Despite a rough night, Harnett Central’s varsity girls basketball team took a 45-22 win on the road at South Johnston to stay unbeaten on the season on Friday. “Not our best basketball that we’ve played,” said Harnett Central coach Catherine Griffin. “I think you can attribute that to the end of a long game-week. And […]
High Schools
South boys recognize Ray, remain unbeaten
On a night where senior C.J. Ray was honored for a career milestone, a dominant first-half performance powered South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team to a 63-41 win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday. “I told them, ‘Boys, we might want to thank the gods for that one tonight,’” said South Johnston coach Brody Massengill. […]
Triton boys win at SSS
The Triton varsity boys basketball team snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 71-48 win at Smithfield-Selma on Friday night as senior Josiah Lett led the way with 19 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots. The Hawks (2-3) were ahead 17-11 after eight minutes and were on top 34-21 at the half. Travion Sanders […]
Midway tames Wildcats
Midway swept varsity basketball contests against visiting Sampson County rival Hobbton on Thursday night. Midway won a 58-13 rout over Hobbton in the girls game. “What I liked about I saw, no matter what was going on, not everybody was shooting well tonight and not all of the buckets were falling in, but everybody kept […]
CFCA boys top Grace of Sanford
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity boys basketball team held off visiting Grace Christian of Sanford for a 57-46 win on Thursday night. The Eagles had an 18-point lead reduced to five points in the late stages before improving to 8-2 with a late run after Grace (7-4) began fouling to stop the clock. The Crusaders […]
HC sweeps at West Johnston
Harnett Central got 23 points from Anthony Tomlinson in a 67-55 nonconference varsity boys basketball win at West Johnston on Wednesday night. Tomlinson made eight of 12 from the floor but the rest of the Trojans made just 16 of 43 attempts, 37.2 percent. Central was four for 20 from beyond the arc. “We didn’t […]
CFCA takes two from Lakewood
Cape Fear Christian Academy scored a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Lakewood on Wednesday. Cape Fear Christian surged in the third quarter and held off a fourth-quarter rally to win 58-54 over Lakewood in the girls game. “We’re still working on our guard play,” said Cape Fear Christian girls coach Bobby Lamb. “Right now, it’s […]
South boys down Western, Lady Eagles get first win
Western Harnett and visiting South Johnston split varsity basketball games on Tuesday, with the Eagles winning the girls game and the Trojans taking the boys contest. Defense powered Western Harnett to a 35-28 win over South Johnston in the girls game, the Lady Eagles’ first win of the season. “We’ve been really stressing on defense,” […]
Central girls down Cleveland to improve to 5-0
Harnett Central split varsity basketball contests with visiting Cleveland on Monday night, with the Trojans winning the girls game and the Rams winning the boys contest. Harnett Central overcame a slow start to take a 57-34 win over Cleveland in the girls game and stay unbeaten on the season. “To be expected after a little […]
CFCA changes defense to rally past New Life, 82-76
For three quarters, New Life Christian Academy of Fayetteville moved the ball and connected from long range against the zone defense of host Cape Fear Christian Academy in a nonconference varsity boys basketball matchup on Monday night. The Monarchs hit 13 shots from beyond the arc to take a 68-57 lead into the final period. […]