Midway’s varsity football team suffered a setback on Senior Night as visiting East Central 2-A Conference foe Goldsboro took a 15-0 win on Friday night. “They had a good defensive plan,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “They played hard. Hats off to Goldsboro. They...
In spite of a late rally, No. 13 Midway’s varsity volleyball season came to an end on Tuesday in a 3-0 loss at Sampson County rival Clinton, the No. 4 seed, in the second round of the NCHSAA 2-A playoffs. Individual set scores were 25-16, 25-19 and 25-23. “We said...
Midway, the No. 13 seed in the Eastern bracket, made short work of visiting No. 20 seed South Lenoir with a 3-0 win in the first round of the NCHSAA 2-A volleyball playoffs on Saturday. Individual set scores were 25-15, 25-11 and 25-9. “I think we did a really good...
Midway’s varsity football team bounced back from its first loss of the season by winning a 24-20 thriller on Homecoming, scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to rally past visiting East Central 2-A Conference foe East Duplin on Friday night. “It’s...
After a competitive first half, visiting Wallace-Rose Hill dominated the second half to give Midway its first loss of the season 56-14 in an East Central 2-A Conference varsity football game on Friday. “They’re a good football team,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes....
Midway’s varsity volleyball team was unable to capitalize on a strong start in a 3-1 loss to visiting nonconference foe Princeton on Monday. Individual set scores were 25-18, 13-25, 16-25 and 17-25. “Inconsistency,” said Midway coach Brandy Wrench. “I’m ticked about...
Midway’s varsity football team remained unbeaten on the season with a 31-14 win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday. “The guys are playing hard,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “I feel like we’re getting better every week. Defense stepped up big time tonight. They...
Midway’s varsity volleyball team rallied from a tough five-set loss to visiting non-conference rival Triton with a pair of East Central 2-A Conference wins, handing Sampson County rival Clinton its first loss of the season in five sets on Tuesday and cruising to a 3-0...
Midway improved to 4-0 with a 53-26 nonconference varsity football win at neighboring Hobbton on Friday night. Wyatt Holland completed 14 of 18 passes for 226 yards for the Raiders and Deantae Byrd had 22 carries for 192 yards. Holland ran eight yards for the first...
Midway pulled away late in a 42-22 varsity football win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday. “We had to adjust,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “They started pushing the ball down the field with their trap plays and buck sweeps, all the things Wing-T...
Midway’s varsity volleyball team rebounded from having a four-match win streak snapped at East Duplin on Tuesday by beating visiting Harnett Central 3-1 on Wednesday by scores of 25-21, 23-25, 25-11 and 25-14. “They’ve played with a lot of energy, so that’s a plus,”...
Midway survived a varsity football battle with visiting South Brunswick on Friday night, edging the Cougars for a 28-24 win. “That’s just a great job by our team rallying,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We had to fix some things on the back end at halftime. We...
