The Triton varsity girls basketball team downed visiting Southern, 35-31, in a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference game on Tuesday night. Anastasia McDonald scored 14 points and Kaila Cooney tallied 12 as the Lady Hawks improved to 10-8 overall and 5-2 in league play. Abby...
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Western boys win at HC
Meeting for the third time this season and the second in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, Harnett Central split varsity basketball contests with visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday, with Central’s girls picking up their third win over the...
CFCA girls take SAC tournament win at Northwood Temple
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity girls basketball team had lost twice in the regular season to Northwood Temple Academy but fifth-seeded CFCA took a 51-34 victory at fourth-seeded NTA in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament on...
Pairings set for SAC tournaments
Pairings have been set for the Sandhills Athletic Conference basketball tournaments. The Cape Fear Christian Academy junior varsity boys are the No. 4 seed in the league event and will visit top-seeded Freedom Christian on Monday at 7:30 p.m. The junior Eagles went...
Clayton turns back South
South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team was dealt its second Greater Neuse 3-A Conference loss by Clayton on Friday night as the Comets held off the Trojans for a 67-59 win. Clayton had taken a 65-51 win at South on Jan. 10. South trailed 38-22 at halftime...
Midway boys nip James Kenan
In a pair of varsity basketball games both decided by three points, Midway split with visiting East Central 2-A Conference foe James Kenan on Friday, with the Raiders winning the boys game and the Tigers taking the girls contest. After suffering a heartbreaking loss...
Trinity takes varsity wins at CFCA
Trinity Christian of Fayetteville took a pair of Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity basketball wins at Cape Fear Christian Academy on Friday night, prevailing 63-21 in the girls game and 57-53 in the boys contest. The Eagles secured a berth in the league’s...
Hawk wrestlers come back at Central for playoff berth
With a spot in the state playoffs on the line, Triton’s varsity wrestling team rallied from a 21-point deficit to take a 44-33 victory at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference foe and Harnett County rival Harnett Central on Wednesday to end the regular season. The trip to the...
South boys edge Cleveland on late three
Dylan Bates hit a 3-pointer for the South Johnston varsity boys with four seconds remaining on Tuesday night to give the host Trojans a 51-50 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win over Cleveland. South improved to 17-2 overall and 4-1 in league play. Cleveland took a 46-41...
Lady Hawks deliver stunner, stop losing streak to HC
Triton put together its best performance of the season on Tuesday to stun Harnett County rival Harnett Central with a 51-45 win on the road, handing the Trojans their first loss in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play. “We weren’t going to let number 10 (Brittany Mills)...
HC boys hold off Triton, 72-69
It was standing room only at Harnett Central on Tuesday night as the host Trojans surged in the first half and held off a second-half rally from visiting Harnett County rival Triton to take a 72-69 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball win. “It’s kind...
CFCA boys rally for varsity sweep on girls’ Senior Night
Cape Fear Christian Academy overcame an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 51-48 Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity boys basketball win over visiting Freedom Christian on Tuesday night. Greg Moneymaker’s 3-pointer gave CFCA a 47-46 lead and Jamael...

















