Ayden-Grifton improved to 4-0 with a 44-12 win over North Pitt Friday.
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North Lenoir defeated Eastern Wayne 21-20 to improve to 5-0 for the first time in school history. The Hawks also won their second straight 1-point game in Wayne County after defeating Southern Wayne 14-13 Sept. 13.
Junior free safety Nicky Walters Jr. picked off two passes and the Vikings forced a total of five turnovers during their 44-9 nonconference romp of Southern Wayne.
Greene Central’s defense, along with bursts of offense, proved to be key in the Rams’ 29-0 win over Farmville Central Friday.
Here are Friday’s football games throughout the area with a bit of a breakdown for each team.
Ayden-Grifton ran its Eastern Carolina Conference winning streak to 21 games after defeating North Lenoir Thrusday.
The Neuse News Athletes of the Week are Bethel Christian’s Josh Sutton and Arendell Parrott Academy’s Cameron Jones.
North Lenoir hoped for a second favorable outing against a 2018 conference winner, but fell to Washington Wednesday.
Arendell Parrott Academy had its 10-game winning streak snapped in a five-set loss to Coastal Christian Wednesday. The Patriots won the first two sets, but the Centurions recovered with a flurry.
Here are the results from Tuesday’s action around the area, along with the schedule for Wednesday and Thursday.
For only the third time in program history, the North Lenoir football team is undefeated after four games to start a season.
Arendell Parrott Academy had no problems with East Duplin, winning in straight sets.
Ayden-Grifton picked up its 20th consecutive Eastern Carolina Conference victory with a win over South Lenoir Tuesday. The Blue Devils were the last team to defeat the Chargers in conference play on Sept. 28, 2017.