FRIDAY NIGHT’S NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES Andrews 41, Cherokee 30 Apex 55, Cary Panther Creek 52 Apex Middle Creek 17, Fuquay-Varina 14 Arden Christ School 54, Hickory Grove Christian 26 Ashe County 43, North Wilkes 0 Asheboro 34, North Forsyth 8 Asheville 28, Asheville Roberson 21 Asheville Erwin 36, North Buncombe 34 Asheville…
October 23, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the NCHSAA announced that assistant commissioner and supervisor of officials Mark Dreibelbis had been named to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) basketball rules committee, representing Section 3. He also was serving on the NFHS Football Rules Committee, the NFHS/NCAA Football…
MOUNT HOLLY—A Mountain Island Charter running back had a huge game on Friday night to earn a performance listing in the North Carolina High School Record Book. Aapri Washington, Jr., broke away for some big runs as he helped Mountain Island get past Hickory Grove Christian 48-14 in action at…
CHAPEL HILL—Top golfers from across the state will compete next week in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 35th women’s state golf championships. For the 13th year in a row, the NCHSAA is offering classified championships, and for the fifth consecutive year there will be three different state tournaments. The two-day events will be…
October 22, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Deangelo Ruffin of South Johnston hauled in 23 receptions for 258 yards in a 63-9 loss to Harnett Central. His 25 receptions is tops for NCHSAA single-game receptions and ranks top-five all-time nationally, while his 258 yards ranks him among the…
GLADSTONE, MO– Tom Parker, public address announcer for Southwest Guilford High School athletics, has received a prestigious national award. Parker has been named the 2014-15 Bob Sheppard High School P.A. Announcer of the Year by the National Association of Sports Public Address Announcers (NASPAA). Bob Sheppard was the stadium…
FOUR QUESTIONS—A CONVERSATION WITH GREG GRANTHAM Greg Grantham enjoyed a 31-year career in education, including the last 21 of those years at White Oak High School in Jacksonville. Greg was a varsity men’s basketball coach for 24 seasons and also coached football, baseball and golf during his career. His teams won over 300…
October 21, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Chris Varela of Fayetteville Pine Forest dished out eight assists en route to a shut out defeat of Cornerstone Academy in men’s soccer. His mark ranks second all-time in NCHSAA men’s soccer history behind Raymundo Fumo’s (Parkwood) nine assists set in 2000. October…
ASHEBORO — Six individual athletes representing an array of sports and a football team that laid the groundwork for years of success have been inducted into the Asheboro High School Hall of Fame, according to the Asheboro Courier-Tribune. Named to the 2015 Hall of Fame class, the 12th…
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has a fascinating story on its web site that should be of interest to followers of North Carolina High School Athletic Association athletics. The NFHS has a feature about the Independence High School football program that won an NCHSAA-record 109 consecutive…
