Big East 3-A Conference Baseball Scoreboard/Standings - Week 5

Monday, March 26

Heritage 6, Nash Central 4 

Tarboro @ Southern Nash, n/a

Tuesday, March 27

Wilson Hunt 6, Nash Central 2

Southern Nash 2, Rocky Mount 1,  8 inn.

Northern Nash 6, Wilson Fike 3

Wednesday, March 28

Wilson Hunt 6, CB Aycock 1

Thursday, March 29

Wilson Hunt 10, Wilson Fike 4

Rocky Mount 8, Northern Nash 4

Nash Central 6, Southern Nash 2

Saturday, March 31

Clayton 8, Rocky Mount 0 (JCEI)

2012 BIG EAST 3-A BASEBALL STANDINGS

School	Conf.	Overall
Wilson Hunt	5-0	10-3
Nash Central	4-1	5-7
Northern Nash	2-3	6-4
Southern Nash	2-3	4-8
Wilson Fike	1-4	9-4
Rocky Mount	1-4	4-10

Brown named to AP All-State Women's Basketball Team

Rocky Mount junior J'Kyra Brown

RALEIGH - The 2011-12 Associated Press All-State prep basketball teams for North Carolina, as selected by 22 sports writers across the state, were released Thursday. 

Rocky Mount junior J'Kyra Brown was the Twin Counties' only selection to either the men's or women's squad. She was also the Big East Conference Player of the Year and was also named to the NCPreps.com All-State 3-A Girls Team.

Brown, who has verbally committed to East Carolina, led Rocky Mount to a 26-4 record and the NCHSAA 3-A East Regional finals. It was the first time since 1992 Rocky Mount's girls had advanced that far in the playoffs.

She led the Lady Gryphons in scoring (23.3 ppg.), assists (3.2 apg.), steals (3.3 spg.) and was second in rebounding (6.1 rpg).

Brown will enter her senior season with 1,115 points and she is very much in reach of becoming the school's all-time girls basketball scorer - surpassing the late Kim Taylor with 1,600 points.

Here is the complete women's team. 

AP ALL-STATE WOMEN

Kristen Gaffney, Morrisville Green Hope, F, Sr. (21)
Madi Story, Catawba Bandys, G, So. (19)
Jamie Cherry, West Craven, G, So. (18)
Lindsay Simpson, Franklin, G, Sr. (18)
Tiffany Mitchell, Charlotte Providence Day, G, Sr. (17)
Brielle Blaire, Salisbury, F, So. (16)
Rajsha Blackmon, Charlotte Kennedy Charter, G/F, Jr. (15)
Briana Day, Raleigh Millbrook, C, Jr. (15)
J'Kyra Brown, Rocky Mount, G, Jr. (13)
Dana Brown, Raleigh Enloe, G, Sr. (10)
Sidney Cook, Hope Mills South View, G/F, Sr. (10)
Zena Lovette, Southwest Guilford, G, Sr. (10)
Paris Kea, Greensboro Page, G, So. (10)

Big East 3-A Conference Baseball Scoreboard/Standings - Week 4

Tuesday, March 20

Wilson Hunt 5, Rocky Mount 2

Nash Central 19, Wilson Fike 14

Northern Nash 9, Southern Nash 4

Thursday, March 22

Wilson Fike 5, Rocky Mount 1

Nash Central 7, Northern Nash 3

Wilson Hunt 8, Southern Nash 4 

BIG EAST 3-A BASEBALL STANDINGS

School	Conf.	Overall
Wilson Hunt	3-0	7-3
Nash Central	3-0	4-5
Wilson Fike	1-2	8-2
Northern Nash	1-2	5-3
Southern Nash	1-2	3-6
Rocky Mount	0-3	3-7

Gryphons take back Wells Fargo Cup lead

Rocky Mount, on the strength of winning the conference titles in all three winter sports (boys basketball, girls basketball, wrestling) has taken the lead back from Wilson Hunt in the competition of the Wells Fargo Cup for overall sports excellence.

The NCHSAA released all conference standings after the winter sports season on Friday. Rocky Mount now has a 4.5- point lead over Hunt going into the spring sports season. Hunt had the lead after the fall season (football, girls tennis, boys soccer, volleyball, girls golf).

Here are the current standings. Rocky Mount is going for its fourth straight Wells Fargo Cup victory.

