football
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Carver football team wins conference championship
LAURINBURG — Carver Middle School football player Latrell Martin rushed for three touchdowns and threw for one more to help the Eagles defeat Rockingham 30-6 in the Southeastern Middle School Athletic Conference championship game on a frigid Wednesday night at Pate Stadium. The win marked Carver head coach James McLean’s…
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Preview: Scotland hosts South Central in first round
LAURINBURG — Two years ago, Scotland quarterback Warren Bell ran through South Central’s defense in the third round of the high school football state playoffs. Bell broke Scotland’s single-game quarterback rushing record with 380 yards on the ground, including six touchdowns. Scotland won that game 75-34, and the Scots got…
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Tester: Scots gear up for another playoff run
Last Friday night, we saw a clash between two high school football teams that have very real chances of competing for two different state championships. Richmond remained undefeated by exploiting every one of Scotland’s weaknesses and mistakes. Richmond’s offense, powered by Division I-caliber quarterback Caleb Hood, hit the gas pedal…
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Knights hang on for 33-28 win at Point
WEST POINT, Ga. — The St. Andrews football team topped the Point University Skyhawks 33-28 on Saturday. St. Andrews now sits in second place in the Appalachian Division with a 5-1 conference record and a 5-4 overall record. Point dropped to third place with a 3-1 conference record and 4-5…
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Football playoffs: Scotland will host South Central in first round
LAURINBURG — The sixth-seeded Scotland High football team (9-2) will host 11th-seeded South Central (5-6) this week in the first round of the NCHSAA state playoffs. The winner of that game will make the trip to Durham to face No. 3 Jordan next week. The Falcons ended the regular season…
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Hood, Raiders too much for Scots in regular-season finale
LAURINBURG — A 39-yard touchdown pass from Richmond quarterback Caleb Hood to Jakolbe Baldwin proved to be the turning point in the Raiders’ 48-13 win over Scotland on Friday night. The touchdown pass gave Richmond a 20-13 lead with 1:25 left in the first half, less than a minute after…
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SAC Power Rankings: Rivalry week is here
Each week of the regular season, The Laurinburg Exchange publishes its own football power rankings for the Sandhills Athletic Conference. These rankings are based on team performance, storylines, upcoming games, injuries and analysis from the sports desk. Here are the most recent power rankings. 1. Richmond (10-0, 6-0 SAC) No…
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Carver wins ‘Family Feud’
LAURINBURG — There were plenty of perplexing mistakes, costly penalties and missed opportunities in Wednesday’s “Family Feud” football game between Carver and Spring Hill middle schools. But Carver found a way to win and advance to the conference championship next week against Rockingham. That’s all head coach James McLean could…
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Scots prepare for rivalry game
LAURINBURG — Scotland High’s football team will be mentally and emotionally prepared for its rivalry battle with Richmond on Friday. “Our kids are going to play hard in this game,” Scotland coach Richard Bailey said. “There’s never been a time in my seven years, or any time I’ve seen the…
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‘Building a brotherhood’
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s agile, hard-hitting defensive front seven will be in the spotlight as the Scots try to stop quarterback Caleb Hood and the rest of Richmond’s offense on Friday night. The Scots’ senior-laden defensive line and linebacker corps have shown that they can keep quarterbacks under pressure and and…
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Tester: A tough test for the Scots
The 2019 high school football season has taught us two things: Richmond is definitely one of the best teams in the state, and Scotland is also among the best teams when they’re not tripping on their own feet. We already know a lot about those two teams. Now it’s time…
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The rivalry’s roots
Historically, Richmond’s football team has the upper hand on Scotland. The Raiders lead the all-time series with their rivals, 36-15-1. That shouldn’t come as a surprise to long-time football fans on both sides. Scotland snapped a 17-year losing streak to the Raiders in 2011, the same year Scotland won its…
