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Lannah Price hits walk-off home run to give South diamond playoff split

Lannah Price hits walk-off home run to give South diamond playoff split

Lannah Price added to her lustrous athletic legacy at South Johnston with a walk-off home run in the eighth-inning for a 1-0 second-round playoff win over visiting West Carteret on Friday night. The blast from the Virginia Commonwealth volleyball signee gave South a...

South hosting Jacksonville in second round baseball

South hosting Jacksonville in second round baseball

South Johnston hosted Harnett Central in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A baseball playoffs and advanced with a 7-3 win on Tuesday night. Kellen Smith went 2-for-2 with a home run, a walk, a hit by pitch and two RBs for South, the No. 5 seed in the East bracket....

Trojans bounce back for 28-14 triumph at Triton

Trojans bounce back for 28-14 triumph at Triton

One week after suffering a narrow loss at home against Princeton, South Johnston’s varsity football team rebounded with a 28-14 win at rival Triton Friday. “We knew we had something special with this senior group,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “I call them my...

South softball tops Triton with timely hitting

South softball tops Triton with timely hitting

Timely hitting led South Johnston’s varsity softball team to a 5-1 win over visiting nonconference rival Triton on Thursday night. “I think scoring with two outs was kind of big,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “Lannah (Price) did a good at the plate and on...

South takes diamond wins over visiting C.B. Aycock

South takes diamond wins over visiting C.B. Aycock

South Johnston took Quad County 3-A Conference wins in varsity baseball and softball over visiting C.B. Aycock on Friday night. The Trojans prevailed, 10-0, in softball and rallied for a 6-5 victory in eight innings in baseball. CBA defeated South, 9-0, in varsity...

South wins, 14-7, at West; heads for playoffs

South wins, 14-7, at West; heads for playoffs

Kalib Brown scored on a 30-yard pass play from Riley Adams with 9:18 left in the game to lift South Johnston to a 14-7 Quad County 3-A Conference varsity football win at West Johnston on Friday night. The deciding score followed a goal-line stand by the Trojans that...

South advances with 3-1 volleyball victory over Currituck County

South advances with 3-1 volleyball victory over Currituck County

Rallies in the third and fourth sets propelled No. 14 East seed South Johnston to a 3-1 win over No. 19 Currituck County at South in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A volleyball playoffs Saturda. Set scores were 25-15, 19-25, 25-23 and 25-21. “For us, this could have...

South lineman recovering after loss to Hunt

South lineman recovering after loss to Hunt

Wilson Hunt's ground attack was sufficient to produce a 42-14 Quad County 3-A Conference win at South Johnston on Friday night. South senior defensive lineman Cameron Howell left the game in the closing minutes by ambulance. "He's doing good,' said South coach Lee...

CBA holds off South

CBA holds off South

C.B. Aycock survived a South Johnston comeback for a 34-28 Quad County 3-A Conference varsity football win at the Trojans' Homecoming on Thursday night. Daniel Frederick ran 22 times for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the Golden Falcons, who built a 34-7 lead at...

Trojans top Triton, 3-1

Trojans top Triton, 3-1

Triton’s varsity volleyball team battled through every set at nonconference rival South Johnston on Monday, but the Trojans came away with a 3-1 win by scores of 25-23, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-19. “That was very competitive score-wise,” said South Johnston coach Matthew...

Blocked punt helps SSS defeat South, 21-7

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...

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