Western Harnett junior Will Lewis won the 132-pound division in the NCHSAA 3-A wrestling tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on Feb. 20-21. Lewis defeated Josh Wilson of Southeast Guilford by pin at one minute, five seconds in the championship final. Lewis had a 48-2 record for the year. Western senior Jack Taylor was fourth in the […]
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Triton girls move on to face HC
Kaila Cooney had 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals as the Triton varsity girls basketball team defeated visiting Western Harnett, 54-41, in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference tournament on Monday night. The Lady Hawks (12-10) advance to meet Harnett Central (17-4) in the semifinals at Union Pines on […]
Harnett Central boys advance, 63-58, over Western Harnett
With the two teams meeting for the fourth time this season, Harnett Central edged visiting county rival Western Harnett 63-58 in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference boys basketball tournament Monday night. “There’s more times than not where in sports you’re judged by not how badly we got beaten Friday (a 100-72 […]
Western kicker Dillon Smith signs with Mars Hill
Western Harnett kicker and punter Dillon Smith has signed with Mars Hill. Smith averaged 43.7 yards on 38 punts for the Eagles in 2019 with a longest of 66 yards and 10 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He was Western’s leading scorer with 36 points as he made 15 of 16 conversions and 7 of […]
Western boys win at HC
Meeting for the third time this season and the second in Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play, Harnett Central split varsity basketball contests with visiting Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday, with Central’s girls picking up their third win over the Eagles, but Western’s boys denying the Trojans a season sweep. After a competitive first […]
Central boys top Western in OT
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 […]
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 […]