Jake Fonvielle is still steaming. South Columbus High's head football coach sent WWAY a lengthy response on Monday regarding his opinion on how the North Carolina High School Athletic Association handled a recent player eligibility ruling. The NCHSAA ruled in favor of Southern Vance over South Columbus.
Round three for the high school football playoffs is just a few days away. In fact round thee will feature another home game for Hoggard. It's going to be a road playoff game though for the Whiteville Wolfpack. WWAY's Trot Nixon provides his perspective on the local gridiron action.
Teams are starting to fall fast out of the state football playoffs. This does not include Hoggard or Whiteville though. On Friday night Hoggard defeated New Hanover in round two of the playoffs. Whiteville took care of business against Lakewood. We had postgame reaction from both of those affairs. We also showcased playoff action on Friday involving North Brunswick-Andrews and SW Onslow-East Bladen.
The winning streak for Buzz Peterson's UNCW basketball team ended on Thursday night. Check out our game highlights vs. Western Kentucky. We had a week two football playoff preview on Thursday. South Columbus lost yet another appeal. David Thompson stopped into Wilmington. Plus more!
109 points is a new school record for the Trask boys basketball team. Our game highlights on Wednesday included the slam of the young season from Rasheed Brown. Ready for the New Hanover-Hoggard football rematch? Check our game preview. The NCHSAA made yet another ruling on the Southern Vance-South Columbus ordeal. Plus more!
On Tuesday we made the trip to Tabor City to get reaction from South Columbus football coach Jake Fonvielle on an NCHSAA ruling that puts an end to the season for the Stallions. On Tuesday we had highlights from three different high school basketball games, plus hoops from Cape Fear Community College and more!
Did the NCHSAA drop the ball? The result of Friday night’s high school football playoff game between Southern Vance and South Columbus will stand despite Southern Vance's use of an ineligible player. Southern Vance beat South Columbus 12-6.
Despite losing last Friday there's a chance South Columbus may get reinstated into the football state playoffs. UNCW now has a three game winning streak. Buzz's boys are now 3-2 after a road win over Liberty. Our highlights include a 50 footer from Tanner Milson. The Carolina Panthers beat New England on Monday in a dramatic finish. Plus more!
Round two for the high school football playoffs is just a few days away. In fact round two will feature a Hoggard-New Hanover rematch. WWAY's Trot Nixon provides his perspective on the local gridiron action.
The first round of the high school football state playoffs wrapped up on Friday night. We had highlights on the 5th Quarter from Whiteville-Rosewood, Hoggard-Cape Fear, New Hanover-Northern Durham, North Brunswick-Randleman, Havelock-Topsail, Southern Vance-South Columbus, West Brunswick-Corinth Holders and East Bladen-Clinton.