football
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Scotland falls to Cardinal Gibbons in East Regional
RALEIGH — The Cardinal Gibbons football team took advantage of its shot at revenge. The fourth-seeded Crusaders defeated No. 6 Scotland 22-15 in the 4A East Regional on Friday night. Cardinal Gibbons advanced to the 4A state championship game, and the Crusaders also avenged their loss to Scotland in last…
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Preview: Scotland, Cardinal Gibbons clash in East Regional
LAURINBURG — Scotland High’s running backs have shown that they can successfully fight for yards against tough run defenses. This week’s game might be there toughest test yet. Cardinal Gibbons, Scotland’s opponent in the 4A East Regional, yielded an average of 88 yards per game in 11 games from which…
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Scotland advances to East Regional with 28-18 win at South View
HOPE MILLS — The Scotland High football team punched its ticket to the East Regional championship game for the fourth straight year by defeating No. 2 South View 28-18 in the third round on Friday night. Kyshaun Galberth (157 yards on 22 carries) and R.J. Nicholson (99 yards on six…
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Sandhills Seahawks prep for nationals
LAURINBURG — Scotland County’s AAU youth football team is heading to nationals in a couple of weeks. The Sandhills Seahawks 8U football team will play in the AAU national tournament that begins on Dec. 11 in Florida. The Seahawks recently finished in third place in the North Carolina state tournament.…
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Scots face another top RB
LAURINBURG — The Scotland High football team has a chance to advance to the East Regional championship game for the seventh time in the last nine years. To accomplish that, the sixth-seeded Scots will need to defeat No. 2 South View this week in Hope Mills. Coached by Rodney Brewington,…
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Tester: The Scots aren’t intimidated
When a high-seeded team loses to a lower-seeded team in the playoffs, it’s almost always called an upset. But I wouldn’t call No. 6 Scotland’s win over No. 3 Jordan an upset. The Fighting Scots are just taking care of business. And if we’ve learned one thing over the past…
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Scotland defeats Jordan in second round of playoffs
DURHAM — The sixth-seeded Scotland High football team logged 494 yards of total offense in a 62-27 win over No. 3 Jordan on Friday in the third round of the 4A state playoffs. On offense, the Scots used a wildcat formation in which running back Kyshaun Galberth took direct snaps…
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Football playoffs: 5 Sandhills Athletic teams remain
LAURINBURG — Six Sandhills Athletic Conference football teams earned state playoff bids, and five of them are still alive in the second round. Pinecrest lost its first-round game in the 4AA bracket last week. That means Richmond and Hoke are the only SAC teams remaining in the 4AA classification. Top-seeded…
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Preview: Scotland travels to Jordan for second-round game
LAURINBURG — In a rematch of last year’s first-round matchup, the No. 6 Scotland High football team (10-2) will travel to Durham on Friday to take on No. 3 Jordan (9-2) in the second round of the 4A East state playoffs. Scotland won last year’s game 26-25 after denying Jordan’s…
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Tester: McLean has changed many lives for the better
By watching how players behave on and off of the field, you can figure out how much their coach has invested in them. Do they get along? Do they share a strong work ethic? Are they polite and courteous? Do they set and pursue goals, regardless of any adversity they…
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Scotland cruises to first-round win against South Central
LAURINBURG — Bruce Wall threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more scores as sixth-seeded Scotland routed No. 11 South Central 56-13 on a cold and wet Friday night in the first round of the 4A state playoffs. The Fighting Scots advanced to face No. 3 Jordan in Durham…
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McLean hopes to leave Eagles in good hands
LAURINBURG — After 17 years as a football coach at Carver Middle School, James McLean recently announced that he is stepping down from his post to spend more time with his family. The Eagles made sure their head coach went out on a positive note. They defeated Rockingham 30-6 in…
