North Meck didn’t have the manpower to compete in the 4A last season, and coach Damon McKee knew that. In his first season with the Vikings, he just treated the abbreviated slate like “spring ball” to prepare for the fall. Now, that time has come. After graduating six seniors the last two years, North will have 23 on the roster. […]
2021 Football Preview: Hopewell Titans
After running some form of the air raid offense the last couple of years, Hopewell has made some tweaks to adjust its attack. Most of the starting offense is back from last season’s 1-6 team, though the Titans will have a new starting quarterback in Landen Francis and new offensive coordinator. The 5-foot-11 senior did get some playing time in […]
2021 Football Preview: Mooresville Blue Devils
Joe Nixon’s first three games at Mooresville last season were against the conference’s top three teams in order – all under the COVID-year circumstances. After their first scheduled game was canceled, the Blue Devils’ coach started off understandably in the hole during that stretch, but does not anticipate that to be the norm. Year two is often a big step […]
2021 Football Preview: Lake Norman Wildcats
Lake Norman was the victim of bad timing to have a breakout year. Jonathan Oliphant’s best season on Doolie Road ended with a third-place finish in their final year in the powerful I-Meck, but the success was unfortunately not rewarded because of a condensed playoff bracket. Much of the team that broke through against Mallard Creek has moved on, though, […]
2021 Football Preview: Hough Huskies
Champions of perhaps the toughest conference in the state in the spring, Hough looks poised to compete for another league title this season. The defense is loaded with future college athletes, especially in the secondary. That side of the ball returns eight starters from a dominant unit in the spring, but will be without the reigning Conference Defensive Player of […]
COMMENTARY: Enlightenment, understanding stem from thought, not title
There’s an intriguing sounding course being offered this fall at Davidson College. It hasn’t stirred any local or national uproar, it hasn’t motivated people to attack it’s concept without understanding it’s context, and it hasn’t, to my knowledge, provided fuel for extreme media pundits to assail the instructor or the acclaimed institution of higher learning hosting the class. And when […]