SportsTalk: MLB Playoff Picture Here and Now
Scout Hughes and Steve Lewis give a rundown of the MLB Playoff Picture with just a little time left in the regular season.
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SportsTalk: Louisburg College Preps for Round 1 of Central GT
Quinderra Spellman, Head Football Coach at Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes to give us an insight on how the Hurricanes plan to take on Central Georgia Tech this Saturday in Week 3 of the College Football Season.
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SportsTalk: High School Football Recap Week 4
Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue recap the week that was with High School Football. The guys also talk about some college football games and NFL Games that happened over the weekend.
High School Football Scores from Week 4:
- Rocky Mount 45 Vance County 6
- Franklinton 54 Louisburg 0
- Wake Forest 49 Wakefield 14
- Burlington Williams 28 Heritage 25
- Knightdale (0-3) @ Sanderson (1-2) – postponed to 9/14
- East Wake 36 Bunn 13
- Eden Morehead 26 J.F. Webb 16
- Warren County 42 South Granville 0
- Wake Prep 36 ALA-Johnston 0
- Eastern Alamance 65 Person 20
- Amherst County, VA 27 Mecklenburg County, VA 7
Area College Football Scores for Week 2:
- UNC 35 East Tennessee State 3
- NC State 73 Richmond 0
- Duke 31 Illinois 27
- Wake Forest 38 Purdue 36 2OT
- Virginia 59 Norfolk State 3
- Virginia Tech 44 Old Dominion 21
- App State 27 ECU 24
- Ole Miss 41 Charlotte 9
- NC Central 30 NC A&T 22
- Louisburg College 50 Greensboro College JV 0
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SportsTalk: Vipers Travel To Rocky Mount for VCFNF
UPDATE – FINAL SCORE
Rocky Mount 45
Vance County 6
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Vipers Head Football Coach Aaron Elliott said he, the team and the coaching staff are pumped about finally getting to play on a Friday night. It’s Week 4 of the regular season, and the first three games all were played on Thursday – two because of the threat of stormy weather and one planned in advance of the long Labor Day weekend.
“We’re excited and glad we get to play on Friday,” Elliott said on Thursday’s SportsTalk with WIZS’s Scout Hughes and George Hoyle.
The Vipers head to Rocky Mount for a 7 p.m. kickoff against the Griffons, currently 2-1 under Coach Jason Battle.
“We’re hungry for a win,” Elliott said. Currently 0-3, the Vipers have improved their performance with each game so far, and Elliott said the players know what the strength of schedule could mean later in the season.
“We know as a team that we can compete against Rocky Mount,” Elliott said.
The Griffons run the ball well, and Elliott said he’s worked on shutting down those big run plays.
“We just can’t fall asleep in the secondary,” Elliott said.
The Vipers are cleaning up their turnover totals, tackles and finishing drives on offense.
And the team has been relatively penalty-free on the playing field, which Elliot attributes to the level of discipline the coaching staff consistently emphasizes.
Playing with discipline minimizes mistakes and penalties on the field.
“If we play disciplined football, stop the run and stop the big explosive plays, we’ll be fine,” Elliott said.
Area High School Football Games for Week 4:
- Vance County (0-3) @ Rocky Mount (2-1)
- Franklinton (3-0) vs. Louisburg (2-0)
- Wake Forest (1-2) vs. Wakefield (1-1)
- Heritage (1-2) @ Burlington Williams (1-0)
- Knightdale (0-3) @ Sanderson (1-2)
- East Wake (1-2) @ Bunn (1-2)
- J.F. Webb (1-2) @ Eden Morehead (1-2)
- South Granville (2-1) vs. Warren County (2-0)
- Wake Prep (2-1) vs. ALA-Johnston (1-1)
- Person (1-2) @ Eastern Alamance (2-1)
- Mecklenburg County, VA (0-2) vs. Amherst County, VA (0-2)
Vance County travels to Rocky Mount for Week 4 of the 2026 season on Friday, September 11th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with pregame starting at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff thereafter at 7:00 p.m.
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SportsTalk: High School Football Week 3 Recap
Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue recap the week that was with High School Football. The guys also talk about some college football games that happened over the weekend.
High School Football Scores from Week 3:
- Jordan 42 Vance County 6
- Franklinton 27 South Granville 14
- Millbrook 14 Wake Forest 7
- Leesville Road 20 Heritage 0
- Panther Creek 40 Knightdale 0
- Southeast Raleigh 48 East Wake 6
- Bunn 49 J.F. Webb 22
- Louisburg 17 Northampton County 8
- Wake Prep 55 Pamlico County 14
- Hopewell, VA 49 Mecklenburg County, VA 0
Area College Football Scores for Week 1:
- Duke 17 Tulane 3
- Wake Forest 38 Akron 16
- Virginia Tech 73 VMI 3
- Alabama 48 East Carolina 10
- App State 55 Maine 3
- The Citadel 43 Charlotte 41
- North Carolina Central 27 Elizabeth City State 6
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SportsTalk: Hurricanes Ready For In-State Foe Come Sunday
Quinderra Spellman, Head Football Coach at Louisburg College, joins SportsTalk with Scout & Doc to discuss coming off of the bye week and getting ready for the Greensboro College JV team on Sunday.
