Silver State Champion Twice

Nash Central hurdler Damian Siver won both of the indivual races in which he ran on Friday and Silver collected 20 points of his teams 25 points at the North Carolina State  3A Track and Field championship.

Silver first victory came in 110 hurdles and his time was 14:28.  His second win of the day came in the 300 meter hurdles when his time was 39:13.  The Nash Central boys track team scored 25 points and Silver was involved in team events that collect the other five points. D'Jahe Ruffin, Nick Manning and Chris Eley were the team mates with Silver. The 4x200 relay team finished seventh which was good for two points.  The 4x400 relay team finished sixth giving the Bulldogs  another three points.  Lance Williams, Nick Manning  and Brian Williams partnered with Silver on the run.

There were several others from the area who scored points during the championship. Rocky Mount's Takeyra Thomas half point in the girls high  jump tying for eighth.  Jaquell Bryant the defending high jump champion managed  fourth this year.

Rhema Hedgpeth  of Northern Nash took sixth in the 100 meter hurdles.  The Nash Central girls 4x400 relay team with Tkeyah Macklin, Kiera Ausby, Natalie Manning and Krystal Atkinson finished fourth.

The Big East suffered their first baseball lost when Topsoil top Fike 3-1.  Fike also lost in softball to Swansboro 4-0.  The only victory for Fike on this Friday came in soccer when Fike advanced to the third round beating White Oak 2-1.

N C State Swept a doubleheader  from Virginia Tech and by doing so qualified for next weeks ACC Tournament. Pitt lost for the second time this weekend to Notre Dame and thus can not catch the Pack.

Wake beat Virginia in the first game of their double header and by winning their game they will make the ACC tournament.  Just exactly what position each one has in the tournament  is still up in the air.

North Carolina scored a run in the top of the 16th but gave up two in the bottom of the inning and lost the first game of a double header.  The night cap Benton Moss got the most run support he has
received from his Carolina teammates in his Carolina career and Carolina is assured to be in next week's tournament. Moss went seven innings struck out nine and left ahead 11-1.  It was Moss' 19th career win  as a Tar Heel.  Carolina won the night cap 11-2.