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Sam Moir Christmas Tournament: A success year in and year out

2010-01-02T21:37:00.002-05:00

If you're not from the Salisbury/ Rowan County area, than you've probably never heard of the Sam Moir High School Basketball Christmas Tournament. If you are, than you know what a big deal it is to the locals. Local sports writers have called it the biggest sports event in Rowan County every year.

That's a fairly bold statement, considering Rowan County is home to many successful prep sports teams and the tradition-laden winning machine that is Rowan County American Legion Baseball. The Sam Moir Tournament consists of all six Rowan high schools plus Davie County High School.

The three day event draws large crowds each day and both championship games are usually overcrowded with people at Catawba College's Goodman Gymnasium. The event is for many a reunion of sorts. Many past high school players are home from college and they just have to come check out their old high school team. You get to see familiar faces and shake familar hands. Everyone is in the Holiday mood, and the Sam Moir just adds to that cheerfullness.

The tournament also provides great basketball as well.

The Salisbury Lady Hornets (who won the 2A state title last year) just recently won their seventh straight Sam Moir Title with a 69-29 win over West Rowan.

The boys side is usually wide open, but the last three years have been won by the Salisbury Hornets. Quality teams and teams with great tradition such as West Rowan, North Rowan and East Rowan are sure to make the tournament quite entertaining.

If you haven't checked out the Sam Moir Tournament, and you want to see how well and successful a Holiday Basketball Tournament can be ran, than you have to check out next year's version of the classic.

Live Blog: Mountain Heritage vs. Tarboro

2009-12-11T18:43:00.003-05:00

With 45 minutes left until kickoff, fans are filing into Kenan Stadium to watch Western 2A Champion Mountain Heritage face off against Eastern 2A Champion Tarboro.

The two teams are on the field for pregame warm-ups.

The temperature is already in the 30's and is expected to dip into the 20's later this evening.

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7:30pm

Mountain Heritage elected to receive, Tarboro is lined up to kickoff the ball.

Can West Rowan complete the two-peat?

2009-12-10T22:37:00.003-05:00

As Saturday's 3A championship game against Eastern Alamance draws nearer, many Falcon fans and naysayers alike have one thing on their mind, can West repeat as the defending 3A state champs Saturday, at NC State's Carter-Finley Stadium?

This West team, which returned many key players from last year's state title team was expected to get back here coming into the season. Returning all-star running back K.P. Parks, quarterback B.J. Sherrill, defensive end Chris Smith, wide receiver/ punter Jon Crucitti, and a stellar offensive line led by Timmy Pangburn.

West listened early on when people said they weren't as good as last year when they struggled to defeat Davie County and Salisbury. But the Falcons got progressively better as the season went on and captured their sixth straight North Piedmont Conference title.

After four playoff wins against Freedom, RS-Central, Asheville and Tuscola, West has reached the big stage, and it's now time to prove that they belong here, by defeating Eastern Alamance. It surely won't be an easy task, but if West stays focused and they play their way, you know with that "U" swagger, there's no doubt, even in the doubter's mind, that West Rowan Football will bring home it's second straight state championship back to Mt. Ulla.

Live updates from the Mens Soccer 4A State Title Game

2009-11-20T19:47:00.018-05:00

The Page Pirates are your Mens Soccer 4A State Champions! Final Score 4-0!

Green Hope heads in the goal but the Referee says offsides. Goal disallowed. 4-0 Pirates. 3:35 left.

Glen Long for the Pirates receives a yellow card for delaying a re-start of the free kick. 8 minutes to go.

10 minutes to go in the second half score still 4-0 Page. Green Hope has been playing the wings but can't seem to get the ball into the middle.

Green Hope with a corner headed out by a Page defender. 14 minutes left in the second.

Two yellow cards given soon after the goal. One to #12 Sean Horan for Green Hope and one to #11 Hans Lohmeyer for Page

Rob Lovejoy for the Pirates gains a hat trick with a goal with 20 minutes left in the second half. 4-0 Page.

Penalty Kick awarded to the Pirates due to a foul on #22 Andrew Wolschlag for Green Hope. Glen Long with the kick and the GOALLLLLL! 3-0 Page with 34:15 left in the second half.

Free kick for Green Hope due to a hand ball by Glen Long. 2-0 Page with 36:44 left in the second half.

Second half is underway here in Cary.

Update: The first half has come to a close and the Pirates are still leading Green Hope by a score of 2-0.

Update: Green Hope gets a free kick from about 22 yards out with 13:03 left in the first half. Deflected high by a Page defender. Score still 2-0.

Update: with 23:23 left in the first half a shot on goal by Rob Lovejoy was deflected by the Green Hope goalie and goes in the for the score.

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With 28:33 left in the first half the Pirates have scored an unassisted goal by #16 Rob Lovejoy.

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Soccer State Championships Information

2009-11-19T13:41:00.004-05:00

The NCHSAA Soccer State Championships will be held this weekend in Cary at the Wake Med Soccer Park, former known as the SAS Soccer Park.

The 4A Championships will be held at the main stadium and feature western finalist Greensboro Page vs. eastern finalist Morrisville Green Hope. The match starts at 7:30 pm Friday night.

