NASH CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL'S PEYTON LANGLEY (AT RIGHT)

ROCKY MOUNT -- The predictable unpredictability of the Big East Conference volleyball campaign continued last Tuesday when Nash Central hosted Louisburg in a key league showdown.
Just a few days earlier, Central had suffered a disappointing home loss to Bunn, and that setback all but eliminated the Lady Bulldogs from title consideration.

NORTHERN NASH RUNNING BACK R.J. LORING (Photos Submitted by Meryn Johnson)

FRANKLINTON -- It took longer than anticipated, but Northern Nash was eventually able to wrestle control of last Friday's Big East Conference football game against a feisty Franklinton group.
The homestanding Red Rams only trailed by seven points at halftime versus the heavily favored Fighting Knights, but Northern Nash was able to deliver a trio of unanswered touchdowns in the second stanza en route to securing an important 42-14 decision over the Red Rams at the FHS Football Field.

SOUTHERN NASH RUNNING BACK TRALON MITCHELL

ROCKY MOUNT -- Southern Nash appears to have picked the right time to begin peaking toward what the Firebirds hope will be a memorable first season under the direction of new head coach Brian Batchelor.
With the three most important games of the campaign upon them, the Firebirds opened the crucial Big East Conference stretch in style last Thursday by delivering a 45-27 road triumph at defending league champion Rocky Mount.

SOUTHERN NASH\'S GAMLIEL MENDOZA

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash continued its dominance of the Big East Conference boys soccer schedule Monday with a home victory against the Northern Nash Fighting Knights.
Four different Firebirds found the back of the net as Southern Nash remained undefeated in the Big East with a 4-1 decision.

ROCKY MOUNT -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team dropped a 31-26 heartbreaker to Maryville College at home last Saturday afternoon at Vernon T. Bradley Stadium on the NCWC campus.
Maryville got off to a fast start last Saturday, driving right down the field on its opening drive -- but would miss a field goal.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Round One of the same-classification football games in the Big East Conference began last Friday -- with a playoff spot going to the winner of the four-team, round-robin format.
Nash Central took the first step toward that lofty goal as the homestanding Bulldogs slid past Bunn by a 15-6 margin at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

The Northern Nash Fighting Knights and Coach Andrew Farriss (left) will travel to long-time rival Southern Nash this Friday night with first place at stake in the always-strong Big East Conference football standings.

Nash Central High School's Nora Stroud (right) elevates for a kill attempt for the Lady Bulldogs during last Thursday's matchup against conference rival Louisburg at the NCHS Gymnasium.

(L to R) Nash Central's Zanasia Richardson and Camryn Eley attempt to block Louisburg's Greenleigh Gleason last Tuesday night.