LAURINBURG - Scotland High School Athletic Director Patrick Williams released the following statement Sunday night.

LAURINBURG - The annual homecoming festivities were held at Scotland High School this past week, and the Fighting Scots football team (3-3) made sure to cap off the week with a win Friday night, blowing past the Southern Lee Cavaliers (1-5) 63-34.

LAURINBURG - The Fighting Scots matched up against Southern Lee Friday night, where Scotland would win big 63-34.

GREENVILLE - Parker Byrd has wanted to be an East Carolina Pirate ever since he was a kid. His mom, Mitzi Byrd, and his dad, Jeff Byrd, attended East Carolina University, and he wanted to continue the tradition. During his freshman year at Scotland High School in 2018, Parker Byrd committed to play baseball at ECU and was set to join their baseball team this upcoming season.

LAURINBURG - The Scots’ varsity athletic teams went 1-5 (excluding golf and cross-country) over the week of Sep. 19 - Sep. 23.

LAURINBURG - The women’s volleyball team hosted a tough AAC opponent in the Reinhardt Eagles Thursday night. A couple of close sets and an exciting overtime set victory for the Knights made for a fun, exciting atmosphere. But, the Knights weren’t able to pull off the win and ended up falling to the Eagles three sets to one.

LAURINBURG - The Lady Scots tennis team (0-7) was downed on Thursday evening by the Union Pines Vikings (8-1) 0-6. The match was shortened due to rain after singles matches had occurred. The Vikings’ lineup was unavailable at press time.