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"Coach intervenes in fight" Hunt High School head football coach Randy Raper ran on to the field to break up a fight during Saturday evening's NCHSAA 3-A state playoff soccer match between Hunt and Gray's Creek at Hunt High. Read More
"Defending champion Green Hope holds NCHSAA 4-A golf lead" Defending team champion Morrisville Green Hope, seeking its third consecutive state title, has an eight-shot advantage over the field after Monday¹s opening day of the 72nd annual NCHSAA state 4-A men¹s golf championships at Pinehurst No. 6. Read More
"Tight races looming in NCHSAA 3-A golf championship" Just four shots separate the top four teams in the standings after Monday¹s first day of play in the 23rd annual NCHSAA state 3-A men¹s golf championships at the Fox Fire Resort and Country Club. Read More
"CG Ryan Lavelle of Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons holds the individual lead after the first day of the 23rd annual NCHSAA state 2-A men¹s golf championships at the Longleaf Golf and Country Club on Monday. Read More
"Greene Central press conference set for Wednesday" Greene Central High is expected to name alum Kenneth Grantham as its new head football coach during a Wednesday press conference. Grantham has been the head coach at Nash Central since it opened in 2003. Read More
"Topsail, East Surry open up sizeable lead in men Hampstead Topsail and East Surry have opened up a sizable margin over the field after Monday¹s first day of the 11th annual North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A men¹s golf championships at the Keith Hills Country Club. Read More
"NCHSAA women Here are the NCHSAA women's state soccer second-round playoff scores and the third-round matchups for next week. Third-round games must be played by Wednesday. Read More
"NCHSAA baseball playoff games - Round 2, Tuesday" Here are the Round 2 matchups for the NCHSAA baseball state playoffs set for Tuesday. Read More
"New Bern wins 3rd straight mens crown, Butler women victorious" New Bern rolled to its third consecutive team title in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association men’s 4-A track and field championships. Butler earned its first NCHSAA women’s track and field team crown, Read More
"J.H. Rose baseball roughs up Jack Britt" The Buccaneers started ace Austin Sandy, and the Rampants (21-3) got to him early in a 12-2 Class 4-A state playoff baseball victory Friday at Guy Smith Stadium. Read More
"Messer leads South Caldwell to victory" Spartan senior Jimmy Messer improved his record to 9-1 and struck out nine as the defending 4-A state champs downed visiting Gastonia Ashbrook 7-0 in their first-round NCHSAA playoff matchup. Read More
"Rocky Mount gets a no-hitter in its 9-0 playoff win over Dudley" Gryphon senior Chris Berry hurled a no-hitter over the Panthers in helping Rocky Mount record its first baseball playoff victory since 2001. Read More
"NCHSAA 2-A track and field results - men Here are complete results from the NCHSAA 2-A mens and womens track and field champioships held Friday at N.C. A&T University in Greensboro. Read More
"Cummings women, Shelby men take NCHSAA 2-A track titles" Sherice Walker of Burlington Cummings swept to victory in four individual events to lead her team to the NCHSAA 2-A women's track and field championships Friday. Shelby's men held off North Rowan for the men's title. Read More
"New Smith football coach a believer" Former Greensboro Smith assistant Rodney Brewington, 33, has come back to be the school's new head football coach. Read More
"Surprise rise by Mavericks" Charlotte's Mallard Creek High is a 4-A state boys track title contender in its first year, despite having no seniors in the school. Read More
"Wakefield hires new football coach" J.D. Dinwiddie, who was the head football coach at Wakefield High during the 2004 season, has returned as the Wolverines... Read More
"NCHSAA baseball playoff scores - Round 1" Here are the game results from Round 1 of the 2008 NCHSAA baseball state playoffs - played Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Read More
"Wilson Fike claims 3-A regional golf crown with Hunt in second" Wilson Fike, the NEW 6 Conference champion, reigns as the 3-A East regional champion for the sixth time in the last seven years after firing a 296 total for its low four individuals. Read More