Page (21-0-2) advanced to the finals by defeating Asheville Roberson 2-0 in the semi-finals while Green Hope (19-4-1) defeated Southern Pines Pinecrest 2-1 in the East Regionals.

Stay tuned for more information today with the rest of the championship teams.

The other championship games will be held at Koka Booth Stadium which is adjacent to the main stadium.

3A - Saturday, November 21 @ 12 noon Koka Booth Stadium
1A - Saturday, November 21 @ 3pm Koka Booth Stadium
2A - Saturday, November 21 @ 6pm Koka Booth Stadium

Wake Med Soccer Park
201 Soccer Park Drive
Cary, NC 27511 (919) 858-0464

NCHSAA Cheerleading Championships This Weekend in Raleigh

2009-11-05T14:57:00.000-05:00

RALEIGH-- The seventh annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state invitational cheerleading championships are scheduled for Saturday at the Raleigh Convention Center.

A record number of 116 teams have registered for the event.
Competition will be held in 10 different categories. The doors open at 7:30 am and competition will begin at nine o¹clock Saturday morning.

The Carolina Cup will also be awarded during the course of competition. Cheer Ltd., Inc., an NCHSAA corporate partner that assists with the invitational championship, established the Carolina Cup to recognize annually the top high school varsity cheerleading team in the state.

The team that earns the highest cumulative score among varsity teams during the invitational championship earns the Cup.

Jamestown Ragsdale won the Carolina Cup last year. Previous winners include Cardinal Gibbons in 2007, North Gaston in 2006 and Raleigh Sanderson took the Cup in its inaugural year in 2005.

East-West All-Star Game Football Rosters

2009-04-21T21:50:00.002-04:00

The 2009 NCCA East-West All-Star football rosters will be released Sunday morning on CarolinaPreps.com.

Should be a great game this year. The game is at Jamieson Stadium at Greensboro Grimsley High School on July 22, 2009.

McCurry set to lead Mooresville into future

2009-04-20T20:37:00.004-04:00

The Steve McCurry era at Mooresville High School officially began today when he was named as the head football coach, replacing Barclay Marsh who resigned earlier this year.

McCurry was introduced today during the Board of Education meeting by Superintendent Mark Edwards and Principal Todd Wirt before a crowd of nearly 40 Blue Devil fans and supporters.

“We had to make a selection from nearly 55 applicants,” says Wirt, “Once interviews were complete we had a very difficult decision to make.”

McCurry’s impressive resume had to give comfort to Wirt that he’s capable to lead one of the higher profile programs in North Carolina.

McCurry has over twenty years of coaching experience and has been a very successful head coach for the past six years at two different schools. He has a 57-19 record as a head coach, all at the 4-A level in both North Carolina and Tennessee.

“We’re ready to win championships,” McCurry said in his opening address to the fans but warned that “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

Based off of his past experiences as a head coach, there is no reason to think that Mooresville won’t be a championship contender under McCurry. Five of his six seasons as a head coach have resulted in conference championships.

After replacing the retiring Bobby Poss at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, McCurry led the Rockets to Northwestern 4-A conference titles in 2003, 2005, and 2006. The team was undefeated in 2006 and finished the season ranked third in the final Associated Press rankings.

While at Reynolds, he also was honored as the Northwestern 4-A coach of the year in 2003 and 2005 and had the #1 ranked defense in 4-A competition in 2005 and 2006.

He became the head coach at Greenville High School in Tennessee in 2007 and compiled a 21-6 record, leading the school to the 4-A semi-finals in 2008.

McCurry comes to Mooresville with a reputation of being among the top defensive minds in the state. He was the defensive coordinator for A.C. Reynolds from 1998-2002 and his defenses were ranked first in the state every season but one.

“We’re going to be strong physically and strong mentally.”

If McCurry’s past is any sign of things to come, expect Mooresville to physically dominate opponents and once again contend for conference titles.

McCurry will meet his players for the first time Tuesday morning. McCurry is a high-energy coach so expect him to hit the ground running and have the players in the weight room training for the 2009 season.

Steve McCurry File

2007-2008Head Football Coach, Greenville HS, Greenville TN

Record: 21-62007 4-A State Quarter-Finalist, 2008 4-A State Semi-Finals

2007 & 2008 5-Rivers Conference Champions & Coach of the Year

2007 & 2008 Greene County Coach of the Year2008 Tri-CitiesSports.com Coach of the Year

2008 Bobby Dodd Sportsmanship Award

2003-2006Head Football Coach, A.C.Reynolds HS, Asheville NC

Record: 36-13

2003,2005,2006 4-A State Playoffs

2003,2005,2006 Northwestern 4-A Champions

2006: Undefeated regular season2006: #3 ranking in final AP poll

2003 & 2005: Northwestern 4-A Conference Coach of the Year

2005 & 2006: #1 Ranked defense in 4-A

1998-2002Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator, A.C. Reynolds HS

1999 & 2002: 4-A State Champions

1998,99,01 & 02: #1 Ranked defense in 4-A

1986-1997Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator, Owen HS, Black Mountain, NC

Record at Owen as an assistant: 106-38

6-Time Western Highlands 2A Conference Champions

Coach McCurry is a graduate of Western Carolina University

A new era begins at Concord as Glenn Padgett is named head coach

2009-04-03T10:24:00.000-04:00

As part of the warm embrace he’s received after being introduced as the Concord Spiders’ next football coach on Monday, Glen Padgett says the one thing that has stuck out in his mind is the several people that have approached him and said “welcome home again.”

