The second round of the playoffs are here, and we've got three teams in
it, and all three could win (even though one would certainly be an
upset). Let's take a look at the games involving the season's three
winningest Tri-Nine teams.

I know we've kept you all on pins and needles waiting for this week's edition, and I apologize for the wait. As you may have known, half our of six advancing football teams are now out of the playoffs. (15) Cary lost 7-0 at (2) Hoggard, (14) Panther Creek lost 63-34 at (3) Jack Britt and (12) Holly Springs lost 24-0 at (5) New Hanover. The three home Tri-Nine teams all won their games.
The worst part is while I made predictions for these, I didn't publish a blog on it nor pick by how many points. But just so you know, I had my best week ever, getting all six playoff games correct.

The Cary Chargers will represent the Triangle's Consolidated Football Federation in the Pop Warner Little Scholars Mid-South Regional Football Championship on Nov. 28.

Thanks to the six Division I recruits from last year, Tri-Nine schools now boast enough active NCAA Division I basketball players to field a team.

In the print edition of today's The Cary News and Southwest Wake News, I mistakenly said the All-Conference team for the Tri-Nine would be announced Monday.
As I found out later that night (and after deadline), the team was simply decided upon Monday and won't be announced until after the last conference team is ousted from the playoffs (so here's hoping we don't know that list for awhile).
Which brings me to today's column which looked back on the year at-large.

1. Fuquay-Varina (+1)

2. Athens Drive (E)

3. Middle Creek (-2)

4. Panther Creek (+1)

5. Cary (+1)

6. Apex (+1)

7. Holly Springs (-5)

8. Lee County (E)

For the second straight year, a Green Hope player was awarded the Tri-Nine Conference volleyball Player of the Year. Senior Lindsey O'Connell was named this year's winner after her Falcons finished the year second in the conference with a 17-5 (14-2) record.

Student School Grade

Morgan Williams Cary 12

Kristen  Harris Apex 11

Alston Kearns Apex 11

Jill Edwards Panther Creek 12

Taylor Pritchett Middle Creek   11

Lindsey O’Connell Green Hope 12

Adi Aman Green Hope 12

Camden Spade Athens Drive 12

2^nd Team All Conference

Student School Grade

Megan Gravley Apex 10

Katherine Wu Panther Creek 12

Emily Horton Middle Creek 12

Kaitlin Quinn Green Hope 10

Raquelle Keeton Fuquay-Varina 11

Brandi  Anderson Holly Springs 11

Mollie Schrull Lee County 12

Clarke Glendenning Cary 12

Player of the Year: Lindsey O’Connell Coach of the Year: Nikki O’Connell