The Eastern Carolina 3A Conference boys soccer tournament begins Saturday and concludes on Wednesday. Cleveland is the league regular-season champion.
Saturday's Quarterfinals
(7) Eastern Wayne at (2) South Johnston, 5
(6) Triton at (3) Southern Wayne, TBA
(5) C.B. Aycock at (4) North Lenoir, 1
Monday's Semifinals
North Lenoir/Aycock winner at (1) Cleveland, 6
Eastern Wayne/South Johnston winner vs. Southern Wayne/Triton winner at higher seed, 6
Wednesday's Championship
Semifinal winners meet at highest remaining seed, TBA

The Eastern Carolina 3A Conference volleyball tournament begins Monday and runs through Wednesday.
Monday's first round matches
(2) Cleveland 3, (7) Eastern Wayne 2
 (3) North Lenoir def. (6) Southern Wayne
(5) South Johnston 3, (4) C.B. Aycock 2
Tuesday's semifinal matches
South Johnston at (1) Triton, 6
North Lenoir at Cleveland, 6
Wednesday's championship match
Semifinal winners meet at highest remaining seed, TBA

Ashley Ennis is the new head football coach at Erwin Triton High School, replacing the retired Joe McCullen.

Ennis served as an assistant coach under McCullen the last nine years after getting his start in coaching at Princeton High School. He served as associate head coach and offensive coordinator for the Hawks last season.

The Eastern Carolina 3A Conference will begin its baseball, softball and girls soccer conference tournaments all on Tuesday. Play continues through Friday in soccer and next Monday in baseball and softball.

All games will begin at 6 p.m. and be played at the higher seeded school.

Girls Soccer

Tuesday’s First Round

(7) North Lenoir at (2) Cleveland

(6) Southern Wayne at (3) Eastern Wayne

(5) South Johnston at (4) Triton

Garner will host Millbrook in a clash of Triangle powers on Friday, with the winner advancing to next week's regionals. It's not the only high-powered showdown, as Apex, Clayton and Person travel to some of the state's top teams.

Oxford Webb and Isaiah Hicks play at Fayetteville Westover, while Triton hosts Northeastern Guilford.

All game times are 7 p.m.

Triton will play at North Lenoir in the championship match of the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference boys soccer tournament Wednesday at 7. Triton topped regular-season champ South Johnston 2-1 in a semifinal match on Monday.

North Lenoir defeated Cleveland in the other semifinal.

South Johnston will host a first round 3A state playoff match next Tuesday or Wednesday. Cleveland did not advance to the playoffs.

Cleveland advanced to the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference boys soccer tournament semifinals with a 2-1 win over C.B. Aycock on Saturday. The Rams (3-16-3) will play at North Lenoir (16-2-1) tonight in a semifinal match at 7.

Cleveland clinched a playoff bid witha  three-set sweep of North Lenoir Monday night in the first round of the Eastern Carolina 3A Conference volleyball tournament. The Rams will advance to the state playoffs in just their second season of competition.

The Rams meet Triton in Erwin tonight at 6 in the league tournament semifinals. South Johnston travels to Pikeville C.B. Aycock in the other league semifinal, also set for a 6 p.m. first serve.

The championship match will be played Wednesday.

Triton is the league's regular-season champion, Aycock finished second, ahead of South Johnston and Cleveland, who also have playoff bids locked up.

Triton is the top seed for the event and the state playoffs.

Monday, Oct. 17

Quarterfinals, all at 6 p.m.

Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference football coaches picked Triton to win the league's football title Tuesday, during the league's annual preseason meeting. The Hawks, who shared the 2010 title with Eastern Wayne, received all six first place votes that they could.