Previously a Concord High teacher, athletic director, and coach for 11 years, Padgett remained a resident of Concord even as he left the school in 1998 to pursue other coaching opportunities. Now, after head coaching stints at Salisbury (1998), Northwest Cabarrus (1999-2001), and North Mecklenburg (2002-2008), Padgett is excited about taking over for good friend E.Z. Smith.

“I’ve been in this community for 22 years,” he said. “I’ve realized Concord High carries a special relationship with the community. A lot of communities don’t have that type of relationship.”

From 1987 to 1998, Padgett was one of Smith’s assistants, eventually assuming the responsibility of coaching the linebackers and wide receivers/tight ends.

Padgett was 1-3 coaching against Concord, losing as Salisbury’s coach in 1998 (21-6), and with Northwest Cabarrus in 2000 (20-17). The Trojans beat the Spiders under Padgett’s leadership in the regular season in 1999 (7-3) but lost to them in the 3A state playoffs that year, 24-14.

He says he hasn’t seen the Spiders play since he left Northwest Cabarrus after the 2001 season. Not only did North Mecklenburg not play Concord during Padgett’s reign, the 4A Vikings rarely had any common opponents with the 3A Spiders.

Padgett’s week began by addressing his players at North Mecklenburg, where he compiled a 48-39 record in seven seasons. While no one could keep his interest in the Concord job a secret, he says that some Vikings players were “shocked” to hear that he was leaving.

He met with Concord’s players on Thursday and says he will begin spring workouts on Apr. 20, the first day of school after Spring Break. Padgett says he’s already started work on compiling a coaching staff, talking with current Spiders coaches, many who were non-faculty, and those from other schools who may be interested in working at Concord.

Padgett says he understands the challenges of taking over for a former mentor and a man who many would deem a legend in his community. Smith coached the Spiders for 29 seasons, winning 3AA state championships in 2004 and 2006, and compiling a 252-104 career record.

“The first thing you do, from an approach standpoint, is that (you recognize) it’s reality and you can’t change it. You coach as hard as you can and get players to play as hard as they can.
“… When you get sidetracked worrying about other things, they’ll cause detriment to your team. As coaches, we expect the players’ best and players should expect the same from their coaches.”

Padgett says he and Smith have met and viewed game tape, discussing player personnel and team strengths and areas that need to be addressed.
The Spiders finished 3-8 in 2008, their first losing season since 1987 and the first time they’ve missed the state playoffs since 1995.

Video: Forestview Boys advance to 3A finals

2009-03-08T21:55:00.003-04:00

Video: Mt. Tabor celebration over Hopewell in 4-A Western Regional Finals

2009-03-08T18:52:00.008-04:00

Students and players celebrate Mt. Tabor's big win over Huntersville Hopewell Saturday at the NCHSAA 4-A Western Regional Finals in Greensboro.

Mt. Tabor fans celebrate as the Spartans secure the win in the late seconds of the game. The 4-A mens game between Mt. Tabor and Hopewell drew in excess of 3,000 to 5,000 fans.

The Mt. Tabor cheerleaders were so happy, they were doing back flips!!!! I think the second cheerleader has Carl Edwards beat.

The Mt. Tabor Spartans men's team celebrates winning the 2009 Western Regional Title.

2009 4A Men's All Tournament Team
Mike Grace-Mt Tabor, Josh Hicks-Mt Tabor, Jordan Downing-Hopewell, DeMon Brooks-Hopewell, Brandyn Curry-Hopewell.

4A Tournament MVP

CJ Harris- Mt Tabor

Scores from the Regional Finals

2009-03-08T15:52:00.001-04:00

EASTERN REGIONAL‹GREENVILLE
WOMEN
1-A: East Bladen 62, Weldon 44
2-A: Graham 66, Southwest Onslow 44
3-A: Greensboro Dudley 89, Winterville South Central 72
4-A: Durham Hillside 54, Southeast Raleigh 33

MEN
1-A: Weldon 66, Pender 58
2-A: Pittsboro Northwood 59, East Duplin 21
3-A: Northern Guilford 62, Kinston 52
4-A: Fayetteville Terry Sanford 36, Fayetteville Jack Britt 34

WESTERN REGIONAL‹GREENSBORO
WOMEN
1-A: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness 63, East Surry 38
2-A: Salisbury 26, East Davidson 24
3-A: Gastonia Forestview 66, Skyland T.C. Roberson 57
4-A: West Charlotte 66, Matthews David Butler 54

MEN
1-A: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness 73, Cherryville 72
2-A: Shelby 53, East Lincoln 45
3-A: Gastonia Forestview 70, Concord 68
4-A: Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 67, Huntersville Hopewell 51

Is it time for the East Regionals to move from Greenville?

