South Johnston got its third complete game pitching performance in the Johnston County Easter Invitational in topping Clayton 7-1 on Tuesday night at Bruce Coats Field for the championship. Josh Parker went the distance in the final. Aubrey Pollard went the route in the tournament opener against Triton and Justin Hamilton tossed the full seven […]
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SJ softball tops Wildcats
Visiting West Johnston took the early lead, but South Johnston rallied to take a 5-2 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity softball win on Monday. “I thought West Johnston came out with a good approach and a good attitude,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “They battled and made it hard. Their pitcher, (Ivy) Maldonado did […]
Big inning keys SJ baseball to five-inning win at Central
A 10-run fourth inning powered South Johnston to a 13-2 varsity baseball win in five innings at Harnett Central on Wednesday. “Both guys (South’s Aubrey Pollard and Central’s Matthew Bailey) came out throwing the ball well and early in the game we put a run up there in the first inning,” said South Johnston coach […]
Lockamy leads SJ softball win
Four RBIs from junior Savannah Lockamy powered South Johnston to a season-opening 5-4 varsity softball win over visiting rival Triton on Wednesday evening. “I don’t think you can ask for anything else,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “We knew it was going to be a tough game and we were going to have to […]
South boys oust Chapel Hill in opening round of 3-A playoffs
South Johnston, seeded No. 11 in the East bracket, survived a third-quarter rally by visiting No. 22 Chapel Hill and pulled away in the fourth to take a 61-46 win to open the NCHSAA 3-A varsity boys basketball playoffs Tuesday night. “We’ve done that all year long a couple of times,” said South Johnston coach […]
South girls open play in Greater Neuse 3-A tournament Monday
A pair of first-round girls games at West Johnston tonight will open the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference basketball tournament. South Johnston, the No. 4 seed, plays fifth-seeded Cleveland at 6 p.m. and the third-seeded host Lady Wildcats meet sixth-seeded Smithfield Selma at 7:30 p.m. In boys first-round games Tuesday at Clayton, fourth-seeded Smithfield-Selma matches up […]
South Johnston boys move to 18-2 with win over Clayton
South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team pulled away from visiting Clayton for a 79-57 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win on Thursday night. The Trojans improved to 18-2 overall and 5-1 in league play after topping the Comets, 55-43, on the road in the conference opener on Jan. 11. South outscored Clayton 40-26 in the second […]
South sweeps Cleveland to finish first half in Greater Neuse
South Johnston ended the first half of Greater Neuse 3-A Conference play with a junior varsity and varsity basketball sweep over visiting Johnston County rival Cleveland on Tuesday night. South Johnston held off a fourth-quarter rally from Cleveland to take a 55-39 win in the varsity girls game. “Very good game,” said South girls coach […]
South Johnston boys improve to 12-1 with 81-59 win over Central
South Johnston took an 81-59 varsity boys basketball win over visiting nonconference opponent Harnett Central behind a 34-point performance from senior JaQuain Smith Wednesday. “We just played well,” said South Johnston coach Brody Massengill. “JaQuain, it was his night right from the get-go. He played with a lot of energy and a lot of effort […]
South boys pull away
South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team got refocused defensively at halftime and pulled away to take a 65-46 nonconference win over visiting North Johnston on Friday night. South’s lead was 29-25 at the break. “We came out a little flat and they were aggressive,” said Trojans coach Brody Massengill after his team improved to 10-1. […]