The Coats–Erwin Middle School offense provided plenty of firepower to back a solid pitching performance by Jamari Thompson in taking a 15–3 baseball win over the Highland Vikings in the season finale for both teams played Tuesday on the Falcons’ field. Coats-Erwin finishes its season with a record of 9-3. Including last year’s 10–2 record, […]
Middle Schools
Coats-Erwin tops Central Middle
Jamari Thompson pitched a 5-hitter, allowing only a single unearned run, in leading host Coats–Erwin Middle School to a 4–1 baseball win over Harnett Central on Thursday afternoon. Coats–Erwin improved to 8–3. The Raiders finished the season with a 10–2 record, both losses coming against the Falcons. . Thompson went the distance on the mound, […]
Western Middle edges Coats-Erwin
Western Harnett Middle School rallied to score six runs in the bottom of the fourth and added two more in the fifth to take an 8–7 baseball win over Coats–Erwin on the Cardinals’ home field Monday afternoon. Coats-Erwin is 7-3 on the season. Western finishes with a record of 7-5. Falcon pitchers allowed only three […]
Dunn rolls in baseball; Coats-Erwin captures softball, soccer
With the two rival schools meeting for the second time in three days on Wednesday, visiting Coats-Erwin won middle school matchups in softball and girls soccer at Dunn, but the Greenwaves took a decisive win in baseball. Dunn followed up handing Coats-Erwin its first loss of the season Monday with an 18-1 win in five […]
Dunn deals Coats-Erwin first middle school baseball loss
Anthony Jones pitched a 3-hitter and struck out 10 in leading Dunn to a 12–2 middle school baseball win at Coats–Erwin on Monday. The Greenwaves improved to 8-2 while the Falcons fell to 6-1. Dunn took a 1–0 lead in the top of the third, then scored six runs in the fourth. The Greenwaves had […]
Falcons end HC streak, remain unbeaten in middle school baseball
Jamari Thompson pitched a 3-hitter and visiting Coats–Erwin collected 20 hits in rolling to an 18–1 win over defending conference champion Harnett Central on Monday afternoon in a battle of middle school baseball unbeatens on the Raiders’ field. Now 5–0 on the season, the Falcons moved into sole possession of first place. The loss was […]
Coats-Erwin downs Highland, 15-3, in baseball opener
Coats–Erwin Middle School pounded out 13 hits in a 15–3 baseball win at Highland on Monday in the season opener for both teams. Jamari Thompson allowed no earned runs on the mound, giving up two hits and striking out seven while walking one. Braxton Davis had four hits to lead the Falcons offensively. Jalen Evans […]
Coats-Erwin claims middle school basketball championships
Coats-Erwin clinched Harnett County Conference championships in both girls and boys middle school basketball Wednesday with wins over visiting Harnett Central to end the season. The boys team took the outright conference title, while the girls split the conference championship with Highland. Highland and Coats-Erwin’s only girls losses this season were to each other. Coats-Erwin […]
Coats-Erwin sweeps visiting Panthers to keep lead in standings
Coats-Erwin posted a middle school basketball sweep over visiting Overhills Thursday to take a season sweep over the Panthers and remain on top of the Harnett County Conference standings in both boys and girls basketball. Coats-Erwin’s stalwart defense led the way in a 34-21 win over Overhills in the girls game. Abby Hood had 11 […]
Coats-Erwin wins two games at Dunn, Falcon teams atop standings
Coats-Erwin is on top of the Harnett County Conference in both boys and girls middle school basketball after taking a sweep at rival Dunn on Monday. Another strong defensive performance led Coats-Erwin to a 37-18 win over Dunn in the girls game for a season sweep of the Greenwaves. Ashari Watlington led the Falcons (8-1) […]