2009-03-05T21:01:00.003-05:00

I looked at the pairings for the East Regionals this week and had to scratch my head. Is it time to move the tournament to a different location?

I know I'll get some of you folks upset, but really, shouldn't it be moved?

The worst part of the entire event is the fact that Greensboro Dudley has to leave Greensboro, oh by the way, the site for the Western Regionals and drive halfway across the state to Greenville to face Kinston.

In my opinion, which I know doesn't mean much or carry very much weight, they should host the Eastern Regionals either in Fayetteville or Raleigh. Both locations are easy for teams to get too from all points east of I-95, and isn't' too much of an inconvenience for teams like Dudley who gets stuck in the east bracket.

I'm sure the Crown Coliseum or Fayetteville State could host the events in Fayetteville, or Reynolds Coliseum, or any number of other venues in the Triangle region.

Regional Basketball Scores

2009-03-05T16:30:00.004-05:00

Men's Hoops

4-A East

Fayetteville Jack Britt 60
Cary Panther Creek 44

Fayetteville Terry Sanford 72
Raleigh Enloe 63

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Finals to be played Saturday March 7th at 1pm at East Carolina University

Fayetteville Britt (25-6) vs. Fayetteville Terry Sanford (27-3)

4-A West

Huntersville Hopewell 58
Charlotte Ardrey Kell 50

Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 72
Charlotte Myers Park 50
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Huntersville Hopewell (28-0) vs. Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (29-1)

Finals to be played Saturday March 7th at 4pm at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

3-A West

Concord 76
Charlotte Catholic 62

Gastonia Forestview 60
High Point Andrews 54

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Concord (29-1) vs. Gastonia Forestview (24-6)

Finals to be played Saturday March 7th at 2pm at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

3-A East

Friday, March 6th, 7pm at East Carolina University
Northern Guilford (27-3) vs. Bertie (22-4)

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Friday March 6th, 8:30 pm
Kinston (26-3) vs. Greensboro Dudley (26-3)

****

Finals to be played Saturday, March 7th at 7pm at East Carolina University

2-A West

Thursday, March 5, 5:30 pm, at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Shelby (26-2) vs. West Caldwell (22-6)

****
Thursday, March 5, 5:30pm, at UNC-Greensboro

East Lincoln (26-4) vs. Ashe County (25-3)

****

Finals to be played Saturday, March 7, noon, Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

2-A East

Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m. at East Carolina Univeristy

South Brunswick (24-5) vs. Pittsboro Northwood (18-5)

****

Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m. at East Carolina Univeristy

East Duplin (21-6) vs. Burlington Cummings (21-6)

****

Finals to be played Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m. at East Carolina Unversity

1-A West

Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.:

Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (28-2) vs. Hendersonville (17-9)

****

Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Cherryville (22-8) vs. South Stokes (12-15)

****

Finals to be played Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.

1-A East

Weldon 46, South Robeson 40
Pender 45, Camden 43

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March 7, 1 p.m. at East Carolina University

Weldon (27-1) vs Pender County (24-6)

Live updates tonight from Greensboro

2009-03-04T14:57:00.002-05:00

I'll be at the Greensboro Coliseum giving live updates of the 3A regional games.

What do you do when you can't sleep

2009-03-03T01:57:00.002-05:00

Crazy things can go through your head with it's 2am and you can't sleep. Sometimes my best ideas come to me at this late hour, and other times I may recall a thing or two that I could have just as well forgot.

Well tonight I realized that we only have five months until the start of football practice and how I"m ready to trade in this cold snowy weather for 90 degree August days with 90% humidity, you know what we call it, "football weather".

I've been talking to coaches for the past few weeks and they're all ready for skill sessions to begin and ofcourse the season. In the old days football was only a seasonal sport but it's become more and more a year-round sport, especially if you want to be compeitive.

Speaking of year round. As we near the end of the high school basketball season, what are your thoughts on year-round basketball. You know that the AAU coaches are anxiously awaiting the high school season's end so they can have access to the players to begin the AAU season. This has started to cause an issue with football. It seems that football coaches are now fighting with their own basketball coaches for kids instead of fighting the opposition.

For some reason it seems that basketball coaches feel they have more of a right to kids and do their best to persuade players from playing other sports, primarily football.

Is this right?

I think not, but I'll receive several emails and phone calls from coaches who disagree. My problem is when coaches feed players with the thoughts that they'll make it in basketball and football is just a way for them to get hurt.

What happend to the days where kids played three sports year-round in high school? I think that makes for a balanced athlete and a more well-rounded kid. Once you start forcing a kid to concentrate on one sport you sort of take his or her innocence away and it becomes a job.

Oh well, enough of this rant, it is 2:07 now and I should try to sleep. However, I'm anxious to read your comments on this. Feel free to shoot me full of holes if you disagree.

Western Regional Basketball Games Rescheduled

2009-03-02T21:28:00.000-05:00

Games scheduled for Tuesday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association's Western Regional basketball tournament have been postponed and rescheduled.

