J.J. Cowan and Jalen Evans each scored a pair of touchdowns for Triton in a 26-14 varsity football victory in the All American Conference opener for the Hawks at E.E. Smith on Friday night. Cowan had a 51-yard scoring run and returned a fumble from around midfield in...
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Blocked punt helps SSS defeat South, 21-7
Smithfield-Selma moved to 4-0 with a 21-7 varsity football win at South Johnston in the Quad County 3-A Conference opener for both programs on Friday night. Trailing 7-0 at the half, the Trojans tied the score on a 38-yard pass from Riley Adams to Kalib Brown with...
Central tops Western, 35-26, with 3rd quarter flurry
Harnett Central’s varsity football team opened All American 3-A/4-A Conference play by picking up its first win of the season, 35-26, at rival Western Harnett on Friday night. “First one’s always the hardest,” said first-year Harnett Central coach Cory Barnes. “First...
CFCA Gold comes back for middle school volleyball split
After losing the first of two matches with visiting Fayetteville Christian on Thursday, 2-1, and dropping the first set in the second match of a doubleheader, the Cape Fear Christian Academy Gold middle school volleyball team came back with 25-10 and 17-15 set wins to...
Hawk volleyball bounces back to beat Overhills
Triton’s varsity volleyball team rebounded from its first All American 3-A/4-A Conference loss at Pine Forest on Tuesday with a 3-0 win over visiting conference and Harnett County rival Overhills by scores of 25-14, 25-12 and 25-15 Thursday. “We worked on a lot of...
Hernandez leads Hawks to 10-2 win over Western with four goals
Senior Omar Hernandez scored four goals as Triton improved to 7-2-1 overall and 3-0 in the All American Conference with a 10-2 win over visiting Western Harnett on Wednesday evening. The Hawks play at Terry Sanford (6-2, 3-0) tonight at 7 p.m. Assistants Denny Dalton...
Eagles take girls tennis, golf wins Tuesday
Cape Fear Christian Academy took a 9-0 girls tennis win over visiting Fayetteville Christian on Tuesday and also posted a middle school girls golf victory, 156-179, over Grace Christian of Sanford at Keith Hills. Singles winners at Nos. 1-6 for the Hawks were Ella...
Central moves to 5-0 in All American volleyball
Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team improved to 5-0 in All American 3-A/4-A Conference play with a 3-0 win over visiting Harnett County rival Overhills by scores of 25-12, 25-21 and 25-16 on Tuesday. “The girls are working hard in practice and working with...
Reece takes reins of Hawk baseball
Triton didn’t have to look far to find a qualified varsity baseball coach. David Reece has been named to fill the position, which became available when Jake Willis left for an administrative post at Midway. Reece takes over a program that went 18-8 last season...
CFCA takes third at tournament in Sanford
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity volleyball team took third place in the Grace Christian Invitational in Sanford on Saturday with a 2-0 (25-8, 25-16) win over Berean Baptist of Fayetteville. Abby Hobbs of the Eagles (8-4) was named to the all-tournament...
CFCA wins first-ever match in girls golf
Cape Fear Christian Academy has won team and individual state championships in boys golf, but the Eagles have never had a girls golf team — until this year. CFCA hosted a middle school girls golf match on Tuesday at Keith Hills and topped Wake Christian, 160-171, as...
Triton posts 2-0 soccer victory at South Johnston
Triton used a pair of first-half goals for a 2-0 nonconference varsity boys soccer victory at neighboring rival South Johnston on Thursday evening. Sophomore Elias Lopez put the Hawks (5-2-1) ahead to stay off of a corner kick from Tommy Lopez. Triton’s second...

















