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Millbrook's Marshall picks Georgia

Everyone in the auditorium had his or her eyes fixed on Keith Marshall, the star football player, the prodigy, the coveted recruit.

Millbrook's Marshall receives award

Millbrook running back Keith Marshall was named the North Carolina Gatorade high school football player of the year Thursday.

Stevens stays on the mark

In August, high school sports editor Tim Stevens posed what he thought would be four key questions for the area's 2011 high school football teams.

Athens Drive coach resigns

Jeff Smouse laughed when he said that he was the winningest coach at Athens Drive High and also the losingest coach.

Artful Motivation

Brendan Lough is thankful for two art teachers at Leesville Road High School.

Six Eagle Scouts helped lead the Pride

Of the 100 million boys who have been involved in the Boy Scouts of America since the group was formed in 1910, only 2 million have obtained the rank of Eagle, the highest attainable rank.

Coaches Clark, Finn will not return

Enloe and Southeast Raleigh will have new head football coaches next season.

Trojan rush too much for Pride

They didn't draw it up in the dirt on the sidelines, but when they needed a play to get things rolling Friday night, Garner's offense went with a play spawned by the film study of first-year starti...

Turnovers hurt Leesville in Garner victory

Braxton Berrios walked off the field slowly. Berrios, the quarterback for Leesville Road, bowed his head when he reached the sideline.

Pride's Harris lives for late father

He has recreated the moment in his mind several times. Ron Harris knows his father heard him on the night of Sept. 6. If it were up to Harris, he would have said those nine words a lot sooner - not...

Owino's skills get him noticed quickly

Six months ago Sanderson High's Desmond Owino had never touched a football, had no clue as to how to wear a football uniform and didn't have the slightest idea of how the game was played.

Undefeated teams to play for a chance at state title

The third round of the 4-A N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs will feature two undefeated teams.

Pod system saves travel for most area teams

Since their inception last year in the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs, the "pods" used to form a bracket to cut down on travel has been a hot-button topic.

Coaches adjusted for this rematch

Rematches of regular-season games might be a high school football fan's delight, but for coaches facing the same team twice within a matter of weeks, playing the same team twice adds an unwelcome w...

B. Berrios shines in Pride route

Leesville Road, which continues to have its best season in school history, had another strong performance Friday night.

The Holy Rams finish undefeated

Word of God defeated Arendell Parrott Academy 46-34 in the NCISAA eight-man football championship game, completing its second straight undefeated season.

The 2011 high school football season by the numbers

3 - Teams that were ineligible for the N.C. High School Athletic Association football playoffs for having too many ejections for fighting during regular-season games or the number of ejections that...

N&O Rankings

1. Leesville Road (2)10-0

Key matchups

Wake Forest-Rolesville doesn't lose back-to-back games. The Cougars just don't, which makes this an especially hard task for Millbrook.

Marshall leads Wildcats

Millbrook coach Clarence Inscore wanted his seniors to enjoy their final home game Friday night and gain some momentum for the playoffs. Mission accomplished on both tasks, as the Wildcats rode the...