http://jdnsports.encblogs.com The Daily News guys' take on the world of sports Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:49:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1-A (6) Jones Senior (8-4) at (3) Weldon (10-1) 1-AA (8) James Kenan (7-5) at (1) Southwest (12-0) 2-AA (9) Kinston (9-2) at (1) East Duplin (12-0) (7) Northside (9-3) at (2) SouthWest Edgecombe (12-0)  http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=404 Dixon has already advanced to Saturday's state 1-A soccer championship game in Cary, but the Bulldogs will find out if they will be joined by a pair of other Onslow County. Jacksonville (3-A) and Swansboro (2-A) each play in East Regional finals on Wednesday. Chapel Hill (18-7-1) at Jacksonville (28-0), 6 p.m. Northwood ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=403 When it comes to the East Central 2-A Conference in soccer, Swansboro coach Doug Kidd sounds like a broken record. “I’ve been saying it …we have the best 2-A conference in the state this year,” he said. “It was proven last night (Wednesday) as only one (of five teams) lost.” Having four ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=402 East Duplin football coach Brian Aldridge perhaps wants his players to enjoy everything that this week’s homecoming festivities bring for the Beulaville-based school. However, Aldridge has warned his team not to enjoy it too much as the Panthers prepare for Friday’s game against Croatan.  “I told the kids that homecoming is for ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=401 Sorry for not putting how I voted this week, but now is really a busy week with the final week of the football regular season and soccer playoffs starting. RALEIGH (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for North Carolina for the week of Nov. 3, first-place votes ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=400 RALEIGH  — The Associated Press state high school football poll for North Carolina for the week of Oct. 27, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers: Class 4-A 1. Matthews Butler (6) (8-0) 96 1 2. Charlotte Independence (4) (9-0) 94 2 3. Fayetteville Britt (9-0) 79 3 4. West Forsyth (9-0) 56 5 5. Jamestown ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=399 Coastal 3-A Conference  Conference Overall School W L T W L T Jacksonville 12 0 0 22 0 0 D.H. Conley 8 3 1 8 8 3 West Carteret 8 4 0 11 6 0   White Oak 7 5 0 10 9 2 West Craven 5 6 1 11 6 1 Washington 5 7 0 9 10 0 South Central 2 10 0 4 15 1 Havelock 0 12 0 0 16 0 East Central 2-A Conference  Conference Overall School W L T W L T Swansboro 11 1 0 15 6 0 Clinton 8 3 1 16 4 1 East Duplin 8 4 0 10 6 1 Croatan 7 4 1 11 6 3 Richlands 6 6 0 7 9 1 Topsail 5 7 0 6 10 0 Northside 1 10 1 2 13 0 South Lenoir 0 11 1 3 15 1 Coastal Plains 1-A Conference  Conference Overall School W L T W L T Dixon 6 0 0 12 5 1 Lejeune 4 3 0 6 13 0 Southwest 4 2 0 9 6 2 East Carteret 1 4 0 2 7 0  Pamlico 0 6 0 0 12 0 http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=398 Sorry that I didn't have a chance to post how I voted last week, but here are my votes for this week's AP state prep football rankings. 4-A 1. Matthews Butler (8-0) 2. Charlotte Indpendence (9-0) 3. Fayettville Britt (9-0) 4. Jamestown Ragsdale (9-0) 5. West Forsyth (9-0) 6. W-F Rolesville (9-0) 7. W-S Reynolds (9-0) 8. Richmond Co. ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=397 Here are some thoughts from Swansboro soccer coach Doug Kidd, whose Pirates seized the East Central 2-A Conference title with a win over Northside on Monday. Doug Kidd – “I wouldn’t say we’ve had surprises. This team has impressed me with our team defense. But we still have work ahead with our ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=396 Here are some quotes I didn't use in a story about Friday's Southwest-Jones Senior football game. The story runs in Thursday's paper.  Phil Padgett – “Jones Senior has a heck of a football team. They are very athletic and have good looking kids who can run and block. They have improved I’m ... http://jdnsports.encblogs.com/?p=395