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Coats-Erwin sweeps Highland

Coats-Erwin sweeps Highland

Coats-Erwin took a middle school basketball sweep over visiting Highland Thursday as both the girls and boys teams improved to 6-1 on the year. The girls pulled into a tie for first place atop the Harnett County Conference. On Jan. 15, Coats-Erwin's girls lost a...

Hawk grapplers top Central

Hawk grapplers top Central

Triton's wrestling team ended the regular season Wednesday with a 42-35 win over visiting Harnett County and Tri-County Six 3-A Conference rival Harnett Central. "It was a little closer than I would have liked it to be," said Triton coach David Weathersby. "But those...

Lady Hawks, WH boys win

Lady Hawks, WH boys win

Triton hosted Western Harnett on Tuesday night for the second varsity basketball matchups of the season between the two schools, but the first in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, with the Triton girls and Western boys each avenging losses from the first meetings....

HC takes conference wins over Western Harnett

HC takes conference wins over Western Harnett

Harnett Central improved to 2-0 in both girls and boys Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball play Friday with wins over visiting county rival Western Harnett. Harnett Central rallied in the second half of the girls game to take a 38-29 win over Western...

Coats-Erwin wins pair of hoops games at Harnett Central

Coats-Erwin wins pair of hoops games at Harnett Central

Coats-Erwin took a middle school basketball sweep on the road against Harnett Central on Thursday, with both the girls and boys teams improving to 5-1 on the season. After falling by a single point in a battle of unbeatens at Highland on Tuesday, Coats-Erwin's girls...

Raiders split in matchups at Campbell’s Gore Arena

Raiders split in matchups at Campbell’s Gore Arena

Midway split non-conference varsity basketball contests with Neuse Charter Wednesday, winning the girls game, but losing the boys game. The games were played at Campbell University’s Gore Arena. After a close first quarter, Midway dominated the remaining three...

Midway splits with Wallace-Rose Hill

Midway splits with Wallace-Rose Hill

Midway split East Central 2-A Conference varsity basketball contests with visiting Wallace-Rose Hill Tuesday, taking the girls game, but falling in the boys game. A third-quarter surge led Midway to a 55-47 win over Wallace in the girls game. “We didn’t do some things...

Coats-Erwin posts hoops sweep of Western Harnett

Coats-Erwin posts hoops sweep of Western Harnett

Coats-Erwin took a middle school basketball sweep over visiting Western Harnett on Monday. Relentless defense led Coats-Erwin's girls to a 39-15 win over Western Harnett to stay unbeaten on the season. Abby Hood had 17 points and Ava Blackman had 10 points to lead the...

Hawks take three from Southern Lee as league play opens

Hawks take three from Southern Lee as league play opens

Triton had a successful start to Tri-County Six 3-A Conference basketball play Friday evening by taking a three-game sweep over visiting Southern Lee. After struggling offensively for three quarters, Triton dominated the fourth quarter to take a 54-37 win over...

South Johnston boys improve to 12-1 with 81-59 win over Central

South Johnston boys improve to 12-1 with 81-59 win over Central

South Johnston took an 81-59 varsity boys basketball win over visiting nonconference opponent Harnett Central behind a 34-point performance from senior JaQuain Smith Wednesday. “We just played well,” said South Johnston coach Brody Massengill. “JaQuain, it was his...

HC girls triumph at South Johnston, 45-29

HC girls triumph at South Johnston, 45-29

A strong performance from the bench in the second half led Harnett Central to a 45-29 non-conference varsity girls basketball win at South Johnston on Wednesday night. “Keanna Womble, Lya Molyneuax, Z (Zykia Matthews), Madeline Langdon and Aleecya Williams,” said...

East Wake gets varsity wins at Central

East Wake gets varsity wins at Central

Harnett Central dropped a pair of nonconference varsity basketball games to visiting East Wake on Tuesday night. In the girls game, a 6-0 run in the final minute gave East Wake a 45-39 win. “We had the game and we threw it away,” said Harnett Central girls coach...

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