No. 18 seed Walter M. Williams scored a 74-60 upset at No. 15 Harnett Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A girls basketball state playoffs on Tuesday night. “We struggle against pressure,” said Harnett Central coach Chelsey Cabe. “As strong as (junior point guard) Brittany (Mills) is, she’s got to have help. And […]
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Harnett Central boys follow plan, earn Tri-County Six banner
Third-seeded Harnett Central stunned top-seeded Southern Lee with a 52-50 victory in the championship game of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference boys basketball tournament at Union Pines on Wednesday night. “Coach (Will) Gage just gave us the game plan and we did what he said and it got us the win,” said Harnett Central senior […]
Central boys, girls play for Tri-County Six 3-A championships
Harnett Central’s varsity basketball teams will play for championships in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference tournaments Wednesday night (February 19) at Union Pines. The Central girls will play the host Lady Vikings at 6 p.m. and the Trojan boys meet Southern Lee at 7:30 p.m. The finals were originally scheduled for Thursday night but were […]
Harnett Central boys advance, 63-58, over Western Harnett
With the two teams meeting for the fourth time this season, Harnett Central edged visiting county rival Western Harnett 63-58 in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference boys basketball tournament Monday night. “There’s more times than not where in sports you’re judged by not how badly we got beaten Friday (a 100-72 […]
HC girls take Senior Night win
Celebrating Senior Night on Tuesday, Harnett Central split varsity basketball games against visiting Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe Southern Lee, with the Trojans winning the girls game and the Cavaliers winning the boys contest. Harnett Central’s girls celebrated “Madeline Langdon Night,” as Langdon is the lone senior on the girls team, with a 49-24 rout […]
Western boys win at HC
Meeting for the third time this season and the second in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, Harnett Central split varsity basketball contests with visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday, with Central’s girls picking up their third win over the Eagles, but Western’s boys denying the Trojans a season sweep. After a competitive first […]
HC boys hold off Triton, 72-69
It was standing room only at Harnett Central on Tuesday night as the host Trojans surged in the first half and held off a second-half rally from visiting Harnett County rival Triton to take a 72-69 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball win. “It’s kind of like the first quarter the other day against […]
Lee boys come back for split at Harnett Central
Harnett Central split Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Lee County on Tuesday, with Central winning the girls game and Lee taking the boys contest. Harnett Central held off a fourth-quarter rally to top Lee County 49-41 in the girls game. “Brittany (Mills) got in foul trouble and Brittany runs our show,” […]
Central boys top Western in OT
Meeting for the second time this season, but the first in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, Harnett Central’s varsity boys basketball team emerged from an overtime thriller at Harnett County rival Western Harnett with a 67-62 victory on Friday night. “I guess it’s an understatement to say we’re pleased with the outcome,” said Harnett Central […]
HC boys top Cleveland, 50-47
Harnett Central’s varsity boys basketball team took a 50-47 nonconference win at Cleveland on Wednesday night as Anthony Tomlinson scored 23 points. Tomlinson hit a pair of free throws for the final margin. The Trojans improved to 6-5 as Tre Williams and Justin Perkins added 10 points each. Sophomore Trey Fields had 14 points for […]