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...
BUIES CREEK — Campbell finalized its 2019 recruiting class with 10 additions, announced Wednesday by coach Mike Minter. Signing with the Camels on Wednesday were defensive back Jeremiah Brown (Tampa, Fla. / Tampa Bay Tech HS), offensive lineman Ian Hover (Atlanta, Ga....
Harnett Central split nonconference varsity basketball games with visiting Cleveland on Wednesday night, with Central’s girls and Cleveland’s boys completing season sweeps. Harnett Central routed Cleveland 52-21 in the girls game. “It’s hard when you play two nights...
BUIES CREEK — Caroline Bowns registered her first career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) and Taya Bolden paired 14 points with 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double this season as Campbell defeated USC Upstate 61-41 in a Big South Conference women’s...
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity basketball teams sustained competitive losses in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday night. The sixth-seeded CFCA boys were topped 64-62 in double overtime at Fayetteville Christian,...
Harnett Central took a Tri-County Six 3-A Conference varsity basketball sweep at conference and county rival Western Harnett on Tuesday night, with both the boys and girls teams taking a regular-season sweep over Western. Harnett Central’s girls turned in a strong...
Derreon Burnett scored in the closing seconds for the Triton varsity boys basketball team on Tuesday night to lift the host Hawks to a 39-37 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference win over visiting Union Pines. “It was a tough, grind-it-out kind of game,” said...
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...
BUIES CREEK — Chris Clemons scored 39 points to lead Campbell to an 83-62 Big South Conference men’s basketball win over Longwood on Saturday at Gore Arena. The nation’s leading scorer, Clemons tied an arena record with 10 three-point field goals and the Camels...
Harnett Central opened the second half of Tri-County Six 3-A Conference play with a varsity basketball sweep of visiting Lee County on Friday night, with both the boys and girls teams taking a regular season sweep over the Yellow Jackets. In the girls game, Harnett...
South Johnston’s varsity boys basketball team pulled away from visiting Clayton for a 79-57 Greater Neuse 3-A Conference win on Thursday night. The Trojans improved to 18-2 overall and 5-1 in league play after topping the Comets, 55-43, on the road in the...
Dunn took a middle school basketball sweep over visiting Harnett Central on Thursday. At Harnett Central on Dec. 17, a rally by Dunn’s girls came up short as the Raiders held on for a one-point win. On Thursday, it was the Greenwaves that held off a late rally...
