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WEEK 20 | Students from Hoggard and Northwood Earn Performance of the Week Awards
CHAPEL HILL— Emma Johnson from Hoggard High School and Tyler Tracy from Northwood High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week award. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from coaches, media, and school administrators. Johnson, a…
WEEK 19 | Students from Panther Creek Earn Performance of the Week Awards
CHAPEL HILL— Panther Creek High School student-athletes, Morgan Smalls and Jordan Payne have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week award. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from coaches, media, and school administrators. Smalls, a senior on the…
NCHSAA Board requires viewing of “CrashCourse” video on concussions starring former NCHSAA athlete
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Board of Directors passed regulations mandating that schools require parents and students to view a concussion education video known as CrashCourse prior to each season. The video was developed by TeachAids, a 501(c)(3) non-profit leader in global education innovation, and researchers at Stanford University. The…
WEEK 18 | Students from Athens Drive and Reidsville Earn Performance of the Week Awards
CHAPEL HILL— Hanna Malik from Athens Drive High School and Breon Pass from Reidsville High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week award. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from coaches, media, and school administrators. Malik,…
Cary Wrestling Coach, Anthony Dunbar, passes away suddenly
The head wrestling coach for Cary High School, Anthony Dunbar, passed away suddenly over the holiday. He was 40 years old. He started his wrestling career in middle school and finished it in college at N.C. State. His years at Cary High School were his proudest where he met his mentor and NCHSAA Hall of Fame…
WEEK 17 | Students from Enka and East Surry Earn Performance of the Week Awards
CHAPEL HILL— Emily Carver from Enka High School and Jefferson Boaz from East Surry High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week award. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from coaches, media, and school administrators. Carver…
Wakefield Coach and Athletic Director, Dexter Cooley, passes from long battle with cancer
RALEIGH, NC – Long-time basketball coach and athletic director in Wake County, Dexter Cooley, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Cooley served as basketball coach at Bunn in Franklin County then Millbrook in Raleigh, Cooley moved to Wakefield when it opened in 2000. While at Wakefield he served as basketball coach and athletic director…
2019 1AA Football Championship – East Surry dethrones Tarboro 56-28 winning first state title
FINAL STATISTICS DURHAM, NC – The East Surry Cardinals got seven touchdown passes from senior quarterback Jefferson Boaz to knock off Tarboro 56-28 and win the program’s first state football championship. Boaz threw for 478 yards and seven scores, completing 33 of 42 passes on his way to being named the 1AA Championship Game Most…
2019 1A Football Championship – Robbinsville nabs number 14 with 45-14 victory over Northampton
FINAL STATS DURHAM, NC – The Black Knights of Robbinsville ran off the first 31 points of the game on their way to a 45-14 victory over Northampton County in the 1A State Championship Game. The victory earned Robbinsville the program’s 14thNCHSAA State Championship and first since 2014. Rylee Anderson was the star for Robbinsville…
