South Johnston’s varsity football team rallied with a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win 20-19 at rival Triton on Triton’s Senior Night on Friday. “These guys right here are amazing to coach,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Riggsbee. “I don’t care about the win. I don’t care about the loss. We’re out […]
South Johnston
South Johnston
Hunt takes 21-7 win at South
Wilson Hunt scored a pair of touchdowns in the second half, capping a 21-7 win on Thursday night at South Johnston with an 8-yard scoring run by C.J. Joyner with eight minutes to play. Kysheem Green scored late in the first half for the hosts on a pick six. South visits Triton next Friday night. […]
South wins pair from West Johnston
South Johnston got a pair of Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity basketball wins over visiting West Johnston on Tuesday night as the Trojans followed a 37-33 victory in the girls game with a 54-45 triumph in the boys game. The Trojans jumped on top 6-0 in the boys game and pushed the advantage to 28-9 […]
South girls get first win, boys missing McNeill
South Johnston split Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting East Wake on Friday. The Warriors won the boys game, but the Trojans picked up their first win of the season in the girls game. South Johnston held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat East Wake 40-29 and pick up its first win […]
South boys rally at West Johnston
South Johnston faced a 25-12 deficit in the second quarter before coming back for a 64-52 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball win at West Johnston on Friday night. Tay Watson’s basket with 2:46 left in the third quarter gave the Trojans a 37-36 lead and South was able to extend the margin in […]
South pushes tempo, trims Triton
With Triton’s varsity boys basketball team playing for the first time this season after having to quarantine for COVID-19, South Johnston took a 72-49 win over the visiting Hawks on Friday. “I think one thing that helped us out was (Triton coach) T.J. (Morrison) didn’t get a lot of time to practice with them because […]
SJ boys earn split at Western
Meeting for the second game in a row, South Johnston and Western Harnett split varsity basketball games again, with the homestanding Eagles winning the girls game and the visiting Trojans winning the boys game Tuesday. A strong first quarter powered Western Harnett to a 35-17 win over South Johnston in the girls game. “I’m proud […]
South boys win season opener
South Johnston hosted Western Harnett to open varsity basketball season on Wednesday, with the teams splitting the contests. The Eagles won the girls game and the Trojans won the boys game. A third-quarter surge propelled Western Harnett to a 47-33 win over South Johnston in the girls game. “Once we figured out that the ball […]
South starts season with 3-0 Senior Night win over SSS
After having to postpone the start of its season for two weeks while quarantining for COVID-19, South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team opened its season on Tuesday with a straight sets win over visiting Greater Neuse 3-A Conference foe Smithfield-Selma for Senior Night. Individual set scores were 25-10, 25-14 and 25-10. “We’ve been looking forward to […]
SJ teams improve to 2-0 with wins over Harnett Central
South Johnston’s varsity softball and baseball teams both improved to 2-0 on the season with a pair of rain-soaked wins over visiting Harnett Central on Thursday. Senior Kyndal Woodard threw a 13-strikeout gem as South Johnston’s softball team capitalized on miscues to take an 8-2 win over Harnett Central. “They’re a young team, but they’re […]