scotland football
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Round two preview: Scots face No. 2 Crusaders
LAURINBURG — After fighting through muddy conditions in a first-round win over Durham Jordan last week, the No. 10 Scotland football team faces an even bigger test when they travel to Raleigh to face No. 2 Cardinal Gibbons this week. This time, it has less to do with the field.…
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Tester: Scots battle through tough conditions
The Scotland football team has a lot to be gracious for on Thanksgiving: The Fighting Scots get to play at least one more game this season, their overall record is now over .500 and their home field doesn’t look like it just hosted an ATV race. That last one may…
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Scotland’s seniors welcome underdog status
LAURINBURG — Senior running back Syheam McQueen has a message for those who don’t believe in Scotland as the team prepares for the state playoffs to begin on Friday. “Don’t sleep too much. We’re coming,” McQueen said. No. 10 Scotland, a competitor in the 4A East bracket, plays at No.…
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Tester: Scotland gets a fresh start
When I called in to the DK Sports Scoreboard Show after Scotland’s win against Jack Britt on Friday night, Sonny Jones, a Fayetteville Observer sports writer and host of the radio show, asked me a simple question that turned out to be quite difficult. Jones asked me to give a…
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Fighting Scots focus on playoffs after win
LAURINBURG — As soon as the last seconds of Scotland’s 20-7 win over Jack Britt ticked away on Friday night, five words resonated across the Fighting Scots’ sideline. “We’re going to the playoffs,” several players shouted as they entered the postgame handshake line. The Scots (5-5, 4-3 SAC) put themselves…
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Barfield carries on family legacy at quarterback
LAURINBURG — It’s been 20 years since Eric Barfield was unexpectedly called upon to take over at quarterback for Scotland in the first round of the state playoffs. He remembers that game like it happened yesterday. “It was definitely shocking,” Barfield said. “I was a little bit nervous, a little…
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Scots prepare for ‘emotional’ end to regular season
LAURINBURG — Richard Bailey got the first 119 wins of his coaching career over the 12 years he spent at Jack Britt. He’ll need to guide the Scotland football team to a win over the Buccaneers on Friday in order to get win No. 201. “You get a little emotional…
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SAC power rankings: Final week of regular season
LAURINBURG — There is only one week left in the high school football season, but there’s still some chaos waiting to happen in the Sandhills Athletic Conference before the playoffs begin. Five teams have a final chance to jockey for position in the standings behind league leader Richmond. The Raiders…
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Tester: Fighting Scots’ playoff chances on the line
If you like watching Syheam McQueen run over defenders, if you enjoy seeing Tyshuon Thomas play in the secondary and you love the energy Joseph McKoy brings on both sides of the ball, then you might want to plan on being at Pate Stadium on Friday night. That might be…
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Scots hang tough with Richmond, but Raiders win 23-8
ROCKINGHAM — For the better part of four quarters on Saturday night, Scotland gave one of the best football teams in the state a run for its money. But several mistakes proved to be costly for the Fighting Scots in a 23-8 loss to Richmond on a chilly night in…
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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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SAC power rankings: Raiders on top after beating 71st
LAURINBURG — Two games left on the schedule. Two automatic playoff bids on the line. What does the rest of the football season have in store? More schedule changes. At least that’s the case for Richmond and Scotland. The rivalry game was rescheduled for Saturday night at 7 p.m. due…