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SportsTalk: Vipers Ready For The Task At Hand
UPDATE – FINAL SCORE
Jordan 42
Vance County 6
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The Vance County Vipers are looking to get a W this week as they travel to Durham Thursday to take on the Jordan High Falcons.
The Vipers, coming off a 2-point loss in OT to the South Granville Vikings, are looking for their first win in the 2026 season.
Head Coach Aaron Elliott put last week’s heartbreaker in the “good loss” category.
There are good losses and bad losses, and Elliott said he’d put the 50-48 overtime thriller in the former category.
“We had over 200 yards on the ground, which is big for us,” Elliott said on SportsTalk.
Jerimi Strong definitely was a playmaker for us on offense,” Elliott said. The coaching staff has some running plays drawn up for quarterback Aadan Trowbridge as well, but the coach said he wants to make sure the QB stays healthy.
“We try our best to keep him as healthy as possible, so the less hit he’s got to take, the better off we are as a program,” Elliott said.
As the Vipers prepare for the Thursday evening game against Jordan, Elliott said he’s keeping his fingers crossed that the team will emerge from the short week of practice ready to play.
“If we keep stacking good days (of practice) we’ll be in good shape,” he sai.
This year’s Jordan team lacks a little of the size of last year’s team, but it makes up for it with speed and athleticism.
The Vipers must be able to contain the quarterback to have a shot at a W.
“We narrowed it down to three things,” Elliott said. “Win the turnover battle, be able to tackle better and be more physical.”
Area High School Football Games for Week 3:
- Vance County (0-2) @ Jordan (1-1)
- Franklinton (2-0) @ South Granville (2-0)
- Wake Forest (1-1) @ Millbrook (2-0)
- Heritage (1-1) vs. Leesville Road (0-2)
- Knightdale (0-2) @ Panther Creek (1-1)
- East Wake (1-1) vs. Southeast Raleigh (2-0)
- J.F. Webb (1-1) vs. Bunn (0-2)
- Louisburg (1-0) vs. Northampton County (0-2)
- Wake Prep (1-1) @ Pamlico County (1-1)
- Mecklenburg County, VA (0-1) vs. Hopewell, VA (0-1)
Vance County travels to Jordan for Week 3 of the 2026 season on Thursday, September 3rd and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with pregame starting at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff thereafter at 7:00 p.m.
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SportsTalk: Coach King Prepares for Vipers in Week 3
Head Coach Antonio King said his Jordan High Falcons need to concentrate on playing the team on the opposite side of the ball in tonight’s matchup with the Vance County Vipers and not “shoot themselves in the foot” like they did last week in a loss to Southern Durham.
King told WIZS’s Scout Hughes and George Hoyle that his team, now 1-1, had five turnovers and allowed a TD off a kickoff return in the loss last week.
The Vipers also lost a heartbreaker in OT last week and are looking for their first win of the 2026 season.
Coach King said this week’s heat has kept them inside for practices, but the team was able to gt outside for a late practice yesterday.
There will be tents on both sidelines for tonight’s game, which kicks off at 7 p.m. in Durham. King said the field will be in full shade by 7:30 p.m. or so, which will help conditions on the field – and in the stands – a tad.
A good mix of upperclassmen will help this year’s team find their way to getting the job done on the field. “This team has to earn their own record,” he said.
Vipers Head Coach Aaron Elliott will bring a team that will “fight all the way to the end – they’ve got some young weapons,” King said, adding that his team must make sure they know where those players are on the field at all times.
The Falcons are healthy and there are no major injuries, thank goodness, King said. Cramping up as a result of the heat is his biggest concern. The players have water bottles with them through the day at school, and King said they check on the players regularly to make sure they’re staying as hydrated as possible.
King said he feels confident that if his Falcons can go out and execute their game plan against the Vipers and avoid costly turnovers and kickoff returns for touchdowns, they’ll be in good shape.
“We’ve just to go out and do our game plan,” he said. “Making sure we control our controllables.”
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SportsTalk: Hurricanes Football Starts Off Right
Quinderra Spellman, Head Coach of Louisburg College Football, joins SportsTalk with Scout Hughes to speak on the Hurricanes’ Week 1 win against Community Christian College 62-0.
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SportsTalk: Vance County Football Week 2 Recap
Scout Hughes and Doc Ayscue recap the week that was with High School Football. The guys also talk about some college football games that happened over the weekend.
High School Football Scores from Week 2:
- South Granville 50 Vance County 48 OT
- Franklinton 42 Bunn 13
- Wake Forest 31 Leesville Road 21
- Millbrook 47 Heritage 0
- Enloe 36 Knightdale 6
- Rocky Mount 42 East Wake 20
- Warren County 44 J.F. Webb 0
- Louisburg 28 Southeast Halifax 0
- Wake Prep 47 North Moore 8
- Brunswick, VA 20 Mecklenburg County, VA 12
Area College Football Scores for Week 0:
- UNC 15 TCU 10
- Virginia 34 NC State 8
- Texas Southern 42 NC Central 30
- Louisburg College 62 Community Christian College 0
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