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The Fayetteville State Broncos avenged their only conference loss of the season last year, defeating the Virginia Union Panthers 10-7. The Broncos secured the win when placekicker Jacob Meneses connected on a game-winning 27-yard field goal. Fayetteville State snapped a four-game losing streak against Virginia Union, beating them for the...

We're at the halfway mark of the NCHSAA football season, and Week 6 games are set to serve up plenty of action. Follow along here with our live scoreboard, which updates every 60 seconds, to see whether Cape Fear can deal Purnell Swett its first loss and if Seventy-First can stay unbeaten as it travels to Gray's Creek.

On a crisp Thursday night, high school football fans gathered to witness an exciting showdown between the Cape Fear Colts and the Purnell Swett Rams, both teams having displayed their toughness this season so far.  The Colts came out on top 36-14.   The game started with a twist as the Rams (4-1, 1-1 All American) received the opening kickoff only to fumble inside their own end zone. Fortunately for them, they recovered the fumble but conceded a safety,...

These are the projections for the 3A East bracket for the 2023 NCHSAA girls tennis playoffs. These projections are not official and can change when the official brackets are released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. However, these projections are accurate as of the time stamp below. Want to...

The bulk of Fayetteville-area Week 6 games were rescheduled to Thursday with a storm system off the coast expected to bring heavy rain and high wind gusts Friday. The short week delivered several big matchups in the United 8 and All American conferences. In the AAC, Terry Sanford (3-2, 2-0) trailed by two...

Every week of this football season has given Seventy-First another opportunity to flex. And the Falcons came through again Thursday, defeating Gray’s Creek 55-7 in a game rescheduled from Friday due to a storm system developing off the coast. Deandre Nance accounted for five touchdowns – three passing, two running – and Jayson Franklin...

ST. PAULS — After experiencing some trial and error through the first half of the season, St. Pauls head football coach Mike Setzer says

There’s something about a Pine Forest/West Florida matchup that creates some of the most competitive football games the area has to offer. Their latest installment of this tremendous series didn’t disappoint. The host Jaguars trailed by two scores in the blink of an eye, but grinded their way...

Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State get the spotlight, but will VUU star Jada Byers be on the field? Here's what we know. The post Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State prep for CIAA clash appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

Week four of the HBCU football season will bring some critical conference matchups that will have a bearing on the conference championship race. Here are the five games to watch in Week 4 of the HBCU football season. 1. Alabama State vs. Florida A&M. In a game that could decide...

Tuesday night was the match Gray's Creek had been waiting for, and the Bears did not miss. In a battle of unbeaten programs, No. 25 Gray's Creek left little doubt over the final three sets as it took down Cape Fear 3-1. On paper, the contest was too close to...

It's time for another round of NCHSAA football, with conference games scheduled across the state and all of Fayetteville's public high school programs in action. Last week's picks record was 5-2, bumping the season total to 22-10. Let's see how we do this time around. Overhills (0-4) at E.E. Smith (1-3), 7 p.m. ...

LAURINBURG — From the first game to the 12th one, it’s hard to find a volleyball team that has improved more throughout the Sandhills Athletic Conference’s seven schools this season than Scotland’s. The Lady Scots, who started the year 0-2 after being swept by West Brunswick...

Gray's Creek head volleyball coach Amber Tyndall breaks down the Bears four-set win over Cape Fear on September 19, 2023.

Fore! Once again Fayetteville Technical Community College will be hosting their annual FTCC Foundation Golf Tournament. The event will take place at the Gates Four Golf & Country Club on Thursday, September 28, and is open for everyone to attend. The tourney is always a wonderful community event according to...

ST. PAULS — Last week when the Lumberton and St. Pauls volleyball teams met, the Bulldogs won the first set before the Pirates took the

BLADENBORO – West Bladen swept St. Pauls 2-0 Thursday in Southeastern Athletic Conference jayvee volleyball action Thursday by set scores of 25-13 and 25-21. Tah’lea Bethea worked the net for 7 attacks, 4 kills and a block for West. Helaina Conklin fired in 4 service points including 1 ace, 4 attacks and a kill. Sophomore Makenna Thurman knocked in 13 attacks, 2 kills and a service point.

These are the projections for the 3A East bracket for the 2023 NCHSAA football playoffs. These projections are not official and can change when the official brackets are released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association. However, these projections are accurate as of the time stamp below. Want to see...

ST. PAULS — The St. Pauls football team has seen plenty of growing pains through the early portions of the 2023 season. But c

The Lee County Yellow Jackets rode a strong defensive effort that included two interception returns for scores and did enough offensively to get past Hoke County 27-6 in a game played in a steady rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia. Lee County led 13-0 at the break on a 7-yard reception by BJ Brown in the 1st quarter and a 70-yard pick-6 by Terrance McKendall just 7 seconds before the half. Caelon Brown returned an interception for a score from 29 yards out in the 3rd quarter to put Lee up 20-0 before BJ Brown added Lee’s final score from 2 yards for a 27-0 lead. Brown rushed for 120 yards on 21 carries and Jaden Hill had 80 yards on 4 catches for the Yellow Jackets.