Lady Knights improve to 13-0

The machine just keeps on rolling along with a hiccup. North Central, the state's top-ranked AA volleyball team, did nothing to hurt itself in thrashing visiting Pelion in three games last Thursday to improve to 13-0 overall and 7-0 in Region 3-AA action. The Lady Knights raced to a 25-12, 25-16 and 25-13 victory over the Lady Panthers. Jo Phillips led Andy Johnson's charges as she doled out 21 assists to go along with three ...

Pelion big-play Knights for 28-22 win

Looking into his players' eyes told Louis Clyburn all he needed to know as to the character of his North Central football team.

Panthers could pose problems for Knights

If there was any good which came out of last week's 39-0 loss to Keenan for North Central, it was the fact that the Knights got a feel for the speed of some of the teams they will face in Region 3-AA over the next four weeks.

Raiders crash NC's party

Obviously, Keenan is not superstitious. Scoring 13 points in each of the first three quarters, the visiting Raiders spoiled North Central's return to the AA ranks with a 39-0 win Friday night at Knights Stadium. The game was the Region 3-AA opener for both sides who came into the contest with identical 3-2 marks in the non-conference portion of their schedules. The loss was the second in a row for Louis Clyburn's charges, which reeled ...

Knights hoping to get back to winning ways against Keenan

There is one statistic which jumps out at you when looking into the Keenan football team. In 2012, the Raiders are 1-2 on the road and 2-0 at home. When apprised of that fact, North Central head coach Louis Clyburn, whose team hosts Keenan in tonight's Region 3-AA opener, just laughed. "If you're one of those guys out in Vegas who make the odds, I guess those guys look at all those different things, it ...

NC routs Caps in top 10 pairing

Matches between top six teams are not supposed to be this one-sided. The steamroller, which is the third-ranked North Central volleyball team, ran over, around and through sixth-ranked Columbia, sweeping a Region 3-AA showdown Tuesday night inside The Castle in Boonetown. The precision-like 25-16, 25-13 and 25-16 victory gave Andy Johnson's charges a 9-0 record in dual match play and, more importantly, a 4-0 conference ledger. The loss was the first in four region outings ...

Lady Knights more than up to the Carolina Challenge

If you had to be confined to being inside on a sunny Saturday, you might as well make the best of it.

Squandered opportunities haunt Knights in 42-6 loss

Those things which went North Central's way during what was a three-game win streak did an about-face for the Knights on Friday night.

Lady Knights sweep past Pelion, Eau Claire

It was a lengthy trip, but in the end it was worth the time and effort. Making the long jaunt to Pelion for their second Region 3-AA volleyball match of the season, North Central made quick work of the host Panthers in a three-game sweep. The shutout was the fifth straight for Andy Johnson's squad. The 25-10, 25-17 and 25-18 win gave the Lady Knights, ranked third in the most recent state class AA poll, ...

Streaks on the line tonight in Kershaw

It's easy to get up for a game against your arch-rival; any team can do that for the span of a week.

Lady Knights drop Keenan in 3-AA opener

It used to be that Keenan was among the queens of the court when it came to Region 3-AA volleyball.

NC jumps on Panthers quickly en route to third straight win

File this in the "Looks can be deceiving" file. Upon first glance, it may appear as if North Central was given a bit of a run for its money in Friday's 52-32 victory over host McBee. Upon closer inspection, however, that argument does not hold water. The Knights cruised to a 40-12 halftime lead and then, stepped off the proverbial gas in the second half as Louis Clyburn's troops went to their bench in holding ...

Red-hot Knights head to McBee in search of thirs straight victory

That season-opening loss to Cardinal Newman seems like a lifetime ago for North Central. Since that warm, late-August Saturday morning setback, the Knights have combined to outscore their next two opponents --- Whitmire and the Camden Military Academy --- by a combined 97-6 count. Tonight, Louis Clyburn and company look to extend their winning ways to three straight games when they make the short trip to McBee to take on a winless Panthers' outfit. This ...

Lady Knights trample AJ, 3-0

It does not seem as if the move into the AA ranks has fazed the North Central volleyball team in the least bit.

Lady Knights cruise to 4-0 by sweeping Jackets, Foxes

laying a team other than Chesterfield for the first time in the regular season, the North Central volleyball team made quick work of visiting Hartsville and Buford last Thursday night, taking down both opponents in two games.

NC Hammer

Up for grabs

One line, plenty of waiting.