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Duplin-Sampson Legion team heads to state games
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The Duplin-Sampson American Legion team, back row, from left: Coach Disel Hinkle, Garrett Knowles, Kevin Norris, Hunter Jenkins, Brandon Thigpen, Corby Allen, Kyle Herring, Braxton Lewis, Antonio Garcia, Caleb Hall and Coach Gene Lewis; front row, from left: Blake Southerland, Stephen Holden, Jeremy Thomas, Adam Raynor, Michael Skinner, Zack Alphin, Wiley Jackson, Kullen Bell and Head Coach Tom Teachey, prepare this week for the state tournament slated for July 24-29. Not pictured is Seth Sandlin.
According to reports from sideline mother Abigail Raynor, the American Legion team traveled to Wilmington Saturday, July 18, to finish the Friday night game against Post #10.
The team’s first game was slated for 5 p.m. and American Legion saw their first loss with the score 14-9. Another game against Post #10 immediately followed, handing American Legion another loss of 13-3.
The teams met up again Sunday, July 19, and the American Legion received the final loss in the best-of-five series with the score 12-2.
They ended second in the region.
With a second ranking in the region, the American Legion team qualified for the state tournament slated for July 24-29 at East Carolina University.
According to NCPreps.com message board administrator Don Hines, the state tournament will kick off July 24 with a banquet and orientation.
The first series of games will start Saturday, July 25, at 9:30 a.m. with Shelby taking on Post #10; game two is slated for 12:30 p.m. with Duplin-Sampson taking on the winner of the Rowan County and Mooresville match-up, which was played Monday night; the 4:30 p.m. game (game three) will be either Rock Mount or Cary against the number two seed from the Rowan County and Mooresville match-up; and the final game (game four) will be at 7:30 p.m. with Cherryville taking on Pitt County Post #3.
As for Sunday’s lineup, game five will start at 9:30 a.m. with the losers of games one and three matching up; game six at 12:30 p.m. will have the loser of game two taking on the loser of game four; game seven at 4:30 p.m. will be the winners of games one and three competing; and game eight at 7:30 p.m. is slated to be the winners of games two and four.
The rest of the tournament’s schedule is located in a box on this page.
Jessica Wagner can be contacted at 910-592-8137 ext.122 or reached by e-mail at siphoto@intrstar.net
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