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Cross country state champions highlight this week's HighSchoolOT Athletes of the Week presented by State Employees' Credit Union.

You can read about all the winners at https://t.co/yrjSsL2H10

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Top non-conference games to watch for in the boys and girls basketball season https://t.co/0HmueV5dMQ

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Potential NCISAA 3A playoff preview?

Thanks to 18 points each from Cruz Miller and Cooper Perkins, Concord Academy defeated Forsyth Country Day, 60-47 on Tuesday.

Story and highlights on HighSchoolOT.

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Freshmen Watch List - These NC boys and girls could make an early impact on varsity https://t.co/assFsWL8r4

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STORY/HIGHLIGHTS: Forsyth Country Day Girls, Concord Academy Boys split basketball matchups https://t.co/XQXlh7SB50

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Kinston’s all-time leading scorer, former Wake Forest player Craig Dawson on taking over Ravenscroft https://t.co/R5W6p0CtCq

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Here are the top returning girls basketball stat leaders for the 2026-2027 season https://t.co/DrGjpSYmCy

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BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Here are the top returning boys basketball stat leaders for the 2026-2027 season https://t.co/IsfopP68ps

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STORY/HIGHLIGHTS: Game-winning free kick sends (4) Atkins past (5) Concord https://t.co/weN5Ji9Xtn

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STORY: Top-seeded Catholic impressive again in third round blowout over (9) Asheboro https://t.co/2wUsBNJeAV

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It's never easy to beat the same team three times, better yet four. What's even more difficult is to beat a top 10 team in the state four times and get better with each effort.

But that's what (1) Apex Friendship boys soccer did in the third round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 8A state playoffs this Monday at home against conference rival (5) Green Hope.

Read the story, view photos, and watch interviews at https://t.co/7cvNEfHs9V

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STORY/HIGHLIGHTS: Depth pushes (7) Gibbons soccer to upset win over (2) Heritage https://t.co/uQgKt8P8p4

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Gibbons takes down the 2-seed.

Cardinal Gibbons avenged a 5-0 loss to Heritage in the regular season with a 3-2 win in the third round of the NCHSAA 7A state playoffs.

A perfect shot from sophomore Jacob Juhasz lifted the Crusaders to victory. Gibbons will travel to Ashley in the fourth round.

Full highlights from this game can be found on HighSchoolOT's YouTube page.

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See who is moving on in the NCHSAA boys soccer state playoffs https://t.co/z914UA8dwH

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Our list of transfers that will impact the upcoming boys and girls basketball seasons https://t.co/ePPvgDjfnF

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Peak runners.

The NCHSAA cross country season is complete. Over Friday and Saturday, the NCHSAA awarded 16 team and 16 individual state championships under the autumn canopy at Ivey Redmon Complex in Kernersville.

Thousands of photos from these championships can be found on HighSchoolOT's SmugMug page: https://t.co/dRZxjToaR0

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FEATURE STORY: Of 10-0 Apex Friendship's 22 starters, 17 played at Apex Friendship Middle School. One of those former AFMS players played football for the first time in 8th grade. Now, he's a 1,400-yard rusher on varsity.

Tom Shanahan on junior rusher Michael Mallard: https://t.co/Rk7fYeNPRs

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FEATURE STORY: Most North Carolina high school sports fans already know the name Hollifield. For more than a decade, the family has helped Shelby’s Golden Lions pile up state championships across multiple sports.

Richard Walker breaks down the family tree and explains how a clan originally from the rival town of Kings Mountain became synonymous with Shelby. Plus: there is at least one more on the way. https://t.co/3B09OkJDHg

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With a time of 16:48.54, Elle Dawson set the all-time record for fastest girls cross country state champion as she became Ragsdale's first individual winner. Meanwhile, Watauga won its second consecutive team title at the 2026 NCHSAA 6A state championship.

Story, photos, and an interview with Dawson at https://t.co/OcLluZsjbK

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North Lincoln won its eighth NCHSAA boys cross country state title in program history and its first since 2021 in Saturday's 5A meet. Meanwhile, Parkwood had its first-ever individual winner with Bryce Cooke.

Story, photos, and an interview with Cooke at https://t.co/1UI8btAaQX