Triton heavyweight wrestler Michael Carvin improved to 15-0 as he won his division in a tournament hosted by Green Hope High School on Saturday. The Hawks got third-place finishes from Nick Williams at 145 pounds and Dionte Smith (182) as they came in ninth among 23...
Despite a rough night, Harnett Central’s varsity girls basketball team took a 45-22 win on the road at South Johnston to stay unbeaten on the season on Friday. “Not our best basketball that we’ve played,” said Harnett Central coach Catherine Griffin. “I think you can...
On a night where senior C.J. Ray was honored for a career milestone, a dominant first-half performance powered South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team to a 63-41 win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday. “I told them, ‘Boys, we might want to thank the gods...
The Triton varsity boys basketball team snapped a 2-game losing streak with a 71-48 win at Smithfield-Selma on Friday night as senior Josiah Lett led the way with 19 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots. The Hawks (2-3) were ahead 17-11 after eight minutes and...
Midway swept varsity basketball contests against visiting Sampson County rival Hobbton on Thursday night. Midway won a 58-13 rout over Hobbton in the girls game. “What I liked about I saw, no matter what was going on, not everybody was shooting well tonight and not...
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team held off visiting Grace Christian of Sanford for a 57-46 win on Thursday night. The Eagles had an 18-point lead reduced to five points in the late stages before improving to 8-2 with a late run after Grace...
Harnett Central got 23 points from Anthony Tomlinson in a 67-55 nonconference varsity boys basketball win at West Johnston on Wednesday night. Tomlinson made eight of 12 from the floor but the rest of the Trojans made just 16 of 43 attempts, 37.2 percent. Central was...
Cape Fear Christian Academy scored a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Lakewood on Wednesday. Cape Fear Christian surged in the third quarter and held off a fourth-quarter rally to win 58-54 over Lakewood in the girls game. “We’re still working on our guard...
Western Harnett and visiting South Johnston split varsity basketball games on Tuesday, with the Eagles winning the girls game and the Trojans taking the boys contest. Defense powered Western Harnett to a 35-28 win over South Johnston in the girls game, the Lady...
Harnett Central split varsity basketball contests with visiting Cleveland on Monday night, with the Trojans winning the girls game and the Rams winning the boys contest. Harnett Central overcame a slow start to take a 57-34 win over Cleveland in the girls game and...
For three quarters, New Life Christian Academy of Fayetteville moved the ball and connected from long range against the zone defense of host Cape Fear Christian Academy in a nonconference varsity boys basketball matchup on Monday night. The Monarchs hit 13 shots from...
South Johnston took a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Southern Lee on Tuesday night. The boys game went down to the wire as South Johnston escaped with a 54-49 win. “We had some moments where we could have given it away,” said South Johnston coach Brody...
