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First win for HC boys completes sweep at Western

First win for HC boys completes sweep at Western

Harnett Central took a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball sweep at Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday night, with Central’s girls taking a season sweep over Western and Central’s boys picking up their first win of the season. Harnett Central...

Union Pines sweeps at Central

Union Pines sweeps at Central

Harnett Central dropped a pair of Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games to visiting Union Pines Friday. A third-quarter surge powered Union Pines to a 52-40 win over Harnett Central in the girls game. Senior Lya Molyneaux had 14 points and senior...

Central, Western divide varsity outcomes

Central, Western divide varsity outcomes

Harnett Central split Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Wednesday night. The Trojans picked up their first conference win in the girls game and the Eagles got their first win of the season in...

Lady Hawks edge Central, 43-39

Lady Hawks edge Central, 43-39

Triton’s varsity girls basketball team started strong before visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Harnett Central rallied, but the Hawks were able to edge the Trojans for a 43-39 win on Tuesday night. “We were doing everything to game plan...

South girls get first win, boys missing McNeill

South girls get first win, boys missing McNeill

South Johnston split Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting East Wake on Friday. The Warriors won the boys game, but the Trojans picked up their first win of the season in the girls game. South Johnston held off a fourth-quarter rally to...

Lady Hawks move to 5-0 with 47-23 win at Western

Lady Hawks move to 5-0 with 47-23 win at Western

Triton’s varsity girls basketball team won a battle of unbeatens 47-23 at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday night. “I felt like we did take control after maybe the first few minutes of the first quarter,” said Triton...

CFCA boys return with 74-39 win

CFCA boys return with 74-39 win

Playing for the first time since Jan. 8 due to quarantining for COVID-19, Cape Fear Christian Academy split Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Fayetteville Christian School on Monday night. The Eagles won the boys game and the...

Lady Hawks down Southern Lee, boys topped without Thompson

Lady Hawks down Southern Lee, boys topped without Thompson

Triton split Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Southern Lee on Friday night. Triton won the girls game and Southern Lee won the boys game. Triton’s girls won a 55-8 rout over Southern Lee to stay unbeaten on the season. “We had a lot...

SSS boys top Triton, 66-59

SSS boys top Triton, 66-59

A late surge at the end of a back-and-forth battle lifted Smithfield-Selma to a 66-59 nonconference varsity boys basketball win at Triton on Wednesday night as the Spartans stayed unbeaten. “One thing I say every year: Going into each quarter, I want them to take...

South pushes tempo, trims Triton

South pushes tempo, trims Triton

With Triton’s varsity boys basketball team playing for the first time this season after having to quarantine for COVID-19, South Johnston took a 72-49 win over the visiting Hawks on Friday. “I think one thing that helped us out was (Triton coach) T.J. (Morrison)...

Lady Hawks down South, 39-21

Lady Hawks down South, 39-21

Triton’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 39-21 win at rival South Johnston on Friday night. “We didn’t take care of the basketball like we did in the first game,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We were trying to do too much too...

Central splits with visiting SSS

Central splits with visiting SSS

Making up games postponed from Friday because of the threat of inclement weather, Harnett Central opened varsity basketball season on Wednesday with a split against visiting Smithfield-Selma. The Trojans won the girls game and the Spartans won the boys game. Harnett...

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