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DUDLEY -- Winning six games in a row, capturing a conference championship and advancing to the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3-A (small school) playoffs doesn't happen without a bit of resolve and determination. Especially...

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:33 PM Full Story

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By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM -- The Atlantic Coast Conference title is out of the picture for Wake Forest, but at least the possibility remains for another state championship. The Demon Deacons are stuck in a second two-game...

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:30 PM Full Story

North Duplin-Union outlook 07

CALYPSO -- Deja vu -- again. For the second consecutive week, North Duplin is facing a regular-season opponent in the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 1-A (small school) football playoffs. The No. 5-ranked Rebels (11-0 overall) entertain eighth-seeded Union...

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:25 PM Full Story

kenan-north johnston preview

By ANDREW STEVENS News-Argus Sports Writer WARSAW -- It's a loss that's almost a year old, but its sting is so fresh it feels like it happened just yesterday. James Kenan's 13-7 loss to Thomasville in last season's N.C....

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:20 PM Full Story

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By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH -- From the day he returned to North Carolina State, Sidney Lowe embraced the program's tradition and gave its frustrated fans reason to believe. There were plenty of memorable moments in Lowe's first...

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:17 PM Full Story

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By MIKE CRANSTON AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE -- Julius Peppers spent his first five years in the NFL earning a reputation as the one of the game's most fearsome defensive ends. A freakish athlete, Peppers not only piled up sacks,...

Published: Nov 15, 2007 3:12 PM Full Story