Nick Stevens, a Raleigh native, goes beyond the scores to provide insight and analysis of local high school sports. You can contact Nick by clicking here or by sending an e-mail to nstevens@wral.com.
Jan 27, 2012
Panther Creek students cheer on their team during their loss to Cary High Friday night. Photo by Matt Moore
Realignment is not a fun process for anyone.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association doesn't enjoy it, the Realignment Committee doesn't enjoy it, and the member schools don't enjoy it.
With the amount of growth in North Carolina though, realignment cannot be avoided.
During the last realignment in 2009, Triangle area schools – particularly the 4-A schools – really didn't see many drastic changes. The same cannot be said for the current realignment that is evolving.
Schools like Southern Durham, East Chapel Hill, Lee County and Smithfield-Selma are slated to move from 4-A to 3-A. Meanwhile, some area 2-A schools like Cedar Ridge and Northwood are moving up to 3-A. The location of these schools, combined with some of the existing conferences, has put Green Hope and Panther Creek in a fight to stay with their current conference.
Both the computer generated realignment plan and the NCHSAA staff plan places Green Hope and Panther Creek in a conference
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Nov 3, 2011
Charah Wheeler keeps the ball for a run during the Millbrook vs. Northern Durham game on September 9, 2011 in Durham, North Carolina.
When you say you made the playoffs, it's supposed to be an accomplishment. It's supposed to honor you for having a successful season.
When you make the the state playoffs in North Carolina, it means you might have won four games – maybe even less.
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Sep 19, 2011
Middle Creek's Naaylan Lopez (#24) carried the ball 14 times for 30 yards. as Garner defeats Middle Creek 35 to 21 Friday night September 9, 2011 at Garner high school in Garner, NC.
We're about halfway through the regular season, but on Friday, the Tri-9 race could be decided.
Cary will travel to Middle Creek on Friday night, and if the Mustangs win, they will be considered frontrunner of the league.
Middle Creek opened up the conference season with a 48-47 overtime win over Fuquay-Varina, and last week the Bengals defeated Cary 19-8.
Middle Creek and Panther Creek are now the only two teams in the Tri-9 with unscathed conference records. The Mustangs are 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference, while Panther Creek is 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the league.
But if Middle Creek beats Cary on Friday night, I believe the conference race is pretty much over.
Sure, Panther Creek has a nice 4-1 record, but Middle Creek is much more battle tested. The Mustangs' two losses came at the hands of Garner (35-21) and Southern Durham (35-32) – two of the top teams in the Triangle this season.
Panther Creek was shutout by Leesville Road in the season
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Sep 13, 2011
Northern Guilford High School logo
In one of my English classes in school my teacher used a quote from a guy whose name I can't remember. Despite not remembering the name, the quote has stuck with me since.
"Most of us can read the writing on the wall, we just assume it's addressed to someone else."
The writing on the wall for the 2008-2009 Northern Guilford High School boys basketball team has been dry for some time. And the writing that the team had to face is clear. It's not written in Old English, the ink isn't faded, and there are no misspelled words.
The 3-A state championship Northern Guilford won was vacated due to the use of not one, but two ineligible players on the team. Both players were deemed ineligible in 2009 after winning the state championship when it was discovered they had falsified their home address.
Northern Guilford's basketball team faced the penalties at the same time the school district found ineligible players on four other teams at the school. Principal Joe Yeager resigned
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Sep 9, 2011
Garner senior Juwan Moye #2 celebrates with sophomore Brayden Sims #5 as Garner rolls over Athens Drive Friday night August 26, 20911 29-7 in Garner, NC.
Each week, Nick Stevens posts his picks on Friday afternoon - Nick's Last Minute Picks.
Here are Nick's picks for week four:
Ayden-Grifton @ Farmville Central
Barron Collier (Fla) @ Pinecrest
Broughton @ Terry Sanford
C.B. Aycock @ Goldsboro
Cary @ Apex
Chapel Hill @ Northwood
E.E. Smith @ Douglas Byrd
East Chapel Hill @ Carrboro
Eastern Wayne @ Greene Central
Enloe @ Knightdale
Granville Central @ Southeast Halifax
Gray's Creek @ Cape Fear
Green Hope @ Athens Drive
Harnett Central @ Overhills
Havelock @ Kinston
Heritage @ Cleveland
Hillside @ Dudley
Hoke County @ Sanderson
Hunt
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