SANFORD — As part of the rebuilding process of a football program, Southern Lee High coach Don Simon feels it’s important to give a team a taste of something different; an out-of-the-box experience. For his Cavaliers this week, Simon isn’t just going out of the box, he’s going…
September 9, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the meeting of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Section 3 at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside concluded. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association hosted the annual gathering of state association officials from across the Southeast. States that are included…
MITCHELL– The Mitchell High School football team spent Labor Day doing labor, but not the kind directly related to football, according to a report in the Asheville Citizen-Times. The Mountaineers worked Monday morning harvesting potatoes, and their work benefitted the North Carolina Baptist Children’s Home in Clyde. The potatoes had…
CHAPEL HILL—The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, in conjunction with Time Warner Cable, has announced the Commissioner’s Cup competition for the 2015-16 academic year. The Commissioner’s Cup, now in its second year, is for athletic teams or cheerleading squads at NCHSAA member schools and is based on community…
CHAPEL HILL—Justice Galloway-Velazquez of Fayetteville Cape Fear High School and Reva Locklear of Fairmont High School have been named winners of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards, powered by Time Warner Cable Sports Channel with Jersey Mike’s Subs®. Each week one male and one female athlete in North Carolina High…
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY—Former North Carolina High School Athletic Association tennis champion John Isner had his great run in the 2015 U.S. Open Tennis Championships ended in a tough match Monday night. Isner fell to the second-seeded player, the legendary Roger Federer, in three close sets by 7-6 (0), 7-6 (5)…
RALEIGH—Athens Drive High School has a change in its head football coaching position for the remainder of the season, according to various media reports including the Raleigh News and Observer. Chris Martin announced that he was stepping down as head coach on Friday, a day after his team lost to…
September 8, 1989 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Wilson Hunt defeated rival Wilson Beddingfield 21-0 in a high school football game with the help of seven interceptions by Hunt.
BATH—A total of 37 former high school football players converged on their old head coach’s home here over a recent weekend to renew friendships and express their thanks, according to a story in the Washington Daily News. Jim Henderson, now 83 years old and living in Bath, had coached…
September 7, 2012 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, St. Pauls outscored West Bladen 76-45 in a wild North Carolina High School Athletic Association football game. West Bladen led 13-8 before St. Pauls ripped off four unanswered touchdowns. Shawn Williams rushed for 209 yards in 18 carries and three touchdowns for…
