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 Warriors won the girls game. Cape Fear Christian had to shake off some rust to […]
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South boys rally at West Johnston
South Johnston faced a 25-12 deficit in the second quarter before coming back for a 64-52 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball win at West Johnston on Friday night. Tay Watson’s basket with 2:46 left in the third quarter gave the Trojans a 37-36 lead and South was able to extend the margin in […]
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 of turnovers again,” said Triton girls coach Wendy […]
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 pride in their defense and try to give up less […]
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) didn’t get a lot of time to practice with them because […]
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 quickly, instead of just catching the […]
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 Central started the season strong in the girls game, winning a 61-11 rout. “They’re […]
SJ boys earn split at Western
Meeting for the second game in a row, South Johnston and Western Harnett split varsity basketball games again, with the homestanding Eagles winning the girls game and the visiting Trojans winning the boys game Tuesday. A strong first quarter powered Western Harnett to a 35-17 win over South Johnston in the girls game. “I’m proud […]
Goldsboro volleyball tops Raiders, 3-1
Visiting Goldsboro took a 3-1 varsity volleyball win at Midway on Thursday as the Cougars improved to 13-0 overall and 12-0 in the East Central 2-A Conference. Midway is 9-3 overall and in league play after a second straight loss to Goldsboro. Set scores were 25-22, 25-19, 14-25 and 25-12. Goldsboro is assured of an […]
Central downs Triton, waits for word on playoffs
With a chance at the state playoffs on the line, Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team had one of its best performances of the season on Thursday, ending the regular season with a 3-0 win over visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton. Individual set scores were 25-11, 25-11 and 25-15. HighSchoolOT projects […]