Terry Sanford came to Harnett Central on Friday night for a matchup of teams with 3-0 records in the All American Conference. The evening belonged to the Bulldogs (5-2, 4-0 AAC), who posted a 42-0 win. Jacob Moore hit Ethan Harris for a 19-yard touchdown with 4:21...
Harnett Central fell victim to an overtime field goal in a season-opening 37-34 nonconference loss at West Johnston on Friday night. The Trojans were on top, 21-6, at the half on three scoring passes from Koby Howard to D.J. Brown. "Special teams were the deciding...
Harnett Central made a fast start and got away to a 10-0 baseball victory over North Johnston on Tuesday for third place in the 8-team Johnston County Easter Invitational at South Johnston. The Trojans had a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when they got some good...
Harnett Central had a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter against visiting Terry Sanford on Friday night before the Bulldogs rallied for a 43-22 win and a third-round berth in the NCHSAA 3-A football playoffs. The Trojans finished 6-6 for their first non-losing season...
In the postseason for the first time since 2011 and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2009, 11th-seeded Harnett Central’s varsity football team took advantage of takeaways to beat No. 22 West Carteret, 42-30, in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs...
Harnett Central’s varsity football team outlasted All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton on the road, winning a 10-3 defensive battle on the Hawks’ Senior Night on Friday. “We keep growing as a team,” said Harnett Central coach Cory Barnes....
A fourth-quarter flurry of offense was not enough for Harnett Central’s varsity football team to rally past visiting West Johnston, as the Wildcats held on to win 24-16 in the season opener for both teams Friday night. “We hit a deep post for a touchdown to start (the...
Harnett Central edged All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton in a pair of varsity contests, winning by just one in both girls soccer and softball on Tuesday night. After Harnett Central led early, Triton rallied, but the Trojans scored in the...
Nick Avery is going from Harnett Central to Central Carolina. After averaging 9.0 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Trojans in 2022-23 — both team highs — Avery has signed to continue his playing career on the next level with the nearby junior college program, which is...
Harnett Central split its All American Conference baseball and softball matchups with Terry Sanford. On Tuesday at Central, the Trojans took a 20-0 softball win and the Bulldogs prevailed, 10-7, in baseball. On Friday in games at Terry Sanford, the Trojans remained...
Chatham Central took nonconference varsity basketball wins at Harnett Central on Thursday night, prevailing 60-25 in the girls contest before topping the Trojans, 54-48, in the boys matchup. Amare Boone had 10 of his 17 points for Harnett Central (2-6) in the second...
Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team ended the regular season Tuesday with a 3-1 win at All American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Triton on the Hawks’ Senior Night by scores of 25-23, 24-26, 25-12 and 25-19. “We have been talking about the last...
