Five football players from Triton have earned All-Tri-County Six 3-A Conference honors. The group includes running back Austin Riewestahl, offensive tackle Carlos Nabor, defensive lineman Jalonte McNeill, linebacker T.J. Wilkins and defensive back Colton Neighbors. Riewestahl, Nabor and Neighbors are seniors. McNeill is a junior and Wilkins is a sophomore. Riewestahl had 152 carries for […]
High Schools
Lady Raiders hold off Hawks
Triton looked to hand visiting rival Midway its first varsity girls basketball loss of the season with a second-half rally, but some clutch free throws from freshman Rylie Williams helped the Raiders escape with 49-46 victory Friday. “They (Triton) came to play tonight. They played a good game,” said Midway coach Allen McLamb. “First quarter […]
Hawk boys turn back Raiders
Triton started slow but dominated the second and fourth quarters to rout visiting rival Midway 72-42 in varsity boys basketball Friday night. “I don’t know what was going on early,” said Triton coach T.J. Morrison. “I told them I felt like we were going through the motions and that’s not what I want to see. […]
Eagles sweep at Homecoming
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity girls basketball team started Homecoming with a 58-20 win over Thales Academy of Apex on Friday night. The Eagle varsity boys followed up with an 82-32 victory. E.J. Bethea had 25 points as the CFCA boys improved to 9-3. Parker Watson scored 13 points. Marcus Owens had 12 points. Riley […]
HC sweeps visiting Wildcats
Harnett Central took a nonconference sweep of visiting West Johnston on Thursday night in varsity basketball. The Trojans followed up on a 37-30 victory in the girls game by taking the boys contest, 62-50. The Central boys got 13 points from Anthony Tomlinson, who made five of six field goal attempts. Chase Mullins had 12 […]
South boys down Midway
South Johnston started hot and finished strong in a 69-34 varsity boys basketball win at Midway Tuesday to complete a season sweep over the Raiders and remain unbeaten on the year. “I was glad we got off to a hot start,” said South Johnston coach Brody Massengill. “We finally made some shots tonight, I felt […]
Midway girls stay unbeaten
Midway used a strong second half performance to take a varsity girls basketball season sweep over South Johnston by routing the visiting Trojans 64-32 to remain unbeaten Thursday. “(At halftime) we just said we needed to go in and fix what we’re not doing,” said Midway coach Allen McLamb. “That was closing out on shooters, […]
Hawk teams defeat F-V
Triton’s varsity basketball teams took wins over Fuquay-Varina at separate sites on Tuesday night. The Hawks boys got 26 points and seven rebounds from Derreon Burnett. Emari White had 15 points and five assists as Triton evened its record at 2-2. Kalil Hodges had six points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. Travion Sanders […]
CFCA JV boys top Greenfield
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s junior varsity boys basketball team edged host Greenfield School of Wilson, 81-80, on Monday to move to 6-0 for the season. DeShawn Woods had 27 points, Owen Gregory scored 21 and Zeke Brock added 20 to lead the junior Eagles. Dolan Adams had nine points, Jaden Crumley scored three and Reid […]
Central girls rout South
Harnett Central’s varsity girls basketball team extended its win streak to four straight with a 61-14 rout of visiting South Johnston Tuesday. “We still won’t talk on defense like I want us to,” said Harnett Central coach Chelsey Cabe. “Since we won’t talk on defense like I want us to, in the very beginning, we […]