1. Rocky Mount - 112.5

2. Wilson Hunt - 108

3. Nash Central - 105.5

4. Wilson Fike - 97.5

5. Southern Nash - 97

6. Northern Nash - 93

Big East 3-A Conference Baseball Scoreboard - Week 2

Monday, March 5

Wilson Hunt 7, Wilson Beddingfield 1

Tarboro 8, Nash Central 4

Tuesday, March 6

Rocky Mount 7, SW Edgecombe 1

Wilson Fike 12, North Johnston 7

Northern Nash 9, Bunn 3

DH Conley 11, Nash Central 8

Southern Nash 10, Roanoke Rapids 3

Wednesday, March 7

East Wake 6, Rocky Mount 0

DH Conley 6, Wilson Hunt 4

Wilson Fike 5, Wilson Beddingfield 4, 8 inn.

North Johnston 16, Southern Nash 2

Thursday, March 8

Wilson Hunt 10, Tarboro 7

Friday, March 9

Greenville Rose 11, Rocky Mount 0, 5 inn.

Wilson Fike 10, SW Edgecombe 0, 5 inn.

Bunn 7, Nash Central 5

Saturday, March 10

Bunn 5, Southern Nash 0

BIG EAST 3-A BASEBALL STANDINGS

School	Conf.	Overall
Wilson Fike	0-0	6-0
Northern Nash	0-0	2-1
Wilson Hunt	0-0	2-2
Nash Central	0-0	2-3
Southern Nash	0-0	1-4
Rocky Mount	0-0	1-4

Rocky Mount-Hickory Player Rosters, 2011-12 Game Results

Class AAA Eastern Champion
ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL
GRYPHONS
Rocky Mount, NC
 
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR
3 Dominique McFarlin G 5'10'' 126 SR
5 Tabias Hilliard G 5'11'' 170 SR
11 Tevin Taylor G 6'1'' 186 SR
13 Mason Hines G 5'10'' 170 JR
15 Michael Hines G/F 6'0'' 163 JR
21 Broderick Caudle G 6'0'' 180 FR
23 Eddie Francis G/F 5'10'' 180 JR
25 Ahmad Harrell G/F 5'10'' 170 JR
31 Terrill Hilliard F 6'6'' 188 SR
33 Lavon Brutus G/F 6'1'' 175 SR
41 Jaquell Bryant C 6'7'' 195 SOPH
43 Jarrell Hunter C 6'3'' 207 JR
45 Michael "M.J." Gainey, Jr. G 6'3'' 190 JR
51 Kenneth "K.J." Peoples, Jr. F 6'4'' 175 SR
53 Austin Warner C 6'2'' 274 JR
55 Dante Battle C 6'5'' 231 SOPH
 
HEAD COACH: Michael Gainey
ASSISTANT COACHES: Keith Barnes, Ray Green, Jason Battle, Greg Crudup
MANAGERS: Morgan Doughtie, James Silver
STATISTICIAN: Lanazha Beifield, Ashey Boone, Chelsey Wiggins
FILM: Lamonte Fundersburke, Jeremiah Richards
 
OPPONENT, RESULT SCORE
Knightdale W 83-70
East Chapel Hill W 71-61
Beddingfield W 82-70
Hertford W 75-65
Beddingfield L 48-61
South Central W 70-54
J.H. Rose W 67-56
Northern Nash W 71-47
Nash Central W 73-67
Broughton L 56-68
Clayton L 60-62
Fike W 72-44
Hertford W 98-53
Nash Central W 66-61
Hunt W 61-57
Southern Nash W 73-63
Northern Nash W 77-73
Nash Central W 75-62
Hunt W 85-56
Fike W 100-53
Southern Nash W 95-68
Northern Nash W 77-54
Hunt W 77-69
Southern Nash W 76-61
Eastern Wayne W 90-68
Nash Central W 85-70
Hertford W 80-66
West Craven W 73-53
Triton W 82-67
 
