Quick Hits
Monday, December 2
The NCISAA 1-A champion girls tennis team from Cape Fear Christian Academy will ride the town float in the Erwin Christmas parade tonight. ... The Carolina Panthers fell, 26-23, to visiting Tampa Bay on a 30-yard field goal in overtime by Chase McLaughlin, who kicked...
Sunday, December 1
The Campbell men's basketball team improved to 4-4 with a 72-66 win at Green Bay on Saturday as Jasin Sinani had 22 points on eight of 15 field goal shooting with eight rebounds. ... N.C. State became bowl eligible with a 35-30 win at UNC on Saturday as Hollywood...
Triton
Triton takes 7-0 boys soccer win over Westover
Senior Marquis Rosado had two goals for the Triton varsity boys soccer team in a 7-0 All American Conference victory over visiting Westover on Monday night. The Hawks improved to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in the AAC going into a league match at Western Harnett on Wednesday...
Progress pleases Penny going into open date
After a pair of 42-0 losses to Union Pines and South Johnston, Triton football coach Ben Penny was pleased to see better play in a 14-12 loss at Sanderson on Friday night. "We answered the call," Penny said. "Four areas we needed to improve in were effort, blocking,...
Midway
Midway takes varsity hoops matchups with Dark Horses
Midway took a varsity basketball sweep over visiting Clinton on Friday night as the Lady Raiders prevailed, 51-45, before the Midway boys topped the Dark Horses, 56-44. The Raider boys improved to 12-7 overall and 3-5 in the Southeastern 2-A Conference going into a...
Raiders top Lakewood with second half surge
An early third quarter surge lifted Midway’s varsity football team to a 32-26 win over visiting Sampson County rival Lakewood on Friday night. “We outplayed them in the first half,” said Midway coach Kyle Stevens. “We just dropped the ball, tipped them an...
Results / Schedule
Saturday, November 16
College Football
Delaware 41, Campbell 22
High School Basketball
Senior Classic
at Cape Fear Christian
Girls Consolation
Southeastern 46, Village 33
Boys Consolation
Southeastern,64, Village 44
Girls Championship
Community 49, CFCA 23
Boys Championship
CFCA 68, Community 63
High School Boys Soccer
NCHSAA, Fourth Round
Hobbton 5, Pender 1
Sunday, November 17
College Basketball
Campbell men 86, Navy 66
Monday, November 18
High School Basketball
Bennie Pollock Memorial
Tournament at Harnett Central
Overhills girls 69, Triton 16
W. Harnett5 girls 53, Central 52
Harnett Central boys 77. W. Harnett 38
Tuesday, November 19
College Basketball
CU women 58, E. Tennessee State 51
High School Basketball
CFCA boys 64, Fayetteville Christian 56
Fayetteville Christian girls 40, CFCA 31
Cleveland boys 78, S. Johnston 52
Cleveland girls 55, S. Johnston 17
Bennie Pollock Memorial
Tournament at Harnett Central
Triton girls 47, Harnett Central 27
Overhills boys 82, Triton 52
High School Boys Soccer
NCHSAA 1-A Regional Final
Hobbton 3, Voyager 2 (OT)
Wednesday, November 20
High School Basketball
Bennie Pollock Memorial
Tournament at Harnett Central
Boys Consolation
Triton 68, W. Harnett 32
Girls Championship
Overhills 65, w. Harnett 25
Boys Championship
Overhills 68, Harnett Central 42
Thursday, November 21
High School Basketball
Cape Fear Christian boys 57, Riverside 45
Riverside girls 76, Cape Fear Christian 35
Friday, November 22
College Basketball
Ohio State men 104, Campbell men 60
Miami women 71, Campbell 66
High School Basketball
S. Johnston boys 50, Union Pines 49
Union Pines girls 62, S. Johnston 16
Saturday, November 23
College Football
Towson 45, Campbell 23
High School Boys Soccer
NCHSAA 1-A Championship
Mecklenburg Sportsplex
Mount Airy 4, Hobbton 3
Sunday, November 24
College Basketball
Evansville men 66, Campbell 53
Monday, November 25
High School Basketball
Cape Fear Christian boys 80, Bradford 16
Cape Fear Christian girls 49, Bradford 48
Harnett Central boys 69, Hobbton 38
Midway boys 82, Union 41
