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...
Down 17-7 at halftime at Southern Lee, South Johnston held the Cavaliers scoreless in the second half and rallied for a 23-17 nonconference win on Friday night. The Trojans (2-1) completed the comeback with a 20-yard touchdown pass play from junior Riley Adams to...
Robert Bailey set the tone for South Johnston with an early interception and the Trojans went on to a 31-7 home win over Western Harnett to open the season on Friday night. Riley Adams put the Trojans ahead to stay with a 2-yard scoring keeper in the first quarter and...
Two solid scrimmages have South Johnston ready to host Western Harnett tonight to get the 2022 varsity football season underway. The Trojans held Harnett Central scoreless on August 10 and outscored Midway, 3-1, on August 12 in the Sampson Jamboree at Clinton. Connor...
South Johnston opened varsity volleyball season with a 3-0 win over visiting Harnett Central by scores of 25-20, 25-23 and 25-20 on Tuesday. “We will take it,” said South Johnston coach Matthew Adams. “As always, when you’re playing the first game of the season, you...
There was a brief scare of inclement weather when the junior varsity scrimmage was cut short due to lightning in the area, but the storm passed and, after a short delay, the varsity scrimmage proceeded as planned with Harnett Central hosting South Johnston on...
A strong pitching performance from senior Kennedy Byrd and a three-run home run from junior Meagan Worley made the difference as No. 2 South Johnston beat visiting rival No. 18 Triton 3-1 in the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A state softball playoffs Thursday. “It’s a...
A 6-run first inning set the tone as South Johnston’s varsity baseball team won a 13-3 rout in five innings over visiting Quad County 3-A Conference opponent East Wake on Friday night. “It was good to see us put a lot up early in that first inning and kind of set the...
South Johnston’s varsity softball team took a 5-0 shutout win at rival Triton on Thursday. “It was a good team effort,” said South Johnston coach Ashley Ennis. “Kennedy (Byrd) did an outstanding job in the circle. She had 13 strikeouts and kept them on their toes. And...
South Johnston was swept in varsity girls and boys basketball games by visiting Quad County 3-A Conference opponent Hunt on Friday night. Turnovers were costly for South Johnston as the Trojans fell, 52-31, in the girls game. “With 30 turnovers, you can’t expect to...
Jaydn McNeill scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half for South Johnston in a 55-42 Quad Counties 3-A Conference win over visiting Southern Wayne on Friday night. Chase Norris had eight of his 10 points in the first 16 minutes as the Trojans improved to 3-8...
No. 18 South Johnston struggled to find its footing in a 54-14 loss at No. 15 Smithfield-Selma in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A state football playoffs Friday. “Our game plan was solid,” said South Johnston coach Lee Webb. “We just needed to execute. SSS is a good...
