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First Flight cancels remainder of varsity football season
After four games, the Nighthawks announced via social media that they are suspending the rest of the 2026 season.
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Rivalry Index: Rating the top NC high school football rivalries taking place in Week 5
Ranking this week's best rivalry games based on history, success, geography, balance, and other unique features. These ratings, unlike the bragging rights that are going to be claimed this week, are always up for debate.
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Kings Mountain freshman quarterback Jordan Jenkins makes successful homecoming, gains high praise
Jenkins entered his high school career with a lot of expectations, something not many freshmen face. But thus far, he is meeting those lofty bars.
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Exploring Nepotism in Coaching: The Belichick Family Dynamic
In the documentary 'Coaching Carolina the Belichick Way,' the hiring of Bill Belichick and his son Steve is scrutinized for potential nepotism concerns.
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Predicted winners for nearly 200 games in 2026 Week 5
HighSchoolOT's Joel Bryant shares his predicted winner from every game on the week five docket in North Carolina.
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The Starting 22: Best players from Week 4 of the 2026 NC high school football season
The Starting 22 features the best performances by players from each position on the football field.
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UNC players facing gun, speeding charge after traffic stop
New Tar Heel Turmoil with criminal charges filed against two UNC football players. Two freshman wide receivers are out for Saturday's game after a traffic stop in Chapel Hill Tuesday night.
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Duke football coach Manny Diaz hosts Q&A ahead of Stanford matchup
Duke football coach Manny Diaz hosts Q&A ahead of Stanford matchup
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Week 5 Alpaca Game of the Week stream features No. 7 Lake Norman at No. 12 Reagan
HighSchoolOT's Game of the Week live broadcast presented by Alpaca ,will include undefeated top 12 teams in the state.
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Press Box: Drafting the fall sports teams most likely to win a 2026 state championship
Each drafter picked 10 teams they think are most likely to win a state championship game in the 2026 fall NC high school sports season.
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HighSchoolOT's Male and Female Athletes of the Week for Sept. 7-12
HighSchoolOT is naming a male and female athlete of the week from all six of North Carolina's area codes in the 2026-27 school year.
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Sanderson football beats Knightdale in game postponed to Monday
The Sanderson High School Spartans hosted the Knightdale High School Knights in a non-conference matchup on September 4, 2026.
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UNC football heads to Clemson seeking first win there in 25 years
UNC football takes its 2-0 record to Clemson on Saturday, where the Tar Heels haven’t won since 2001.
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Watch Replay: Football Friday 2026 - Week 4
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Jamouri Nichols, a state champion QB at West Charlotte, found a new home at Chambers
The prolific senior quarterback explained what was behind his transfer from West Charlotte to Chambers.
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Sheppard shines again, leads Duke to 2-0 start after 31-27 win over Illinois
Sophomore running back Nate Sheppard tallied three total touchdowns, including two receiving scores, to help power the Blue Devils (2-0) to their 11th one-score victory under head coach Manny Diaz. Sheppard also eclipsed 100 yards for a third straight game, with 147 rushing yards on 24 carries.
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Duran McLaurin recaps Hoke County's win against Seventy-First (Sep. 11, 2026)
New Hoke County football coach Duran McLaurin spoke with HighSchoolOT after his Bucks came back from down multiple scores to beat his former team, Seventy-First.
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Interview: Cleveland QB Owen Hulbert after Rams' 4-0 start (Sep. 11, 2026)
Owen Hulbert spoke with HighSchoolOT after he helped Cleveland blow out New Bern for win number four of the season.
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Cleveland football coach Codi Vick after a dominant 50-21 over New Bern (Sep. 11, 2026)
Cleveland football coach Codi Vick spoke with HighSchoolOT after a dominant 50-21 over New Bern, which improved the Rams' record to 4-0.
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Parks, Daigle send Alexander Central football past Statesville
The Statesville High School Greyhounds football team visited the Alexander Central Cougars in a non-conference game on September 11, 2026.
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Seventy-First falls to former coach Duran McLaurin and Hoke County
The Seventy-First Falcons visited the Hoke County Bucks in a non-conference football game on September 11, 2026.
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Treadway, Pruitt help Oak Grove pull away from Davie County
The Oak Grove Grizzlies visited the Davie County War Eagles in a nonconference high school football game on Sept. 11, 2026.
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Cleveland remains perfect, rams past New Bern football
The New Bern High School Bears traveled to take on the Cleveland Rams in a non-conference battle on September 11, 2026.
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Kings Mountain football emphatically ends losing streak to Charlotte Catholic
The Kings Mountain Mountaineers hosted the Charlotte Catholic Cougars in a non-conference matchup on September 11, 2026.
