Posted on 26 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
Nash Central’s wrestling team knew what was more important during the Thanksgiving holiday. Nash Central wrestlers knew it was more important to spend time with family on vacation during this time of the year, so the short-handed Bulldogs fell in four matches at the I-95 Northern Nash wrestling meet.
The Bulldogs will next compete on Tuesday, December 1st at Beddingfield High School in Wilson, North Carolina.
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Posted on 25 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
During the holiday season, it’s an absolute priority to think of and help those who are less fortunate than us. It’s simply our responsibility to give to those in need during these tough times, and Nash Central’s FCA has done an exceptional job in doing so.
Nash Central’s FCA has raised thirty boxes for Operation Christmas Child, which is an organization that provides assistance to families and children of need.
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Posted on 25 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
On Tuesday, November 24th, the Nash Central Bulldogs wrestling team competed against Louisburg and Greene Central High School.
The Bulldogs are now 3-1 after beating both Louisburg and Greene Central. The Bulldogs will next travel to Beddingfield High School to take on Beddingfield, Rocky Mount, and D.H. Conley High School on Tuesday, December 1st.
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Posted on 24 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
With only two swim meets in the books, Nash Central has already had an accomplished season. In yesterday’s meet against Fike High School, Nash Central’s girls teams finished third out of the ten teams in the competition. The boys team also finished in third place.
The Bulldogs also set many record times, and many swimmers just fell short of making the regional cut. However, Jennifer Jackson has already qualified for regionals in the 200 IM 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breaststroke while Langdon Norris has also made the regionals cut in the 200 IM, 500 free and 100 back. In addition, the girls teams has qualified for regionals in the 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and the 400 free relay. The boys team has also experienced considerable success and have stamped their tickets to regionals for the 200 medley relay.
Nash Central’s next swim meet will be on Friday, December 4th against Southern Nash.
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Posted on 20 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
Nash Central High School and Northern Nash High School are participating in the inaugural Sandy Frazler State Farm Cup competition for the 2015-2016 athletic season.
This contest will involve Bulldog and Knight varsity athletic teams, and points will be awarded for head-to-head victories. Each win will be awarded one point while a tie will be awarded half a point. After the completion of the spring athletic season, the winner of the contest will be decided in May 2016. The winner of the award will be recognized during the varsity football game between Nash Central and Northern Nash in the fall of 2016. This is an annual event, and it will only spice up the already fierce rivalry between Nash Central and Northern Nash.
After the completion of the fall athletic season a few weeks ago, Northern Nash holds a slight lead over Nash Central in the point count. The Knights have earned 5.5 points while Nash Central has garnered 3.5 points. Lady Bulldogs girls tennis ended the season with a 2-0 lead over the Lady Knights while the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team tied 1-1 with the Lady Knights volleyball team. On the other hand, Nash Central football fell behind 0-2 and Nash Central soccer came up short .5 to 1.5. Boys and girls cross country also fell behind 0-1 to Northern Nash.
However, the Bulldogs are still definitely in the running, and Nash Central will look to have a tremendous winter and spring athletic season to take the lead and emerge victorious.
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Posted on 17 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
On Saturday, November 14th, the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs basketball team participated in the inaugural “Cancer ***** Jamboree” in Fayettville, North Carolina.
The event was held by former NC State and WNBA player Tynesha Lewis. Lewis, who is a Southwest Edgecombe alum, was a guard at NC State from 1997 to 2001. She was the 21st overall selection in the 2001 WNBA draft by the Houston Comets. Lewis also played for the Charlotte Sting and Minnesota Lynx before retiring in 2007.
All proceeds of the event were donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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Posted on 17 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
The Nash Central swim team is looking forward to having an exceptional 2015-2016 season. At the moment, the Bulldogs are projected to finish third in the conference in both boys and girls swimming.
With the addition of young, talented swimmers, Nash Central is expected to be much improved this season. The freshmen arrivals should play an instrumental role for the Bulldogs, and they were surely make an impact on Nash Central’s relay-teams in particular.
