Southern Nash will meet a familiar foe in the second round of the Class 3-A playoffs.

The top-seeded Firebirds earned a 38-6 win over visiting No. 16 seed E.E. Smith on Thursday, which set up a home game in the second round against No. 8 Northern Nash next week.

Jackson Vick led the way for…

In near freezing temperatures, the Bulldogs of Nash Central High School looked to end their season on Friday on a good note and with a winning record.

The Panthers of North Johnston High School came in from Kenly looking for an upset and to also end their season on a good note. North Johnston (3-8,…

SouthWest Edgecombe needed a win to finish first in the Eastern Plains Conference. All the Cougars had to do was get past fellow conference unbeaten Wilson Beddingfield to do so.

SWE did just that in a 60-22 win.

The Cougars (10-1, 5-0) entered the game with three consecutive shutout wins, and kept…

The Rocky Mount High boys’ soccer team was eliminated from the Class 3-A playoffs on Wednesday.

The 25th seeded Gryphons lost to No. 8 Southern Lee, 2-1, on Wednesday in the first round of the postseason. The Gryphons’ road loss was their fourth in the past five games.

RMH (13-7-2)…

Southern Nash boys’ soccer coach Carlos Barron comes from a sports background that always emphasized the importance of defense.

Playing football, Barron understood that the team that had the strongest defense would routinely find ways to win. So when Barron took over the Firebirds soccer team…

Quinton Cooley had another standout game during Southern Nash’s 35-14 win over host Rocky Mount High on Friday.

The Firebirds senior running back ran for 192 yards and set the school’s single-season rushing record, overtaking former teammate and current N.C. State running back Zonovan…

Antonio Johnson is playing his fourth season of football for N.C. Wesleyan, and over that time he has walked onto the team’s practice field located on the school’s campus countless times.

Yet when Johnson heads out to that same patch of grass on Saturday everything will look different.…

The N.C. Wesleyan football team continues to show flashes of greatness. The problem is that those flashes don’t stay for long.

The Bishops have an opportunity to change that when they continue their road-heavy start to the season at 1 p.m. on Saturday at LaGrange.

The game will be the USA…

More offense is a sign that the Elizabeth City State football is pointed in the right direction.

Led by receiver Dajuan Green and running back Bryan Gregory, the Vikings enjoyed their most productive game of the season. But the increased offense couldn’t keep up in a 55-12 loss to…

The Los Angeles Rams earned their third win in as many tries this season when they defeated the Cleveland Browns, 20-13, on Sunday Night Football.

Tarboro native and L.A.’s former MVP running back Todd Gurley had yet another light workload in the win. With 14 carries for 43 yards and no…

This is the first segment of Gurley Watch, a quick weekly update on all things Todd Gurley that will run every Tuesday of the NFL season.

Todd Gurley and the Los Angeles Rams have started the season 2-0 following Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Saints.

The game was a rematch from last…