Meeting for the fourth time this season, No. 5 Triton battled at top-seeded rival Harnett Central Tuesday, but the Trojans emerged with a 56-39 win to advance to Thursday’s championship game of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity girls basketball tournament. “I...
Fourth-seeded Triton overcame a slow start, rallying to beat visiting No. 5 Union Pines 52-48 in the first round of the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity boys basketball tournament Monday. “First of all, a tough start, 7-0 and I called a timeout,” said Triton boys...
A pair of first-round girls games at West Johnston tonight will open the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference basketball tournament. South Johnston, the No. 4 seed, plays fifth-seeded Cleveland at 6 p.m. and the third-seeded host Lady Wildcats meet sixth-seeded Smithfield...
Pairings have been set for the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference basketball tournament. Monday games in the boys division include Union Pines at Triton at 6 p.m. and Lee County at Western Harnett at 7:30 p.m. Girls division games Monday include Triton at Lee at 6 p.m. and...
Trinity Christian made its free throws in the final minute to advance in the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A boys basketball playoffs, 52-47, at Cape Fear Christian Academy, on Saturday. The Crusaders (21-9) went ahead to stay, 48-46, on a...
The Triton varsity boys basketball team trailed Lee County 13-7 after eight minutes on Senior Night for the Hawks. Triton got the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference contest turned around by outscoring the Yellow Jackets, 16-4, in the second quarter. Senior Derreon Burnett...
Harnett Central celebrated its Senior Night by taking a pair of hard-fought Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball contests over visiting Union Pines. A pair of late free throws from sophomore Brittany Mills helped Harnett Central take an emotional 47-46 win...
The Cape Fear Christian Academy varsity boys basketball team defeated visiting John Paul II, 70-41, on Thursday night in the second round of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association 1-A playoffs. Six players made a total of 10 shots from beyond the...
Midway split East Central 2-A varsity basketball contests with visiting Goldsboro on Senior Night on Thursday, with Midway’s girls winning their season finale, but Goldsboro winning the boys game. A shutout second quarter sparked Midway to a 55-35 rout over Goldsboro...
BUIES CREEK — Chris Clemons set a Gore Arena record with a season-high 48 points to lead Campbell to an 87-84 win over Hampton on Wednesday night. In the process, the nation’s leading scorer (29.8) moved by Danny Manning and Oscar Robertson into ninth place on the...
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...
Midway senior Chandler Williford, of Newton Grove, will take his talents to the next level, as he has signed to play baseball at Campbell University. “It’s a small school and a good baseball program,” Williford said. “I love the coaches over there, coach (Justin)...
