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North Lenoir improved to 6-1 with a four-set win over Greene Central behind 11 kills from Kennedi Starkie and 28 assists from Maddie Howard.
🏈 WEEK 1 TOP PERFORMERS
Week 1 brought some BIG performances across Lenoir, Greene and Jones counties. 🔥
From 274 yards on the ground to explosive touchdown runs and a 100-yard receiving performance, these five stood out from the pack.
👀 See who made our Week 1 Top 5 and check out their full stat lines.
The East of I-95 Top 100 Football Rankings are here.
With only one week of football to evaluate, these will likely be the toughest rankings of the season. As the season progresses, results, strength of schedule and head-to-head matchups will give us a much clearer picture of where each team belongs.
The rankings consider more than just wins and losses. Quality of opponent, margin of victory or defeat, strength of schedule and overall performance are all taken into consideration.
The East of I-95 Top 100 Rankings are featured on The Trey Scott Sports Show and are independently produced by Trey Scott.
Two teams trying to forge an identity opened the 2026 season Monday at Jones Senior High School. While South Lenoir’s 42-6 victory over the Trojans looked impressive on the scoreboard, it was mostly a work in progress, according to both teams’ head coaches.
NNS Weekly Fall Sports Schedule: August 24-30, 2026: Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis, Volleyball and Football
Greene Central scored 21 first-quarter points and pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 49-20 season-opening win over North Lenoir. Josh Cetnar accounted for four touchdowns, while Donovan Ingram and Jaylen Wooten turned in big rushing performances.
Chris Radford kicks off Neuse News Sports’ new “Catching Up With Local Legends” series with Garrett Byrd, the Snow Hill native and Winthrop University pitcher continuing to build his baseball journey beyond Eastern North Carolina.
Check out the weekly scheduled from August 17th-23rd. (Lenoir, Greene, Jones, and Wayne)
Dating back to last season’s finale against Tarboro, the Vikings have won six sets over their past three matches, going 6-5 in sets during that span. It is Kinston’s best three-match stretch in sets won since Oct. 15, 2013.
