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Meet the Charlotte-area high school stars will represent the state of North Carolina in the annual Shrine Bowl all-star game later this year.

At Johnson C. Smith, former Hough High quarterback Darius Ocean has led the Bulls to respect, national rankings, and a 5-0 start.

An incident near the concession stands briefly caused an issue at one of the biggest games of the year in Union County between Forest Hills and Monroe.

Charlotte running back Cartevious Norton carries the ball against East Carolina defensive lineman Jaden McKenzie in the 49ers' 55-24 win on Oct. 5. Charlotte football is turning the corner by putting faith first. In a dominant 55-24 win over East Carolina, the 49ers were in control from the start, going...

The CIAA has suspended this HBCU from competition this season. Here is why. The post HBCU league suspends member for 2024-2025 season appeared first on HBCU Gameday.

Nationally ranked Johnson C. Smith, a historically Black university in Charlotte, got a stop late Saturday to beat CIAA rival Virginia State. JC Smith is 6-0 for the first time in more than 50 years.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ready for some totally bananas news?. The Savannah Bananas are coming to Charlotte in 2025. In an announcement Thursday evening, the team announced Banana Ball would be coming to the Queen City as part of its 2025 World Tour on June 7. The game will be at Bank of America Stadium, one of only three football stadiums picked for the tour.

On Senior Night, Palisades, in its third year of high school ball, rallied to beat South Mecklenburg and won its fourth straight game

The Charlotte 49ers faced one of their new American Athletic Conference opponents in just the second meeting between the North Carolina schools.

Jerry Richardson Stadium (15,314/Synthetic) Saturday’s game will be just the second meeting between The American’s two North Carolina-based institutions … The first meeting came last season, upon Charlotte’s entry to The American, as the 49ers took a 10-7 decision in Greenville as QB Jalon Jones rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown.

Charlotte, North Carolina‘s Anna Cockrell visited her hometown HBCU, Johnson C. Smith University.  On Tuesday, the silver Olympic medalist was seen on campus talking with the JCSU track team per HBCU Gameday. A video on social media shows Cockrell wearing a Team USA bomber jacket and her silver medal while talking about her big win in the 400m at… Continue reading Anna Cockrell Shares Visits This HBCU In Her Hometown After Olympic Win

It was a night filled with excitement, cheers, and unforgettable memories at Concord High School’s 2024 Homecoming celebration. Under the dazzling stadium lights, the crowd was electric as the much-anticipated announcement of this year’s Homecoming royalty took center stage during halftime of the Friday night football game. Students,...