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Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 6:03 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Republicans say the major overhaul is needed because the NCHSAA isn’t accountable to the public, while Democrats say effectively eliminating the association goes too far.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 8:33 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
The bill would essentially remove the North Carolina High School Athletic Association as the organization that carries out rules set by the State Board of Education.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2021 at 11:31 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
This is the third year in a row the annual kickoff event for the high school football season has been canceled.
Updated: May. 25, 2021 at 12:07 AM EDT
|By Jon Evans
Stanley Williams will be taking over as the head football coach at West Bladen High School. He will replace Jon Sherman, who is stepping down to take the head coaching job at Gray’s Creek High School.
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Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Both teams finish the season with 7 wins.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 11:01 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
High School Football Scores for April 16
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 11:53 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The unbeaten Hoggard High School Vikings will advance in the state 4-AA football playoffs without having to play a game. The third-seeded Vikings’ first-round opponent, sixth-seeded Leesville Road High School, must forfeit because of COVID-19 protocols in the program.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 10:05 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
High School Football Scores for Week 7, 2021
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Here are this week’s area high school football games.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 2:33 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Here’s a look at Week 5 of the high school football season
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Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The New Hanover High School varsity football team is currently in quarantine due to a Covid-19 exposure, seemingly ending the team’s season.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Here’s a look at this week’s matchups in high school football.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 12:18 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
Here’s a look at this week’s matchups in high school football.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2021 at 2:25 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
Here’s tonight’s slate for Week 2 of the high school football season.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 3:55 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
Friday Night Football: Week 1
Updated: Feb. 25, 2021 at 6:50 PM EST
|By WECT Staff
preparations are underway to ensure maximum safety for players and spectators as outlined in recent state and NCHSAA guidance
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 10:27 AM EST
|By WECT Staff
The West Bladen High School varsity football team has paused workouts through Feb. 16 due to COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 14, 2020 at 10:47 PM EDT
|By John Smist
August 14 would have been the unofficial start of the high school football season in North Carolina, before the North Carolina High School Athletic Association pushed back to the start of fall sports.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2020 at 10:48 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Topsail High School is suspending football workouts after one of the players received a positive coronavirus test.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:07 AM EDT
|By CBS 17 Digital Desk
The start of high school sports for the 2020-2021 school year will be delayed beyond Sept. 1 for North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools, the NCHSAA announced.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2020 at 8:02 PM EDT
|By Ashlea Kosikowski
Highsmith posted a picture on Instagram to make the official announcement.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2020 at 12:39 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that the fall sports season will be delayed until at least September 1.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2020 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association said it’s still weighing its options for resuming athletic competition following Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement that K-12 public schools will reopen with in-person learning next month.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 2:14 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Rising junior football player at New Hanover High School, Patrick Faircloth, was badly injured in a four-wheeler accident Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT
|By CBS 17 Digital Desk
High Schools in North Carolina will be allowed to resume athletics again on June 15, according to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2020 at 4:29 PM EST
|By John Smist
Laney High School has hired Luke Little as the Buccaneers new football coach per Athletic Director Fred Lynch.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 11:24 PM EST
|By John Smist
Pender High School football coach Tim Smith steps down
Updated: Dec. 7, 2019 at 1:44 AM EST
|By John Smist
Lee County downs New Hanover in 3AA East Final
Updated: Dec. 4, 2019 at 8:19 PM EST
|By John Smist
Friday Night Football pregame east final preview
Updated: Dec. 4, 2019 at 8:04 PM EST
|By John Smist
Laney High School football coach Ashaad Yeoman stepped down on Wednesday after six seasons.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2019 at 12:15 AM EST
|By John Smist
The saying “like father, like son” is the truth when it comes to former Major League baseball player Trot Nixon and his son, Chase.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2019 at 11:14 PM EST
High school football 4th round playoff schedule
Updated: Nov. 30, 2019 at 12:26 AM EST
|By John Smist
High school football 3rd round scoreboard
Updated: Nov. 27, 2019 at 10:24 PM EST
|By John Smist
The Hoggard Vikings and New Hanover Wildcats are the only two high school football teams still playing.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2019 at 5:03 PM EST
|By John Smist
WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2019 at 5:40 PM EST
NCHSAA football 3rd round playoff schedule
Updated: Nov. 22, 2019 at 11:59 PM EST
|By John Smist
High school football 2nd round playoff scoreboard
Updated: Nov. 21, 2019 at 12:13 AM EST
|By John Smist
Friday, the New Hanover Wildcats football team hosts West Brunswick in the second round of the 3AA state playoffs at Legion Stadium at 7:30 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2019 at 4:48 PM EST
|By John Smist
WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2019 at 11:02 PM EST
|By John Smist
The Hoggard Vikings football team find themselves in the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2019 at 5:31 PM EST
2nd round NCHSAA football playoff schedule
Updated: Nov. 16, 2019 at 12:05 AM EST
High school football 1st round playoff scoreboard
Updated: Nov. 13, 2019 at 5:32 PM EST
|By John Smist
WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2019 at 7:27 PM EST
|By John Smist
The East Bladen football team is the week four WECT All-Star team of the week, presented by Hardee’s.This past Friday night the Eagles beat West Bladen, 42-6, to close out the regular season with a 5-5 record.This coming Friday night the 15th seeded Eagles will hit the road to battle No. 2 Southw
Updated: Nov. 6, 2019 at 5:07 PM EST
|By John Smist
WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2019 at 11:19 PM EST
The New Hanover Wildcats football team is the week four WECT All-Star team of the week, presented by Hardee’s.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2019 at 10:49 PM EST
|By John Smist
The rivalry between on the football field between Hoggard and New Hanover has a new twist.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2019 at 9:28 PM EDT
High school football scoreboard week 11
Updated: Nov. 1, 2019 at 11:47 AM EDT
|By John Smist
Friday mornings during the season, the Topsail High School football team is trying to bring smiles to elementary students.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2019 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By John Smist
WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.