Western Harnett took advantage of a late turnover with a long touchdown run from junior Daquan McNeill to edge visiting Douglas Byrd 24-20 to open varsity football season on Monday. “It was a typical first game,” said Western Harnett coach Blake Culbertson....
Freshman Jackson Breslin scored four goals for host Cape Fear Christian Academy in a season-opening 6-3 varsity boys soccer win over Riverside Christian of Fayetteville on Monday. The outcome marked a successful return to competition for the program which lacked...
Host Harnett Central got a 9-yard scoring run from Brandon Booker in the third quarter for the only touchdown of the game as the Trojans opened the season with a 7-0 win over West Johnston on Saturday night. The game had been postponed from Friday due to weather and...
South Johnston was edged 12-10 by visiting Gray's Creek to start the 2019 varsity football season for both teams on Friday night. A 35-yard field goal attempt by Dylan Lambert of South sailed wide in the final minute and the Bears ran out the clock. Ben Lovette of...
Midway opened varsity football season on Friday night with a 27-0 win over visiting Union in a game that was called at halftime because of thunderstorms in the area. “We played hard. Union played hard,” said Midway coach Cory Barnes. “We’ve got some things to work on...
Hobbton opened varsity football season on Thursday in thrilling fashion, rallying past visiting East Chapel Hill to win a 51-46 shootout. “They’re a tough bunch,” said Hobbton coach Joe Salas. “They worked their tails off and they never surrendered. We were confident...
South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 3-1 win over visiting Midway by set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 23-25 and 25-15 on Tuesday. “I’m proud of our effort,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “Right there, we were up 23-22 in...
Jason Fussell made a difficult decision but ultimately did what he felt was best for his family in going to Hobbton to be baseball coach. Since starting at Midway in 2004, Fussell has been baseball coach of the Raiders, accumulating 293 wins and an NCHSAA 2-A...
Harnett Central's girls tennis team moved to 2-0 with a 9-0 win over visiting South Johnston on Tuesday. In the No. 1 singles, Jordan Gilchrist defeated Nikki Lee, 8-1. In the No. 2 singles, Emme Ann Thompson got past Sarah Brewer, 8-1. Cameron Mewborn won, 8-2, over...
Triton’s varsity volleyball team opened its season Monday with a 3-1 win over visiting Cape Fear by set scores of 25-20, 16-25, 26-24 and 25-19. “A year ago, we weren’t even where we are right now,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We’ve still got things to work on....
Triton opened varsity boys soccer season on Monday with a 2-0 loss to visiting West Johnston. "First half, we were OK, but it looked like it was our first game," said Triton coach Brian Foster. "They had one good goal and one goal off of a mistake. We had a header...
Triton's defense shined as the Hawks won a scrimmage 7-0 against St. Pauls as part of the Cumberland County Showcase at Gray's Creek on Friday. "That was the challenge since Tuesday night (when Triton hosted the Harnett County Jamboree) was we had to play better...
