The school forced to wait by man and weather until September to open its football season might finally be catching up on some mid-season form.
Published: Sep. 23, 2011 11:10 PM | Full story

Senior Tyson Fernandez and the rest of the Fuquay-Varina offensive line know they're coming together at the right time. The same could be said of the defensive line, which the 315-pound senior is also a part of.
Published: Sep. 23, 2011 11:02 PM | Full story 
Breakdown of Friday's big football games plus the player of the week from the previous week of games.
Published: Sep. 21, 2011 2:21 AM | Full story

Cary High football coach Ben Kolstad is from Green Bay, Wisc., and he played his high school football at City Stadium, the former home field of the Green Bay Packers.
Published: Sep. 21, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Panther Creek held visiting Apex scoreless for nearly 45 minutes Friday night as the Catamounts rolled to a 25-6 win their fourth straight after an opening-week lopsided loss to Leesville Road.
Published: Sep. 17, 2011 12:53 AM | Full story

Kevin Jones, a six-foot Middle Creek wide receiver, has had plenty of good games in his four years with the Mustangs. Still, the senior standout couldnt quite remember any as great as Fridays game against Lee County.
Published: Sep. 17, 2011 12:35 AM | Full story

After falling behind Lumberton 19-0 early in the second quarter, Athens rallied to created fourth quarter drama, but ultimately came up short at home.
Published: Sep. 17, 2011 12:30 AM | Full story

Holly Springs is no longer carrying around the dubious title of best football team in the Triangle with a winless record.
Published: Sep. 17, 2011 12:21 AM | Full story

Fuquay-Varina's defensive players knew what kind of season the Cary defense was having. And that had some of them, well, defensive.
Published: Sep. 16, 2011 11:33 PM | Full story 
See last week's player of the week and get breakdowns of each upcoming Friday night football game involving Tri-Nine teams.
Published: Sep. 14, 2011 6:40 AM | Full story

A big play-filled 30 minutes beats a similar 18-minute span. The top-ranked Garner Trojans topped the eighth-ranked Middle Creek Mustangs 35-21 Friday night, holding off a late Mustang charge after leading 28-0 in the third quarter.
Published: Sep. 11, 2011 4:07 PM | Full story

For the first time in three weeks, Fuquay-Varina coach Ryan Habich was able to relax during the fourth quarter.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 11:44 PM | Full story

What the stats won't tell you is how Panther Creek benefited from down-field blocking as the wide receivers sprang each other and the running backs for big gains.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 11:31 PM | Full story

Athens Drive got its offense rolling Friday night, piling up 417 total yards en route to a convincing 52-19 victory over Green Hope.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 11:21 PM | Full story 
Cary defensive back Caleb Glass, who had gotten his mitts on almost every ball thrown near him during the night, had one item that belonged in his hands.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 11:18 PM | Full story 
Middle Creek coaches and players streamed onto the field in jubilation. After trailing by 13 points with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, they were the victors against their top rivals -- and a team that has often stood in their way of conference championships.
Published: Sep. 3, 2011 12:54 AM | Full story 
Just like last season, the Catamounts came from behind to beat the Jags in the final minute.
Published: Sep. 3, 2011 12:50 AM | Full story 
The No. 4-ranked Cary Imps dominated Holly Springs with a pair of 100-yard rushers and a stingy defense en route to a 29-7 win over Holly Springs in a Tri-Nine Conference at Cooper Field.
Published: Sep. 3, 2011 12:33 AM | Full story

Anthony Lawson became the starting kick this week for Green Hope. It turned out to be a move that quickly paid off for the Falcons.
Published: Sep. 3, 2011 12:24 AM | Full story

Previews of this week's five Tri-Nine football games plus last week's player of the week.
Published: Aug. 31, 2011 3:23 AM | Full story

Middle Creek coach Sean Crocker was surprised last season when he found out that some of his top players were using their weekends to hang out with best friends - and other top players - from Fuquay-Varina High School.
Published: Aug. 31, 2011 2:18 AM | Full story

It seemed like a reasonable idea at the time, but now I'm not so sure about this 11-in-11 rule.
Published: Aug. 31, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

The Battle of N.C. Highway 42 goes into overtime.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 9:36 AM | Full story

The Spartans No. 8 in the N&O rankings held off a furious rally from No. 5 Middle Creek to hold on for a thrilling 35-32 victory Friday night.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:55 AM | Full story 
The first run of the game set the tone for Garner's run-heavy and productive offense in a 29-7 victory over Athens Drive Friday night.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:28 AM | Full story 
Panther Creek has gotten to be pretty defensive about playing in its home stadium, but the Catamounts took "defensive" efforts to another level Friday night.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:26 AM | Full story

When Holly Springs and Wakefield met on Friday both teams brought their offensive firepower.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:25 AM | Full story 
Leesville Road scores 37 unanswered points to rout the Falcons on Friday night.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:21 AM | Full story

Carys defense continues to dominate.
Published: Aug. 27, 2011 1:18 AM | Full story 
Also in this week's column: Hepp returns to PC, will teach at school, Tenuta commits to NCSU, Apex wins season's first Tri-Nine girls golf match, Cary Academy a semifinalist in field hockey tournament, CA tennis off to a fast start, Fuquay residents join U.S. soccer program.
Published: Aug. 24, 2011 2:57 AM | Full story

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