"NCHSAA women Here are NCHSAA first-round women's soccer state playoff scores from around the state Wednesday. Read More
"NCHSAA baseball playoff schedules for Friday" Here is a complete listing of 125 NCHSAA first-round baseball playoff games for Friday. Three games, however, will be played Thursday. Read More
"NCHSAA baseball playoff brackets are now up!" What team will your high school baseball squad be playing Friday in the first round of the NCHSAA playoffs? Find out right here! Read More
"Four NCHSAA Men’s Golf Championships set for May 12, 13" For the eighth year in a row, all four North Carolina High School Athletic Association state men’s golf championships will be played simultaneously at four different sites across the state on Monday and Tuesday. Read More
"NCHSAA names Exemplary School, Sportsmanship Award Winners" Two new major awards were presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus last week. Read More
"Burlington Williams names new football coach" After a two-month search, Burlington Williams has found a replacement for longtime Bulldog head football coach Sam Story. Read More
"Wetherington pitches North Lenior past South Lenoir, 11-1" In an inter-county baseball game between two teams that had 37 wins between them, no one could have expected an 11-1 victory for the winner. But North Lenoir handed South Lenior such a defeat Tuesday. Read More
"Wilson is South Lenoir The Lenoir County School Board approved a contract for Kevin Wilson to lead the Blue Devils at Monday's monthly meeting in Kinston. Wilson led the Richlands program for seven years (1998-2004). Read More
"Head HS football coaches, your help is needed!" Head high school football coaches, N.C. Prep Football News Magazine needs your help - NOW! Send in your team questionaires! Read More
"Jets blast Rams to repeat" Enka needed only five innings Monday to repeat as Mountain Athletic Conference tournament champions, blasting the Rams, 14-2, at Holmes-Smith Field. Read More
"Bulla new Asheboro AD,  head football coach" Dee Bulla has been named the Blue Comets’ head football coach and athletic director as he will take over for Sam Whitley, who is leaving the school at the end of the school year to return to Texas to be nearer to his family. Read More
"NCHSAA women Check out all the matchups for the NCHSAA women's soccer state playoffs - right here! First-round games begin starewide Wednesday. Read More
"Vikings claim share of crown" With its 8-0 victory over New Hanover Tuesday, Hoggard (18-4, 9-3) will enter the NCHSAA 4-A playoffs as the Mideastern Conference's top seed. Read More
"Southern Lee tops Harnett Central, Claims CFVC crown" The win gives Southern Lee its first ever baseball conference championship by a game over Harnett Central. Triton could tie Central for second place with a win in its regular season finale tonight. Read More
"Cardinal Gibbons dominates 2-A Regional" Ryan Lavelle seized medalist honors with a 3-under par 69 and led Cardinal Gibbons to a dominating performance in the 2008 N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2-A men's east golf regional on Monday. Read More
"Hit parade carries Aycock past E. Wayne for ECC tourney title" The Golden Falcons' bats roared to life with a seven-run third to spur a 13-4 come-from-behind victory for the defending state 3-A champions. Read More
"NCHSAA 2-A, 4-A Track and Field Championships set for weekend" Top athletes from across the state of North Carolina will compete in a busy weekend of track as the North Carolina High... Read More
"NCHSAA Men Check out the pairings for the 2008 NCHSAA Men's Dual Team Tennis state playoffs right here! While some matches were played Monday, most first-round clashes start Tuesday! Read More
"West Henderson girls finish first in Western Regional" West Henderson's girls took home first place in the team competition at Saturday's 2-A Western Regional at North Henderson. Read More
"A championship for Mavs" First-year Mallard Creek and West Charlotte's Nyosha Bryant stole the show at the N.C. 4A Midwest Regional on Saturday at Mallard Creek High School. Read More
"Gas costs force schools to cut travel" Rising fuel costs will force some schools to restrict miles they travel for athletic events beginning next school year. Read More
