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RED OAK -- With one game remaining in the regular season, both Northern Nash's varsity girls and boys basketball teams are looking forward to a hopeful playoff run.
The Knights will travel to Hunt this Friday, which will be the final regular season game of the 2019 campaign for both teams.

RED OAK -- In a strange twist of fate, Jordan Richardson can thank a single coach for one potential career ending -- and another one starting.
As it turned out, those circumstances turned out to be profitable for Richardson during his days at Red Oak Middle School.
Richardson tried out for the boys hoops squads at ROMS in both his seventh and eighth-grade years, but was cut each time by Tigers' head coach Jeff Dodrill.

ROCKY MOUNT -- To the casual observer, Lance Norris' success this season for the Nash Central High School Swim Team could be considered nothing short of amazing.
After all, how many freshmen, regardless of the sport, can be this dominant -- even on the state level?

FRANKLINTON -- Franklinton was missing two starters due to the state indoor track and field championships -- a fact that gave Southern Nash a bit of optimism heading into last Friday's meeting between the Big East Conference girls basketball rivals.
Southern also entered with somewhat of a successful pedigree against the high-powered Lady Rams, including an upset victory last year in Stanhope.

NASH COUNTY -- Listed are updated results from the Nash County Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Basketball League:

ROCKY MOUNT -- Leadoff second baseman Brad Pennington helped lead the North Carolina Wesleyan College baseball team to an opening-day doubleheader sweep of the Eastern Mennonite University Royals (Va.) last Saturday with his solo home run in game 1 and his 2 for 2 day in game 2.
NC Wesleyan won 5-1 in game 1 and 4-3 in game 2.

RED OAK -- Few losses in school history have been a crushing for the Red Oak Middle boys basketball squad as last Thursday's heartbreaking setback against Parker in the championship game of the Tri-County Conference Tournament.
The Tigers seemed poised to hoist yet another league title -- their second in a row -- as they entered the matchup with an undefeated record.

Red Oak Middle School's Malik HIll (with ball) tries to find room on his way to the basket during last Thursday's home boys basketball championship showdown against rival Parker.

Southern Nash's Krystal Tabron (right) makes a speedy move into the lane for the Ladybirds as part of last Friday night's conference road meeting at Franklinton High School.

RALEIGH -- For the second consecutive game, sophomore Montre' Cash from Nash Central from set a career-high after scoring 39 points, but it wasn't enough as the Averett University men's basketball team's valiant comeback effort fell just short in a 91-89 loss to William Peace University on the road last Saturday.

STANHOPE -- Actions have always spoken louder than words on the football field for quiet Southern Nash defensive lineman Lamont Williams.
That's a trend Williams hopes will continue at the next level as he signed a letter-of-intent last Wednesday to continue his gridiron career at Wingate University.
Wingate, a Division II school just East of Charlotte, competes in the South Atlantic Conference and reached the NCAA Playoffs during the 2018 campaign.

RED OAK -- Despite only playing one season under Coach Andrew Farriss and at Northern Nash, TaRod Brown made quite the impact on the football field this past fall for the Knights.
As a result, Brown signed with Winston-Salem State last Wednesday, where he will continue his career on the football field as a Ram.

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School will begin its 2019 girls soccer season on Feb. 27 with a home match against the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars.
This will be Robbie Kennedy's first season as the head coach for the Ladybirds.
Southern's complete ledger is as follows, with home events listed in CAPS:

FRANKLINTON -- With only one starter returning from last year's club, it was easy to wonder about the fortunes of the Southern Nash High School boys basketball team during the 2018-19 campaign.
SN head coach Robbie Kennedy knew that, in time, the Firebirds would be strong, thanks in part to an influx of quality younger performers.

Northern Nash's Jadaysia Hedgepeth (right) is fouled during last week's important Big East Conference girls basketball showdown against homestanding Wilson Fike.

Northern Nash's Sencere Battle (21) defends the basketball for the Fighting Knights during last week's road decision against league foe Wilson Fike.

FRANKLINTON -- Franklin County native and Franklinton High School Coach Clennie Wilkins has been delegated as the newest Board of Directors member for the North Carolina Track and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Wilkins will represent Region 1 of the State of North Carolina which includes the high schools in the Coastal Region of North Carolina.