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<p>File Photo</p><p>Richmond Senior girls coach Nellie Harrington watched as the Raiders took second place outright in the Southeastern Conference.</p>
Raiders sweep Pirates
LUMBERTON — Maybe it was her ex-player, former-coach mentality. For whatever reason, Billie McDowell couldn’t resist switching to basketball mode at Lumberton’s girls home game against Richmond Friday night. Seated in the second row on a night she and her teammates were honored for their 2001 4A state championship, McDowell shouted instructions to the Pirates who trailed by five late in the fourth quarter. “We weren’t boxing out,” McDow...
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Stinson: Brady-Manning matchup highlights Super Bowl clash
Tom Brady or Eli Manning. While the battle between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants in Super Bowl will be more than just the two quarterbacks, but how the pair play on Sunday should determine the champion. Brady has been among the league’s top QBs, if not the best, for several years. Four years ago, Brady just missed leading the Patriots to the first 19-0 record in NFL history. The team that halted New England’s march to...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond Senior junior varsity player Greg Patterson scores two of his nine points against Lumberton.</p>
JV Raiders remain perfect
ROCKINGHAM — The Richmond Senior junior varsity boys basketball team improved its record to 17-0 on the season and 8-0 in the Southeastern Conference with a 58-41 win over Lumberton Friday at Raider Gymnasium. The Raiders pulled away from the Pirates in the second quarter, outscoring the visitors 16-9 in the frame. Tre’vonne Pettigrew led the way for Richmond with a game-high 22 points. Darreal Chambers chipped in with 12, while Greg Patt...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Taylor Diggs and the Richmond Senior Raiders hope to finish second in the SEC behind Scotland.</p>
Bucks, Scots sit atop SEC standings
ROCKINGHAM — It is now a race for second place. With Hoke County on the verge of wrapping up the boys regular season Southeastern Conference title and Scotland already clinching at least a tie for the girls crown, the chase for the other postseason berths is coming down to the final three league contests. In the boys standings, the Bucks (7-0, 17-1) have swept the season series with second place Lumberton and need a victory tonight over S...
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<p>Hannah White</p>
White earns First Tee Scholar honor
ROCKINGHAM — Hannah White received a surprise in the mail around Christmas. It wasn’t a gift from a friend or a family member, but rather a letter to inform her she was selected as one of First Tee’s 66 scholars this year. A participant with the Sandhills’ First Tee chapter since 2007, White was chosen out of a field of 88 applicants. Among the requirements are a GPA of at least 3.0, a minimum score of 425 of each of the three parts of th...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond Senior&#8217;s Steve Houston, Corey Smart, Dakota Truett and Antoine Crouch signed letters of intent to play college football next season.</p>
SIGNING DAY: Raiders send four to next level
ROCKINGHAM — As he sat in the conference room waiting for his players to arrive, Richmond Senior football coach Paul Hoggard’s cell phone rang. On the other end was a college coach checking in to make sure his recruit didn’t waver and sign with another program. Hoggard reassured the coach paperwork would be faxed once the signing day activities were over. In the end, the Raiders had four players — Antoine Crouch, Steve Houston, Corey Sm...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond Senior coach David Laton and the Raiders dropped to 2-5 in the SEC after falling to Purnell Swett.</p>
Rams rally past Raiders
PEMBROKE — Tuesday’s game against Purnell Swett was a carbon copy of the Pinecrest loss for Richmond Senior. Missed layups and free throws and too many turnovers in the final eight minutes. The Rams took advantage of the miscues and misfires to rally for a 48-45 Southeastern Conference win Tuesday night. Purnell Swett improves to 13-6 on the season and 4-3 in league play, while Richmond falls to 13-5 and 2-5. “We were trying to get good...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond Senior’s Brittany Covington scores two of her four points in the Raiders’ loss at Purnell Swett.</p>
Purnell Swett holds off Richmond
PEMBROKE — When Richmond Senior coach Nellie Harrington wanted her players to zig, they zagged. When she said zag, they zigged. The miscommunication ended up costing the Raiders against Purnell Swett. Down three with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game, Harrington designed a play to try and get leading scorer Tiara Ellerbe open for a 3-point shot. Instead of the ball in Ellerbe’s hands, the Raiders attempted pass inside the lane, w...