Tuesday's games at the Greensboro Special Events Center and Fleming Gymnasium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro have rescheduled for later in the week. That means that the 1-A women scheduled to play on Tuesday night will now play on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
at each of the tournament sites, and the 2-A men scheduled to play Tuesday night will now play on Thursday, also at 5:30 p.m. at the two locations.

In the 1-A women¹s Western bracket, Hiwassee Dam (28-5) will now face East Surry (25-5) at UNC-G's Fleming Gymnasium on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., while Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (26-4) plays Robbinsville (25-2) at the Greensboro Special Events Center at the same time.

On Thursday in 2-A men¹s Western action, the schedule now has Shelby (26-2) against West Caldwell (22-6) at the Special Events Center in a 5:30 p.m.
game while East Lincoln (26-4) takes on Ashe County (25-3) at UNC-G at the same time.

The finals for both of those classifications remain unchanged.

University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, the city of Greenville and the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau are the Eastern Regional primary sponsors. The Greensboro Sports Commission and the Greensboro Convention and Visitors Bureau assist with the Western Regional.

The winners from the regional tournament games will advance to the state championship contests. The 95th men's championships and the 38th renewal of the women's finals will be held at the Dean E. Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus and Reynolds Coliseum at North Carolina State University, scheduled for March 14. The 2-A and 4-A finals will be at the Smith Center while the 1-A and 3-A championships are set for Reynolds Coliseum.

On Monday, March 9, a press conference for the state championships will be held at the Radisson Research Triangle Park. The head coaches of each of the competing teams and other school officials will on hand to preview the upcoming games.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2009 REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE--REVISED

Western Regional-- Men

Class 1-A‹Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (28-2) vs.
Hendersonville (17-9)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Cherryville (22-8) vs. South Stokes (12-15) Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship

Class 2-A
Thursday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.: Shelby (26-2) vs. West Caldwell (22-6) at Greensboro Special Events Center Thursday, March 5, 5:30 p.m.: East Lincoln (26-4) vs. Ashe County (25-3) at UNC-G Saturday, March 7, noon: championship at Greensboro Special Events Center

Class 3-A --Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m: Concord (28-1) vs. Charlotte Catholic (13-15) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: High Point T.W. Andrews (24-4) vs. Gastonia Forestview (23-6) Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship

Class 4-A‹ Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Huntersville Hopewell (27-0) vs. Charlotte Ardrey Kell (21-8) Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Winston-Salem Mount Tabor (28-1) vs. Charlotte Myers Park (24-6) Saturday, March 7, 4 p.m.: championship at Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center

Western Regional -- Women

Class 1-A: Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Wednesday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.: Hiwassee Dam (28-5) vs. East Surry (25-5) at UNC-G Wednesday, March 4, 5:30 p.m.: Kernersville Bishop McGuinness (26-4) vs.
Robbinsville (25-2) at Greensboro Special Events Center Saturday, March 7, noon: championship at Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro

Class 2-A: Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: East Davidson (30-0) vs. Sylva Smoky Mountain
(24-3)
Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Mitchell (27-2) vs. Salisbury (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.: championship

Class 3-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Statesville (26-3) vs. Asheville T.C. Roberson
(25-4)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Gastonia Forestview (25-4) vs. Concord (26-4) Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m.: championship

Class 4-A: Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Matthews David Butler (29-1) vs. Charlotte Mallard Creek (22-6) Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: West Charlotte (25-3) vs. East Mecklenburg
(25-4)
Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m.: championship

Eastern Regionals-Men
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, East Carolina University

Class 1-A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Weldon (26-1) vs. South Robeson (17-6) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Camden (25-3) vs. Pender (23-6) Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship

Class 2-A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: South Brunswick (24-5) vs. Pittsboro Northwood
(18-5)
Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: East Duplin (21-6) vs. Burlington Cummings
(21-6)
Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship

Class 3-A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Northern Guilford (27-3) vs. Bertie (22-4) Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Kinston (26-3) vs. Greensboro Dudley (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship

Class 4-A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Cary Panther Creek (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Jack Britt (24-6) Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: Raleigh Enloe (28-2) vs. Fayetteville Terry Sanford (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship

Eastern Regionals--Women
J.H. Rose High School, Greenville

Class 1-A
Tuesday, March 3, 7 p.m.: Weldon (25-2) vs. Manteo (24-5) Tuesday, March 3, 8:30 p.m.: East Bladen (24-2) vs. East Columbus (24-4) Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m.: championship

Class 2-A
Wednesday, March 4, 7 p.m.: Graham (26-1) vs. Jacksonville Northside (25-3) Wednesday, March 4, 8:30 p.m.: Southwest Onslow (25-3) vs. Orange (20-6) Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m.: championship

Class 3-A
Thursday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Winterville South Central (28-0) vs. Rockingham County (25-5) Thursday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Greensboro Dudley (27-3) vs. Wilson Beddingfield (26-3) Saturday, March 7, 5 p.m.: championship

Class 4-A
Friday, March 6, 7 p.m.: Hope Mills South View (28-1) vs. Durham Hillside
(24-5)
Friday, March 6, 8:30 p.m.: Wilmington Hoggard (25-2) vs. Southeast Raleigh
(24-2)
Saturday, March 7, 7 p.m.: championship

CarolinaPreps.com progress report

2009-03-02T21:05:00.000-05:00

CarolinaPreps.com is going through some growing pains and will hopefully have a complete face-lift by the start of the fall football season.

