There was a silver lining in the rain clouds as Triton's varsity football team fell, 33-0, in its season opener at Knightdale on Friday afternoon. The 3-A Hawks finally got to line up against an opponent, albeit a rugged 4-A foe on the road. COVID protocols prevented...
Wilson Hunt scored a pair of touchdowns in the second half, capping a 21-7 win on Thursday night at South Johnston with an 8-yard scoring run by C.J. Joyner with eight minutes to play. Kysheem Green scored late in the first half for the hosts on a pick six. South...
West Johnston took a 14-0 first-quarter lead on touchdown receptions of 12 and 24 yards by Martin Parrish as the Wildcats topped visiting Harnett Central, 21-15, on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. After a Central score was nullified for an illegal...
Chris Perkins threw two first-half touchdown passes for Overhills in a 13-0 football win over visiting Cape Fear on Thursday night. ... Host Radford took a 74-71 Big South Conference women's basketball win over Campbell in double overtime on Thursday night despite 23...
Triton's varsity boys soccer team rallied from an early deficit to take a 5-1 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win over visiting Lee County on Wednesday night as Merced Mendez scored three goals. Benny Villalvazo tallied twice as the Hawks improved to 6-1 overall and 4-1...
Most season-opening high school football games involving area teams have been moved to tonight due to the forecast for rain on Friday. See schedule below. ... Triton coach Ben Penny said that the Hawks' first game at Knightdale may be moved to Friday at 4 p.m. ......
BUIES CREEK — Cedric Henderson, Jr. scored 19 points to lead Campbell to a 68-48 Big South Conference men's basketball win over High Point on Tuesday night at Gore Arena. Messiah Thompson added 14 points for Campbell (15-9, 11-6), which tied a school Division I era...
United Faith used effective man-to-man defense in a 59-54 win in the semifinals of the NCISAA 1-A boys basketball tournament at Cape Fear Christian Academy on Tuesday night. "Nobody has played us man-to-man since December," said first-year CFCA coach Steve Mims Jr....
Host Eastern Alamance remained unbeaten with a 71-47 win over Harnett Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A girls basketball playoffs on Tuesday despite 19 points and seven blocked shots by Syniah McMiller. Brittany Mills had 13 points and six assists in the...
BUIES CREEK — Jalen James scored twice to lead Campbell to a 6-0 Big South Conference men's soccer win over Winthrop on Monday night at the Eakes Athletic Complex. Matt Lock, Franck Momo, Tyler Young and Alemu Mercer-Miko also scored for the 20th-ranked Camels (2-0,...
Campbell takes a 6-game winning streak in men's basketball into a home game tonight with High Point (ESPN+, 7 p.m.). ... Duke won its fourth straight, 85-71, over visiting Syracuse on Monday night as freshman D.J. Steward scored 21 points with seven assists. Classmate...
BUIES CREEK — A suicide squeeze in the seventh inning proved to be the decisive run in Campbell's 3-2 baseball win over Liberty on Sunday afternoon. The bats weren't as hot as in CU's 17-3 win Saturday, but the pitching staff was lights out to keep Liberty at bay for...
