Harnett Central traveled to Tri-County Six 3-A Conference champion Southern Lee in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A boys basketball playoffs with the Cavaliers advancing, 53-29. Central (14-11) got seven points from Adonye Fubara. Adding five points each for the...
Defense powered No. 15 East seed Harnett Central to a 54-47 win in a battle with No. 18 West Brunswick in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A girls basketball state playoffs Tuesday. “I can’t speak enough about their defense,” said Harnett Central coach Chelsey Cabe....
Triton's varsity boys basketball team played like winners for three quarters in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs at Terry Sanford on Tuesday night. The problem for the Hawks was an 18-2 hole at the outset. Although Triton (14-13) outscored the Bulldogs...
In its first season back on the 3-A level after competing as a 4-A program, Harnett Central is the only area school with two teams in the NCHSAA basketball playoffs. The Lady Trojans (20-4) host West Brunswick (16-10) on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at 6 p.m. The Central boys...
The Triton varsity boys basketball program enters the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs for the ninth straight season with a matchup at Terry Sanford (20-5) on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at 7:30 p.m. The Hawks (14-12) are assured of their eighth straight winning record under Coach T.J....
Due to the threat of rain Saturday, Midway moved its baseball scrimmage with visiting Cape Fear to Friday. Raiders coach Jason Fussell gave five pitchers some work. Chandler Williford, Carson Calcutt, Cal Tyndall, Eli Culbreth and Sawyer Sutton all saw mound duty in...
Clayton hosted and won the varsity boys and girls championship games in the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference basketball tournaments on Friday night (Feb. 16). The Comet boys improved to 18-6 as they downed Cleveland 64-40 in the final. The Clayton girls (17-5) turned back...
Fifth-seeded United Faith of Charlotte defeated visiting Cape Fear Christian Academy 79-53 on Thursday night in the second round of the 16-team North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A varsity boys basketball playoffs. Milos Galogaza had 18 points on...
E.E. Smith took a 67-63 win against No. 2 seed Overhills on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament at Terry Sanford. The Jaguars were down three points with 9.2 seconds left and called time. "We...
Goldsboro topped Midway 53-51 in the semifinals of the East Central 2-A Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at East Duplin on Thursday night. The Lady Raiders (22-2) shared the regular-season league championship with East Duplin. Midway had a possession in...
Union Pines jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the opening quarter and went on to take a 50-35 win over Harnett Central on Thursday night in the championship game of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity girls basketball tournament at Campbell's Gore Arena. Union Pines...
Cleveland, the No. 3 seed in the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament, took a 55-46 win over second-seeded East Wake on Wednesday night at top-seeded Clayton. The Rams will meet the host Comets on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. for the league...
