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JV Fighting Scots get back to ‘tradition of winning’
LAURINBURG — An unanticipated four-week hiatus couldn’t stop the Scotland jayvee football team. The team had two games cancelled and another matchup postponed this season due to the effects of Hurricane Florence, creating difficult circumstances for first-year head coach Thomas Havener and his players. “We didn’t know who to prepare…
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Fighting Scots ready for battle
LAURINBURG — It’s been almost two years since Hoke won a football game. Scotland will try to keep that drought going when they face the Bucks in a road game on Friday night. Hoke (0-5, 0-1 SAC) is searching for its first victory since Oct. 28, 2016, when the Bucks…
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Fighting Scots defeat Rams on penalty kicks
PEMBROKE — After playing through two halves and two 10-minute overtime periods on Monday at Purnell Swett, the Scotland boys soccer team didn’t have much energy left in its tank. But they had just enough energy to swarm goalkeeper Aubry Graham after the senior knocked away a penalty kick by…
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Fighting Scots locked in on Brayboy and Purnell Swett
LAURINBURG — The Scotland football team received some good news two days prior to its game on Friday against Purnell Swett: Running back Syheam “Smiley” McQueen could return as early as next week when the Fighting Scots play on the road at Hoke. The team also received some bad news.…
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Former Scots take on big roles at UNCP
PEMBROKE — Scotland High School graduate and The University of North Carolina at Pembroke offensive lineman Timon McMillan flaunted a chain around his neck after the Braves defeated Elizabeth City State, 51-6, on Saturday. “It’s an offensive line thing,” McMillan said. “Without one of the links, it’s broken.” McMillan, a…
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Sandhills Athletic Conference power rankings after week three
LAURINBURG — The high school football season is almost four weeks old, which means the Sandhills Athletic Conference teams are getting closer to facing off against each other. Some teams in the league are at risk of ending nonconference play without a win, and others have already established themselves as…
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Mistakes hurt Fighting Scots in loss to Bulldogs
LAURINBURG — For the first time since 2010, the Marlboro County football team earned a victory against Scotland. The Bulldogs capitalized on late mistakes by the Fighting Scots on the way to a 45-21 victory on Friday night at Pate Stadium. Scotland struggled with fumbles and fourth down conversions as…
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QBs compete for starting job
LAURINBURG — Tyler Barfield and Mandrell Johnson split time at quarterback for the Scotland jayvee football team last season. One year later, the sophomores are doing the same thing on a bigger stage. That wasn’t the plan three weeks ago. Before the Fighting Scots took the field for their season-opener…
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‘Resilient’ Scots prepare to take on rival Marlboro County
LAURINBURG —The duo that lined up in the backfield for the Scotland football team against Butler two weeks ago will be watching from the bench as the Fighting Scots take on rival Marlboro County, S.C., on Friday night. Quarterback Bruce Wall and two-way athlete Syheam McQueen will be nursing a…
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Purnell Swett runs past Scotland
LAURINBURG — Scotland soccer coach Blake Dickerson was not impressed with his team’s performance during a 2-1 loss to Sandhills Athletic Conference foe Purnell Swett on Wednesday. “We didn’t seem to have the motivation, the will to win every ball,” Dickerson said. “I definitely saw my midfield tonight, we’d get…
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Working overtime: Oswald pulls double duty for Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland soccer coach Blake Dickerson knows junior midfielder Andrew Oswald will be skipping practice every Friday. And he’s fine with that. On those nights, Oswald straps on shoulder pads and takes the field as the kicker for Scotland’s football team. “I understand. I really do,” Dickerson said. “You’ve…
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Fighting Scots get first win of season, beat Hornets 28-12
LAURINBURG — Despite losing its starting running back to an injury just before halftime, the Scotland football team was able to grab its first win of the season with a 28-12 triumph over Durham Hillside on Friday night. Syheam “Smiley” McQueen was helped off the field late in the second…
