Midway pulled away late in a 42-22 varsity football win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday. “We had to adjust,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “They started pushing the ball down the field with their trap plays and buck sweeps, all the things Wing-T teams do, and we had to adjust. They got […]
South turns back Triton, 3-1
Triton battled at rival South Johnston, but the Trojans took a 3-1 win on Thursday by scores of 23-25, 25-23, 26-24 and 25-18. “I definitely wouldn’t say this was our best effort,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “Hat’s off to them (Triton) for fighting as well as they did. The first three sets were […]
Raiders top HC in volleyball
Midway’s varsity volleyball team rebounded from having a four-match win streak snapped at East Duplin on Tuesday by beating visiting Harnett Central 3-1 on Wednesday by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-11 and 25-14. “They’ve played with a lot of energy, so that’s a plus,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “We went to East Duplin yesterday […]
Hawks cap short week with huge win at South
Triton picked up a much-needed varsity football win on Wednesday night, winning 56-27 at nonconference rival South Johnston. “That’s huge,” said Triton coach Ben Penny. “Coming off of a short week. Coming off of a heartbreaking loss in weak one and not really recovering before going down to South View and taking one on the […]
Raiders top South Brunswick
Midway survived a varsity football battle with visiting South Brunswick on Friday night, edging the Cougars for a 28-24 win. “That’s just a great job by our team rallying,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We had to fix some things on the back end at halftime. We almost got caught, but we didn’t. And we’ve […]
Raiders even season series with South in volleyball home opener
Playing at home for the first time this season, Midway’s varsity volleyball team avenged its lone loss of the season by handing South Johnston its first loss of the season in a five-set battle on Wednesday. Individual set scores were 25-20, 12-25, 25-17, 25-14 and 15-11. Midway coach Brandy Wrench had to quickly leave after […]
Raiders take 3-0 volleyball victory at Triton
Midway took a straight sets varsity volleyball win at rival Triton on Tuesday by scores of 25-23, 27-25 and 25-21. “We had a lot more hustle in us tonight,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “We didn’t stop. We kept playing. Jordan Wallum ended this game with a nice dig up and then Caitlyn (Holland) nailed […]
Western edges Douglas Byrd
Western Harnett took advantage of a late turnover with a long touchdown run from junior Daquan McNeill to edge visiting Douglas Byrd 24-20 to open varsity football season on Monday. “It was a typical first game,” said Western Harnett coach Blake Culbertson. “Penalties. Turnovers. Just things you’ve got to expect in the first game. But […]
Midway storms past Spartans
Midway opened varsity football season on Friday night with a 27-0 win over visiting Union in a game that was called at halftime because of thunderstorms in the area. “We played hard. Union played hard,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We’ve got some things to work on offensively. Defensively, we’re going to have to look […]
Rogers leads Hobbton comeback in football season opener
Hobbton opened varsity football season on Thursday in thrilling fashion, rallying past visiting East Chapel Hill to win a 51-46 shootout. “They’re a tough bunch,” said Hobbton coach Joe Salas. “They worked their tails off and they never surrendered. We were confident all the way through and we knew we just needed one stop.” The […]