Class AAA Western Champion
HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL
TORNADOES
Hickory, NC
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YEAR
3 Josh Linebarger PG 5'10'' SOPH
4 Zach Jarrett WF 6'4'' JR
5 C.J. Wardrick WF 6'3'' JR
10 Jalen Byrd G 6'0'' SR
11 Dishaun Witherspoon F 6'2'' SR
12 Raheim Connelly G 5'10'' JR
14 Jordan Walls-Davis PG 6'0'' SR
15 Devonte Fuller WF 6'1'' SOPH
20 Matt Mason WF 6'4'' SR
23 Kei-Shea Sims G 6'2'' SR
32 Darius Malbon PG 6'3'' JR
33 Derek Barnes WF 6'4'' SOPH
42 Byron Powell F/C 6'4'' SOPH
50 Gavin Huffman C 6'8'' JR
 
HEAD COACH: Shawn Johnson
ASSISTANT COACHES: Derick Malbon, Tracy Ray, Robin Shuford and Jordan Wilson
MANAGERS: Blake Gibbs, Shania Johnson and Mason Long
ATHLETIC TRAINER: Lisa Barron
 
OPPONENT, RESULT SCORE
Hunter Huss W 80-67
Statesville W 76-73
Ronald Reagan L 50-54
Newton-Conover W 87-43
Statesville L 62-83
Hunter Huss w 89-77
Ronald Reagan W 90-86
Watauga W 67-36
West Caldwell W 72-50
Newton-Conover W 91-54
Bunker Hill W 63-39
St. Stephens W 83-47
Alexander Central W 67-64
Alexander Central W 60-58
South Caldwell W 85-47
Hibriten W 86-50
St. Stephens W 60-53
Fred T. Foard W 84-66
Watauga W 61-46
Alexander Central L 57-60
South Caldwell W 70-54
Hibriten W 90-45
St. Stephens W 73-58
Fred T. Foard W 54-40
Watauga W 64-53
Alexander Central W 61-50
East Henderson W 85-44
Burns W 80-56
Ashbrook W 53-48
Freedom W 81-63
Concord W 81-75( OT)

Rocky Mount-Hickory - NCHSAA 3-A Boys Championship Capsules

 

ROCKY MOUNT HIGH SCHOOL

Gryphons

Location: Rocky Mount

Colors: navy blue and gold

Conference: Big East

Principal: Leondus Farrow

Athletic Director: Michael Gainey

Head Coach: Michael Gainey

Record: 26-3

Rocky Mount seeks its fifth men's NCHSAA state basketball title in its seventh trip to the finals…Gryphons' last appearance in 2010 when they beat Concord 84-79… beat Chapel Hill 61-58 for 4-A title at Greensboro Coliseum in 1982…other state titles in 1963 and '78, runner-up in 1972 and '81…beat Erwin Triton 82-67 for Eastern Regional championship, with five in double figures led by Terrill Hilliard with 25 points, the Eastern Regional Most Valuable Player …Hilliard is averaging 19.0 ppg and 7.8 rebounds; he was Big East Conference Player of Year and Big East tournament MVP, and he'll play in North Carolina-South Carolina all-star game…Lavon Brutus scores at 13.0 ppg clip and was MVP of Nash County tournament…Dante Battle adds 9.5 ppg to go with 6.6 rebounds…Tevin Taylor contributes 8.7 ppg, Kenneth Peoples 7.9 ppg in balanced attack… Tabias Hilliard hands out 3.1 assists per game…Rocky Mount ranked second in the state among 3-A men’s teams in final regular season poll by NCPreps.com…22-8 a year ago and lost in regional semifinals.

HICKORY HIGH SCHOOL

Red Tornadoes

Location: Hickory

Colors: red, white, varsity gold

Conference: Northwestern

Principal: Ann Stalnaker

Head Coach: Shawn Johnson

Record: 28-3

Hickory is in the NCHSAA men’s basketball championship for the third time and is still looking for its first state title in the sport…made back-to-back appearances in 1996-97, losing to Burlington Williams 78-58 in '96 and then losing on dramatic three-pointer at buzzer by Andy Jones to lift East Chapel Hill by Hickory 60-59 the following year…beat Concord in overtime 81-75 to clinch Western Regional crown, with Zach Jarrett scoring 16 points in regional title game…Hickory has won five consecutive conference championships…Raheim Connelly was Most Valuable Player of conference tournament; he had 19 points, including four threes, in regional semifinal win over Freedom…excellent defensive team…team has won five straight Catawba Valley Christmas tournaments…Red Tornadoes were rated as the number six team in final 3-A men’s regular season poll by NCPreps.com….Shawn Johnson in his eighth year as head coach at Hickory and played on state championship team during his high school career at Eden Morehead.