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Stinson: Thompson proves he’s the SEC’s best
For the first time this season, Richmond Senior was forced to open two sections on its upper level to fans for a basketball game. Even though the Raiders came up on the short end on the scoreboard, fans were treated to a display by one of the region’s top players — Tarique Thompson. The junior is already attracting attention from schools like East Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest and UNC Charlotte. What he showed on Friday against Richmond ...
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<p>Brittany Winburn</p>
Boxers advance to national event
ROCKINGHAM — Three boxers from North Carolina will move on to represent the Southeast Coast region in this week’s Silver Gloves national tournament and two of them are from Rockingham. Jamell Brown and Brittany Winburn earned the opportunity to move on to Independence, Mo. after winning the regional tournament in their weight division earlier this month in Wilmington. Israel Chavis, from Tabor City, is the other Tar Heel heading to the nati...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Hoke County&#8217;s Tarique Thompson was limited to 10 points through three quarters, before exploding for 15 in the final period.</p>
Breaking free: Thompson helps Hoke stay perfect in SEC
ROCKINGHAM — For nearly three quarters, Richmond Senior’s 2-3 zone was frustrating Hoke County and its star, Tarique Thompson. All it took was one nod of the head from coach Quame Patterson to turn things around for the Bucks. Patterson gave his team the green light to bomb away from beyond the 3-point arc, forcing the Raiders to switch defenses. “It was my fault, I told them not to shoot any 3’s,” Patterson said. “They keep asking me, ‘C...
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<p>Shawn Stinson/Daily Journal</p><p>Richmond Senior&#8217;s Jade Evans scores two of her 11 points as the Raiders upended Hoke County, 61-34.</p>
Raiders end slide, stop Bucks
ROCKINGHAM — The Hoke County girls basketball team was like a fly at a picnic — once you think you have gotten rid of it, it comes back to continue to pester and annoy you. The Bucks were doing the same thing against Richmond Senior. Once the Raiders built a seemingly large cushion, Hoke would come charging back and make things interesting. Richmond coach Nellie Harrington decided she had enough and found the bug repellent in the second h...
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<p>Contributed by Jimmy McDonald</p><p>Jammal Kegler scored 14 points in his final game against Scotland&#8217;s junior varsity team.</p>
Teammates set to honor Kegler
ROCKINGHAM — It has been two years, but for four members of the Richmond Senior boys basketball team, it seems like yesterday. Coming off a hard-fought victory over rival Scotland in a junior varsity contest, the world for Jalen Clark, Justin Glenn, Trey Little and Corey Smart was about to come crashing down. One of their own, Jammal Kegler, a teammate, a friend, a cousin, was suddenly gone. The 16-year-old sophomore died in his sleep hou...
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Stinson: Committee listens to realignment concerns
Earlier this week, Richmond Senior principal Cory Satterfield and athletic director Kevin Mabe made the trek to Greenville to discuss realignment with the North Carolina High School Association’s committee. Nearly 20 schools made presentations to offer their opinions on the two previous proposals floated by the NCHSAA. The first was a computer-generated model which eliminated the split-class conferences. In this proposal, Richmond would h...
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<p>Tarique Thompson</p>
Hoke, Scotland lead in SEC races
ROCKINGHAM — One game separates the front runner from its closet rival in the Southeastern Conference boys standings, while the leader on the girls side is threatening to run away with the title. Hoke County remained atop the boys division following its 70-46 victory over Pinecrest Tuesday night. The win improved the seventh-ranked Bucks to 14-1 overall and 5-0 in SEC action. Hoke County’s Tarique Thompson, a candidate for conference player...
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