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South edges East Wake, 34-32, in overtime

South edges East Wake, 34-32, in overtime

South Johnston's varsity football team topped visiting East Wake, 34-32, in overtime on Friday night to improve to 7-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play. The Trojans had the ball first after regulation play ended in a tie at 26. Brayden Barefoot ran for the go-ahead...

Hunt turns back South Johnston

Hunt turns back South Johnston

South Johnston's varsity football team slipped to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the Quad Counties 3-A Conference with a 43-19 loss at Hunt (7-1, 5-0) on Friday night. South tied the score at 6 when C.J. Redmond fell on a Trojans fumble in the end zone with 10:35 left in the...

SJ overwhelms Southern Wayne, 62-14

SJ overwhelms Southern Wayne, 62-14

South Johnston’s varsity football dominated from wire to wire in a 62-14 rout over visiting Quad County 3-A Conference opponent Southern Wayne on the Trojans’ Homecoming on Friday night. “We said two weeks ago after that loss to Fike (41-32 at home on Sept. 23) that...

Fike deals SJ first setback, 41-32

Fike deals SJ first setback, 41-32

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...

South Johnston volleyball turns back East Wake, 3-0

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...

South rolls past Southern Lee

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...

South moves to 2-0 with 33-20 win over Hawks

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...

South overcomes lull for win over Triton in volleyball

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...

South takes season-opening win at Western Harnett, 41-6

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...

South sending Schneider to Fayetteville Tech for baseball

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...

South tops Cleveland, 10-6

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...

South baseball downs Cleveland

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...

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