Rocky Mount-Hickory state title basketball game on the air

If for some reason you can't be in Chapel Hill Saturday evening to watch the boys basketball teams from Rocky Mount and Hickory battle it out for the NCHSAA 3-A state championship, catch the action on radio.

Wes Bradshaw, Tony Doughtie and Paul Andre will bring you all the action on Power 95.5 FM - WPWZ. Bradshaw will be the play-by-play man, Doughtie will handle the color commentary and Andre will cover the court's sidelines for inside information on the game.

The broadcast will begin with a hour -long pregame show at 6:30 p.m. Tip-off is set at 7:30 p.m. followed by a postgame show.

Here are the sponsors who are helping to bring this broadcast back to the Twin Counties:

Hardee's
Batts, Batts and Bell, Attorneys at Law 
RMHS Booster Club
Nick Falk, Attorney at Law
Hunter Hill Cafe
Lilley International 
Rick Williams Auto Mart
Shaq's After Dark
Melvin Mitchell Allstate Insurance
Gabe Rowe Nissan
LBJ Chevrolet of Nashville
Pridgen Motor Company
Mayflower Seafood Restaurant
Dental Care Center
ServPro of Rocky Mount
Carolina Dental Management
Faith Auto Body
Watson Eye Associates
Gold Buying Station
Providence Bank
Down Range Shooting
L&L Food Stores of Rocky Mount
Bobby Murray Toyota
Mario's Pizza

WPWZ's 95.5 FM signal reaches as far as Raleigh.

Big East 3-A Conference Baseball Scoreboard - Week 1

Check here each weekend for the posting of the Big East Conference Baseball Scoreboard as Week 1 of 2012 action got underway last Tuesday.

Tuesday, Feb. 28 

J.H. Rose 14, Rocky Mount 1
C.B. Aycock 6, Wilson Hunt 5, 8 inn.
Wilson Fike 13, Franklinton 0, 5 inn.
Nash Central 14, Bunn 4

Wednesday, Feb. 29 

Wilson Beddingfield 6, Southern Nash 5

Wilson Fike 6, North Johnston 4
Southern Wayne 3, Rocky Mount 0
South Central 5, Northern Nash 3
Tarboro 4, Nash Central 3

Friday, March 2 

Wilson Hunt 12, Tarboro 2

Wilson Fike 13, SW Edgecombe 1, 6 inn.
Durham Riverside 15, Rocky Mount 1
Northern Nash 7, Bunn 6
Roanoke Rapids 12, Southern Nash 2

BIG EAST 3-A BASEBALL STANDINGS

School Conf.    Overall Wilson Fike  0-0 3-0 Nash Central  0-0 1-1 Northern Nash  0-0 1-1 Wilson Hunt  0-0 1-1 Southern Nash  0-0 0-2 Rocky Mount  0-0 0-3

Hilliard named MVP at East Regionals

Rocky Mount senior Terrill Hilliard scored 25 points in leading the Gryphons to the second NCHSAA 3-A state championship game in three seasons as Rocky Mount beat Triton 82-67 Saturday at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville in the East Regional finals.

He was rewarded for his regional play with being named as the MVP of the Regional Tournament. He scored 13 points in the Gryphons' semifinal win over West Craven Wednesday.

He was joined on the All-Regional team by teammates Lavon Brutus and Dante Battle

In the 3-A girls East Regional finals that preceeded the RMHS boys' contest, Rocky Mount fell 54-50 to Burlington Williams. Rocky Mount senior Tia Hudgins and junior J'Kyra Brown were selected to the All-Tournament team.

NCHSAA East Regional 3-A All-Tournament Team

BOYS 

Aaron Tate, West Craven

Irving Aughburns, Westover

Lavon Brutus, Rocky Mount

Kendrick Harris, Triton

Dante Battle, Rocky Mount

Most Outstanding Player - Terrill Hilliard, Rocky Mount

NCHSAA East Regional 3-A All-Tournament Team

GIRLS

Jamie Cherry, West Craven

Catherine Romaine, Chapel Hill

J'Kyra Brown, Rocky Mount
Tia Hudgins, Rocky Mount

Carlyle Jones, Burlington Williams

Most Outstanding Player - Dasea Scott, Burlington Williams