South Johnston picked fourth in Eastern Carolina 3-A football race

Triton, a former member of the Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference, was tabbed to win the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference in a vote of the league's coaches taken on Monday. The Hawks went 8-4 in 2008 under head coach Joe McCullen.

Fellow former CFVC member South Johnston was picked fourth.

The breakdown on the poll:

1. Triton (5 first place votes) 25 poll points

2. Eastern Wayne 17 poll points

3. C.B. Aycock 14 poll points

4. South Johnston (1 first place vote) 13 poll points

5. Southern Wayne 12 poll points

6. North Lenoir 9 poll points