scots
-
Tester: Scots focused on ‘proving doubters wrong’
How many of you thought Scotland’s football players would be turning in their equipment after Friday’s second-round game at Cardinal Gibbons? And while preparing some sort of casserole out of Thanksgiving leftovers on Saturday morning, how many of you had to do a double-take to make sure you read the…
-
Round two preview: Scots face No. 2 Crusaders
LAURINBURG — After fighting through muddy conditions in a first-round win over Durham Jordan last week, the No. 10 Scotland football team faces an even bigger test when they travel to Raleigh to face No. 2 Cardinal Gibbons this week. This time, it has less to do with the field.…
-
Lady Scots cruise past Southern Lee; Boys basketball team comes up short in second half
LAURINBURG — Niaria Leach scored 30 points to help the Scotland girls basketball team defeat Southern Lee 66-43 on Tuesday night. Leach scored 11 points in the fourth quarter. “If she wasn’t scoring like she was and taking control of the game, we probably would have been a little bit…
-
Basketball teams open season at Gray’s Creek
A hot start helped the Scotland girls basketball team open its season with a 45-32 win on the road at Gray’s Creek on Monday. Freshman Kadence Sheppard scored 13 points and junior Asjah Swindell added 12 points to help pace the Lady Scots (1-0). Scotland shut out Gray’s Creek 19-0…
-
Tester: Scots battle through tough conditions
The Scotland football team has a lot to be gracious for on Thanksgiving: The Fighting Scots get to play at least one more game this season, their overall record is now over .500 and their home field doesn’t look like it just hosted an ATV race. That last one may…
-
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…
-
SAC power rankings: Final week of regular season
LAURINBURG — There is only one week left in the high school football season, but there’s still some chaos waiting to happen in the Sandhills Athletic Conference before the playoffs begin. Five teams have a final chance to jockey for position in the standings behind league leader Richmond. The Raiders…
-
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…
-
Tester: Scotland’s streak comes to an end
The last time the Scotland football team lost a conference game, Barack Obama’s presidency was nearing the end of its first year. Cam Newton was weeks away from leading Auburn to a 28-27 win over Alabama in the 75th Iron Bowl. Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”, the Billboard Song of…
-
Scotland comes up short against Lumberton
LUMBERTON —Scotland’s Hunter Edkins scored a goal with the help of an assist by goalkeeper Aubry Graham, but that was the only time the Fighting Scots (3-11, 1-8 SAC) found the back of the net in a 3-1 loss to Sandhills Athletic Conference foe Lumberton (7-9-1, 4-5) on Monday night.…
-
‘Passive’ Lady Scots lose to Lumberton 3-0
LAURINBURG — Scotland volleyball coach Mallarie Snow wasn’t impressed with her team’s performance in a 3-0 (22-25, 21-25, 16-25) loss to Lumberton in Sandhills Athletic Conference action on Monday night. “I don’t know who that was that showed up tonight,” Snow said. “I think we played pretty passive and pretty…
-
McQueen helps Scots spoil Hoke’s homecoming
RAEFORD — With Scotland’s back against the wall in overtime against Hoke on Friday night, Fighting Scots assistant football coach Scott Barbour made a game-changing suggestion to head coach Richard Bailey. Barbour suggested that the Scots take the field in their goal line formation and hand the ball off to…
