Western Harnett traveled to Harnett Central on Tuesday night to open varsity basketball play in the All American Conference. Western’s girls won, 35-10, before the Central boys posted a 79-45 victory. Nick Avery had 13 points for the Central boys, who imporoved to 4-1 overall going into a game at West Johnston tonight. Destin McLean […]
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Overhills rolls past HC in boys final for eighth-straight tipoff title
Overhills won a 65-24 rout at Harnett Central in the championship game of the Bennie Pollock Memorial Harnett County Tipoff boys basketball tournament Wednesday night to claim its eighth straight county tournament championship. “We played exactly like we did on Monday,” said Overhills coach Michael Stephens. “We were aggressive on defense and really took control […]
Central boys advance in Bennie Pollock tipoff tournament
A strong second-half performance powered Harnett Central into the championship game of the Bennie Pollock Memorial boys basketball tournament with a 70-34 first-round win over visiting Western Harnett on Tuesday night. “We tried to say from the beginning that defense would make offense,” said Harnett Central coach Will Gage. “And that nights that we didn’t […]
Western girls top Central in OT
After junior Jeanne Cordova hit a three-pointer at the buzzer mere seconds after entering the game for the first time to send the game to overtime, Western Harnett won 49-44 in overtime at Harnett Central in the first round of the Bennie Pollock Memorial girls basketball tournament Monday. “We’ve practiced pretty hard on situations that […]
Central advances in NCHSAA soccer playoffs with 2-1 win
Harnett Central used a goal by Richard Diego in the 73rd minute to defeat visiting Northwood, 2-1, on Monday in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A boys soccer playoffs. Axel Cuellar assisted on the game winner as the ninth-seeded Trojans improved to 12-5. A throw-in from Ryan Glasson led to a goal from Diego […]
Central tops Southern Lee, 3-1, in volleyball playoff opener
Despite a struggle in the third set, No. 9 Harnett Central took a 3-1 win over visiting No. 24 Southern Lee in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A volleyball playoffs Saturday. Individual set scores were 25-22, 25-16, 23-25 and 25-18. “You’re in the state playoffs, everybody’s going to be playing their best volleyball right […]
Central defeats Terry Sanford, 3-0, for All American championship
After both teams survived five-set upset bids in the second round the night before, top-seeded Harnett Central needed just three sets to take down visiting No. 2 Terry Sanford in the championship match of the All American 3-A/4-A Conference volleyball tournament Wednesday. Individual set scores were 25-20, 25-18 and 25-18. “They’ve worked really hard,” said […]
Central takes 2-1 soccer win over Triton in OT
Harnett Central took a 2-1 varsity boys soccer win in overtime against visiting Triton on Wednesday night in a matchup of leaders in the All American Conference. Both of Central’s goals came on headers from Adrian Flores on corner kicks from Richard Diego. The Trojans improved to 10-4 overall and 9-2 in league play while […]
Central squeaks into tourney final
Top-seeded host Harnett Central overcame numerous errors and a rally from upset-minded No. 4 Pine Forest to win 3-2 in the second round of the All American 3-A/4-A Conference volleyball tournament Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-21, 25-13, 17-25, 22-25 and 15-9. The homestanding Trojans (16-7) committed a total of 53 errors in the match. […]
HC volleyball tops Triton, 3-0, for AAC title on Trojans’ Senior Night
Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team celebrated its Senior Night on Thursday by clinching a share of the All American 3-A/4-A Conference regular season championship with a 3-0 win over visiting conference and Harnett County rival Triton. Individual set scores were 25-17, 25-23 and 25-13. “We’ve been telling the girls, you take that one night against […]