CONCORD— Chris Shinn has resigned as head football coach at Central Cabarrus High School, according to the Independent-Tribune. Shinn, a 1995 graduate of Central Cabarrus, has been head coach there for three years. Central posted a 2-9 record during the 2011 season.
January 27, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, legendary football coach and educator Lee Stone died at the age of 91. A native of Pennsylvania, the football field at Asheboro High School is named in his honor and he is a member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of…
REALIGNMENT COMMITTEE HEARS FEEDBACK FROM MEMBER SCHOOLS CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held two regional realignment meetings earlier this week, one at Maiden High School for schools in the western part of the state and one at East Carolina University for schools in the east. The primary purpose of the meetings…
SWAIN COUNTY NAMES NEW FOOTBALL COACH BRYSON CITY—Swain County High School has named its new head football coach, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Neil Blankenship, long-time assistant coach, has been elevated to the head job, taking the place of Sam Pattillo. Blankenship, a 1988 graduate of Swain, has been at the school for 19 years…
BUTLER DREAM TEAM EXCELS, FEATURED IN TELEVISION SEGMENT IN CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE– The Butler High School Dream Team has been featured in a special television segment in Charlotte, and the story is posted on the NCHSAA web site. The Dream Team placed 1200 luminaries around the front of Butler High School, representing 1200 lives lost…
MARK LITTLE HEADED TO WEST COLUMBUS West Stanly head football coach Mark Little is headed to Columbus County to become the head coach at West Columbus, according to the Stanly News and Press. Little has been a head coach for 26 seasons and has compiled an overall career mark of 164-134, including 93-96 at West…
CROCKER IS NEW FOOTBALL COACH AT PANTHER CREEK Sean Crocker has been announced as the new head football coach at Panther Creek High School, according to multiple media outlets including the Raleigh News and Observer. Crocker will leave Middle Creek to become the Catamounts’ third head football coach. He succeeds Wayne Bragg, who left Panther…
WHITEVILLE — Luke Little will be the new head football coach at Whiteville High School, according to the Stanly News and Press. Little, who is from the Whiteville area, has been the head coach at South Stanly for the last five years and served as an assistant coach at Whiteville under his father Mark for…
DINWIDDIE HEADED TO NORTH HENDERSON AFTER WAKEFIELD STINT HENDERSONVILLE— North Henderson High School has named Jason Dinwiddie as its new head football coach, according to the Hendersonville Daily News. Dinwiddie had recently resigned as the head football coach Wakefield High in Raleigh. Dinwiddie, 35, replaces Doug Justice, who resigned at the end of the 2011…
APEX — Joe Kilby is the new head football coach at Apex High School, leaving his post at Cedar Ridge in Hillsborough, according to several media reports, including the Raleigh News and Observer. Kilby posted a record of 15-11 in his two seasons at the Cedar Ridge helm and led the Red Wolves to the…
