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Check out WWAY's Pigskin Preview Special, going over all of the football team's in the Cape Fear ahead of Week One.
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Pigskin Preview: Pender looking to replace ground game production
After a trip to the state quarterfinals last season, Pender football hopes to repeat that success and then some.
Pigskin Preview: Ty Lovette takes over as Heide Trask's head coach
The Cape Fear has four new head football coaches in 2025, and only one of them is outside the Carolina Coast Conference.
Pigskin Preview: East Bladen looking to get back on track
East Bladen football has had 16 winning seasons over the last 20 years, but those four exceptions have all taken place since 2019.
Pigskin Preview: West Bladen excited for local rivalries
West Bladen football went 2-7 last season, but their new schedule has undergone perhaps the most drastic change of any team in the Cape Fear.
Pigskin Preview: East Columbus doesn't want to repeat winless season
East Columbus football does not want to relive or be reminded of their 2024 campaign, in which they did not win a single game.
Pigskin Preview: "Roller Coaster" West Columbus hopes to ride back up the standings
No football program in the area has been up and down in recent years the way West Columbus has.
Pigskin Preview: Stacked South Columbus squad ready to take next step
One of the most improved football teams in 2024, South Columbus is gearing up for what could be a special season.
Pigskin Preview: Whiteville determined to surpass last season's semifinal berth
Whiteville advanced further in the 2024 football playoffs than any school in the Cape Fear, but they are not satisfied.
Pigskin Preview: Winless last year, South Brunswick enters new conference in 2025
Last year did not go the way South Brunswick football would have liked, and they may have caught a break this season.
Pigskin Preview: West Brunswick brings back most starters in Carolina Coast
Reclassification means West Brunswick is officially the smallest school in the Carolina Coast Conference, but Trojan football doesn't care.
Pigskin Preview: North Brunswick's experienced offense looking for 5th straight winning season
Hoggard and Laney might come to mind as area football powerhouses, but North Brunswick is right there with them as programs with four consecutive winning seasons.
Pigskin Preview: New head coach Chris Schmidt sees long-term potential with Topsail
Topsail football has not had a winning record since 2020, but that really isn't their fault.
Pigskin Preview: John Fuller ready to lead New Hanover into a new era
Half of Wilmington's football teams have a new head coach for the 2025 season, but only one kept their hire in house.
Pigskin Preview: Steve Brooks enters 1st season as Laney's Head Coach
The newly formed Carolina Coast Conference has seven teams and three of them have brand new head coaches, but only one hired from outside the program to fill the role.
Pigskin Preview: Ashley aims to keep building off of historic 2024 campaign
The turnaround that Ashley football has had can not be understated.
Pigskin Preview: Hoggard set on winning another conference title
With a state quarterfinal berth and state championship appearance the last two years, Hoggard football has been a model of consistency.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: East Bladen Eagles
The East Bladen Eagles are coming off a 8-6 season that ended with a 4th round trip to the 1A state championship.
WWAY Pigskin Preview: North Brunswick Scorpions
The Scorpions have consecutive seasons with playoff wins and have strong culture under Head Coach Bryan Davis. But with as much inexperience as they have right now, he feels it's like 'year one'.
WWAY Pigskin Preview: Topsail Pirates
The Topsail football programs had only six seniors find the field for significant playing time last season. That sets them up primely for 2024, given there's a lot of question marks for other top teams in the Mideastern Conference.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: South Brunswick Cougars
A new head coach, quarterback, culture and an influx of underclassmen look to help South Brunswick compete in the Mideastern Conference.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: Ashley Screaming Eagles
Last year's seven-win season for Ashley was the best ever in the history of the school. However, with 16 starters returning, this year's team thinks they can be even better.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: Laney Buccaneers
The Laney Buccaneers think they can build off the success they've established. Last year's 10-win season brought them to the third round of the playoffs.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: New Hanover Wildcats
The New Hanover Wildcats experienced many highs and lows during their 2023 campaign, which resulted in a 6-6 record and a playoff win.
WWAY PIGSKIN PREVIEW: Hoggard Vikings
The Hoggard Vikings football team had one of the best seasons in school history in 2023. But the past is the past - the team knows that those accomplishments won't help them this season, and that they need to work for this year's success.
WWAY Pigskin Preview: Whiteville
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WWAY) - The Wolfpack had a magical win on their home field to advance to the 4th round for the first time under head coach JP Price to defeat Hertford County 25-24 when Grayson Creech sent a field…
WWAY Pigskin Preview: North Brunswick
LELAND, N.C. (WWAY) - In one of the strongest seasons in recent school history, the Scorpions had many firsts in 2022. The success of last season began way before last off season. "When I got here, we had lost to…
WWAY Pigskin Preview: Laney Buccaneers
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - There's a new sheriff in Buctown. Ty Little, a two-time conference player of the year is being followed by his brother, Kolbe. The Laney Buccaneers had a step back in 2022 from 2021. 2 seasons ago,…
WWAY Pigskin Preview: Hoggard
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - The Hoggard Vikings went 8-4 in 2022 and won a playoff game. That's a pretty good year for most high school football programs. The Vikings say their standard is different. THIS STORY WILL BE UPDATED WITH…
WWAY Pigskin Preview: New Hanover
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) - New Hanover (10-2) left goals unaccomplished when they were upset in the second round of the playoffs by Southern Alamance in a game that the Wildcats allowed the Patriots to rush 51 times and complete zero…
WWAY Pigskin Preview: Topsail
HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WWAY) - The Topsail Pirates are in the midst of over hall. The coaching staff is finishing its first full off season with the team, and head coach Jack Teachey says the culture and unity is becoming the…