Ravenscroft announced today that it has hired Dena Floyd as its girls' soccer coach.
Big games await for N&O's Triangle top 15 basketball teams
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/13/2012 - 16:13Hopefully you've all had a chance to catch the first N&O boys' and girls' basketball rankings of the season.
If not, you can see the Triangle Top 15 by clicking here. They debuted in Thursday's newspaper.
As it turns out, these next few days are going to have some big games How about No. 1 vs No. 3 and No. 2 vs No. 4 in girls' basketball this Friday? Or the seven ranked-versus-ranked games upcoming in boys' basketball?
Below is a list of all the N&O Triangle Top 15 games in the next five days.
Friday's games
Former Panther Creek player Isaiah Johnson commits to Kansas football
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/11/2012 - 16:42
Former Panther Creek football player Isaiah Johnson (class of 2011) has committed to play at the University of Kansas next fall. Johnson is a starting safety for Iowa Western Community College, which won the National Junior College Athletic Association championship this year.
NCHSAA Wells Fargo Conference Cup standings after fall sports season
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/10/2012 - 17:54The N.C. High School Athletic Association today announced updated standings in the Wells Fargo Conference Cup competitions through the 2012 fall sports season.
Each conference cup is awarded based on participation and standings in conference play. Each conference determines its own method of awarding points.
Below, we list the standings from conference that contains Triangle-area teams.
Raleigh Grace Christian's Mike Taylor tops 1,000 points
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/10/2012 - 11:38
Raleigh Grace Christian senior guard Michael Taylor topped the 1,000-point mark for his career Friday night. Taylor is currently averaging 20.6 points per game and, according to Eagles coach John Green, is on track to finish the season as the school's all-time leading scorer.
More blogs on "school records" are available by clicking the tag above.
Panther Creek hosting Toys for Tots this week
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/10/2012 - 11:31Panther Creek High School will be supporting the Toys for Tots charity for this week's home basketball games, on Tuesday against Apex in boys' competition and on Friday against Fuquay-Varina in girls' action.
Patrons who bring in a new toy - in its original packaging - will allow patrons to enter the games at half-price admission ($2.50). Collection boxes will be at the entrance to the game. The school asks that the toys not be wrapped in wrapping paper.
Toys for Tots, a program ran by the United States Marine Corps Reserve, delivers toys to children whose parents cannot afford them.
By the (record-setting) numbers: Connor Mitch
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/07/2012 - 17:36
The NCHSAA has received career and season stats from Wakefield High School regarding senior quarterback Connor Mitch, and thus the NCHSAA has officially placed Mitch in its record books.
Mitch, who will be graduating after this semester to enroll at South Carolina, is behind only Chris Leak (of Charlotte Independence fame) in many passing categories.
In Wake County history, Mitch broke many records held by Daniel Evans (Broughton). Garrett Leatham (Middle Creek) is third in most of those categories.
Career stats, NCHSAA rank
Ejection-free so far
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/07/2012 - 14:51The NCHSAA listed on its website all of the member schools who are ejection-free after the fall sports season. Last year, only 17 schools in the greater Triangle area were ejection-free after the fall, winter and spring sports seasons.
We've sorted them by Triangle-area counties:
Allie Tuttle records triple-double for Panther Creek
Submitted by jmikeblake on 12/06/2012 - 14:44
Panther Creek senior center Allie Tuttle recorded a triple-double Monday night against Sanderson.
It's the third triple-double in the Northwestern recruit's career, and the only three triple-doubles in Catamounts program history.
She had 15 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 40-36 win.
NCHSAA football playoffs, 2012
Submitted by dclaybest on 12/06/2012 - 00:54
Garner enters the postseason as the top-ranked team in the N&O rankings
The NCHSAA football playoffs begin Friday, and this blog will update with every round with links to our coverage. Click on "NCHSAA playoffs" tag to see blogs from other fall sports playoffs this year.
N&O all-area team: 11 players on the team, including Connor Mitch
Final N&O Triangle Top 20: Garner No. 1, Leesville Road No. 2
All-state selections: Connor Mitch, Jordan Fieulleteau (Wakefield)