South Johnston remained unbeaten in varsity boys basketball Tuesday with a 60-49 win at Harnett Central. “I really thought they (Central) didn’t shoot it as well as what I’ve heard they’ve shot a little bit,” said South Johnston coach Brody Massengill. “That was...
Triton and South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball teams brought the month of November to a close in spectacular fashion, with the visiting Trojans edging their rivals 52-49 in overtime to stay unbeaten Friday. “I can’t say enough about T.J. (Morrison) and (Triton’s)...
Triton picked up its first varsity girls basketball win of the season Friday by using a strong finish to top visiting rival South Johnston 51-39. “We’ve seen progress ever since our first game,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We’re making baby steps, but at least I...
Midway split nonconference varsity basketball contests with visiting Princeton on Wednesday night, winning the girls game but falling in the boys contest. Midway finished strong to take a 53-33 win over Princeton in the girls game and remain unbeaten. “This is two...
Western Harnett and South Johnston split a pair of varsity basketball battles Tuesday with the visiting Eagles winning the girls game and the Trojans winning the boys game. A strong finish helped Western Harnett hold off South Johnston 47-41 in the girls game. “We...
For the second year in a row, Overhills swept the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament Championships, with the girls beating Western Harnett for their second straight county championship and the boys topping Triton for their sixth straight county crown at Gore Arena...
After a sluggish start, a dominant performance in the second and third quarters powered Harnett Central to a 61-41 win over Western Harnett in the boys consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Gore Arena inside the John W. Pope Convocation Center at...
Triton senior Alexis Howard, of Dunn, signed on Tuesday to play college softball at Louisburg College. “I was thinking about giving up on softball and not going,” Howard said. “(Louisburg coach) Eric (Lee) reached out to me and I knew that was what I wanted to do. I...
Triton and Western Harnett opened their respective varsity boys basketball seasons Tuesday at Harnett Central with a double-overtime thriller that saw the Hawks edge the Eagles with a 62-58 win to advance to the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament championship for the...
Harnett Central rebounded from a narrow loss to Overhills on Monday night by routing visiting Triton 64-28 in the girls consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament on Tuesday evening. “I told the girls the one big difference between last night and...
Western Harnett’s girls basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament for the first team in many years with a 43-29 win over Triton in the first round of the tournament at Harnett Central on Monday. “We’ve got good...
The makeup middle school football game Monday afternoon between Coats-Erwin and Harnett Central was canceled due to wet conditions on the Falcons’ field. … Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett with 1:49 left to lift the Los Angeles Rams to...
