Meeting for the second time this season, but the first in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, Harnett Central’s varsity boys basketball team emerged from an overtime thriller at Harnett County rival Western Harnett with a 67-62 victory on Friday night. “I guess it’s an understatement to say we’re pleased with the outcome,” said Harnett Central […]
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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 Eagles’ first win of the season. “We’ve been really stressing on defense,” […]
Hawks defeat Western for third in Tipoff Tournament
A strong first-half performance led Triton’s varsity boys basketball team to a 60-46 win over Western Harnett in the boys consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Wednesday. “I thought defensively we played a good first half,” said Triton coach T.J. Morrison. “I think first quarter we gave up four. […]
Central boys advance to final
Harnett Central opened varsity boys basketball season with a 73-60 win over visiting Western Harnett on Tuesday in the opening round of the Harnett County Tip-off Tournament. “I thought overall we played like a first game,” said Harnett Central coach Will Gage. “We played very, very sharp at times and like we had never seen […]
Lady Hawks top Western in consolation of Tipoff event
Triton’s girls basketball team surged in the third quarter and held off a fourth quarter rally to beat Western Harnett 48-40 in the girls consolation game of the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament at Harnett Central on Tuesday. “The first half we were kind of cold,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “Even though we were running […]
Trojans bounce back at Triton to defeat Western Harnett, 3-1
Returning to Triton just four days after suffering a 3-0 loss to end the regular season, fourth-seeded Harnett Central’s varsity volleyball team game back strong with a 3-1 win over Harnett County rival Western Harnett, the No. 5 seed, in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference volleyball tournament on Monday. Individual set […]
Hawks take volleyball at Western
Triton’s varsity volleyball team started strong and fought off homestanding Harnett County rival Western Harnett’s rally to take a 3-1 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win by scores of 25-20, 22-25, 27-25 and 25-20 on Thursday to avenge a 3-1 home loss to Western from Sept. 24. “I just told them over there in the huddle, […]
Western’s lengthy losing streak against Triton comes to an end
Western Harnett stunned Triton on Tuesday by taking a 3-1 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity volleyball win at Triton by scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-22 and 28-26, breaking a losing streak to the Hawks that lasted over two decades. “It’s been a really long time,” said Western Harnett coach Hallie Hales. “It’s the first time […]
Western edges Douglas Byrd
Western Harnett took advantage of a late turnover with a long touchdown run from junior Daquan McNeill to edge visiting Douglas Byrd 24-20 to open varsity football season on Monday. “It was a typical first game,” said Western Harnett coach Blake Culbertson. “Penalties. Turnovers. Just things you’ve got to expect in the first game. But […]
Western’s Fred Lewis joins next-level signees, to wrestle at Ohio Valley
Western Harnett wrestler Fred Lewis has signed to wrestle at Ohio Valley University, a Christian institution in Vienna, West Virginia. Lewis was runner-up at 120 pounds in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3-A tournament. He compiled a 44-4 record as a senior. “He’s a good student and a good kid,” said Western wrestling […]