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Scotland’s seniors welcome underdog status
LAURINBURG — Senior running back Syheam McQueen has a message for those who don’t believe in Scotland as the team prepares for the state playoffs to begin on Friday. “Don’t sleep too much. We’re coming,” McQueen said. No. 10 Scotland, a competitor in the 4A East bracket, plays at No.…
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Tester: Scotland gets a fresh start
When I called in to the DK Sports Scoreboard Show after Scotland’s win against Jack Britt on Friday night, Sonny Jones, a Fayetteville Observer sports writer and host of the radio show, asked me a simple question that turned out to be quite difficult. Jones asked me to give a…
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Fighting Scots focus on playoffs after win
LAURINBURG — As soon as the last seconds of Scotland’s 20-7 win over Jack Britt ticked away on Friday night, five words resonated across the Fighting Scots’ sideline. “We’re going to the playoffs,” several players shouted as they entered the postgame handshake line. The Scots (5-5, 4-3 SAC) put themselves…
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Scots prepare for ‘emotional’ end to regular season
LAURINBURG — Richard Bailey got the first 119 wins of his coaching career over the 12 years he spent at Jack Britt. He’ll need to guide the Scotland football team to a win over the Buccaneers on Friday in order to get win No. 201. “You get a little emotional…
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Tester: Fighting Scots’ playoff chances on the line
If you like watching Syheam McQueen run over defenders, if you enjoy seeing Tyshuon Thomas play in the secondary and you love the energy Joseph McKoy brings on both sides of the ball, then you might want to plan on being at Pate Stadium on Friday night. That might be…
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Scots hang tough with Richmond, but Raiders win 23-8
ROCKINGHAM — For the better part of four quarters on Saturday night, Scotland gave one of the best football teams in the state a run for its money. But several mistakes proved to be costly for the Fighting Scots in a 23-8 loss to Richmond on a chilly night in…
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Scots enter rivalry game as underdog
LAURINBURG — For many of Scotland’s football players, Saturday’s game at Richmond will be the biggest game they’ve ever participated in. And that’s not just because it’s a rivalry that goes back half a century. The Fighting Scots are making a late push for a playoff berth. In order to…
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Bailey gets 200th win as Fighting Scots shut out Pirates
LAURINBURG — While walking into the postgame handshake line after his team defeated Lumberton 40-0 on Thursday, Scotland football coach Richard Bailey almost forgot that he had just picked up the 200th win of his coaching career. “I knew it was,” Bailey said with a smile. “But I kind of…
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Scotland hosts Lumberton in homecoming game
LAURINBURG — Scotland isn’t sure which quarterback they’ll line up against when they wrap up homecoming week by facing Lumberton on Thursday. Braylan Grice, Lumberton’s senior quarterback who has offers from Appalachian State and UNC-Charlotte, is coming off of a tumultuous week in which his future with the team was…
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Tester: Fighting Scots need to limit mistakes against Pirates
The Scotland football team needs to win now more than ever, and the Fighting Scots shouldn’t have a problem getting a victory on Friday against Lumberton. Unless Scotland continues to shoot itself in the foot. The Scots picked up 16 false start penalties and turned the ball over four times…
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Scotland’s ‘inexplicable’ mistakes lead to a loss
SOUTHERN PINES — Scotland football coach Richard Bailey couldn’t find an explanation as to why his team racked up 21 penalties, including 16 false starts, in a 34-12 loss at Pinecrest on Friday night. “Some of this stuff is inexplicable,” Bailey said. “I, for the life of me, don’t know…
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Norton brings leadership, coachability to Scotland
LAURINBURG — Austin Norton’s first love was baseball, but that changed when he stepped foot on Scotland High School’s campus almost four years ago. The Laurel Hill native decided to join Scotland’s football team as a freshman, and head coach Richard Bailey is glad he made that choice. “Austin practices…
