Quick Hits

Saturday, December 2

Former Harnett Central running back Jerrod Spears, who went on to star at Lenoir-Rhyne, will speak at the men's breakfast at First Presbyterian Church in Dunn on Sunday. ... Outfielder Abby Miller of Triton has signed to play softball at Wake Tech. ... Romello Pegues...

Friday, December 1

Harnett Central's varsity boys basketball team topped host West Johnston, 53-50, in double overtime on Thursday night as Kyrese Williams had 12 points and Kemaury Haywood added 11 points for the Trojans (3-1). The Wildcats (3-2) rallied to outscore Central, 23-6, in...

Thursday, November 30

Freshman Rylan Beasley had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Harnett Central varsity boys basketball team in a 51-33 win over visiting Hobbton on Wednesday night. ... The North Carolina High School Athletic Association plans to expand from four to eight...

Wednesday, November 29

Cape Fear Christian Academy's junior varsity boys basketball team opened Mid-Carolina Conference play at New Garden Friends in Greensboro with a 60-39 win on Tuesday. Fisher Stancil had 16 points for the Eagles (3-1). Eli Burns had 15 points. Justin Chestnut had nine...

Tuesday, November 28

The ACC/SEC men's basketball challenge gets underway tonight with seven games including No. 21 Mississippi State at Georgia Tech (ACC Network, 7 p.m.), Notre Dame at South Carolina (SEC Network, 7 p.m.), LSU at Syracuse (ESPN2, 7 p.m.). No. 8 Miami at No. 12 Kentucky...

Monday, November 27

Offensive tackle Mike Edwards of Campbell has been named All-Coastal Athletic Association first team in football. Edwards played on the high school level at South View and transferred to the Camels from Wake Forest. ... Mike Elko is leaving Duke to coach football at...

Sunday, November 26

Top-seeded Clinton will host second-seeded Northeastern of Elizabeth City in a matchup of 14-0 teams for the NCHSAA 2-A Eastern regional football championship on Friday at 7 p.m. ... Seventy-First (14-0) will be at home against Northern Nash (13-1) in a rematch of the...

Saturday, November 25

Christabel Ezumah scored 20 points with eight rebounds as the Campbell women's basketball team topped Western Michigan, 70-61, in Puerto Rico on Friday night. ... In the high school football playoffs on Friday night, host Clinton defeated Nash Central, 55-32, and...

Friday, November 24

Shy Tuelle scored 12 points on four 3-pointers for the Campbell women's basketball team on Thanksgiving day in a 60-46 win over Morgan State in the Puerto Rico Classico in San Juan. The Lady Camels (4-1) take on Western Michigan in the event tonight at 6:30 p.m. ......

Thursday, November 23

Happy Thanksgiving! ... The Campbell men's basketball team ended a 4-game losing streak with a 65-58 win over The Citadel in Buies Creek on Wednesday night as Laurynas Vaistaras had 13 points in 18 minutes. Anthony Dell'Orso added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the...

Wednesday, November 22

Senior quarterback Riley Adams of South Johnston has been named Quad County 3-A Conference Offensive Player of the Year in football after passing for 2,048 yards and 12 touchdowns as the Trojans went 6-5 with a playoff berth. ... The playing surface of Gore Arena at...

Tuesday, November 21

Junior Romello Pegues scored 17 points and freshman Brandon Surles added 16 for the Triton varsity boys basketball team in a 61-50 loss to Overhills in the Bennie Pollock Memorial Tournament at Harnett Central on Monday night. Both were six of 12 on field goal...

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