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Scots drop season finale at Richmond, 67-62
ROCKINGHAM — A late comeback attempt by the Scotland High boys basketball team wasn’t enough in a 67-62 loss to Richmond on Friday night. Richmond used a 9-0 early in the fourth quarter to turn a 46-46 tie into a 55-46 lead. The Fighting Scots responded with a 10-0 run…
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Lady Raiders beat Scots in rivalry game
ROCKINGHAM — Ahead of a must-win week to stay in the state playoffs hunt that included three Sandhills Athletic Conference games, Richmond Senior guard Keionna Love knew her team would need to lock in. In Friday’s home matchup with league rival Scotland, the upperclassman had the same mindset to game-high…
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Rivalry week: Scots face Raiders in season finale
The Scotland High varsity basketball teams are set to close out the regular season with a rivalry game at Richmond on Friday night. Scotland’s boys will be back in action for the first time since they defeated Lumberton 69-67 in double-overtime on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Richmond will be looking to bounce…
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Raiders win rivalry duel
LAURINBURG — The Richmond Senior High wrestling team rattled off seven wins in the early stages of a 55-24 win over Scotland on Wednesday night. Those seven victories gave the Raiders a 36-0 lead. Scotland finally got on the scoreboard by way of Mark Aiken’s pinfall victory in the 152-pound…
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Lady Raiders pull away from Scotland in fourth quarter
LAURINBURG — Earlier in the week, the Richmond Senior girls basketball team had one of its worst showings of the season offensively in a loss to Seventy-First and the coaching staff challenged its players to perform better. Despite not having their head coach, who was absent because of personal reasons,…
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Scots grab rivalry win over Richmond, 57-54
LAURINBURG — Powered by productive outings from Trey Graham, Bruce Wall and Garrett McRae, the Scotland High boys basketball team held on for a 57-54 win over rival Richmond on Friday night. Graham was impressive in the post, recording 17 points and eight rebounds. Wall added 12 points and five…
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Rivals clash on Friday
LAURINBURG — The first of two Scotland-Richmond rivalry basketball games this season is slated for Friday night at Scotland High. The varsity girls will play at 6 p.m., followed by the boys at approximately 7:30. Scotland boys look to rebound The Fighting Scots will have a chance to put a…
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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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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…
