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The Porter Ridge High School football team concluded its 2011 season with a 42-16 loss to Scotland at Wake Forest’s BB&T Field. It was the team’s first loss of the… Read more »

In the span of just four minutes during the second quarter of their Class 1AA semifinal showdown at Swain County, the Monroe Redhawks had built a 21-0 lead and appeared… Read more »

Schematically speaking, one of the biggest questions surrounding the Porter Ridge football team entering the season was who would man the empty backfield spot alongside senior Chris Duffy in the… Read more »

In what had become a season-long theme, the Cuthbertson High School boys soccer team made the most of its opportunities to claim the program’s first Class 2A state championship at… Read more »

The Monroe football team used its dominating rushing attack to top Mount Airy, 61-31, in the third round of the Class 1AA playoffs last Friday, setting up this week’s showdown… Read more »

There was a point in the Porter Ridge football team’s 28-21 win over Sun Valley last week when Isaiah Hicklin could have come unraveled. In fact, there were several such… Read more »

Those around Cuthbertson High School junior point guard Shelton Mitchell often marvel at how level-headed he’s been about all the attention he’s receiving. “It just doesn’t faze him,” Cavs coach… Read more »

There are good and bad things about facing your archrival in the third round of the state playoffs, said Porter Ridge coach Blair Hardin, whose Pirate squad will host Sun… Read more »

With a 2-1 overtime win over Newton-Conover on Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Cuthbertson boys soccer team advanced to its first state championship game, where the Cavs will face Carrboro in… Read more »

The Porter Ridge football team’s defense, known to the Pirates as the “dark side,” has developed a strong reputation over the past four-plus years. And as the Pirates remain excellent… Read more »