South Johnston opened Greater Neuse 3-A Conference play on Friday with a pair of varsity basketball losses to visiting Johnston County rival Clayton. South Johnston gave a strong effort and started hot, but Clayton took a 62-45 win in the girls game. “I definitely...
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South Johnston boys take fast lane past Corinth Holders
South Johnston split a pair of competitive varsity basketball games against visiting nonconference opponent Corinth Holders on Wednesday, as the Pirates won the girls game, but the Trojans took the boys contest. South Johnston rallied past Corinth Holders in the...
CBA deals South boys first loss
Charles B. Aycock's varsity boys basketball team topped host South Johnston, 69-67, in double overtime on Saturday to win the holiday tournament hosted by the Trojans. South slipped to 9-1 with its first loss. Senior Charles Walker scored 20 points for the Golden...
South reaches boys final at SJ
The South Johnston varsity boys basketball team defeated visiting Princeton, 54-45, on Friday to advance to the championship game of the South Johnston Invitational. The Trojans (9-0) will meet C.B. Aycock (5-6) in the final on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Golden Falcons...
South boys move to 7-0 at HC
Despite a much stronger fight from Harnett Central than in the last meeting between the two, South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team stayed unbeaten on the season with a 48-38 win at Central on Thursday night. “I said the other night (after South beat visiting...
South gets wins over Western
South Johnston won a pair of varsity basketball games against visiting Western Harnett on Tuesday night. One week after Western Harnett girls took their first win of the season at home against South Johnston, the Trojans avenged the loss by winning a 53-14 rout over...
South boys recognize Ray, remain unbeaten
On a night where senior C.J. Ray was honored for a career milestone, a dominant first-half performance powered South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team to a 63-41 win over visiting Harnett Central on Friday. “I told them, ‘Boys, we might want to thank the gods...
South boys down Western, Lady Eagles get first win
Western Harnett and visiting South Johnston split varsity basketball games on Tuesday, with the Eagles winning the girls game and the Trojans taking the boys contest. Defense powered Western Harnett to a 35-28 win over South Johnston in the girls game, the Lady...
South sweeps Southern Lee
South Johnston took a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Southern Lee on Tuesday night. The boys game went down to the wire as South Johnston escaped with a 54-49 win. “We had some moments where we could have given it away,” said South Johnston coach Brody...
Ray leads South boys for split with visiting North Johnston
South Johnston split varsity basketball contests with visiting county foe North Johnston on Friday, with the girls dropping to 1-1 on the season and the boys winning their season opener. South Johnston routed North Johnston 61-27 in the boys game behind a 29-point...
South Johnston holds signing ceremony for four
Eston Lee is going to East Carolina to play golf. Softball players Kyndal Woodard, Katie Mitchell and Savannah Lockamy will be moving on to the next level as well. South Johnston recognized the quartet with a signing ceremony involving family, friends, coaches and...
Rams roll past South Johnston
Host Cleveland rolled to a 62-7 varsity football victory over South Johnston on Friday night as the Rams improved to 10-1 overall. Cleveland finished 5-0 in the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference standings. South (5-6, 3-2) avoided a shutout on a 54-yard touchdown pass to...

















