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Midway splits with Wallace-Rose Hill

Midway splits with Wallace-Rose Hill

Midway split East Central 2-A Conference varsity basketball contests with visiting Wallace-Rose Hill Tuesday, taking the girls game, but falling in the boys game. A third-quarter surge led Midway to a 55-47 win over Wallace in the girls game. “We didn’t do some things...

Lady Raiders return to East Central win column

After East Central 2-A Conference losses to Clinton and East Duplin, the Midway varsity girls basketball team returned to the league win column with a 62-29 win over visiting James Kenan on Friday night. J.J. Sankey had 16 points and seven steals as the Lady Raiders...

Lady Raiders dealt first loss

A strong fourth quarter by Clinton led to the first loss of the season for the Midway varsity girls basketball team on Friday night. The Lady Dark Horses got 37 points from Ashlyn Williams and outscored the Lady Raiders 22-10 in the final period for a 71-67 victory....

Midway varsity teams split in East Central 2-A openers

Midway varsity teams split in East Central 2-A openers

The Midway varsity girls basketball team jumped out to a 21-1 lead in the first quarter on the way to a 59-13 win over visiting Spring Creek in the East Central 2-A Conference opener for the Lady Raiders. The Midway girls got 12 points from J.J. Sankey in improving to...

Lady Raiders hold off Hawks

Lady Raiders hold off Hawks

Triton looked to hand visiting rival Midway its first varsity girls basketball loss of the season with a second-half rally, but some clutch free throws from freshman Rylie Williams helped the Raiders escape with 49-46 victory Friday. “They (Triton) came to play...

Midway girls stay unbeaten

Midway girls stay unbeaten

Midway used a strong second half performance to take a varsity girls basketball season sweep over South Johnston by routing the visiting Trojans 64-32 to remain unbeaten Thursday. “(At halftime) we just said we needed to go in and fix what we’re not doing,” said...

Raiders split hoops matchups with Princeton

Raiders split hoops matchups with Princeton

Midway split nonconference varsity basketball contests with visiting Princeton on Wednesday night, winning the girls game but falling in the boys contest. Midway finished strong to take a 53-33 win over Princeton in the girls game and remain unbeaten. “This is two...

Lady Raiders capture opener

Lady Raiders capture opener

The Midway varsity girls basketball team opened its season on Monday night with a 43-24 win at South Johnston as Alyssa Wrench had 19 points and eight rebounds. Wrench made eight of 13 field goal attempts. Jenna Pope had eight points and 13 rebounds for the Lady...

Raiders hold off Hobbton in fog

Raiders hold off Hobbton in fog

On a foggy night in Spivey’s Corner, Midway edged visiting Sampson County rival Hobbton 44-38 in a non-conference varsity football shootout Tuesday. “We did what we had to do to pull it out there at the end,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “The kids played hard. We...

Midway Middle wins Sampson crown

Midway Middle School defeated Sampson 30-0 on Wednesday to claim the Sampson County Conference football championship. Trey Gregory started the scoring off with a 17-yard touchdown run and the conversion. When the Raiders got the ball back, Gregory ran for a 38-yard...

Midway Middle defeats Hobbton

Midway Middle School remained undefeated in football with a 26-0 win over visiting Hobbton on Wednesday. The Raiders opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown by Trey Gregory who finished with 167 yards rushing. On the next possession, Casey Culbreth connected with...

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