Quick Hits
Wednesday, November 6
Ian Jones (Harnett Central, East Carolina) is an assistant coach at Detroit Mercy in charge of player development. ... Erwin's 13-and-under football team won the Harnett County championship at Western Harnett. ... The Campbell men's basketball team provides the...
Tuesday, November 5
Today is voting day. Be sure to vote! ... Sophomore Bragi Gudmundsson, an Iceland native who transferred from Penn State, did not miss a shot in scoring a game-high 15 points for Campbell in a 96-49 season-opening men's basketball win over Pfeiffer in Buies Creek on...
Triton
South Carolina defensive coordinator Clayton White remembers younger days
Editor's note: This story, by Richard Breen, was in the September 2024 issue of Columbbia Metropolitan magazine, as "From Small Town to Big Stage." Clayton White, defensive coordinator at South Carolina, guided his unit in a 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M in Columbia...
Hawks head to Harnett Central for Heister Bowl in regular season finale
Triton visits Harnett Central on Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff in the fourth annual Heister Bowl. Central is 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the All American Conference and will be going into the playoffs. The Hawks (2-7, 2-4 AAC) likely will be sitting out of the postseason...
Midway
Raiders roll past Hobbton in Barrett Sloan’s return
Barrett Sloan made a successful return to Midway on Friday night as the first-year coach of the Raiders with a 34-0 win over visiting rival Hobbton at Tommy Sloan Stadium, which is named for his father. The younger Sloan played quarterback for his dad at Midway before...
Midway edged in state softball final, 3-2, by SW Randolph at UNCG
Midway was the runner-up in the NCHSAA 2-A softball tournament for the second straight season after a 3-2 loss to Southwestern Randolph at UNC Greensboro on Saturday. The Raiders (21-5) gave no evidence of giving up after a 13-0 loss in five innings to the Cougars...
Results / Schedule
Thursday, October 17
High School Bots Soccer
SSS 4, S. Johnston 1
High School Volleyball
NCISAA Tournament
Pungo 3, CFCA 0
Friday, October 18
High School Football
Lakewood 34, Hobbton 30
S. Johnston 27, Hunt 20
Midway 37, W. Bladen 12
Harnett Central 26, Overhills 19
Pine Forest 48, Triton 0
E.E. Smith 40, W. Harnett 8
High School Boys Soccer
Harnett Central 2, W. Harnett 0
NCISAA Tournament
Crossroads 3, CFCA,2
Saturday, October 19
College Football
William & Mary 35, Campbell 28
Monday, October 21
High School Boys Soccer
Triton 2, Terry Sanford 1 (OT)
Tuesday, October 22
NCHSAA Volleyball Tournament
Harnett Central 3, Lee County 1
S. Alamance 3, S. Johnston 2
Orange 3, Triton 0
Midway 3, W. Craven 0
Wednesday, October 23
High School Boys Soccer
Hunt 3, S. Johnston 1
Midway 7, W. Bladen 1
All American Tournament
Harnett Central 2, W. Harnett 0
Triton 8, Westover 0
Thursday, October 24
High School Volleyball
NCHSAA Tournament
Midway 3, Bunn 1
Cape Fear HS 3, Harnett Central 1
Friday, October 25
High School Football
Harnett Central 55, Pine Forest 41
Overhills 34, Triton 6
Midway 46, Red Springs 8
E. Wake 27, S. Johnston 20
Hobbton 50, Union 6
Westover 14, W. Harnett 7
Saturday, October 26
College Football
Campbell 21, N.C. A&T 7
High School Volleyball
NCHSAA Tournament, Third Round
Midway 3, Princeton 0
Monday, October 28
High School Boys Soccer
All American Tournament
at Harnett Central
Triton 3, Terry Sanford 0
Harnett Central 4, Pine Forest 0
Tuesday, October 29
High School Boys Soccer
All American Tournament
at Harnett Central
Triton 2, Harnett Central 1
High School Volleyball
NCHSAA 2-A Quarterfinals
Manteo 3, Midway 1
Friday, November 1
High School Football
St. Pauls 59, midway 28
N. Duplin34,t Hobbton 31
Overhills 41, Pine Forest 34
W. Johnston 30, S. Johnston 27
Terry Sanford 49, W. Harnett 8
Harnett Central, 27, triton 10
Saturday, November 2
College Football
Elon 50, Campbell 27
Monday, November 4
College Basketball
CU women 72, Mount Olive 29
CU men 96, Pfeiffer 49
Thursday, November 7
High School Basketball
Kerr-Vance at CFCA
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
All-State fall performers recognized as Eagles hold basketball scrimmages
Cape Fear Christian Academy has had six student-athletes in fall sports named to all-state teams by the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association. Seventh-grader Carolina Wynns made all-state in girls golf by tying for sixth in the NCISAA Division II...
Coach Jackson taking good care of girls tennis state championship trophy
Coach Page Jackson announced after the awards ceremony at North Carolina Wesleyan on Saturday that he would be taking the girls tennis state championship trophy home with him. The second-seeded Eagles won the NCISAA 1-A title, 5-2, over top-seeded Lawrence, ending the...
Central
Not Central’s night in tilt with visiting Terry Sanford
Terry Sanford came to Harnett Central on Friday night for a matchup of teams with 3-0 records in the All American Conference. The evening belonged to the Bulldogs (5-2, 4-0 AAC), who posted a 42-0 win. Jacob Moore hit Ethan Harris for a 19-yard touchdown with 4:21...
Trojans foiled in OT as Wildcats come back
Harnett Central fell victim to an overtime field goal in a season-opening 37-34 nonconference loss at West Johnston on Friday night. The Trojans were on top, 21-6, at the half on three scoring passes from Koby Howard to D.J. Brown. "Special teams were the deciding...
South
South rolls to 42-0 win over Hawks as Tyler Williams runs for three touchdowns
Sophomore quarterback Tyler Williams of South Johnston ran for touchdowns covering 14, 24 and 12 yards in the first half of a 42-0 win over visiting Triton on Thursday night. Mason Weaver had an interception return for a touchdown as the Trojans (2-0) led 28-0 at...
Trojans bounce back for 28-14 triumph at Triton
One week after suffering a narrow loss at home against Princeton, South Johnston’s varsity football team rebounded with a 28-14 win at rival Triton Friday. “We knew we had something special with this senior group,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “I call them my...
News & Features
Camels stun Catamounts for Harris’ first win as coach
Campbell stunned host Western Carolina, 24-16, on Saturday for the first win in the Braxton Harris coaching era. Junior quarterback Chad Mascoe Jr. completed 18 of 29 passes for 306 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Campbell (1-1). Mascoe also ran...
Haire leaving Campbell baseball for Buckeyes
BUIES CREEK — After leading Campbell's baseball program for the last 10 seasons, coach Justin Haire has accepted the same role at Ohio State. "Over the last 17 seasons, Coach Haire has reshaped our baseball program, first as an assistant and then as head coach,...