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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
No. 7 Harnett Central scored an upset on the road against No. 2 South Johnston with a 3-2 win in eight innings on a base hit from junior Ashley Bliven that drove in sophomore Savannah Bain in the third round of the NCHSAA 3-A state softball playoffs on Tuesday night....
Western Harnett rallied to tie the score in the top of the seventh inning, but top-seeded Harnett Central won 7-6 on a walk off base hit from sophomore Ella Mangum that drove in freshman Lauren Faulkner in the bottom of the seventh in the championship game of the All...
