Winning games when everything goes well is the sign of a good team. But grinding out a win – even when things don’t go your way – is the sign of a tough team. South Johnston’s boys basketball team may not have always looked good, but the visiting Trojans showed their toughness by escaping with a 48-38 win at Harnett Central on Thursday. more

Coming off of their first loss of the season Monday against East Wake, Harnett Central’s girls basketball team wanted to make a statement. And the Lady Trojans did just that, rolling over South Johnston for a 58-33 win at home on Thursday. more

Harnett Central’s basketball teams were dealt a rare varsity basketball sweep at East Wake on Monday. A shaky third quarter doomed the girls in a 68-53 loss — their first of the season. And the … more

South Johnston boys basketball coach Brody Massengill summed it up perfectly in his post-game interview on Friday: “It was just one of them nights.” South cruised to a 63-41 win over local … more

Everyone’s heard of the old saying, “You win some, you lose some.” It’s applied all too well for Midway’s boys basketball team this season, as they split a pair of Sampson County rivalry … more

Midway’s girls basketball team swept a pair of Sampson County rivals to end the week, taking wins over Hobbton (58-13) and Lakewood (59-36). ‘Everybody kept finding energy’ The win was … more

It was a poor shooting night for both teams, but Harnett Central’s girls basketball team walked out of Four Oaks with a 45-22 win at South Johnston on Friday to remain unbeaten on the … more

He might have been sweating bullets in the third quarter, but first-year Overhills boys basketball coach Joseph Easley was able to breathe a sigh of relief after the game as his team rallied with a … more

Madeline Langdon doesn’t always stick out on the basketball court. She doesn’t run the offense and spearhead the defense like Harnett County Tipoff MVP Brittany Mills. She doesn’t dominate … more

Girls MVP: Brittany Mills, Harnett Central (18 points per game) Mills earned MVP honors in the girls tournament as her heady point guard play helped lead Central to convincing wins over Western … more

It had been seven years since Harnett Central’s girls basketball team had last won the Harnett County Tipoff Tournament, but the Trojans ended that drought on Wednesday with an impressive 49-31 win … more

Last season, Triton girls basketball coach Wendy Simmons wanted her team to be able to get out and run. And while the Hawks struggled to do that on a consistent basis, she thinks that this year’s … more