RALEIGH— Wakefield quarterback Connor Mitch completed one of the top seasons ever by a North Carolina passer and has several seasonal listings in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. But his career marks are also amazing and in most cases will put him second behind all-time passing leader Chris Leak of Charlotte…
December 5, 1975 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Canton Pisgah catches a charter plane to make the 385-mile trek to meet Havelock in 3-A state championship football game and prevails 35-24.
(Notes, minutiae and other tidbits of information about the eight games of the 99th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championships on Nov.30-Dec.1,2012 RECORD BREAKER: T.J. Logan of Northern Guilford set the NCHSAA all-time rushing record in a single game in his team’s championship contest on Saturday night. Logan carried 28 times…
LEGENDARY COACH STEPS DOWN DUE TO HEALTH FAYETTEVILLE— One of the state’s most successful coaches in two sports is stepping down immediately due to health reasons, according to The Fayetteville Observer. Gil Bowman, whose teams in women’s basketball as well as in men’s and women’s tennis have been perennially strong at Terry Sanford High School,…
December 3, 2011 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Tarboro and Lincolnton engaged in a wild 39-36 contest in the 2-A football championship at Carter-Finley Stadium. Todd Gurley II scored his fourth touchdown of the day with 3:12 to go to lift the Vikings to the title. Gurley rushed for 242 yards in…
There were some incredible individual performances over the weekend in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championships. T.J. Logan of Northern Guilford set the NCHSAA all-time rushing record in a single game. Logan carried 28 times for a whopping 510 yards and eight touchdowns in the NCHSAA 3-AA championship game as Northern…
1A: Final – Plymouth 20 Murphy 151AA: Final – Southwest Onslow 44 Swain County 342A: Final – East Lincoln 24 Tarboro 202AA: Final – South Iredell 30 Carrboro 273A: Final – Havelock 55 Concord 213AA: Final – Northern Guilford 64 Charlotte Catholic 264A: Final – New Bern 39 Porter Ridge 384AA: Final – David W….
WINSTON-SALEM— Dee Bell, who has been the head football coach at Parkland High School for the last 14 seasons, has resigned, according to reports in the Winston-Salem Journal. Bell helped guide Parkland to a North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football championship, after taking over the program in 1999 after it had recorded just…
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has become an Affiliate Member of the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers (NASPAA). The NASPAA is the professional association for sports public address announcers. “We are delighted that the NCHSAA has become an Affiliate Member,” commented Brad Rumble, NASPAA Executive Director. We look forward to…
November 29, 1969 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Wilson’s Fike High School defeated Gastonia Ashley by a 21-7 count to take its second straight North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A football championship. The game was played in Wilson as the home team rallied from a 7-0 halftime deficit.
