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ROCKY MOUNT -- Few area high school hurlers are blessed with a four-pitch arsenal -- along with a body with plenty of room to grow.
Those are among the intangibles that made Faith Christian's Landon Roupp so attractive to Division I scouts from schools across the state.
After fielding several offers, Roupp verbally committed to the University of North Carolina-Wilmington -- and made that commitment official Monday by signing a letter-of-intent as part of a ceremony on the FCS campus.

RED OAK -- After making the playoffs as part of a successful 2016 volleyball campaign, Northern Nash will be putting out the 'help wanted' sign before next fall.
That's because the Lady Knights return only three performers who saw extensive rotation time this year for a club that went 9-13 overall and qualified for the Class 3-A State Playoffs before falling in the opening round at eventual finalist Chapel Hill High School.
Six key seniors played their final career matches at Northern Nash that day -- Ashley Wollett, Olivia Bunn, DaBria Bullock, Hannah Phillips, Taylor West and Spencer Johnson.

CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the brackets for the upcoming Class 3-A State Football Playoffs, which will begin this Friday:

Northern Nash's Raymond Bullock was one of several Knights honored last Thursday night as part of Senior Night festivities. Bullock was also a standout for the Nashville Hornets during his youth days. He is shown with his family.

Southern Nash's Zonovan Knight (with ball) is brought down by a pair of Northern Nash defenders during last Thursday's football contest in Red Oak.

Southern Nash's Zonovan 'Bam' Knight collects yardage for the Firebirds during last Thursday's road triumph at Northern Nash.

Southern Nash's Jerod Wright rejoices as the Firebirds wrap up the Big East Conference football championship last Thursday against rival Northern Nash.

A trio of Nash Central defenders team up to make a stop against rival Wilson Fike.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball program has announced that junior guard Adrian Moore has been named an Honorable Mention Preseason All-American by DIII News.
Moore is looking to build on a stellar sophomore campaign that saw the Plymouth native garner First Team USA South All-Conference honors after ranking in the top-5 in the conference in scoring, field goal percentage, and steals.

FERRUM, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College Battling Bishop football team posted a 27-13 USA South victory over host Ferrum College last Saturday, wrapping up the 2016 season at 5-4 and securing the program's first overall winning record since 2010.
Wesleyan completes conference play with a 4-2 mark, giving the Bishops a runner-up finish behind co-champions Huntingdon and Maryville.
Ferrum opened up a 6-0 advantage early in the second quarter thanks to 42- and 36-yard field goals by Chase Deaton.

Travis Griffin and the Nash Central Bulldogs will return to the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs this Friday with a road contest against Eastern Alamance in Mebane.

NASH COUNTY -- Chris Mizelle's coaching legend continues at Wilson Fike High School -- and in a short amount of time, too.
Mizelle, a former Northern Nash High School standout, just completed his second campaign in charge of the successful boys program at Fike.
Following his club's second-place Big East Conference finish, Mizelle has been tabbed as the league's Co-Coach of the Year along with Wilson Hunt's Eric Nguyen.
Nguyen, a former player at Hunt, guided the Warriors to an undefeated record in the Big East this fall while claiming the conference championship.

ELM CITY -- County Line Raceway hosted its Eighth Annual Race for the Kids last last weekend. Results from the event were as follows:

RED OAK -- Here are the basketball and wrestling schedules for Red Oak Middle School's 2016-17 winter campaigns:

On a frosty Sunday morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Pastor Whitehouse was back after being absent for surgery last Sunday. It was good to have him back.
Sanctuary flowers were given by Aubrey and Kathy Farmer in memory and honor of our veterans and in honor of the men and women currently serving all over the world in the defense of our nation.

Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the 2016 FSA County Committee elections. Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 5, 2016, to ensure that their vote is counted.