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This North Carolina College Was Quietly Crowned The State’s Hidden Gem Heading Into 2027
Some of the calmest acres in Raleigh sit just a few minutes from the busy downtown core, and plenty of North Carolinians drive right past them without a second look. Behind the campus gates is a small school with a big reputation for close-knit classes, friendly faces, and athletic fields worth a stroll.
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Mayo throws for four TDs, runs for another as Cougars advance in 4A playoffs
PINETOPS — D.J. Mayo threw for four touchdowns and ran for one as SouthWest Edgecombe moved on in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 4A playoffs with a 40-21 victory over Central Davidson in the second round Friday night at home. The No. 6 seeded Cougars improved to 8-3 overall following a first-round bye and will travel to Clinton next week for a battle against the No. 3 seed Dark Horses (8-3), who squeezed past Southwest Onslow 17-16 in their second-round contest. Central Davidson, the No. 22 seed, ended its season at 4-8 overall. The Spartans opened the game with a 65-yard drive in 18 plays, chewing up a little more than nine minutes of the first quarter. Keith Leonard’s one-yard TD run and the extra point from Henry Duran gave the visitors from Lexington a 7-0 lead with 2:56 left in the first quarter. That proved to be Central Davidson’s only lead of the night. SouthWest Edgecombe answered with a 53-yard drive after recovering the short kick. The Cougars needed just seven plays, with the kickstarter being a 14-yard pass from Mayo to Tavion Dickens coupled with a facemask penalty. Mayo later found Makhi Jones on an
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High Point University students bring period poverty advocacy to Capitol Hill
A group of High Point University students is preparing to urge Congress to end state and local sales taxes on menstrual products. Eighteen states, including North Carolina, still tax period products. Advocates say tax exemptions and wider access to free supplies could help address period poverty and stigma. High Point...
Charlotte Observer
NCHSAA flag football: Cox Mill, Wakefield, Roxboro are historic first-time champs
The first NC high school girls’ flag football state championships were Saturday at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory. Roxboro Community, Raleigh’s Wakefield High and Cox Mill won the first state championships. The Carolina Panthers were instrumental in bringing the sport to the state, starting with sponsoring a Charlotte girls’ league and championship at its Bank of America Stadium home. The team then helped push the sport statewide, and last spring the N.C. High School Athletic Association Board of Directors voted to make girls’ flag football official. That historic first season ended Saturday. A look at each of the finals: CLASS 1A-6A Roxboro Community uses defense to stop Berry in the final Signed to play softball at Lenoir-Rhyne, Roxboro QB Katie Mann had an interception for a touchdown and a game-winning touchdown scramble to lead 2A Roxboro to a 21-14 win over 6A Berry in the first girls’ flag football state championship in North Carolina. Berry (13-9) was a No. 16 seed from Charlotte and had won six straight games en route to the finals, including beating three of the West region’s top four seeds, all on the road. Saturday, penalties and four turnovers, including three interceptions from Roxboro junior Rayonna Parker,
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Queens University Royals Visit Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs on Saturday
The Queens University Royals and the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs meet on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2:00 p.m. ET. The post Queens University Royals Visit Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs on Saturday appeared first on Ball Exclusives .