I've been working with Kount Klepto on a new logo and look to the site. I also hope to have a new message board and other features done over the next few months.

I'm sorry that the message board is down but the new boards should blow the old one and any other message board out of the water.

Leave some comments to let us know what you think of the new look.

Playoff Scores and Bracket

2008-11-16T21:13:00.000-05:00

4-AA East Bracket

#10 West Johnston (7-3) at #7 Apex (8-2)
To be played Monday

#2 Wilmington Hoggard 23
#15 Southern Pines Pinecrest 8

#6 Lumberton 53
#11 Raleigh Wakefield 21

#3 Wake Forest-Rolesville 44
#14 Durham Jordan 14

#8 Garner 33
#9 Raleigh Millbrook 30 (2OT)

#5 Raleigh Leesville Rd. 41
#12 Raleigh Enloe 6

#4 Hope Mills South View 25
#13 Raleigh Broughton 0

4-AA West Bracket

#7 Huntersville Hopewell 34
#10 Charlotte Vance 26

#2 East Forsyth 42
#15 Charlotte Myers Park 14

#6 Richmond County 30
#11 Northwest Guilford 0

#3 West Charlotte 34
#14 North Mecklenburg 10

#8 East Mecklenburg 35
#9 West Forsyth 15

#1 Charlotte Independence 41
#16 West Mecklenburg 12

#5 Matthews Butler 24
#12 Davie County 0

#13 Charlotte Providence 42
#4 Charlotte Garniger 7

4-A East Bracket

#10 Smithfield-Selma (6-4) at #7 Apex Middle Creek (4-6)
To be played Monday

#15 Cary (4-6) at #2 Southeast Raleigh (9-1)
To be played Monday

#6 Durham Hillside 35
#11 Fayetteville Pine Forest 12

#3 Southern Durham 8
#13 Raleigh Athens Drive 7

#8 Fayetteville Byrd 22
#9 New Bern 7

#1 Fuquay-Varina 35
#16 Fayetteville Sanford 14

#5 Wilmington New Hanover 32
#12 Northern Durham 7

#13 Fayetteville Cape Fear 31
#4 Greenville Rose 28

4-A West Bracket

#7 Winston-Salem Reynolds 36
#10 South Caldwell 18

#2 Asheville Reynolds 21
#15 North Davidson 0

#11 South Mecklenburg 18
#6 East Burke 15

#3 Shelby Crest 35
#14 Watauga 14

#8 Fayeteville Seventy-First 27
#9 Pembroke Swett 6

#1 Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 24
#16 Gastonia Ashbrook 6

#5 Greensboro Page 28
#12 High Point Central 7

#13 Fayetteville Westover 16
#4 Chapel Hill 13

3-AA East Bracket

#10 Wilson Fike 30
#7 Asheboro 14

#2 Greensboro Dudley 52
#15 Winterville South Central 7

#11 Western Guilford 23
#6 Erwin Triton 0

#3 Jamestown Ragsdale 24
#14 Southeast Guilford 14

#8 Northeast Guilford 13
#9 Wilson Hunt 9

#1 Harnett Central 55
#16 Western Harnett 10

#12 Spring Lake Overhills 51
#5 West Brunswick 27

#4 Northern Vance 31
#13 Trinity 6

3-AA West Bracket

#7 Mooresville 21
#10 Monroe Sun Valley 16

#2 Kings Mountain 24
#15 Hickory 7

#6 Charlotte Olympic 42
#11 Asheville Roberson 14

#3 Anson County 35
#14 Hickory St. Stephens 10

#8 Asheville Erwin 14
#9 Winston-Salem Parkland 12

#1 Charlotte Catholic 43
#16 Northwest Cabarrus 13

#12 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 14
#5 Gastonia Forestview 10

#4 Kannapolis Brown 42
#13 Lake Norman 27

3-A East Bracket

#7 Washington 34
#10 Havelock 25

#2 West Craven 45
#15 Bertie 13

#6 Southwest Edgecombe 34
#11 South Granville 20

#3 Kinston 14
#14 Nash Central 6

#8 Oxford Webb 37
#9 Wilson Beddingfield 18

#1 Rocky Mount 42
#16 Jacksonville 7

#5 Eastern Alamance 26
#12 Hope Mills Gray's Creek 7

#4 Hertford County 57
#13 Eastern Wayne 13

3-A West Bracket

#7 High Point Andrews 36
#10 Western Alamance 18

#2 Belmont South Point 42
#15 South Rowan 6

#6 Asheville 42
#11 Rutherford-Spindale Central 24

#3 Waynesville Tuscola 31
#14 Gastonia Huss 14

#8 Statesville 24
#9 Monroe Parkwood 16

#1 West Rowan 37
#16 Franklin 3

#12 North Buncombe 21
#5 Newton Foard 6

#4 Winston-Salem Carver 20
#13 West Iredell 10

2-AA East Bracket

#10 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 28
#7 Thomasville Ledford 7