"Cummings girls deliver message, cruise to 1st place in regional" Less than a week shy of the Class 2-A championship, Cummings made a statement at Saturday's Class 2-A Mideast Regional for girls' track and field at Reidsville. Read More
"Ragsdale’s Norwood won’t go to Williams; Alum could surface" Ragsdale coach Tommy Norwood said he knows why his name repeatedly surfaced as the potential next football coach at Williams High School. But it won't be him, he said Thursday night. Read More
"Theirs alone" The West Henderson Falcons not only got their head coach Jim Hyatt his seventh straight conference title with their 4-3 win over North Henderson, they also gave him his 400th career victory. Read More
"Harnett Central tops Western Harnett to pull into first-place tie" Harnett Central defeated Cape Fear Valley Conference rival Western Harnett 8-1 on Thursday to pull into a first place tie with Southern Lee in the league standings. Read More
"Northern Guilford football set to upgrade" The Nighthawks, who weren't scheduled to field a varsity football team until 2009, have moved up their timetable and will have a squad in place this fall. Read More
"Fike Demons dash Rocky Mount in tiebreaker" Wilson Fike will be the NEW 6 3-A Conference's top representative in the NCHSAA baseball playoffs after a pulsating 1-0 conquest of Rocky Mount on the Gryphon Stadium diamond Friday evening. Read More
"NCHSAA Athletes of the Year announced Thursday at annual meeting" Jannetta Robinson of Pender High and E.J. Abrams-Ward of Thomasville High have been named winners of the 2008 Athlete of the Year awards by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Read More
"North Davidson clinches conference title" North Davidson's Zach White fired a three-hitter and the Knights moved their runners efficiently in a 3-1 victory over West Forsyth before a huge crowd on Senior Night. Read More
"Rocky Mount forces NEW 6 tie with Fike; tiebreaker game tonight" Rocky Mount's 9-3 win over Nash Central Thursday has forced a tie for the NEW 6 3-A regular season title with Wilson Fike. Read More
"Stewart is out as Mount Tabor Mount Tabor could be strong enough to contend for the Class 4-A football championship again in the fall. But Barry Stewart won't be the team's coach. Read More
"W-S Carver picks successor to Wilkes" Brent David, who has been an assistant at some of the top high-school football programs in the state, is the new head coach at Winston-Salem Carver. Read More
"Pruitt holds high expectation" New Watauga football coach Tim Pruitt knows when he took the job last week, high expectations of a rejuvinated fan base would go with it. Read More
"NCHSAA statement on Friday Night Televised College Football" NCHSAA executive director Charlie Adams responds to N.C. colleges playing football games on Friday nights. Read More
"Week 8 - NCHSTCA Here is Week 8 of the North Carolina High School Tennis Coaches Association boys high school tennis polls. Read More
"Fike clips Gryphons 9-8 in 11 to move into tie for 1st place" Wilson Fike joined Rocky Mount atop the NEW 6 3-A Conference baseball standings Tuesday with an 11-inning, 9-8 win over... Read More
"NCHSAA Board of Directors conclude Spring Meeting" The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors concluded its spring meeting on Wednesday at the Simon F. Terrell Building by taking a number of actions. Read More
"Asheboro, SW Randolph in winner-take-all game" Because the two teams tied for the fourth and final state playoff spot allotted the Mid-Piedmont 3-A Conference, the winner of tonight’s first-round MPC Tournament battle between those two teams will secure the fourth and final playoff spot while the other will be left at home. Read More
"Hipp does double duty for Swain" Swain County senior Corey Hipp is leading his No. 1-ranked baseball team, and his track team at the same time. Read More
"Rocky Mount sweeps 18th Annual WDT Track Classic" Rocky Mount swept the boys and girls segments of the 18th Annual Wilson Daily Times Track Classic Saturday at Beddingfie... Read More
"Simmons, Evaul earn Toby Webb Awards from NCHSAA" Cindi Simmons of Smoky Mountain High in Sylva and Thomas Evaul of Avery County High are the recipients of the third annu... Read More
2008 NCAA D-I, D-II Football Signees



