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2024 Season Preview: James Kenan football program looks to take steps forward
The James Kenan football program finished fourth in the conference in 2023, and they haven’t won the conference title since 2015; however, the Tigers are looking to make history this year and capture the 2024 conference title. In order to do that though, head coach Tim Grady said he knows that his team will have to defeat top powerhouses East Duplin and Wallace-Rose Hill. “Our goal is always to try...
2024 Season Preview: Wallace-Rose Hill looks for successful season despite losses
The Wallace-Rose Hill football team lost all but two starters on offense and two starters on defense from last year’s East Central 2A Conference championship team due to graduation; however, according to head coach Kevin Motsinger, the expectation of success remains the same for the Bulldogs. “The expectations will never change at (Wallace-Rose Hill). Whether I’m there or not, the (fans) they expect that we should score every time we run, and when the other team runs a play, we should still score. That’s kind...
Rebels start strong behind Phillips’ career-best outing
CALYPSO — North Duplin couldn’t have scripted a better season-opening football game at H.E. Grubbs Field Friday evening. Isaac Davis started the opening act with a safety just 13 seconds after kickoff. A minute later, Carell Phillips relished the first of many moments in the spotlight. The junior...
2024 Season Preview: East Duplin looks to reclaim conference title
Last year’s title race could not have been any closer as the defending conference champions Panthers lost their only East Central 2A Conference match-up to conference champions Wallace-Rose Hill in overtime. This year however, head coach Battle Holley said they are hoping to reclaim their title. “Our conference … is one of the toughest in the state, and top to bottom, our conference is going to be really good this year. It’s going to come down to every week. Every week you’ve got to be...
15th annual Hope for the Warriors Celebrity Invitational hosts par 3 tournament
WALLACE, N.C. (WECT) - The 15th annual Hope for the Warriors Celebrity Invitational continued Sunday in Wallace with the par 3 tournament. Hope for the Warriors is an organization that focuses on helping the military community. This invitational helps them continue fundraising for that purpose. The golfers hit the links...
2024 Season Preview: North Duplin looking to win back-to-back conference titles
The 2023 season was an excellent one for the Rebels who finally got over the hump and defeated Rosewood to claim a share of the Carolina 1A Conference Title for the first time since 2017. This year they aim to reclaim that title. Reclaiming a conference title is never easy though, and North Duplin is going to have to attempt to do so without their star running back Dujuan Armwood who ran the ball 163 times for 1,785 yards and 27 touchdowns in 12 games...
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