#2 Marshville Forest Hills 31
#15 Richlands 13

#11 South Brunswick 41
#6 East Duplin 32

#3 Orange County 42
#14 Central Davidson 14

#9 North Pitt 40
#8 Southern Guilford 14

#1 Reidsville 62
#16 West Stanly 0

#5 West Stokes 35
#12 Mayodan McMichael 21

#4 Pittsboro Northwood 36
#13 Eastern Guilford 7

2-AA West Bracket

#10 Mount Pleasant 32
#7 North Surry 14

#2 East Henderson 27
#15 South Iredell 23

#6 Canton Pisgah 17
#11 Salisbury 14

#3 Lenoir Hibriten 43
#14 Forest City Chase 7

#8 Lincolnton 14
#9 North Lincoln 0

#1 East Lincoln 37
#16 East Rutherford 9

#12 Catawba Bandys 35
#5 Ashe County 24

#4 Shelby 33
#13 Black Mountain Owen 7

2-A East Bracket

#10 North Brunswick 21
#7 Southwest Onslow 14

#15 Whiteville (4-6) at #2 Jacksonville Northside (10-0)
To be played Monday

#11 Clinton (6-4) at #6 Northwest Halifax (8-2)
To be played Monday

#3 Elizabeth City Northeastern 42
#14 Greene Central 26

#8 Franklinton 23
#9 Kill Devil Hills First Flight 13

#1 Tarboro 44
#16 Pasquotank 7

#5 Goldsboro 36
#12 Edenton Holmes 7

#4 Bunn 68
#13 Newport Croatan 8

2-A West

#7 Bessemer City 41
#10 Monroe 27

#2 Newton-Conover 53
#15 Graham 7

#11 Wilkes Central 47
#6 West Bladen 33

#3 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 53
#14 Providence Grove 0

#8 Lexington 34
#9 Brevard 33

#1 South Columbus 56
#16 Burlington Cummings 20

#5 West Davidson 28
#12 Red Springs 0

#4 Boonville Starmount 49
#13 Maiden 28

1-AA East Bracket

#7 Hampstead Topsail 35
#10 Pamlico 0

#2 East Bladen 41
#15 Gates County 14

#6 Pender County 35
#11 Southeast Halifax 0

#3 Louisburg 72
#14 Rocky Point Heide Trask 12

#8 Newton Grove Midway 14
#9 North Johnston 7

#1 Warsaw James Kenan 37
#16 Wallace-Rose Hill 0

#5 Ayden-Grifton 56
#12 East Columbus 6

#4 Dixon 15
#13 Camden 14

1-AA West Bracket

#7 East Surry 24
#10 Kernsville Bishop McGuinness 14

#2 Murhpy 57
#15 West Wilkes 7

#6 Siler City Jordan-Matthews 36
#11 West Columbus 26

#3 Hendersonville 56
#14 Avery County 6

#8 West Montgomery 14
#9 Polk County 0

#1 Thomasville 41
#16 East Wilkes 7

#12 Swain County 28
#5 Cherryville 0

#13 South Stokes (3-7) at #4 Albemarle (10-0)
To be played Monday

1-A East Bracket

#10 Perquimans 51
#7 Robersonville Roanoke 0

#2 Creswell 28
#15 Goldsboro Rosewood 6

#11 Northampton-West 36
#6 Buxton Cape Hatteras 8

#14 Pinetown Northside (2-8) at #3 Williamston (6-4)

#8 Manteo 48
#9 Jamesville 0

#1 Jones County 46
#16 Lejeune 13

#5 Plymouth 14
#12 Northampton-East 8

#4 Weldon 55
#13 Mattamuskeet 0

1-AA West Bracket

#7 Hobbton 27
#10 Hayesville 19

#2 Elkin 48
#15 South Davidson 0

#6 North Duplin 21
#11 Alleghany 14

#3 Robbinsville 28
#14 North Stokes 0

#8 South Stanly 28
#9 Rose Hill Union 6

#1 Mt. Airy 75
#16 Chatham Central 0

#5 Lakewood 28
#12 Princeton 0

#4 Cherokee 48
#13 Rosman 27

Going South of the Border Tonight!!!!

2008-10-02T10:54:00.000-04:00

The CarolinaPreps.com crew will be driving south of the border tonight to see the South Pointe vs. Northwestern game in Rock Hill.

I hear there will be some tailgate parties so just follow the smell of food and you'll probably find me and btango.

I think the game will be outstanding but I have to give a slight edge to Northwestern.

Friday Night Postponements

2008-09-26T13:27:00.000-04:00

Well as expected it's been a rainy Friday and several games have been moved to either Saturday or Monday.

I'll keep updating the list as I get them.

So far....

