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RED OAK -- Northern Nash High School’s 2013-14 basketball schedule will begin today with a road matchup against Southern Wayne.
The Knights and Lady Knights will host the annual Nash County Christmas Tournament from Dec. 17-19.
Also, NN will be in holiday action at the Bunn Tournament (boys on Dec. 27-28) and the Wakefield Tournament (girls on Dec. 30-31).

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash saved its best for last during last Friday’s victory over homestanding Swansboro in the opening round of the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs.
Certainly, SN head coach Brian Foster was thrilled to leave Carteret County with a 51-21 decison. But he anticipates that a full, four-quarters performance will be needed in order to survive this Friday’s second-round showdown at Eastern Wayne.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are scores and results for the Class 3-A and Class 3-AA State Football Playoffs, which began last Friday:

FAYETTEVILLE -- Senior wideout Greg Edwards entered last Saturday’s football season finale at Methodist University needing just four catches to break North Carolina Wesleyan College’s career receptions record.
The senior from Fredericksburg, Va., wasted little time doing so, hauling in all four in the first half to eclipse former Bishop Orlando Webb’s record of 171 receptions from 2006 to 2009.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The men’s basketball team of North Carolina Wesleyan College officially opened the 2013-14 season last Friday and Saturday, hosting its annual Roger Taylor Invitational.
The host Bishops, along with the Pride of Greensboro College, went undefeated in the tourney as both teams earned victories over Bob Jones University and Maryland Bible College.

CHAMPIONSHIP MOMENTS. Rocky Mount Academy won the NCISAA Eight-Man State Football Championship last Friday with a 42-30 victory over Southampton Academy at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex. Among the highlights were (above) RMA head coach B.W. Holt, who claimed his first-ever state crown, calls a play to quarterback Brice Andracchio.

ELM CITY -- County Line Raceway capped off its 2013 season last weekend with two nights of festivities as part of the Fifth Annual Race For The Kids.
Here is a look at each night’s results:

The Bailey/Middlesex Community Park held a golf tournament at Birchwood CC on Nov. 8 to help raise funds for the park project. The tournament sponsor was Bissette Farms of Middlesex and included hole sponsors from many local businesses. The tournament was won by the Rudy’s Truck & Trailer  Team (photo), with 2nd place going to Webb’s Golf Cart Sales and 3rd place going to Farm Bureau-Bailey Office.

RALEIGH -- Listed are last weekend’s results from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Boys Soccer State Championships Games, which were held at Dail Soccer Field on the campus of North Carolina State University:

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has introduced a new endeavor for the 2013 football season as each week a “Football Play of the Week” will be chosen.
For each of the 10 weeks during the regular season, dynamic plays will be submitted by the coaching staffs of each institution.

J. B. Stith, of Flowers and Gifts, of Rocky Mount, was the guest speaker, for the Englewood Garden Club, in November.  Stith brought items from his shop, as well as natural flowers and greenery, from the yard.  He showed the group how to make an impressive fall design, with a ceramic pumpkin.  In addition to this design, he created a beautiful arrangement with natural greenery, and two angels, with lights.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash proved to be true road warriors during their best-ever postseason run toward the final four of the Class 3-AA State Playoffs back in 2009.
Thanks to a less-than-favorable seed, the Firebirds traveled for every playoff game -- and came within a hair of making the state finals.

NASH COUNTY -- Seven Nash County standouts were saluted on the First Team of the 2013 All-Big East Conference Volleyball Squad.
Northern Nash, which took third place in the league’s regular season standings, featured Alexus Hill and Caroline Jenkins on the prestigous list.

CHAPEL HILL— The schedule has been set for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state football championships.
The eight championships will once again be held at three locations, including Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, and BB&T Field in Winston-Salem.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are the brackets for the Class 3-A and Class 3-AA State Football Playoffs, which willl begin this Friday:

STATE FARM 8-9 CHAMPIONS

DOUG SAULS 10-12 SECOND PLACE

NASH COUNTY -- Jordan Vick advanced to the 2013 NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Team Championship, which will be held at halftime of the Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on December 1.
Jordan is an outstanding athlete and participates in multiple youth athletic programs for Nash County Parks and Recreation, including the Nash County Firebirds Football League.

Quarterback Deon Lavender (center) will undoubtedly play a key role for the Southern Nash Firebirds during Friday night’s playoff showdown against host Swansboro.

NASH COUNTY -- Here are the final results from the 2013 Nash County Parks & Recreation Department’s Fall Soccer Season:

FAYETTEVILLE -- The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for November 4, and two Battling Bishops earned honors in their respective sports.
Freshman Travonne Marshall was tabbed the league’s Defensive Rookie of the Week in football, while freshman Tori Stewart was named Rookie of the Week in volleyball.

ELM CITY -- Race fans and the Mid-Atlantic region’s elite Super Late Model and Open-Wheel Modified dirt modified drivers are locked and loaded for Friday night’s November 15th kickoff event at County Line Raceway for the 5th Annual “Race for the Kids” Benefiting Victory Junction Gang Camp  --the undisputed marquee event for County Line Raceway.

Chowan County Manager Zee B. Lamb will take the helm of Nash County beginning January 1, 2014, Nash County Commissioners announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Commissioners unanimously agreed to hire Lamb at a salary of $156,800.
A special meeting was held on Monday to approve the contract and introduce Lamb to department heads and the public.

Two Rocky Mount men were arrested and charged last week with robbing the Dollar General in Red Oak.
The men, Aldridge Robinson, 18, and Alvonta Speight, 19, allegedly walked in the store last Tuesday night armed with a rifle and demanded money or they would shoot the clerk.
While on the way to the call, a Nash County Sheriff’s Deputy passed the suspect vehicle on N. Old Carriage Road, where he attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspects failed to stop and sped up, leading the deputy on a chase.

Luck of the draw will determine who will get to serve on Castalia’s Board of Commissioners, as two candidates tied for the second seat in last week’s elections.
Three were vying for two seats on Castalia’s Board. One of the candidates, Brian Hinkle, easily won the first seat, receiving 28 votes, or 33.73 percent of the votes cast in Castalia.