High School Football, NCHSAA playoffs
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The head football coach at Laney High School has announced his resignation after having assumed the position back in June.
Here’s a look at 35 Wilmington-area high school football players to watch this postseason. Lovelace has been the most consistent rusher in the area, piling up 1,233 yards and 15 touchdowns. He’ll once again anchor the Screaming Eagles’ offense as Ashley enters the 7A playoffs as the final seed, hitting the road in Round 1.
The top-seeded Greyhounds and Greenville, the No. 2 seed, clash in the District 10, Class 1A championships at 7 p.m. Saturday at Hickory High School. Both teams met last season in the championship round, with Wilmington winning the title, 26-21.
South Brunswick 35, West Bladen 7: After going winless in 2024, South Brunswick finished the regular season 7-3 thanks to a 35-7 win over West Bladen at home. Pender 41, Trask 13: The Patriots finished in style, breezing past rival Trask and marking one of their winningest seasons in program history.
Last Friday’s playoff game at Wilmington High is one that will be talked about for a while. A long while. In a battle that saw several momentum swings and three overtime possessions, visiting Old Rochester Regional High School of Mattapoisett beat the Wildcats,
The WJBC High School Football Extravaganza is heading to Wilmington, IL. for a state football semifinal matchup with El Paso Gridley on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. Pregame coverage can be heard at 4:50 p.m. on AM 1230, FM 102.1 and the free WJBC App.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Women’s high school flag football playoffs took place in Wilmington on Wednesday night. The first-round games took place at Ashley High School.
DAGSBORO – Darnell Stokes, Czar Henry and Michael Peranteau combined for six touchdowns as the top-seeded Indians (11-0) dispatched the eighth-seeded Ducks (7-4) in the Class 2A quarterfinals. Stokes opened the scoring with a 19-yard run. Odessa’s Nakai tied it with a 52-yard run.
It’s no secret that the ground and pound style of play is the Wilmington High football team’s bread and butter.