DIXON—A couple of phenomenal individual performances highlighted a wild high school football game at Dixon on October 11. Dixon outlasted Croatan 62-57 in a high scoring East Central 2-A Conference contest that featured both great rushing and passing performances. The two teams combined for almost 1,200 yards in total offense, with Dixon rolling…
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) 9 assists set in 2000. October…
NCHSAA Coach-Captain Retreat Attracts Students From 15 Member Schools RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its fall 2013 Coach-Captain Retreat the weekend of October 12-14, the 33rd in the history of this program. The event, part of the Association’s Student Services…
Scores provided by the Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL= ¶ Albemarle 55, North Moore 0 ¶ Alleghany County 21, Wilkes Central 14 ¶ Arden Christ School 31, High Point Christian Academy 18 ¶ Ashe County 39, East Wilkes 14 ¶ Asheville 28, McDowell County 7 ¶ Asheville Erwin 49, Asheville Roberson 14 ¶ Asheville Reynolds 59,…
October 18, 2002 In this day in NCHSAA, Chris Leak of Charlotte Independence’s threw for an amazing 585 yards and eight touchdowns against North Mecklenburg en route to a 77-6 victory. Both marks rank near the top of NCHSAA single-game performances as well as among the national all-time elite performances. October 18, 1963 On this…
MURPHY COACH TOPS USA TODAY ON LINE POLLING IN NORTH CAROLINA Murphy High School head football coach David Gentry was recently voted the top football coach in North Carolina by USA Today readers and has moved on to another level in the competition. The fourth installment of USA TODAY High School Sports’ “Best Of” contest…
NAMES IN THE BOOK Mohamed Massaquoi- Independence (2001-04) Mohamed Massaquoi was the beneficiary of two All-American quarterbacks that helped cement his name as one of the “Names in the Books.” For four years, Massaquoi ran up and down the field chalking up hoards of yardage and touchdowns in helping Independence win four of their…
VOLLEYBALL BRACKETS ARE NOW POSTED The complete North Carolina High School Athletic Association volleyball brackets are now posted on line. Click on the Playoff Brackets button on the front page and then go to volleyball for each individual classification.
October 16, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Mike Hill of Harnett Central rushed for 461 yards and eight touchdowns in a single game leading the Trojans to a 62-28 victory over South Johnston. Hill became the third player in state history to rush for eight touchdowns, joining Hope Mills’ Donnie Davis…
MT. HERMON — Southern Alamance High School has honored this year’s class for induction into the Southern Alamance Athletic Hall of Fame, according to the Burlington Times-News. The induction class includes Timmie Morrow, Julie Isley O’Keefe and Jimmy Teague, as well as the 1988 NCHSAA state champion baseball team. Morrow, a 1988 Southern Alamance graduate,…
