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Full-time starter: QB Barfield looks to make his mark
Senior quarterback Tyler Barfield has grown significantly during his time in the Scotland High School football program.
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Scots deal with new challenges ahead of pandemic-affected season
LAURINBURG — The Scotland High School varsity football team might have to wait just a little bit longer to start its season due to being quarantined, but high school football season in North Carolina has arrived nonetheless.
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Scots adjust to playing both sides of the ball
High school football often requires players to play on both sides of the ball, and this year, Scotland High School football will also have more players than usual playing both ways.
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Jason Romero signs to play football at East Carolina
LAURINBURG — Scotland High defensive end Jason Romero signed his letter of intent Wednesday morning to play football at East Carolina University next year. 247 Sports lists Romero as a three-star prospect. Romero was courted by multiple NCAA Division I schools, but he said ECU felt like home and the…
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Preview: Scotland faces Pinecrest on Thursday night
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s loss at Pinecrest last year was a game head football coach Richard Bailey and the Fighting Scots would like to forget. In the 34-12 loss on the road, Scotland’s offense was stalled by four turnovers and 16 false-start penalties. The Scots will look to avenge that loss…
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Regional rematch: Scotland set to face Seventy-First
LAURINBURG — The Scotland High football team is set to face Seventy-First this week in a rematch of last year’s NCHSAA 4A East Regional championship game. Scotland won that game 28-0 after losing to the Falcons 21-6 in their regular-season Sandhills Athletic Conference matchup. “We just played cleaner (in the…
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Preview: ‘Much-improved’ Hoke football team visits Scotland
LAURINBURG — Don’t confuse this year’s Hoke football team with the groups that struggled to win over the past six seasons. The Bucks haven’t had a winning season since 2012, and they won a total of nine games between 2013 and 2018. The Bucks finally flipped a switch this year;…
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Preview: Undefeated teams clash as Scotland visits Jack Britt
LAURINBURG — Quarterbacks haven’t been able to get comfortable against Scotland’s defense through the first four games of the season. The Fighting Scots know they need to keep the pressure coming when they line up against Jack Britt quarterback Kevin Sentell and the rest of the Buccaneers offense in a…
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Week 2 Preview: Scots deal with quick turnaround as Hoggard comes to town
LAURINBURG — Scotland and Hoggard are on two different paths heading into Friday night’s football game at Pate Stadium. Scotland is playing its second game in a span of five days after weather pushed last week’s season opener from Friday to Monday. Hoggard has yet to play a game this…
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Week 1 Preview: Scots clash with Falcons
LAURINBURG — Two of last year’s football state championship runners-up will meet on Friday night when Scotland hosts Southeast Guilford in the season opener. Scotland advanced to the 4A state championship game last season, where they lost to East Forsyth. Southeast Guilford fell to Weddington in the 3AA title game.…
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Matt Sellers’ punts are unorthodox, but effective
LAURINBURG — Some high school football teams have dedicated punters who rarely step onto the field outside of fourth downs. Other teams delegate punts to whoever has the best leg, even if it’s the starting quarterback. Scotland High School has Matt Sellers, and he’s the best punter in the Sandhills…
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Fighting Scots battle Wildcats at jamboree
LUMBERTON — Scotland’s football team played its first preseason scrimmage on Monday night, falling to Dillon 17-14 at the Battle of the Carolinas Jamboree. The scrimmage featured two 20-minute halves with a running clock. Scotland scored its first touchdown on a short pass from Mandrell Johnson to Bruce Wall in…
