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Back on track: Lady Scots rout Bucks
RAEFORD — The Scotland High girls basketball team used a big second-quarter surge to defeat Hoke 53-25 on Friday night. The Lady Scots (6-11, 3-6 SAC) outscored the Bucks 21-7 in the second quarter. That turned what was a 7-7 tie at the end of the first quarter into a…
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Trio powers Lady Scots to 40-31 win over Hoke
LAURINBURG — Just three Scotland High girls basketball players scored points against Hoke on Friday night. That was all the Lady Scots needed to defeat Hoke 40-31. Asjah Swindell led the Lady Scots (4-5, 2-1 SAC) with 16 points. Kadence Sheppard added 15 points, and Sierra Breeden scored nine points…
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Late run helps Scots hold off Bucks
LAURINBURG — Friday night’s boys basketball game between Scotland and Hoke featured a repetitive storyline: Scotland would make a run, take a lead just shy of 10 points, and Hoke would battle back to tie the game or take a small lead of its own. That happened several times in…
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Scotland’s defense stands strong in win over Hoke
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s defense picked up the slack as the team’s error-prone offense struggled at times in a 21-3 win against Hoke on Friday night. The Scots held star running back Keonte’ Shaw and the Bucks (5-2, 2-1 SAC) to 123 yards of total offense. But the same things that…
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Preview: ‘Much-improved’ Hoke football team visits Scotland
LAURINBURG — Don’t confuse this year’s Hoke football team with the groups that struggled to win over the past six seasons. The Bucks haven’t had a winning season since 2012, and they won a total of nine games between 2013 and 2018. The Bucks finally flipped a switch this year;…
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10 in a row: Lady Scots grab 3-0 win at Hoke
RAEFORD —Scotland’s varsity volleyball team’s winning streak is now at 10 matches after a 3-0 win (25-20, 25-12, 25-23) at Hoke on Thursday night. Scotland (13-5, 9-1 SAC) will now gear up for one of its biggest tests of the year, a match at undefeated Gray’s Creek (16-0) on Monday…
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Scots recap: Tennis team defeats Hoke, boys soccer ties with West Bladen
RAEFORD — Scotland’s girls tennis team defeated Hoke 7-2 in a Sandhills Athletic Conference match on Thursday. The Lady Scots swept all six singles matches and won one of the two doubles matches. SINGLES: Claire Carter (S) def. Autumn Moore (H) 8-0; Samantha Bowen (S) def. Nakia Stone (H) 8-2;…
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Hoke strikes quickly in 2-0 win at Scotland
LAURINBURG — Scotland High’s varsity boys soccer team showed signs of improvement in a 2-0 loss to Hoke on Wednesday night. Hoke scored both of its goals within the first seven minutes of the game. Goalkeeper Blake Wood and the rest of Scotland’s defense kept the Bucks quiet for the…
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Girls tennis team falls to Hoke, 6-3
LAURINBURG — Hoke defeated Scotland’s girls tennis team 6-3 on Tuesday. Scotland picked up two wins in singles action. Claire Carter defeated Autumn Moore 8-0 on Court 1, and Katie Smith beat Mary Bartch 8-6 on Court 6. Scotland also picked up a win in doubles. Carter and Samantha Bowen…
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Scotland wins long battle with Hoke, takes home SAC title
LAURINBURG —Scotland baseball coach Chad Hill frequently references a rule his team lives by: Ugly wins are better than pretty losses. Scotland’s 16-13 win against Hoke on Friday in the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament championship game might be the team’s ugliest yet. In a game that lasted 3 1/2 hours…
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Scots grab quick victory
LAURINBURG — Scotland High School’s boys tennis team began the last week of the regular season with a 9-0 win against Hoke on Monday. Scotland completed a regular-season sweep of the Bucks. The Scots will play at Lumberton at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and they’ll wrap up the season by…
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Lady Scots fall to Hoke
LAURINBURG — One night after a 10-2 loss at Purnell Swett, Scotland’s girls soccer team put on what coach Blake Dickerson believed was a better showing on Friday night in a 2-1 loss against Hoke on a rain-soaked pitch. “There was a lot more communication for sure,” Dickerson said. “We’re…
