South Johnston’s varsity football team suffered its first loss of the season Thursday night as visiting Quad Counties 3-A Conference opponent Fike used a strong fourth quarter performance to win, 41-32. “That’s a good football team,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “I’m not taking anything away from them. I just told our guys that […]
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South Johnston volleyball turns back East Wake, 3-0
South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team made short work of visiting Quad County 3-A Conference opponent East Wake Thursday, winning in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-13 and 25-5. “I was proud,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “It was a full team effort. We’re down a few people to different things, injuries and quarantine […]
South rolls past Southern Lee
South Johnston used a de facto blocked punt to set the tone for a 47-13 nonconference varsity football win over visiting Southern Lee on Thursday night. “We didn’t actually block it,” said Trojans coach Lee Webb. South’s rush pushed the protection back into the punter and Cameron Howell got into the end zone with the […]
South moves to 2-0 with 33-20 win over Hawks
South Johnston’s varsity football team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 33-20 win over visiting rival Triton on Friday night. “I went through the process when I was here (as a player) and I never beat Triton,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. I” told them (the seniors) that when they finish this […]
South overcomes lull for win over Triton in volleyball
South Johnston’s varsity volleyball team scored a 3-1 win on the road against rival Triton on Tuesday. Individual set scores were 25-19, 18-25, 25-22 and 25-20. “I don’t know what the lull was there in the second set,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “We got behind and then every time we’d get a run, […]
South takes season-opening win at Western Harnett, 41-6
South Johnston opened its varsity football season by winning a 41-6 nonconference rout at Western Harnett on Friday night. “Coming into the start of the season, when we started this thing back in May with these kids, we had a goal,” said first-year South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “To be mentally tough and be tough […]
South sending Schneider to Fayetteville Tech for baseball
South Johnston has announced that versatile Dewayne Schneider plans to continue playing baseball at Fayetteville Tech. Schneider threw a team-high 359 pitches in 2021 as South went 7-7 overall and 6-4 in the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference. Schneider also played infield and outfield positions for the Trojans. Schneider, who lives in Benson, plans to study […]
South tops Cleveland, 10-6
South Johnston wrapped up the 2021 varsity baseball season with a 10-6 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win at Cleveland on Saturday. Five runs in the top of the third inning pushed the Trojans’ lead to 7-0. Chase Carroll led off the decisive frame with a double. A walk preceded an RBI double by Kannon Crumpler. […]
South baseball downs Cleveland
Seven runs in the third inning sent host South Johnston to a 12-6 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference baseball win over Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first in improving to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in league play. Parker Wood walked with two out in the opening […]
South alumnus Webb to coach football
South Johnston has named Lee Webb as its new football coach. Webb graduated from South in 2007 after playing under former coach Joe Salas, who is now at Hobbton. Webb has been defensive coordinator for the past four seasons for the Trojans. “Coach Webb is a hard worker and he loves our community,” said South […]