High Schools
Lady Raiders top Goldsboro
The Midway varsity girls basketball team won 68-62 at Goldsboro on Thursday night to finish the regular season 21-1 overall and 11-1 in the East Central 2-A Conference. The Lady Raiders are tied atop the league standings with East Duplin. Conference coaches are...
Midway girls win No. 20
Midway's varsity girls basketball team held on for a 43-39 East Central 2-A Conference win at Wallace-Rose Hill on Wednesday night as senior guard Leah Williams had 12 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals. The Lady Raiders improved to 20-1 overall and...
Western boys down Lee
Western Harnett's varsity boys basketball team took a 57-45 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win over visiting Lee County on Wednesday night. Darnell Carver had 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Eagles improved to 10-10 overall and 4-5 in league play going into a home...
HC girls take 15th in a row
With a Senior Night triumph over rival Triton, the Harnett Central varsity girls basketball team turned its attention to wrapping up the regular-season championship in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. Central took a 38-27 win over visiting Triton as the Lady Trojans...
Hawk boys win in 2 OTs
Triton's varsity boys basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak with a 67-65 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win in double overtime at Harnett Central on Wednesday night. The old basketball adage about the difficulty of beating a good team three times was...
‘Noonie’ makes it official
After De'Marius Staton signed with St. Augustine's on Wednesday, Triton coach Ben Penny said it was his proudest moment as a head coach. It was more about what Staton did in the classroom than what he did on the field during his four years on the varsity, although his...
East Wake edges SJ boys
South Johnston battled throughout its Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball game at East Wake on Tuesday night before the Warriors secured a 54-52 win. South coach Brody Massengill noted that the hosts knocked down 11 shots from beyond the arc. The...
Overhills boys roll past South View
The Overhills varsity boys basketball team took a 71-30 Patriot Athletic 4-A/3-A Conference win at South View on Tuesday night as left-handed junior Zavian McLean led the way with 30 points. Cinque Lemon added 10 points as the Jaguars improved to 18-4 overall and 13-1...
Staton to St. Augustine’s
Triton football standout De'Marius Staton is scheduled to sign with St. Augustine's on Wednesday. Staton had 178 carries for 1,150 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2017 as the primary fullback in the Hawks' Wing-T. He also had five catches for 51 yards. Staton had 14 solo...
Freedom tops CFCA
Freedom Christian topped host Cape Fear Christian Academy, 54-51, on Monday night in the Sandhills 2-A/1-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. Isaiah Tatum had 22 points for CFCA (10-19). Dillon Butler had 10 points for the Eagles. The teams split...
Laderique McNeill joins Pack
Laderique McNeill of Harnett Central has signed to run cross country and track at N.C. State. McNeill was third in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A cross country meet at the Ivey Redmon Athletic Complex in Kernersville on Nov. 4. McNeill, whose...