However, Nash Central is definitely not just a youth-filled team. Gardner-Webb signee Jennifer Jackson aspires to win a state championship in the 50 and the 100 freestyle after finishing 2nd in the 50 freestyle during her junior season.
All in all, there is definitely excitement around Nash Central swimming, and the Bulldogs will look to showcase their talents in their first meet of the season on Thursday, November 19th against Rocky Mount High School.
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Posted on 17 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
In the first meet of the 2015 season, the Nash Central wrestling team beat Smithfield-Selma High School while falling to Laney High Shool.
Seniors Luis Rolon and Timothy Manning went 2-0 while Darius Bobbit, Marqus Norwood, Jarrett Hopkins, Issac Brake, Joshua Brice, and Alex Nobles each went 1-1. Kevin Darden also gave up a strong performance but went 0-2 on the day.
Nash Central’s next meet will be against Greene Central High School and will take place at Nash Central High School on Tuesday, November 24th.
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Posted on 12 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
While Jennifer Jackson won’t be swimming for the Nash Central Bulldogs next year, the Nash Central senior will still be a Bulldog.
Jackson will remain a Bulldog as she signed her National Letter of Intent to swim with the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs on Thursday, November 12th. Gardner-Webb is a Division I program, which competes in the Big South conference. Prior to signing with Gardner-Webb, Jackson was also fielding offers from several other competitive Division I programs, such as Campbell University and the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Jackson, who holds several Nash Central and Big East records, has been one of the most distinguished and highly-acclaimed swimmers in the Big East conference since her freshman year in 2012. The future Gardner-Webb swimmer has earned Rocky Mount Telegram All-Area Player of the Year honors for three consecutive years, and she was also a 3A state runner-up in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Essentially, Jennifer Jackson has definitely been the most accomplished swimmer in the Big East conference for the past several years, and many would even argue that she is the most gifted and talented swimmer to ever compete in the Big East conference.
Now, with the stress of her college recruitment behind her, Jackson will be able to direct full focus and attention to her senior swimming season as she hopes to cap off her illustrious Nash Central career with her most impressive season to date.
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Posted on 01 November 2015 by Neil Mehta.
Former Nash Central guard Trey Sumler has had a unique basketball journey.
Sumler had a highly decorated career as a Nash Central Bulldog, and one could argue that he has been the most talented basketball prospect to play for the Bulldogs. He was four-time first-team All-Conference selection, and he was named the NEW-6 Conference’s Boys Co-Player of the Year in his senior year. Sumler was also selected to play in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star Game in his senior year. After graduating from Nash Central High School in 2009, Sumler walked-on at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.
Sumler would redshirt his first year at Western Carolina, but was awarded “Most Improved” honors for his hard work and grit on the practice lcourt. In his first year suiting up the Catamounts, Sumler was named the Southern Conference’s Freshman of the Year. In the following years, Sumler would continue to have tremendous success, and he was essential to Western Carolina’s program. At the end of his college career, Sumler’s achievements ranked highly in Western Carolina school history, and he sits 3rd all-time in points scored with 1,996 points and 1st in starts with 121 stars.
While Sumler was not drafted in the 2014 NBA draft, he was given the opportunity to play professional basketball. Sumer packed up and moved to Denmark to play for the Aalborg Vikings. The Vikings play in the first division of the Danish Basketball League. In his rookie year, Sumler impressed and averaged 22.6 points, 4.2 assists, and 5.3 rebounds for the Vikings, which was enough to garner attention from NBA scouts.
On Saturday, October 31st, Sumler was drafted by the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League. Sumer was the 8th pick (65th overall) in the 4th round of the NBA Development League draft, which was held on October 31st, 2015. The BayHawks call Erie, Pennsylvania home and are affiliated with the Orlando Magic.
It’s extremely clear that Sumler has made the most of every opportunity given to him, and he has excelled at every level of basketball thus far. There’s no reason to doubt Sumler, and it wouldn’t too far-fetched to say that Sumler has the talent to make the jump from the Erie BayHawks to the Orlando Magic in a fairly short period of time.
In all, Sumer is just another example of the talent that Nash Central High School has been able to produce, and it goes to show you how a dream can turn into a reality with little hard work and effort.
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