NC cheers its way to 10h place finish in AA championship

When the North Central High School Competitive Cheerleading Team headed to the 2012 AA state championship at Bi-Lo Arena in Greenville, the squad was entering uncharted territory.

Return engagement

Many unhappy returns

CHESTERFIELD – While Chesterfield, as a whole, may not be a team which would pass many "eye tests," the Rams are downright eye-popping in the skill positions.

Knights back in familiar territory for first round game

When the Chesterfield coaches watched North Central's 19-0 loss to Fairfield Central last week, members of the Rams' staff probably scratched their heads as to that the Knights would try next.

NC heads to Chesterfield in AA opener

North Central will travel to Chesterfield for Friday's first round class AA Upper State playoff football game.

AJ downs Lady Knights in four sets

There is an old sports adage about how tough it is to beat the same team three times in one season.

Knights hold their own in loss to FC

Playing the top-ranked team in the state requires some adjusting on your part. When Fairfield Central took the field at Knights Stadium to meet host North Central, the unbeaten visitors carried the number rank ranking among all AA schools in the state. Demetrius Davis's squad also suited up some 60 players. So, at first, the intimidation factor was there. It took one series for North Central to figure out it belonged on the same field ...

Lady Knights head to AJ for round 3

There will not be any secrets in round three for the North Central volleyball team. The state's second-ranked squad in class AA reverted back to its old form on Wednesday in sweeping past visiting Buford, 25-17, 25-23 and 25-21, in the second round of the AA Upper State tournament. Andy Johnson's troops will now make the short trip to Kershaw for Monday's third round pairing against rival Andrew Jackson. The first set of the best-of-five ...

Slowing down Griffins next task for Knights

What can speed do for you? In the case of Fairfield Central, it can turn a 10-point deficit into a 17-point win in the matter of some 17 minutes of game clock time. Last week, the Griffins trailed Pelion, 16-6, with about five minutes left in the third quarter of their Region 3-AA contest. Then came a pair of Pelion mistakes on a DeAndre Belton carry and FC was, literally, off and running with the ...

Columbia ‘Cap’italizes on NC TOs

COLUMBIA – There is no way, even in this day and age of new math, that three feet equals 101 yards.

Lady Knights close out perfect 3-AA campaign

Andy Johnson's second-ranked squad will play host to Indian Land on Monday, Oct. 28, in the first round of the AA state playoffs. That match is set for a 6:30 p.m. start.

Lady Demons roll to 4-4A title

After having wrapped up its first conference championship in volleyball, Lugoff-Elgin added some icing on the cake by completing Region 4-4A play with an unblemished record thanks to a 3-0 win over visiting Irmo on Tuesday night. The Lady Demons celebrated Senior Night by breezing past the Yellow Jackets, 25-10, 25-17 and 25-9, to finish with a 10-0 mark in conference play. The evening included a ceremony honoring seniors Taylor Rawl, Taylor Mullins, Kayla Carraway, ...

NC hopes third trip to Columbia is the charm

Who needs a fun house or a trip to a haunted house when a visit to Columbia will do the trick?

Hard-luck Knights fall to Rocks in OT

Louis Clyburn must be wondering what he and his team might have done to deserve the type of treatment they are getting from the football gods.

Knights wary of winless Rocks

It might be a hard sell if the North Central football staff did not have visual proof that Eau Claire is not as bad as its 0-7 record would indicate.

Hough's double-double leads NC past McBee

Taking the early lead and not giving it up, the North Central boys' basketball team evened its record after two games with a 61-51 victory over host McBee in a non-region game played last Thursday night.

Young Knights finish third in own tourney

On a day which started with so many unknowns, North Central High wrestling coach Jason Brazell received many answers he was looking for on Saturday.

Lady Knights fall to McBee, 38-31

After struggling on offense in a season-opening loss to Buford, the North Central girls found what it was searching for on that end of the floor, only to come up short in a 38-31 loss to McBee last Thursday.

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