Triton’s varsity girls basketball team finished off a season sweep of rival South Johnston with a 61-37 win over the visiting Trojans on Wednesday night to stay unbeaten on the season. Triton coach Wendy Simmons thought the Hawks saw improvement from their game the...
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CFCA boys turn back Village, 85-58
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity boys basketball team defeated visiting Village Christian, 85-58, on Tuesday night to improve to 17-6 overall and 4-0 in the Sandhills Athletic Conference. The Eagles outscored the Knights 27-10 in the second quarter to lead...
Lady Hawks move to 5-0 with 47-23 win at Western
Triton’s varsity girls basketball team won a battle of unbeatens 47-23 at Tri-County Six 3-A Conference and Harnett County rival Western Harnett on Tuesday night. “I felt like we did take control after maybe the first few minutes of the first quarter,” said Triton...
CFCA boys return with 74-39 win
Playing for the first time since Jan. 8 due to quarantining for COVID-19, Cape Fear Christian Academy split Sandhills Athletic Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Fayetteville Christian School on Monday night. The Eagles won the boys game and the...
South boys rally at West Johnston
South Johnston faced a 25-12 deficit in the second quarter before coming back for a 64-52 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball win at West Johnston on Friday night. Tay Watson’s basket with 2:46 left in the third quarter gave the Trojans a 37-36...
Lady Hawks down Southern Lee, boys topped without Thompson
Triton split Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball games with visiting Southern Lee on Friday night. Triton won the girls game and Southern Lee won the boys game. Triton’s girls won a 55-8 rout over Southern Lee to stay unbeaten on the season. “We had a lot...
SSS boys top Triton, 66-59
A late surge at the end of a back-and-forth battle lifted Smithfield-Selma to a 66-59 nonconference varsity boys basketball win at Triton on Wednesday night as the Spartans stayed unbeaten. “One thing I say every year: Going into each quarter, I want them to take...
Henderson paces Camels sweep
BUIES CREEK — Cedric Henderson, Jr. scored 21 points and Campbell defeated Presbyterian 73-51 in Big South Conference men’s basketball on Friday at Gore Arena. The Camels (8-7, 4-4 Big South) jumped to a 19-5 lead and held a double-figure advantage for the last...
Saturday, January 16
Shy Tuelle hit a layup as time expired to give the Campbell women’s basketball team a 62-61 win at Presbyterian on Friday. The teams play again today (ESPN+, 4 p.m.). … In men’s college basketball, North Carolina visits Florida State today (ESPN,...
South pushes tempo, trims Triton
With Triton’s varsity boys basketball team playing for the first time this season after having to quarantine for COVID-19, South Johnston took a 72-49 win over the visiting Hawks on Friday. “I think one thing that helped us out was (Triton coach) T.J. (Morrison)...
Lady Hawks down South, 39-21
Triton’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with a 39-21 win at rival South Johnston on Friday night. “We didn’t take care of the basketball like we did in the first game,” said Triton coach Wendy Simmons. “We were trying to do too much too...
Thursday, January 14
Campbell plays its first Big South Conference home game in men’s basketball tonight against Presbyterian at 7 p.m. The Camels lead the league in field goal shooting at 51 percent. CU also hosts the Blue Hose on Friday at 7 p.m. … South Granville broke the...















