Raiders worked hard in the off-season.

By Mike London

Salisbury Post

9th in a series of reports on local basketball teams …

LANDIS — When South Rowan’s boys blew out Gray Stone on opening night, it marked only the third time South has won a boys basketball game in the last five seasons.

Early games this season at A.L. Brown and Mount Pleasant didn’t go nearly as well — they are quite a bit better than Gray Stone — but South (1-3) was able to compete at home against a decent Union Academy Charter squad, threatening to win, before finally losing by eight. Just having a chance was exciting and meant progress.

South coach Justin Pauley is determined to bring the excitement back to Friday nights in the South gym, You can accomplish some of that with celebrity singers, lively cheerleaders

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