3-A playoff preview: County teams face stern, opening-round tests

A state runner-up. A run-oriented, high-scoring offense. A battle-tested team. County rivals Eastern Wayne, Southern Wayne and Charles B. Aycock encounter those situations -- respectively -- when the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A playoffs kick off Friday. The...

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Friday night forecast: Area teams gear up for post-season run

Friday Night Forecast? What a terribly misleading name. High school football and Friday nights go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like love and marriage ... or a horse and carriage, for that matter. As the song says, you can't...

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Trojan basketball teams anxious for season to begin

MOUNT OLIVE -- They're ready to play for real. That was the common theme for both of the basketball programs at Mount Olive College during Wednesday's Tip-Off Luncheon. The men's basketball squad is coming off a 25-7 season which included...

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