rivalry
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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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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…
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Fighting Scots defeat Raiders on senior night
LAURINBURG —Stewart Evans registered three RBIs on a pair of hits to lead Scotland’s baseball team to a 7-2 win over Richmond on Thursday. The Fighting Scots finished off a sweep of their regular-season series with the Raiders. Scotland’s Tyler Barfield notched three strikeouts and allowed four hits in 4…
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Scotland’s boys tennis team defeats Richmond
ROCKINGHAM — Scotland’s boys tennis team defeated Richmond 8-1 in a rivalry matchup on Tuesday. Richmond’s only win of the day happened in doubles action. Richmond’s team of Caleb Brewer and Mason Bailey defeated Scotland’s Drew Monroe and Nick Murphy 9-7. SINGLES Nate Dubbs (S) Kevin Campos (R) Dubbs wins…
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Senior night matchup is more than a rivalry game for Scots
LAURINBURG — Scotland’s boys basketball team could have more than just a rivalry win to celebrate if it defeats Richmond in the regular-season finale at home on Friday. Recent 4A state playoff projections published on HighSchoolOT.com, WRAL’s platform for statewide high school sports coverage, feature six Sandhills Athletic Conference teams…
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Raiders defeat Fighting Scots in rivalry matchups
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond had already taken control of the game by the time Scotland’s boys basketball team found its rhythm in a rivalry game between the two schools on Friday night. Richmond scored the first seven points of the game and jumped out to a 15-4 lead in the first…
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Scots enter rivalry game as underdog
LAURINBURG — For many of Scotland’s football players, Saturday’s game at Richmond will be the biggest game they’ve ever participated in. And that’s not just because it’s a rivalry that goes back half a century. The Fighting Scots are making a late push for a playoff berth. In order to…
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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…
