New Hanover and Hoggard high schools are separated by less than five miles, and it doesn’t matter the sport, the rivalry between the two schools is intense.

Weather changing high school football schedule

The Wolfpack kept the last two games with Clemson within a touchdown because of the talent they sent to the NFL last year, particularly defensive end Bradley Chubb.

The Tar Heels gave Syracuse a run for its money only to suffer a heart-breaking loss.

The Pirates lost their sixth straight against Top 25 opponents, haven’t beaten one since 2014 and haven’t knocked off a top-10 team in a decade.

Athletes from Crest high school, drove 6 hours from Shelby to deliver basic necessities to New Hanover’s Auxiliary gym on Saturday afternoon.

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Week 8 high school football schedule

WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.

Tuesday high school football schedule

Friday’s 42-7 loss to Hoggard was the start of a busy stretch for the Ashley High School football team.

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The South Columbus High School football team has a long tradition of winning, a lot. Since 1992, the Stallions have won ten or more games 15 times, while claiming 17 conference championships.

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Topsail High School’s Hayden Walsh is this week’s WECT Athlete of the Week.

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East Bladen High School’s Zach Meares is this week’s WECT Athlete of the Week.

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The South Brunswick football team back working out since Hurricane Florence

Due to Hurricane Florence the Mideastern Conference has made changes to the 2018 football schedule

The Hoggard High School football team traded in helmets and pads for rakes and wheelbarrows on Wednesday.

New Hanover and Pender County Schools student-athletes will be able to get on the practice fields soon.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Director and Commissioner Que Tucker have adjusted the playoff calendar for fall sports following Hurricane Florence.

The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of September 18, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

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The Hoggard High School football team will be well rested when it hosts Carolina Forest on Friday night.

WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.

AP prep football poll for N.C.

Daniel Jones threw for one touchdown and rushed for another score, helping Duke open with a 34-14 victory over Army on Friday night.

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When the West Columbus High School football team travels to Creek Bridge High School in South Carolina on Friday, a long win streak will come to an end.

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WECT's Friday Night Football Pregame brings you an early look at the upcoming high school football schedule each week.

West Brunswick running back Austin Simmons is this week's WECT Athlete of the Week.

Watching Topsail High School junior running back Noah Lavalle during drills, you wouldn't know he's less than six months removed from surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

With only one winning season in program history, Ashley High School hasn't experienced a lot of success on the football field.

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For years Jarrett "JP" Price served as an assistant football coach for his father, Joey Price, at South Columbus and Wallace-Rose Hill high schools.

To go along with the best high school football show on Friday night, WECT is bringing fans something new.

Schedule for week 1 of the high school season

Former Clinton High School football coach Bob Lewis is one of eight people inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Associations Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

The 32nd Annual BB&T Football Jamboree at Legion Stadium on Friday was dress rehearsal for area high school football teams getting ready for week one.

Physical activity in extreme heat can be dangerous, but add pads and helmets and it can feel even hotter.

Thursday night's Touchstone Energy Pender County Football Jamboree at Pender High School was a dress rehearsal for teams as they get ready for Week 1.

There will be plenty of familiar faces coaching new schools during the 32nd BB&T Football Jamboree at Legion Stadium on Friday night.

2018 High School Football Schedules

The 32st annual BB&T Football Jamboree is scheduled for Aug. 10 at Legion Stadium in Wilmington.

Fueled by the disappointment of a playoff snub a year ago, the Trask High School football team has focused on having a productive offseason.

Touchstone Energy Pender County Football Jamboree moved to Pender High School

Preseason Top 15 named by Carolina Gridiron

Few things are certain in life other than death, taxes, and the Wallace-Rose Hill High School football team being in the mix for a state championship.

In a sign that fall will be here soon, high school football teams in New Hanover County hit practice fields for the first time on Monday.

The Laney High School football team didn't waste any time hitting the practice field once the clock struck midnight early Monday morning.

Hoggard High School graduate Josh Jones threw two touchdown passes for the East, but it wasn't enough as the West won East-West All-Star football game 23-21 in Greensboro Wednesday night.

More than 750 area high school football players from 16 schools were at Wallace-Rose Hill High School Friday for the Jeremiah Castille Character Camp.

Jacen Murphy made a name for himself playing football at New Hanover High School.