Dunn Area Sports Staff

Thursday, November 22

Happy Thanksgiving! ... Dunn Area Sports received its 61,000th view since Feb. 4 on Wednesday. Thank you! ... Campbell freshman receiver Caleb Snead and junior punter Brad Dennis have been named first team All-Big South Conference in football. Second team honors for...

Hawk grapplers 2-1 at West Johnston

Triton's wrestling team participated in a quad meet Tuesday night at West Johnston, winning two of three matches. The Hawks topped Fuqauy-Varina 42-33, lost to the host Wildcats, 41-36, and ended the night with a 48-27 win over South Central of Greenville. Going 3-0...

Highland claims middle school football

Highland successfully defended its Harnett Area Middle School Conference football championship with a second consecutive unbeaten season. Coats-Erwin was scheduled to host 2018 runner-up Harnett Central on Monday with a chance for the Falcons to claim second place but...

Wednesday, November 21

Midway's varsity boys basketball team evened its record at 1-1 with a 78-38 win over visiting Hobbton on Tuesday night. Alyssa Wrench had 15 points in a 52-8 win over the Lady Wildcats. J.J. Sankey had 14 points and six steals for the Lady Raiders (2-0). … No. 1 Duke...

South boys turn back Midway, 66-42, as C.J. Ray scores 24

South boys turn back Midway, 66-42, as C.J. Ray scores 24

South Johnston opened its 2018-19 varsity boys basketball season on Monday night with a 66-42 win over visiting Midway as C.J. Ray led the Trojans with 24 points. Thomas Dees had 10 points in the win. Jacob Thornton and JaQuain Smith added eight points each. "We shot...

Lady Raiders capture opener

Lady Raiders capture opener

The Midway varsity girls basketball team opened its season on Monday night with a 43-24 win at South Johnston as Alyssa Wrench had 19 points and eight rebounds. Wrench made eight of 13 field goal attempts. Jenna Pope had eight points and 13 rebounds for the Lady...

CFCA boys teams take road wins in contrasting fashion

Boys basketball teams from Cape Fear Christian Academy took a pair of wins at Southern Wake Academy on Monday night. The CFCA junior varsity boys improved to 4-0 with a 43-40 win as Zeke Brock scored 13 points. The CFCA varsity boys (5-1) had an easier time with a...

Overhills takes pair over Harnett Central in Tipoff Tournament

Overhills takes pair over Harnett Central in Tipoff Tournament

Overhills, the defending champion in both the boys and girls Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, advanced to the championships again Monday with wins over host Harnett Central. In the girls game, a rematch of last year’s championship, a late surge helped Overhills edge...

Monday, November 19

Dunn Area Sports received its 60,000th view since Feb. 4 on Sunday. Thank you! … East bracket teams including Voyager Academy (1-A), Clinton (2-A), Chapel Hill (3-A) and Green Hope (4-A) swept the NCHSAA boys soccer championships on Saturday. … The Campbell men's...

Triton wrestlers at Broughton, Carvin wins heavyweight title

Triton wrestlers at Broughton, Carvin wins heavyweight title

The Triton Wrestling team traveled to Broughton on Saturday to compete in the third annual Matthews-Griffin-Burt Memorial Tournament. The Hawks came in eighth out of 14 teams. Michael Carvin of Triton won the heavyweight division. Nick Williams (145 pounds) and...

Pick helps Charleston Southern hold off Campbell for 12-7 win

Pick helps Charleston Southern hold off Campbell for 12-7 win

BUIES CREEK — James Allen’s third interception with 1:17 remaining helped visiting Charleston Southern hold off Campbell 12-7 Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium. CSU improved to 5-5 overall and 3-2 in Big South play, while Campbell finished its year at 6-5 and 1-4 in its...

Sunday, November 18

Austin Bryant of Eastern Alamance passed for 438 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-7 first-round playoff win over visiting South Johnston on Friday night as the Trojans finished 8-4. … East Carolina had 657 yards of total offense in snapping a five-game losing streak...

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