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McRae, Johnson, Wall, Swindell named all-conference
LAURINBURG — Four Scotland High basketball players earned 2019-20 All-Sandhills Athletic Conference honors. Garrett McRae, Mandrell Johnson and Bruce Wall were named to the boys all-conference team, and Asjah Swindell landed a spot on the girls all-conference team. McRae, who also joined Johnson on the NCBCA All-District team, averaged 17.1…
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Three Scots sign to play college football
LAURINBURG — Scotland High football players Nick Callahan, Bruce Wall and Jamari Wall signed their letters of intent Friday to play college football next season. Callahan signed with East Carolina University; Bruce Wall and Jamari Wall signed with Elizabeth City State University. Callahan becomes a Pirate You won’t see Nick…
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Bruce Wall is back to himself
LAURINBURG — Bruce Wall wasn’t himself when he joined the Scotland High basketball team after football season ended in December. The senior forward’s intangibles — including athleticism, IQ and hustle — were all there. But his perimeter shots just weren’t falling. And his right knee continued to be supported by…
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Scots grab rivalry win over Richmond, 57-54
LAURINBURG — Powered by productive outings from Trey Graham, Bruce Wall and Garrett McRae, the Scotland High boys basketball team held on for a 57-54 win over rival Richmond on Friday night. Graham was impressive in the post, recording 17 points and eight rebounds. Wall added 12 points and five…
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Scotland’s passing game continues to improve
FAYETTEVILLE — Scotland High wideout Trey Chavis has been targeted on deep routes numerous times over the past couple of years. It happened many times last season, when Chavis was Scotland’s primary target while Bruce Wall was injured. And now that the Scots are incorporating more passing plays into their…
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Tester: Receivers have chance a chance to step up
Most fans who’ve been closely following Scotland’s football team during the Richard Bailey era were probably thrown for a loop when they found out the Fighting Scots plan to throw the football more often than usual this season. There’s rarely been a need for the team to launch an aerial…
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Fighting Scots get back in shape during spring workouts
LAURINBURG — Bruce Wall’s 2018 football season ended with him clutching his right leg and writhing in pain after being tackled during Scotland High’s season opener last August against Butler. But Wall lined up as a receiver on Thursday as the Fighting Scots concluded two weeks of spring practice with…
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Tester: Five football players to watch
It’s never too early to talk about football season. “Early” probably isn’t an applicable term anymore, because the earliest stages of high school football’s 2019 season are upon us. Teams are returning to the field for spring workouts, and coaches are starting to outline what their teams will look like…
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‘Resilient’ Scots prepare to take on rival Marlboro County
LAURINBURG —The duo that lined up in the backfield for the Scotland football team against Butler two weeks ago will be watching from the bench as the Fighting Scots take on rival Marlboro County, S.C., on Friday night. Quarterback Bruce Wall and two-way athlete Syheam McQueen will be nursing a…
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Fighting Scots fall to Bulldogs in season opener
CHARLOTTE —When Scotland quarterback Bruce Wall suffered an apparent knee injury in the third quarter with his team down 34-6 against Matthews Butler on Saturday, the Fighting Scots quickly had to lean on two backup options. The first option was to run the wildcat formation with Syheam “Smiley” McQueen taking…
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New role, same goals: Wall takes over at QB for Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s football team has a much different look than it did last season, but quarterback Bruce Wall hasn’t changed his expectations. The junior said the Scots should be able to have a successful year despite losing 32 seniors from last year’s team that finished as the runner-up in…
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Bailey looks for Scots to show progress on Saturday
LAURINBURG —A new era for the Scotland football team begins on Saturday. The Fighting Scots will face Matthews Butler at 5 p.m. in a neutral site game at Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. Butler has 28 seniors on its roster, almost as many as the 32 Scotland graduated last season. After…