2008 North Carolina's
High School
Div. I, II College Football Signees



APPALACHIAN STATE

Demery Brewer, Lincolnton
DeMorris Brooks, Shelby/San Bernardino Valley
Rod Chisholm, Independence
Ed Gainey, W-S Mount Tabor
Terrence McLean, Scotland County
John Rizor, Jack Britt
Lanston Tanyi, Shelby

ARMY

Kevin Flanagan, Olympic


BUFFALO

Zack Maynard, Greensboro Grimsley


CAMPBELL

Justif Johnson, Jacksonville
Chris Crockett, South Stanly
Jonathan Jones, Graham
C.J. Starkey, Durham Jordan
Brandon Tuck, Southern Alamance
Baird Godley III, Northwest Guilford
Branden Burt, D.H. Conley
Michael Phillips, Cary
Todd Davis, Burlington Williams
Shane Rudd, Eastern Alamance
Freddie Mungo, Independence
Justin Cole, South View
Jody Maness, North Moore
Cody Lyon, Leesville Road
Brandon Chandler, Glenn

CATAWBA


Whit Beavers, Hoggard
Kenneth Boulware, Butler
Princeton Brooks, North Gaston
Chris Enos, Grays Creek HS
Casey Hall, NW Cabarrus/Averett College
Kewone Harris, Oxford Webb
Octavis Hough, East Mecklenburg
Decarius Kanyinda, Apex
Bobby Morrison, West Iredell
Lakeem Perry, Louisburg
Holt Rains, Rosewood
Ian Shankland, Hoggard

CHOWAN

Ryan White, Bertie

CITADEL


Luke Caldwell, Hoggard
James Robey, South Brunswick
Alexander Wall, Asheville

CLEMSON


Spencer Adams, Butler
Dwayne Allen, Terry Sanford


COASTAL CAROLINA

Jerome Harden, Richmond County
Andrae Jacobs, South Columbus
Darren McNeill, Greensboro Page
Dominique Whiteside, Hendersonville


COLGATE

Brian Merrifield, North Mecklenburg

CONNECTICUT

Sio Moore, Apex

DAVIDSON


Colin Wint, Weddington

DUKE


Jay Hollingsworth, Lee County
Tony Foster, Burlington Williams


EAST CAROLINA


C.J. Brown, New Hanover
Mike Brown, Reidsville
Josh Clark, North Gaston
Allen Crowder, Eastern Alamance
Anthony Garner, Jordan-Matthews
Jacobi Jenkins, Rocky Mount
Adrian Jones, Scotland County
Rahkeem Morgan, Asheville
Justin Venable, Southeast Guilford
Joe Womack, Northside-Jacksonville

ELIZABETH CITY STATE

Malone Silver, Northeastern
Antwan Spellman, Northeastern
Jason Tyler, Rocky Mount (West Hills CC, Calif.)

ELON


Andre Labinowicz, East Mecklenburg
Aaron Mellette, Southern Lee

Jordan Robinson, E.E. Smith
Jamal Shuman, Seventy-First
Justin Ward, Rockingham County
Thomas Wilson, Leesville Road


FAYETTEVILLE STATE

Pat Lawrence, Wilson Hunt
Larry McDonald, Hillsborough Orange
Greg Spann, Jacksonville

FURMAN

Matt Blades, Richmond County
Daniel Spisak, Charlotte Vance

GARDNER-WEBB

Maurice Bryan, Sun Valley
Colin Dawes, Fuquay-Varina
Devin Johnson, East Mecklenburg
Travis McManus, Gastonia Ashbrook
Harrison Martin, East Mecklenburg
Patrick Moss, West Iredell
Blake Peterson, Butler
Evan Short, St. Stephens
Darius Thomas, West Charlotte
Jordan Woods, West Charlotte


GEORGIA

Makiri Pugh, Independence


ILLINOIS

Jacob Charest, Butler


KENT STATE

Chris Gilbert, Charlotte Hopewell

LEHIGH


Tanner Rivas, Central Davidson

LENOIR-RHYNE

Lebrandon Banner, North Forsyth
Aaron Briscoe, Shelby
Jayson Green, Butler
Jamont Jones, Washington
Will Joseph, St. Stephens
Anthony Thwaites, South Iredell

LIVINGSTONE

Shannon Andrews, Independence
Rhashawn Burris, Northside-Jacksonville
Ray Frost, Butler
Jerrell Gaynor, Ashbrook
Michael Jackson, Hertford County
Earl Pridgen, Clayton