Saturday Games:

Jack Britt at Richmond County, 7pm
Alleghany at East Surry, 7pm
North Gaston at Hunter Huss, 6pm
West Caldwell at Bandys, 7:30 pm
Hibriten at St. Stephens, 7:30 pm
Forbush at Starmount, 7pm

Monday Games:

Southern Guilford at West Montgomery, 7:30pm
North Davidson at High Point Central, 7pm
Jordan-Matthews at East Montgomery, 7pm
South Point at East Gaston, 7:30pm
Sun Valley at Hickory Ridge, 7pm
Reagan at Ashe County, 7pm
Rockingham at Dudley, 7pm
Providence Grove at West Davidson, 7pm
Elkin at East Wilkes, 7pm
Marvin Ridge at Kannapolis, 7pm
Greensboro Smith at Carver, 7pm
George Washington (VA) at Parkland, 6pm
Ragadale at Southeast Guilford, 7pm
Albemarle at West Stanly, 7pm
Thomas Jefferson at Highland Tech, 7pm
Crest at Ashbrook, 7pm
Porter Ridge at Concord, 7:30 pm
Western Alamance at Eden Morehead, 7pm
Ardrey Kell at Butler, 7pm
Asheville at Morganton Freedom, 7pm
Mallard Creek at Concord Robinson, 7pm
Myers Park at Independence, 7pm
North Mecklenburg at Central Cabarrus, 6pm
South Mecklenburg at East Mecklenburg, 7pm
Waddell at Harding University, 7pm
West Charlotte at Hopewell, 7pm
West Mecklenburg at Garinger, 7pm
Bassett (VA) at McMichael, 7pm
Cedar Ridge at Eastern Guilford, 7pm
Mt. Tabor at Northwest Guilford, 7pm
Lexington at East Davidson, 7pm
North Rowan at Ledford, 7pm
Salisbury at Central Davidson, 7pm
Surry Central at North Surry, 7pm
South Stokes at North Stokes, 7pm
Red Springs at South Robeson, 7 pm
East Bladen at St. Pauls, 7pm

Personally...I would rather see a soggy Friday night game!!! Above shows that even I braved the conditions at Thursday nights High Point Andrews vs. Asheboro game!!!

Could be a wet Friday

2008-09-25T14:31:00.000-04:00

By the looks of things it could be a wet Friday for high school football. I haven't heard of any games being moved to Saturday but it looks like that could be the case.

Stay tuned to CarolinaPreps.com for any updates.

Should the NCHSAA step in and help?

2008-09-20T16:12:00.001-04:00

Times are tough and this could be a time of need for many schools.

I use that sentence to preface my thoughts and lead you into this blog on whether the NCHSAA should use its endowment fund to help schools.

It's been published in recent articles and blogs that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association is rich, and getting richer. As it stands now, the NCHSAA is worth over 18 million dollars and bringing in more each week.

When Charlie Adams and the association started the endowment fund in 1991, he stressed in a letter to principals that it was for the schools, not for the association. Well now, maybe the association should step up and help the member schools.

The endowment fund has 11.5 million dollars now and it is growing by the minute. With recent storms and rising prices, fuel cost for schools are astronomical leading some school officials to consider cutting sports. Others are struggling with the cost of outfitting players and very well could be allowing players to play with equipment that is less than standard.

I heard the awful news today that J.H. Rose lost a player last night to a concussion and it got me thinking about the equipment I've seen in my days as a coach.

I will not drop any names of schools but there are teams out there with shoulder pads that are falling apart and helmets that haven't been reconditioned in three years. With the technology out there today, we should be providing our kids with the best equipment possible. Helmets exist that can help prevent concussions and such a helmet could have saved Jaquan Waller's life.

I was at the North Carolina Coaches Association clinic this summer and walking around the trade show talking to coaches and looking at vendors' stands. Several helmet vendors were pitching their helmets to coaches and athletic directors but I kept hearing the same response from coaches. "We don't have the funds to spend $300 to $500 plus for a helmet for each kid."

One of the vendors asked the question, "How much is a kids life worth?"

I understand that the cost is high and schools can't pony up with the money, but if it was my son out there on the field, I would want him to have the best possible equipment available.

The NCHSAA has started to spend its money by providing automatic defibrillators to schools. After three deaths this season in football, I think it's time they start helping schools with new helmets.

Will it cost a lot of money? Damn right it will. Is it worth it in the long run? Well what do you think?

I don't think there is a parent in the state who would disagree.

The money the NCHSAA has comes from parents and fans. They collect a slice of tickets, fees, and companies who advertise with the association .

I say its time we start a campaign to help give back to the kids.

Now I'm going to go into a second part of this blog.

I've came across a little tough or jagged in suggesting the NCHSAA needs to help schools out. I agree they should but I want to congratulate the association on what they do for the schools.

Much was made about Charlie Adams and his high salary. I think he's worth every penny of it but it's time they do more for their legacy than raise a lot of money.

Raising money and making the NCHSAA the second richest high school athletic association in the nation is great, but using that money for a great and worthy cause to me is much more important.

Welcome to the Sideline Report

2008-09-18T20:56:00.001-04:00

Welcome to The Sideline Report blog here at CarolinaPreps.com.

Well I've got my blog started a little late but its been a great season so far here in North Carolina.

Check back daily, and sometimes twice a day for updates to the blog and new posts.

Also check the parent site CarolinaPreps.com for news and updates.