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Three Scots place at Boneyard Bash
FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Locklear logged a second-place finish at 220 pounds, Jeremiah McRimmon finished fifth at 170 pounds and Charles Wall registered a fifth-place finish in the 182-pound class to highlight Scotland’s performance at Jack Britt’s Boneyard Bash over the weekend. Locklear pinned Cameron Forehand of Pine Forest in the…
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Fighting Scots enter difficult stretch
LAURINBURG — After a third-place finish at the Adidas Christmas Tournament at West Bladen last week, Scotland boys basketball coach Matt Justin hopes the Fighting Scots will carry some momentum into their first game of 2019. Scotland (3-8, 1-1 SAC) hosts Hoke (6-4, 0-2) in a conference matchup at St.…
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Tester: The top players from the 2018 football season
Football season is still not over — at least not at the college level, where several of the NCAA’s 39 bowl games have yet to be played. But high school football season is behind us. The sting from Scotland’s loss to East Forsyth in the state championship game is still…
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Embracing the moment: Green passes down knowledge to Scotland DBs
LAURINBURG — Dominquie Green knows what it feels like to bring a trophy to Laurinburg. Green was a senior defensive back for Scotland when the program won its first state championship in 2011. Seven years later, Green still remembers the energy his team had while preparing to play against Porter…
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Tester: With Zamir White in attendance, Scots run past Falcons
For what seemed like most of the season, Scotland’s football team was hard to watch. Countless snaps turned into fumbles. Defensive miscues resulted in the Fighting Scots giving up big plays. Repetitive penalties killed Scotland’s momentum during promising drives. But that changed during Friday night’s 4A East Regional between Scotland…
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Scotland advances to the state championship
RAEFORD — Scotland is going to the state championship. The Fighting Scots held Seventy-First to 73 yards of offense on their way to a 28-0 victory over the Falcons in the 4A East Regional on Friday night. “Our defense was dominant,” Scotland head coach Richard Bailey said. “Unbelievable job by…
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4A East Regional preview: Scots’ playoff run continues
LAURINBURG — Winning and proving doubters wrong are at the top of the list of things Scotland head coach Richard Bailey enjoys. Scotland’s football team has done both during throughout the first three rounds of the playoffs, and they have a chance to continue what many thought would be an…
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Scots defeat Bucks, lose to Patriots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s wrestling team defeated Hoke and lost to Pinecrest at home on Wednesday night. Hoke’s Corbin Kumor defeated Scotland’s Nathan Joyner with a pin in the 132-pound class to give the Bucks a 12-6 lead over the Fighting Scots, but Scotland won the next three bouts by forfeit.…
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Fighting Scots compete at Mason Wagner Duals
SOUTHERN PINES — The Scotland wrestling team competed at the Mason Wagner Duals at Pinecrest on Saturday. The Fighting Scots competed against Central Academy of Technology and Arts, Piedmont, Pinecrest and Chapel Hill. Official results from Scotland’s dual with Pinecrest were not posted as of Monday. Central Academy of Technology…
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Slow start proves costly as Scots lose to Bulldogs
BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — A slow start hurt the Scotland boys basketball team in a 66-44 loss at Marlboro County on Saturday night. Marlboro led 18-2 after the first quarter, with Scotland’s only points coming from a pair of free throws by Trey Graham. “We got off to a horrible start,”…
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McQueen powers Scotland past Pine Forest in third round
FAYETTEVILLE — Syheam McQueen could barely walk after Scotland defeated Pine Forest 27-21 in the third round of the state playoffs on Friday night. After carrying the ball 28 times for 229 yards and three touchdowns, Scotland’s star running back was hurting. McQueen had limped off of the field in…
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Lady Scots remain undefeated; Westover holds off late rally in boys basketball game
FAYETTEVILLE — The Scotland girls basketball team won just four games last season. Three games into the 2018-19 campaign, they are one victory away from matching that total. The Lady Scots defeated Westover 43-38 on Wednesday night to improve to 3-0 on the young season. “I’m very proud of them,”…