Midway girls 52, Union 17
Tuesday, November 26
Women's College Basketball
at Georgia State
Campbell 82, . Furman 72
High School Basketball
Midway boys 45, Princeton 30
Midway girls 41, Princeton 28
Wednesday, November 27
Women's College Basketball
at Georgia State
CU 71, Purdue Fort Wayne 67 (OT)
Thursday, November 28
College Basketball
Georgia State women 58, Campbell 43
Saturday, November 30
College Basketball
CU men 72, Green Bay 66
Tuesday, December 3
High School Basketball
CFCA boys 61, Crossroads 59 (OT)
Crossroads girls 75, CFCA 33
Harnett Central boys 64, Douglas Byrd 51
Douglas Byrd girls 51, Harnett Central 29
S. Johnston boys 65, E. Wayne 59
Midway boys 48, Princeton 34
Midway girls 43, Princeton 42
Triton boys 88, Cape Fear HS 55
Cape Fear HS girls 67, Triton 31
Wednesday, December 4
College Basketball
Coastal Carolina men 58, CU 57
Wake Forest women 63, Campbell 46
High School Basketball
Midway boys 53, Hobbton 42
Midway girls 55, Hobbton 22
Harnett Central boys 65, SSS 51
Triton boys 72, S. Johnston 47
Triton girls 57, S. Johnston 41
Friday, December 6
High School Basketball
Cresset at Cape Fear Christian
Harnett Central at W. Harnett
Midway at Lakewood
Triton at E.E. Smith
Saturday, December 7
High School Basketball
CFCA boys at O'Neal, 1 p.m.
St. Pauls at S. Johnston
Cape Fear
Christian Academy
Glenna McLamb signs with Gardner-Webb for softball
Gardner-Webb recognized Glenna McLamb's softball pitching ability and potential at a travel tournament before her junior year at Cape Fear Christian Academy. The Bulldogs didn't waste any time in inviting her to join the Big South Conference program based in Boiling...
Balanced scoring helps Eagles to 64-56 victory at Fayetteville Christian
Cape Fear Christian Academy's varsity boys basketball team improved to 4-0 on its first road trip of the season with a 64-56 win over Fayetteville Christian on Tuesday night. "We couldn't put them away no matter how hard we tried said Eagles coach Dwain Ellis. CFCA...
Central
Terry Sanford surges past improved Central, 43-22, in second round rematch
Harnett Central had a 22-14 lead in the fourth quarter against visiting Terry Sanford on Friday night before the Bulldogs rallied for a 43-22 win and a third-round berth in the NCHSAA 3-A football playoffs. The Trojans finished 6-6 for their first non-losing season...
Harnett Central back … and moving on with 42-30 win
In the postseason for the first time since 2011 and hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2009, 11th-seeded Harnett Central’s varsity football team took advantage of takeaways to beat No. 22 West Carteret, 42-30, in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A playoffs...
South
South wins, 14-7, at West; heads for playoffs
Kalib Brown scored on a 30-yard pass play from Riley Adams with 9:18 left in the game to lift South Johnston to a 14-7 Quad County 3-A Conference varsity football win at West Johnston on Friday night. The deciding score followed a goal-line stand by the Trojans that...
South advances with 3-1 volleyball victory over Currituck County
Rallies in the third and fourth sets propelled No. 14 East seed South Johnston to a 3-1 win over No. 19 Currituck County at South in the first round of the NCHSAA 3-A volleyball playoffs Saturda. Set scores were 25-15, 19-25, 25-23 and 25-21. “For us, this could have...
News & Features
No. 16 UNC rallies past No. 22 Camels in Buies Creek
BUIES CREEK — Campbell yielded a four run ninth-inning to visiting North Carolina in a 7-3 baseball defeat Tuesday night at Jim Perry Stadium. There were 1,403 on hand, the fourth largest crowd at Jim Perry Stadium. The No. 22 Camels (8-4) grabbed an early lead on a...
Coats-Erwin boys capture conference championship
The Coats-Erwin Middle School boys basketball team won the Lee-Harnett Conference championship with an 11-1 record. Brandon Shwaikeh was head coach of the Falcons and he was assisted by LaQuan McKoy.