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Terry Sanford takes 40-0 win at Central

Terry Sanford takes 40-0 win at Central

Terry Sanford quarterback Dante Garcia threw two touchdown passes in the first half as the Bulldogs built a 21-0 lead at intermnission before going on to a 40-0 All American Conference win at Harnett Central on Friday night. Central had not been held scoreless since a...

Westover pulls away

Westover pulls away

After a scoreless first half and a tie at 6 going into the fourth quarter, Westover pulled away to a 25-6 All American Conference varsity football victory at Harnett Central on Friday night. The Trojans knotted the score on a 51-yard scoring pass play from Quan Dixon...

HC tops Triton in five sets

HC tops Triton in five sets

Harnett Central topped visiting Triton, 3-2 (22-25, 25-7, 20-25, 25-20, 15-12), in an All American Conference varsity volleyball match on Tuesday night.' The Trojans improved to 6-7 overall and 5-1 in league play. Triton slipped to 7-6, 5-2. The Hawks host E.E. Smith...

Central downs Overhills, 2-0, in boys soccer

Central downs Overhills, 2-0, in boys soccer

Harnett Central took a 2-0 All American Conference varsity boys soccer win over visiting Overhills on Monday evening. The Trojans scored a goal in each half in improving to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in league play. Jorge Cortes-Luna scored at 2:52 on Adrian Pillaca's...

Central tops Western, 35-26, with 3rd quarter flurry

Central tops Western, 35-26, with 3rd quarter flurry

Harnett Central’s varsity football team opened All American 3-A/4-A Conference play by picking up its first win of the season, 35-26, at rival Western Harnett on Friday night. “First one’s always the hardest,” said first-year Harnett Central coach Cory Barnes. “First...

Central moves to 5-0 in All American volleyball

Central moves to 5-0 in All American volleyball

Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team improved to 5-0 in All American 3-A/4-A Conference play with a 3-0 win over visiting Harnett County rival Overhills by scores of 25-12, 25-21 and 25-16 on Tuesday. “The girls are working hard in practice and working with...

HC drops home opener to Sanderson

HC drops home opener to Sanderson

Harnett Central played its first home game of the 2022 varsity football season and absorbed a 50-19 loss to Sanderson on Friday night. After trailing 30-0 at halftime, the Trojans got on the board with a 25-yard scoring pass from Quan Dixon to freshman D. J. Brown...

Factors combine in Central setback

Factors combine in Central setback

Harnett Central got off to a good start before West Johnston rallied for a 28-13 season-opening, varsity football win over the visiting Trojans on Friday night. Aiden Taylor completed six of 13 passes for 180 yards in the setback. Central led 13-7 until the Wildcats...

HC tops Triton, 3-1, for county soccer title

HC tops Triton, 3-1, for county soccer title

After a scoreless first half, host Harnett Central got goals from Adrian Pillaca, Richie Diego and Sequoia Cortes-Medeiros for a 3-1 win over Triton in the Harnett County boys soccer tournament championship game Wednesday night. The Hawks (1-1) avoided a shutout with...

Central shows improvement from first scrimmage

Central shows improvement from first scrimmage

First-year Harnett Central football coach Cory Barnes said he saw improvement when the Trojans scrimmaged Dougkas Byrd at Westover on Friday evening. "We moved the ball a whole lot better," said Barnes in comparison to a Wednesday session with South Johnston. "We...

Trojans in transition: ‘It’s not instant grits’ — Barnes

Trojans in transition: ‘It’s not instant grits’ — Barnes

When Cory Barnes moved from coaching football at Midway to Harnett Central, he did so knowing that the Trojans had significant tradition despite going 2-7 overall last season and 2-5 in the All American Conference. Barnes is working to restructure the offense and put...

Cape Fear Colts end Central’s softball season

Cape Fear Colts end Central’s softball season

No. 7 Harnett Central’s varsity softball season came to a close with a 10-0 loss in six innings at No. 3 Cape Fear in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 3-A state playoffs on Friday. “You can’t expect girls not to hit the ball,” said Harnett Central coach Ashley Gaines....

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