playoffs
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Boys basketball: 4A playoff field doesn’t include Scotland
The 48-team NCHSAA 4A boys basketball playoff field was announced Sunday evening, and Scotland didn’t make the cut. The Fighting Scots finished with a 12-12 overall record. They were ranked 47th in the adjusted MaxPreps rankings, which are used in the playoff seeding process. The last set of projections published…
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Scotland’s playoff push continues
LAURINBURG — Last week didn’t end in an ideal fashion for the Scotland High boys basketball team. The Scots fell to Sandhills Athletic Conference leader Pinecrest, 56-51, after coming up short on some crucial scoring opportunities late in the game. On paper, the loss to Pinecrest isn’t the worst thing…
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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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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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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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Tester: Scots gear up for another playoff run
Last Friday night, we saw a clash between two high school football teams that have very real chances of competing for two different state championships. Richmond remained undefeated by exploiting every one of Scotland’s weaknesses and mistakes. Richmond’s offense, powered by Division I-caliber quarterback Caleb Hood, hit the gas pedal…
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Lady Scots grab first-round playoff win
LAURINBURG — Carleigh Carter notched 11 kills and seven service aces to help lead Scotland High’s 12-seeded volleyball team to a 3-0 win over 21st-seeded Phillip O. Berry Academy in the first round of the NCHSAA state playoffs on Saturday. The Lady Scots will travel to fifth-seeded Hough for a…
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The Lady Scots are in: Volleyball team will host playoff opener
LAURINBURG — The NCHSAA volleyball playoff brackets were released on Thursday afternoon, and Scotland’s 12-seeded varsity volleyball team learned it will host No. 21 Phillip O. Berry Academy in the first round of the 4A West bracket on Saturday. The game will begin at noon at Scotland High School. The…
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No. 15 Scotland upsets No. 2 West Forsyth in 2nd round
CLEMMONS — The story of Scotland High’s softball season will have another chapter, thanks in part to the bat of freshman catcher Taylor Waitley. With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh inning, Waitley launched a two-RBI single and plated the go-ahead runs as No.…
