Hoke had its best week of the young fall sports season, with football, volleyball and boys’ soccer all going unbeaten in a 6-0 week. The football team broke through with its first win of the year after back-to-back hard-luck losses. Soccer broke out of a mini-scoring drought, while volleyball rolled along with three more wins.
Football
After losing its first two games by a combined nine points, Hoke County broke through with its first win of the season. The Bucks posted a road win over Douglas Byrd, 53-12. Quarterback Brandon Saunders ran for four touchdowns and threw for another one.
Favor Anab and Darius Breeden added rushing scores, as Hoke gained 179 yards on the ground.
The Bucks defense was also dominant, with sophomores Dontrell Mims and Ar’montae Hamilton each getting a pair of tackles for loss. Hamilton and Mims each also posted a sack.
The Bucks are now 1-2 on the season and have a home game against Seventy-First on Friday at 7:30. The Falcons are 2-0 on the season.
Boys’ soccer
The Bucks’ soccer team broke out of a mini slump. After not scoring a goal in two games the previous week, Hoke broke through with 10 goals in two games this past week. The Bucks opened the week with a 2-1 win over Red Springs at home. Hoke then went to Scotland and opened conference play with a blowout 8-0 win.
Fitzroy Williams and Pedro Ramos-Alejandro scored in the Red Springs win, while David Hernandez had a hat trick against Scotland. Jan Campos added a pair of goals against the Scots.
The Bucks are now 6-2-1 on the year and 1-0 in the Sandhills Conference. Hoke has three games this week, hosting Lee County, then traveling to Pine Forest and Richmond. The Lee and Richmond games are both conference contests.
Volleyball
We’re not even to the halfway point of the volleyball schedule, and Hoke County has already posted its most wins in a season since 2017. The Bucks are now 9-1 after sweeping three matches last week. That tops the eight wins the Bucks recorded each of the last two years. The Bucks won 3-1 at Richmond to start the week, then recorded a 3-0 shutout of Douglas Byrd on the road. Hoke then returned home for a 3-1 league win over Southern Lee. Hoke is in second place in the Sandhills with a 3-1 league mark.
The Bucks have three more matches this week, traveling to Union Pines for a Sandhills game, then hosting Pinecrest in another league tilt. Hoke then goes out of conference with a home game against Red Springs.
