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LOUISBURG -- In the estimation of observers close to the program, Louisburg fielded one of its best-ever boys soccer squads this fall -- and the proof was in the numbers.
The Warriors went 10-6 overall and dropped just one match in the Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference while sharing the regular season crown with Granville Central.
LHS then advanced to the second round of the Class 1-A State Playoffs before falling 6-2 at home on Tuesday to Spring Creek at Joyner.

LOUISBURG -- Quamon Person's final regular season home football game for the Loiusburg Warriors was one to remember -- and Person's Herculean effort helped LHS wrap up second place in the Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference.
Person rushed for five touchdowns as Louisburg surged past Weldon 56-28 last Friday at Patterson Field to close out the regular season.
Louisburg finishes at 6-4 overall to go with a 3-1 mark in the TRAC.

BUNN -- It was a deflating feeling for the Bunn Wildcats when they had their undefeated boys soccer campaign spoiled two weeks ago in the regular season finale at home against Roanoke Rapids.
Though it stung at the time, BHS veteran head coach Charles Haley saw a silver lining in the tough setback.
"It was probably the best thing that could have happened to us,'' Haley said.

Journee Hartsfield serves for Louisburg HS.

Louisburg High School's Mackenzie Wood (second from left) proudly holds on to the state runner-up plaque following last Saturday's championship spike showdown.

Louisburg High School's Summer Phillips goes up for a block attempt during last Saturday's action at the Class 1-A State Volleyball Championships at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.

Louisburg High School head volleyball coach Erica Wammock (left) accepts the state runner-up plaque last Saturday night in Raleigh.

WILLIAMSTON -- Not matter what the sport, there are moments that define a team's legacy -- and they often take place far away from its comfort zone.
That's why Louisburg High School volleyball coach Erica Wammock was unfazed when she found out the undefeated Lady Warriors, due to a tie-breaker, would be on the road last Thursday at Williamston Riverside in the East Regional Final (and state semifinal) of the Class 2-A State Playoffs.
"We had gone to Riverside two years ago in the softball playoffs, and their fans got to us,'' Wammock said. "I wanted to make sure that didn't happen this time.

Louisburg High School volleyball players rejoice after the final point of last Thursday's Class 1-A East Regional final at Williamston Riverside.

GREENVILLE -- Turner Brown collected a pair of hits and scored two runs, while Jake Washer drove in three runs helping the Gold squad to a 6-2 sweep of Purple in the 2016 Purple-Gold World Series Sunday afternoon at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium.
Brown, who tallied a series-best nine hits, registered his third multi-hit game of the weekend leading the Gold with a .529 (9-for-17) average.
Spencer Brickhouse, a freshman from Bunn High School, drove in the would-be game winning run on a triple in the bottom of the second and finished with a series-best five RBI.

BUNN -- David Howle's 12th and final league championship as Bunn High School's head football coach was secured in impressive fashion last Friday at Warren County.
Howle's Wildcats had racked up 56 points by halftime and went on to defeat the host Eagles by a 70-35 margin to wrap up the outright portion of the Northern Carolina Conference football crown.

HENDERSON -- Needing a clutch performance to wrap up a winning regular season record -- and help secure their playoff standing -- the Franklinton Red Rams got exactly that during last Friday's Northern Carolina Conference finale at Southern Vance.
Taking on the winless Runnin' Raiders, Franklinton erupted to a 24-point halftime cushion and never looked back en route to topping host SVHS by a 41-14 margin.

The Louisburg Parks and Recreation Department's 8-Under Fall Ball Girls Coach-Pitch team recently wrapped up its schedule with a perfect 10-0 record against area opponents.

LOUISBURG -- Tuesday night's election tally did not produce any suprises in the race for four county commisison seats, but it did produce a razor-thin win for the board's chair.
Sidney Dunston took the District 1 seat by 37 votes, squeezing out an unofficial victory over challenger Stuart May.
"I'm excited that I was able to eke out a win," Dunston said on Wednesday.

LOUISBURG -- For 20 years after the turn of the 20th century, Joseph James Barrow was a fixture in the offices, courtrooms and corridors of the courthouse as the county's Clerk of Superior Court.
Now, his visage will be a fixture too, as members of the Heritage Society of Franklin County located a picture of Barrow and, following a ceremony last week, will hang it in the magistrate's courtroom of the main courthouse on Main Street.

RANDALLSTOWN-MD - Julius "Pete" Williams, 68, a former resident of Franklin County, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Home going services are planned for Friday, Nov. 11, at March Life Tribute Center - Randallstown, 5616 Old Court Road, Randallstown, Md. Family and friends will be received for the wake at 1:30 p.m. and services to follow at 2 pm.

LOUISBURG -- Tuesday night's election tallies didn't produce any surprises in Franklin County, but did reveal some close races.

HENDERSON - Funeral services for Jacqueline "Jackie" Coley, 47, who died Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, will be held Saturday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. at Richardson Funeral Home in Louisburg. Burial will follow in the Cemetery on the Hill.

LOUISBURG -- Funeral services for Shirley Alston Wright, 68, who died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, from Perry's Missionary Baptist Church in Louisburg, with the Rev. Anthony Alston, officiating. Burial will follow in the Perry's Church Cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Joshua Wilkins, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 at his home. Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 7, at Allen Chapel Baptist Church, Louisburg. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

LOUISBURG - Margie Maxine Murray Ball, 93, of Louisburg, died Friday morning.

BUNN - Lois W. Henderson, 66, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016 at Franklin Oaks Nursing Center. Services will be private.

BUNN - Percy Jones, 54, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.  Arrangements by William Toney's Funeral Home, Spring Hope.

CASTALIA - Victor Lynn Stallings, 48, died Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 2, 2016. A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 7, in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Burial followed in Lancaster Memorial Park.

BUNN -- David Howle's 12th and final league championship as Bunn High School's head football coach was secured in impressive fashion Friday at Warren County.
Howle's Wildcats had racked up 56 points by halftime and went on to defeat the host Eagles by a 70-35 margin to wrap up the outright portion of the Northern Carolina Conference football crown.
Now 10-1 overall to go with an unblemished league mark, the Wildcats will take next week off after closing out their regular season.