JAMES MADISON

Chris Beaver, Mooresville

MARSHALL

Jamie Hatten, Hendersonville

MARS HILL

Chris Brame, West Mecklenburg
Kyle Flynn, Bandys
Trevor Greer, Statesville
Jarris Knox, Statesville
B.J. Owens, Brevard


MARYLAND


Gary Douglas, Durham Hillside
Demetrius Hatfield, Southeast Raleigh

NAVY

Jon Teague, Fred T. Foard

NORTH CAROLINA

A.J. Blue, North Gaston
Jonathan Cooper, Hoggard
Quinton Coples, Kinston/Hargrave M.A.
Kevin Riddick, New Bern


NORTH CAROLINA A&T

Michael Mayhew, East Mecklenburg
Isaiah Holland, Wilson Fike
Micah Stanfield, Eden Morehead
Willie Pettiford, Person County
Darius Moore, Central Cabarrus
Torrian Warren, Greensboro Dudley
Fernando White, Independence
Louis Muldrow, J.H. Rose
Leveston Lewis, Joliet JC
Aaron Bethea, St. Pauls
Bobby Hedgepeth, Northwest Halifax
Brenton Walker, Durham Hillside
Donald Pollack, Goldsboro
Donta Prince, Scotland County
Terry Davis, Bunn
Antoine Lewis, Weldon
Kimeko James, W-S Parkland
Quay Long, West Charlotte
Jermarion Pegues, Scotland County
McKinley Morning, W-S Carver

NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

Anthony Council, Goldsboro
Donavon Harbison, Morganton Freedom
Joe Hutchinson, Harding
Geovonie Irvine, Durham Hillside
Alex Johnson, Sun Valley
Lloyd Leach, North Iredell
Marc B. Lewis, New Bern
Ben Martin, Sanderson
Darien Pearson, East Burke
James Reece, Southern Durham
Decona Roberts, Sun Valley
Malcolm Rook, J.H. Rose
Lamont Saffore, South View
Leroy Vick, Wilson Fike
Tommy Wallace, East Mecklenburg
Marcel Way, Jack Britt

NORTH CAROLINA STATE


Brandon Barnes, Bunn
Mario Carter, Independence
Dominique Ellis, East Wake
T.J. Graham, Wakefield
Sam Jones, Fuquay-Varina/Hargrave M.A.
Kyle Linney, Alexander Central/Hargrave M.A.
Dwayne Maddox, Shelby Crest
Terrell Manning, Scotland County
R.J. Mattes, Jay M. Robinson
Tobias Palmer, Northwood
Andrew Wallace, Olympic
C.J. Wilson, Lincolnton
Earl Wolff, Hoke County


NOTRE DAME

Robert Blanton, Butler


OLD DOMINION

Michael Colbert, E.E. Smith
Desmond Williams, Bertie


PRESBYTERIAN

Mickey Brennan, Butler
Justin Gillespie, Chapel Hill
Mac McCormick, Central Cabarrus
Patrick McCoy, Douglas Byrd
Derrick Overholt, Polk County

SAINT AUGUSTINE'S

Allen Brothers, Northeastern
Brandon Clodfelter, Salisbury
Steadman Gardner, Hunter Huss
Alex Morris, Northeastern


SHAW

Tyrone Craig, West Charlotte

SOUTH CAROLINA


Reggie Bowers, Garner

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

Derrick Wiley, Richmond County

TENNESSEE

E.J. Abrams-Ward, Thomasville
Austin Johnson, Hickory

TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA

Shane Heatherly, Waynesville Tuscola

UNC- PEMBROKE

Mike Adams, West Johnston
Jamel Allison, Mooresville
Justin Avery, West Rowan
Taylor Baskett, Terry Sanford
Quinton Boswel, Greensboro Smith
Justin Bullard, Purnell Swett
Cody Conn, Asheboro
Travis Daniels, Washington
Thomas Dove, South Lenoir
Cody Harrington, West Johnston
Joe Hayes, NEGuilford
Dylan May, West Charlotte
Josh Pless, Western Guilford
Jamaral Rease, Grimsley
Aaron Salkeld, South View
Josh Shanks, North Gaston
Ryan Stiles, Murphy
Erik Thompson, Independence
Tory Thornton, Louisburg
Derrick Waldren, Westover
Adrian Williams, White Oak
Jamal Williams, Millbrook
Raquan Wooden, Independence


