Triton had the All American Conference Player of the Year in boys basketball in 2024-25, Ro'mello Pegues. A senior, Peguese averaged 20.2 points for a 19-10 team that reached the second round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs. "He is a great kid that is appreciative," said...
The Triton High School Athletic Hall of Fame will add three new members on May 15 at ceremonies in the auditorium beginning at 6 p.m. The class to be inducted includes versatile Chrystal Smith, who was a basketball standout at Campbell; LaVance McQueen, a multi-sport...
Triton's varsity boys basketball team was on the road Tuesday night as the No. 18 seed in the East 3-A bracket of the NCHSAA playoffs. The Hawks (19-9) earned a trip to take on second-seeded Southern Durham (26-2) in the second round on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a...
Triton struggled with its shooting in a 67-49 home loss to Overhills in the All American Conference varsity boys basketball championship on Saturday night. The Hawks made 28 of 57 field goal attempts (49 percent) in a 69-43 win over Westover in the semifinals on...
Triton overcame an early Harnett Central advantage to top the visiting Trojans, 66-58, in double overtime on Monday in the first round of the All American Conference varsity boys basketball tournament. The second-seeded Hawks (17-8) advanced to host Westover (16-9) in...
Ro'mello Pegues scored 29 points for Triton on Thursday night in a 75-50 All American Conference varsity boys basketball win at Overhills. It was a huge swing for the Hawks from an 82-52 loss to the Jaguars in the semifinals of the Bennie Pollack Memorial Tournament...
Triton recognized its 2024 award winners in football earlier this month at a banquet. The Warren-Stacker Offensive Player of the Year Award went to Jacob Hamilton. The LeVance McQueen Defensive Player of the Year was presented to Michael McNeill. Jordan Thompson was...
A 6-game winning streak for the Triton varsity boys basketball team was stopped with a 68-65 All American Conference loss at Westover on Friday night. It was the third game of the week for the Hawks, who had a 72-60 AAC win at home over Terry Sanford on Tuesday night...
Editor's note: This story, by Richard Breen, was in the September 2024 issue of Columbbia Metropolitan magazine, as "From Small Town to Big Stage." Clayton White, defensive coordinator at South Carolina, guided his unit in a 44-20 win over No. 10 Texas A&M in Columbia...
Triton visits Harnett Central on Friday night for a 7 p.m. kickoff in the fourth annual Heister Bowl. Central is 7-2 overall, 5-1 in the All American Conference and will be going into the playoffs. The Hawks (2-7, 2-4 AAC) likely will be sitting out of the postseason...
After a sluggish start, a surge late in the second quarter propelled Triton’s varsity football team to a 34-15 win over visiting All-American 3-A/4-A Conference and Harnett County rival Western Harnett for Homecoming on Friday night. “They’re growing,” said Triton...
Triton overcame some adversity to win a defensive battle at E.E. Smith on Friday night, 7-6. It was the All American Conference opener for the previously winless Hawks and Coach Ben Penny was gratified by the effort after a scoreless first half. "I was about as proud...
