Boys Football

Forestview to face national football power Byrnes

Phillip Gardner

Forestview is trading Burns for Byrnes, S.C., in the area’s biggest football scheduling move for this fall. The Jaguars this week reached an agreement to visit the South Carolina power in Duncan, S.C., on Sept. 10. The schools agreed to a one-... Full story

NCHSAA approves major changes to football schedule, seeding process

From staff reports

Playoff travel should shorten this fall and the football schedule will shrink by a week in 2011 after the N.C. High School Athletic Association approved a number of changes at its Wednesday board meeting. The board approved a pod system designed to ... Full story

Forestview running back chosen for all-star game

Phillip Gardner

Forestview’s Kevin Jeter will be Gaston County’s lone representative in the East-West All-Star Football Game this summer. The 5-foot-6, 145-pound running back made the 32-player West roster released Monday. Jeter rushed for 1,479 yards a... Full story

Ashbrook names new football coach

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — Ashbrook’s new football coach has competed against the best of the best in North Carolina. He’s spent the last five years in a conference with Independence and Butler. Ashbrook on Friday announced the hiring of East Meck... Full story

Ashbrook football announcement coming Friday

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — Ashbrook will announce its new head football coach at a press conference Friday at 12:30 p.m. School officials would not name the new coach prior to Friday's official announcement. Ashbrook principal Page Carver said she offered the... Full story

Ashbrook ready to name football coach

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — Ashbrook has called a press conference to announce its new head football coach Friday. Principal Page Carver would not name the school’s selection on Tuesday but said he accepted the position this week. A committee on Saturda... Full story

Big changes proposed for prep football season

Phillip Gardner

The prep football season would shrink by a week in 2011, and playoff teams could face shorter first-round trips starting this fall if two proposals pass at next month’s N.C. High School Athletic Association board meeting. An NCHSAA board of di... Full story

Prep notebook: Ashbrook football vacancy drawing lots of interest

Phillip Gardner

GASTONIA — Ashbrook has wrapped up the application process for its vacant head football coaching position and now must sift through 65 resumes. The school advertised only through the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Web site but d... Full story

East Lincoln tops Jackets in SPC opener

Richard Walker

DENVER – Many high school football teams would be in a panic if their starting quarterback was injured nine plays into the game. Not East Lincoln. As good as starter Josh Wilson is for the Mustangs – he led East Lincoln to the N.C. 2A s... Full story

Jackets-Mustangs game highlights opening night in SPC

Phillip Gardner

After a seven-week wait, the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Conference schedule has arrived. “Finally,” Bessemer City coach Larry Boone said. “It’s about time,” Lincolnton coach Scott Cloninger said. With the latest statewid... Full story

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