VIRGINIA TECH

Nick Becton, New Hanover
Jarrett Boykin, Butler
Lorenzo Williams, Westover
Eddie Whitley, Butler
Michael Via, Northeast Guilford



VIRGINIA UNION

Michael Kimble, West Charlotte
Darrin Mims, Ardrey Kell

WAKE FOREST


Kenny Okoro, Greensboro Dudley


WESTERN CAROLINA

Anthony Amos, Westover
Torez Jones, Wilson Hunt
Levon Curtis, Western Alamance
Josh Gossett, T.C. Roberson
Ryan Kurzec, Ragsdale
Immanuel Rich, East Wake


WINGATE

Ernest Bridges, West Stanly
Keytwan Briggs, Independence
Ethan Goins, Bandys
Mark Hansen, NW Cabarrus
Vince Jordan, West Montgomery
Justin Litaker, Weddington
Richie Kazazian, Apex
Garrett Mills, Forest Hills
Shane Outen, Sun Valley
Antron Parker, Mooresville
Josh Pettiford, Hillsborough Orange
Brandon Seneca, North Lincoln
Trey Thomas, Roxboro Person

WINSTON-SALEM STATE

Darren Everette, Hertford County
Dave Harris, Charlotte Vance
Josh Newkirk, Wallace-Rose Hill
Lamar Whidbee, Perquimans


WOFFORD

Kendall Bratcher, NE Guilford
Eric Breitenstein, Watauga
Lavadrick Farrar, Charlotte Vance



NOTE

The above are athletes who played football at high schools that are members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

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ImpactBaseball HS Baseball Polls


2008 ImpactBaseball
N.C. High School Baseball Polls
 

WEEK 4 - MAY 5 

Class 4-A

Rank, Team, (Last Poll) 
1. South Caldwell, 20-1 (1)
2. North Davidson, 17-3 (3)
3. JH Rose, 20-3 (9)
4. Hopewell, 21-3 (5)
5. Ardrey Kell, 22-4 (6)
6. Fuquay-Varina, 21-2 (2)
7. North Mecklenburg, 18-4 (8)
8. Myers Park, 20-5 (NR)
9. Riverside, 17-3 (4)
10. Pinecrest, 17-4 (NR)

Class 3-A

Rank, Team, (Last Poll)
1. East Rowan, 21-2 (2)
2. South Granville, 21-5 (5)
3. SE Guilford, 19-3 (1)
4. RS-Central, 17-3 (4)
5. Eastern Wayne, 19-5 (8)
6. Wilson Fike, 18-4 (NR)
7. Currituck, 19-3 (NR)
8. Rocky Mount, 19-5 (3)
9. Saint Stephens, 18-7 (NR)
10. Ragsdale, 18-7 (NR)
(Tie) Rockingham, 18-6 (NR)

Class 2-A

Rank, Team, (Last Poll)
1. First Flight, 22-0 (1)
2. North Lenoir, 18-1 (2)
3. West Henderson, 20-3 (4)
4. Orange, 18-3 (6)
5. South Lenoir, 19-2 (7)
6. West Stokes, 20-3 (5)
7. West Stanly, 22-4 (3)
8. Hibriten, 20-5 (9)
9. Roanoke Rapids, 18-3 (NR)
10. East Rutherford, 16-7 (NR)

Class 1-A

Rank, Team, (Last Poll)
1. Swain, 19-1 (1)
2. South Stokes, 18-5 (2)
3. West Wilkes, 22-5 (NR)
4. Louisburg, 17-4 (NR)
5. Williamston, 14-7 (3)
6. Perquimans, 15-7 (5)
7. Gates County, 14-5 (NR)
8. Topsail, 17-6 (8)
9. North Johnson, 16-6 (7)
10. Princeton, 13-10 (10)

3-AA State Final - Charlotte Catholic vs. Greensboro Dudley: Photos by Britt Johnson
3-A State Final - Western Alamance vs. North Gaston: Photos by Britt Johnson
1-AA State Final - James Kenan vs. West Montgomery: Photos by Britt Johnson

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