Cape Fear Christian Academy completed its annual Senior Classic with boys and girls championships on Saturday. The CFCA boys pulled away late in their matchup with Fayetteville Christian for a 70-57 victory. The Lady Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead and defeated...
High Schools
Roundup: Senior Classic starts, JV boys down FC
The annual Senior Classic basketball tournament starts today at Cape Fear Christian Academy. In the first game at 4 p.m., the Father Capodanno girls play Fayetteville Christian. The boys teams from those schools meet at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the host girls play an...
Junior Varsity boys get in win column at Harrells
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s junior varsity boys basketball team won their matchup at Harrells, 58-36, as Conner Parrish had 21 points and 16 rebounds on Tuesday night. The Crusaders won the varsity girls game, 44-32, and prevailed, 91-63, in the varsity boys...
Ella John Dupree presented WRAL Extra Effort Award
Ella John Dupree, a senior at Cape Fear Christian Academy, received the WRAL Extra Effort Award on Tuesday. The versatile Dupree is student body president and is an outstanding student. She has played tennis, volleyball, basketball, soccer and competed in track and...
O’Neal takes middle school openers hosted by CFCA
Cape Fear Christian Academy hosted O’Neal School of Southern Pines as the Eagles began their middle school basketball seasons on Monday. The Falcons took the girls game, 39-17, and topped CFCA, 38-29, in the boys game. Eli Shwaikeh had 16 points to lead the...
Wake Christian holds on for varsity boys win at CFCA
Visiting Wake Christian took three basketball wins at Cape Fear Christian Academy on Thursday night. CFCA outscored the Bulldogs, 53-35, in the second half of the varsity boys matchup but ran out of time in a 74-73 loss. The visitors won the girls game, 58-53. Zeke...
Terry Sanford surges past improved Central, 43-22, in second round rematch
Harnett Central had a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter against visiting Terry Sanford on Friday night before the Bulldogs rallied for a 43-22 win and a third-round berth in the NCHSAA 3-A football playoffs. The Trojans finished 6-6 for their first non-losing season...
Braxton Davis signs to play baseball at N.C. A&T
After hitting .392 in 2023 and helping Triton to the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs, Braxton Davis signed Wednesday to play on the next level at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro. Davis had 27 RBIs with six doubles and one home run as the Hawks...
Host Trinity takes pair of hoops wins over Eagles
Cape Fear Christian Academy opened its varsity basketball season with road losses to Trinity Christian of Fayetteville at the Fuller Recreation Center. Trinity pulled away to a 56-23 win in the girls game and the Crusaders won the boys game, 80-58, despite 31 points...
Eagles get basketball campaign underway
Cape Fear Christian Academy had its Blue-Gold scrimmages on Friday and its upper school teams went to a jamboree in Fayetteville on Saturday. The Eagles officially start the 2023-24 season with varsity girls and boys games hosted by Trinity Christian at Fuller Gym in...
Fall athletic awards announced at CFCA
Cape Fear Christian Academy presented awards for nine fall sports teams on Thursday night. The girls tennis team was runner-up in the NCISAA 1-A tournament. The varsity boys soccer team reached the state semifinals and the varsity volleyball team, which won the Falcon...
Harnett Central back … and moving on with 42-30 win
In the postseason for the first time since 2011 and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2009, 11th-seeded Harnett Central’s varsity football team took advantage of takeaways to beat No. 22 West Carteret, 42-30, in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs...

















