Here are the area’s top high school sports performers for March 4-5. Top performers are based on the results sent in by the coaches.
Thursday, March 5
BASEBALL
Jaron Buie, Jacksonville: The junior went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBIs in an 8-3 victory over Swansboro.
Jonathan Pittman, Jacksonville: The senior was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.
Cannon Smith, Jacksonville: The sophomore went 1-for-4 with a double and three runs.
Vasco Sutton, Jacksonville: The senior was 1-for-4 with a double, run and RBI.
Mitchell LaRose, Swansboro: The sophomore was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in an 8-3 loss to Jacksonville.
TENNIS
James Baile, Croatan: The junior won 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1 singles and 8-0 at No. 1 doubles.
Ian Balog, Croatan: The senior won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles and at No. 1 doubles.
Walker Carson, Croatan: The senior won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.
Calvin Gossert, Croatan: The senior won 6-0, 6-=2 at No. 5 singles.
Cabo Hruska, Croatan: The senior won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.
Charlie Quinn, Croatan: The senior won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4 singles.
Wednesday, March 4
BASEBALL
Kannon Huffman, Southwest: The junior went 2-for-3 with a double, run and RBI in a 6-3 loss to East Carteret.
Cole Jarman, Southwest: The senior was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI.
Mitchell LaRose, Swansboro: The sophomore was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI in a 14-2 loss to Hoggard.
Isaac Baxter, White Oak: The junior was 1-for-2 with a run in a 7-4 loss to Pamlico.
Grant Dingwall, White Oak: The junior went 1-for-2 with two RBIs.
Brandon Watson, White Oak: The senior was 1-for-3 with a double, run and RBI.
SOFTBALL
Hailie Cooper, Croatan: The senior went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs in a 15-1 win over Washington.
Julianna McAllister, Croatan: The senior was 3-for-4 with a run and RBI.
Madalynn Armstrong, Southwest: The freshman was 1-for-2 with two runs and an RBI in a 15-0 victory over Northside.
Kennedy Grooms, Southwest: The sophomore was 1-for-1 with two RBIs.
Mariyah Palacios, Southwest: The senior was 1-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBIs.
Skylar Phillips, Southwest: The junior went 1-for-2 with two runs and an RBI.
Kelly Shepard, Southwest: The freshman was 1-for-2 with a double, two runs and two RBIs.
Micaela Bowser, White Oak: The sophomore was 1-for-4 with four RBIs in a 10-1 victory over Pamlico.
Emily Pollard, White Oak: The sophomore struck out nine and walked just two and allowed only two hits and one earned run in seven innings and was 1-for-4 with a run.
Avery Sise, White Oak: The junior was 2-for-4 with a run.
TENNIS
Jackson Duke, Northside: The junior won 4-6, 7-5, 10-3 at No. 3 singles and 8-3 at No. 1 doubles in a 7-2 win over Jacksonville.
Adam Gamble, Northside: The senior won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and 8-4 at No. 2 doubles.
Sam Summers, Northside: The junior won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 2 singles and at No. 1 doubles.
Patrick Wang, Northside: The junior won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles and 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.
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