Ronald Ramirez punched in one goal apiece during a 2-0 conquest of reigning East Central 2A champion Wallace-Rose Hill.
“Both teams played very well and strong,” JK head coach Mitchell Quinn said. “[I’m] very proud of our defensive performance. Hopefully, this will be a big confidence booster. But at the same time, I don’t want it to be a situation where we become over confident.
“The conference has great teams and Wallace is not the only good team in the conference. We have to remember that and expect a tough match each time we play. Hopefully, we will feed off the win and continue to play good, solid soccer.”
Since 2011, the Tigers hold a 12-11-1 edge. Before Monday, the arch rivals had battled to a 1-1-1 record on the pitch.
James Kenan (9-2-0 overall, 5-0-0 ECC) entertains East Duplin on Wednesday, while Wallace-Rose Hill (11-2-2, 3-1) entertains Southwest Onslow on Thursday.
Jennette, Aycock shoot well
SMITHFIELD — Kenzi Aycock turned in a season-low, nine-hole round during a Quad County 3A girls’ golf match contested Monday afternoon at the Country Club of Johnston County
Aycock signed her card that read “60” — one stroke lower than a 61 shot earlier this season at Willow Springs Country Club. Teammate Avery Jennette posted her second-lowest score (57) of the season.
Regan Stribble paced the Saints with a 50, while Chloe Sullivan turned in a 53. Southern Wayne compiled a three-player, team total of 167 — good enough for fifth place overall among the eight competing teams.
Fike shot a season-low, team score of 130. West Johnston finished nine strokes back, followed by South Johnston (151) and Wilson Hunt (161).
West Johnston’s Jenna Underwood — again — earned medalist honors with a season-best 38. Fike’s Loulie Harrison logged a 40. Teammates Peyton Durham and Kinsley Hill each posted a 45.
Kennedy Mack of West Johnston rounded out the top five with 48.
Southern Wayne returns to action next Tuesday for the 2024 QCC Championships at Wendell Country Club. The 18-hole match begins at 11 a.m.
Wildcats defeat SW netters
BENSON — Southern Wayne claimed a singles and doubles point during its season-ending, 7-2 loss to West Johnston on the Quad County 3A girls’ tennis scene Monday afternoon.
Charity Van Dyke earned player-of-the-match accolades. The junior prevailed 9-7 over the Panthers’ Nadia Brown at No. 2 singles. She and doubles mate Kylie Hyde turned back the Panthers’ duo of Bella Drown-Elly Jens, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles.
The Saints (2-13 overall, 2-12 QCC) return to action today at the season-ending QCC tennis championships at Barton College in Wilson. First-round play begins at 1 p.m.
The top four finishers in singles and doubles qualifies for the regionals.
West Johnston 7, Southern Wayne 2
Singles: No. 1 — Bella Drown (WJ) d. Kylie Hyde (SW), 8-5; No. 2 — Charity Van Dyke (SW) d. Nadia Barnes (W), 9-7; No. 3 — Elly Jens (WJ) d. Ameya Randolph (SW), 8-1; No. 4 — Delilah Gomez (WJ) d. Yeimi Sanchez Martinez (SW), 8-0; No. 5 — Iris Duran (WJ) d. Ilsy Cabrera Cabrera (SW), 8-2; No. 6 — Savannah Hall (WJ) d. Sabrina Leon Bohorquez (SW), 8-1.
Doubles: No. 1 — Hyde-Van Dyke (SW) d. Drown-Jens (WJ), 8-6; No. 2 — Barnes-Gomez (WJ) d. Randolph-Bohorquez (SW), 8-3; No. 3 — Hall-Ryley Brinkley (WJ) d. Martinez-Cabrera (SW), 8-1.
You may reach sports writer Rudy Coggins at prepswriter2@gmail.com or call/text 919-709-9257.
