Host Harnett Central and visiting Overhills split varsity basketball contests in the championships of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament on Wednesday, with the Trojans winning their first girls championship since 2012 and the Jaguars winning their seventh straight boys championship. Harnett Central pulled away late to take a 49-31 win against Overhills in the girls […]
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Overhills takes pair from Hawks
Overhills swept varsity basketball contests against Triton on Monday, with both the boys and girls teams winning to advance to the championship of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, hosted by Harnett Central. A pair of late scores from senior Jade Butcher and freshman Madison Cypher lifted Overhills to a 44-40 girls win over Triton. First-year […]
Overhills’ Perkins shows firepower on Military Appreciation Night
Overhills quarterback Chris Perkins threw for four touchdowns on Friday night but it wasn’t enough. Visiting Terry Sanford stormed out to a 28-0 lead and the Bulldogs wound up with a 49-27 Patriot 3-A/4-A Conference varsity football victory on the Jaguars’ Military Appreciation Night. Overhills fell to 4-3 overall and 1-3 in league play going […]
Overhills turns back HC
Overhills improved to 2-0 in its 2019 varsity football season with a 41-14 nonconference win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday night. Chris Perkins passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in the Jaguars’ first home game. Tyler Gates started the scoring for Overhills with a 14-yard touchdown reception with 1:35 left in the […]
Down 18 in fourth quarter, Overhills overtakes Hawks for 52-48 win
Triton had a seemingly-secure 48-30 lead with under eight minutes left against Overhills in the season opener for both teams in a postponed game Monday night before the Jaguars’ passing game fueled a comeback for a 52-48 win. The Hawks had huge numbers from their Wing-T. The visitors just winged it. Chris Perkins completed 17 […]
McGee to coach football at Overhills as Kirk retires
Mark Kirk has retired after 41 years in coaching and Chris McGee will direct Overhills in football. Kirk will be returning to his home in Bedford, Pa., after coaching all over the country. His son-in-law, K.J. Starr, has taken a position at Fuquay-Varina. “I’ll have a place to stay,” Kirk said. “I plan to come […]
Overhills’ Neel signs for softball
Bailey Neel of Overhills hs signed to play softball at Concord University in West Virginia. Neel hit .294 for an 18-6 Jaguars team that went to the second round of the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs in 2018. She had three doubles, 10 RBIs and was 2-for-2 on base-stealing attempts in her junior season. Neel played center […]
Jaguars edge Hawk boys as Overhills sweeps Tipoff finals
For the second year in a row, Overhills swept the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament Championships, with the girls beating Western Harnett for their second straight county championship and the boys topping Triton for their sixth straight county crown at Gore Arena inside the John W. Pope Convocation Center at Campbell on Monday night. A fourth-quarter […]
Overhills takes pair over Harnett Central in Tipoff Tournament
Overhills, the defending champion in both the boys and girls Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, advanced to the championships again Monday with wins over host Harnett Central. In the girls game, a rematch of last year’s championship, a late surge helped Overhills edge Central in a 30-24 defensive battle. “We still have a lot to work […]
Overhills turns back WH, 34-3
Overhills routed visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett in its first home varsity football game of the season, 34-3, on Thursday night. “I didn’t think we did a bad job considering we practiced really twice all week and that was in the gym because of the heat,” said Overhills coach Mark Kirk. “Our passing game […]