By RANDY CAPPS BENSON — When the prep football calendar flipped to October 2022, West Johnston was sitting pretty. The Wildcats were 4-2 overall and 2-0 in the Quad County…
By RANDY CAPPS SMITHFIELD — Smithfield-Selma was one of the major stories in North Carolina high school football last season, winning its first conference championship in 25 years en route…
By RANDY CAPPS BENSON — Lee Webb got his start in coaching as South Johnston’s defensive coordinator, so now that he’s about to start his third season as the Trojans’…
By RANDY CAPPS PRINCETON — Change is a fundamental part of high school football, and replacing player production from season to season is a problem for every team. Princeton’s Travis…
KENLY — An old prep sports adage is that “the best thing about freshmen and sophomores is that one day they’ll be juniors and seniors.” Last season, North Johnston had…
By RANDY CAPPS WENDELL — Johnston County’s population boom over the past 10 years is no more evident than it is in the area around Corinth Holders High School. The…
By RANDY CAPPS CLAYTON — The Cleveland Rams have won almost everything a team can win in the past three seasons, piling up a 32-3 record in that time. Each…
By RANDY CAPPS CLAYTON — Clayton head coach Scott Chadwick will enter his second season at the helm of the Comets with a couple of advantages he didn’t have last…
