Nick Stevens

3 weeks ago | highschoolot.com | Nick Stevens

In 2006, a high school senior writing a sports blog that no one ever saw received an email from a man with a WRAL.com email address, who had somehow stumbled across it. John Conway reached out to me, a student at Green Hope High School in Cary. He was the General Manager of WRAL.com – the local television station I grew up watching, and associated with “Football Friday” and Tom Suiter. John wanted to know if I would be interested in writing a weekly blog for WRAL.com about high school football.

3 weeks ago | highschoolot.com | Nick Stevens

UNC and head coach Bill Belichick landed two big in-state commitments on Thursday afternoon. Zavion and Jayden Griffin-Haynes, two brothers at Rolesville who are rising seniors, announced their commitments to the Tar Heels during a press conference at the school. Both brothers chose UNC over Florida State and NC State. Zavion had also listed Nebraska as a finalist. Zavion is a 4-star prospect on the recruiting services On3, 247Sports, and Rivals. The same services rate Jayden as a 3-star.

3 weeks ago | highschoolot.com | Tom Shanahan |Nick Stevens

HOLLY SPRINGS — Uwharrie Charter again claimed the NC High School Athletic Association 1A state championship – otherwise known as the Uwharrie-Perquimans State Series – for its third state crown in a row. Uwharrie beat Perquimans 6-0 in Game 3 on Saturday night in the best-of-three series played at Ting Park. The Eagles won Game 2 earlier in the day on the same field by a 6-4 score to force the third game after losing the opener on Friday night.

3 weeks ago | highschoolot.com | Tom Shanahan |Nick Stevens

HOLLY SPRINGS — The biggest RBI single of Beckett Rinkus’ career barely dribbled halfway down the third baseline, but it was enough for North Lincoln to defeat J.H. Rose 1-0 for the 3A NC High School Athletic Association state title. The Game 3 victory Saturday at Ting Park gave the Knights the best-of-three series. After a crushing 4-3 loss in the bottom of the seventh on Friday, North Lincoln rallied to win the 11 a.m. Saturday game 2-0 to set up Game 3.

4 weeks ago | highschoolot.com | Geoff Neville |Nick Stevens

BURLINGTON — A state baseball championship? That's something that players and coaches will remember for the rest of their lives. Back-to-back state championships? Now, you're talking about a rarefied, historic-level accomplishment. But three titles in a row? Well, that's the sole domain of the TC Roberson Rams after they became the state's first highest-classification team to three-peat following a Class 4-A State Finals sweep over Laney on Saturday at the Burlington Athletic Stadium.