East Surry Cardinals Coverage

Pine Lake Prep, Seaforth in close race in 2A golf; Ty Willoughby has 3-stroke lead
Seaforth's Ty Willoughby leads the field by three strokes and has the Hawks within striking distance in the team race after one day of competition at the 2A boys golf state championship.

Boys Tennis Rankings: Four teams join top 25 at end of regular season; nine join area code rankings
The top teams in the midseason area code rankings are: Croatan (252), Jordan (919), Terry Sanford (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and T.C. Roberson (828).

State champion coach Trent Lowman leaves East Surry for West Stokes
Lowman led East Surry to a dominant 1AA state championship victory in 2019.

Final Girls Basketball Rankings: Grace Christian goes wire-to-wire at No. 1, North Pitt and others lead area codes
In the final girls basketball area code rankings, North Pitt is ranked first in the 252, Grace Christian of Sanford in the 919, Terry Sanford in the 910, High Point Christian in the 336, West Rowan in the 704, and Cherokee in the 828.

Green Hope, Providence Day head up preseason boys tennis statewide and area code rankings
The top teams in the preseason area code rankings are: Martin County (252), Green Hope (919), Cape Fear Academy (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and Hickory (828).

Pinecrest leads HSOT boys golf preseason statewide rankings
The Patriots are the defending N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A champions. Last year's No. 1, Terry Sanford, is the reigning 3A champ and ranked first.

Bracket busters? These teams could get upsets in the conference tournament finals
A newer wrinkle complicates the nature of these games. It's no longer win-and-you're-in. Instead, each conference is allowed to have its own rules regarding its conference tournament.

Seaforth wins 2A wrestling tournament title; Reidsville's Rayshun James wins MOW
The Most Outstanding Wrestler award went to Reidsville's Rayshun James. The three-time champ (and four-time finalist) won in sudden victory to win the award.

Marvin Ridge, First Flight, Seaforth, Mount Airy, Thomas Jefferson lead Wells Fargo State Cup race after fall season
Marvin Ridge jumped out to a big lead in the 4A standings with 220 points. The Mavericks are the only team in the state, regardless of classification, to compile more than 200 points in the fall season.

The 2023 HighSchoolOT All-State Football Team
HighSchoolOT's 2023 All-State Football team divides North Carolina's best gridiron athletes into four categories: special teams, two-way players, defense, and offense.

2023 Foothills 2A all-conference football team
North Surry won the Foothills 2A conference with a 6-0 record in league play.

The 2023 HighSchoolOT All-State Volleyball Team
The fourth-annual HighSchoolOT volleyball all-state team features 24 players making a second or third appearance on the team, including two who were three-time first-team selections.

Final rankings: Middle Creek volleyball takes first in final statewide top 25; Kings Mountain, Brevard and others lead area codes
In the final volleyball area code rankings, D.H. Conley is ranked first in the 252, Middle Creek in the 919, Cape Fear in the 910, Reagan in the 336, Cox Mill in the 704, and Brevard in the 828.

NCVBCA releases All-State volleyball teams for 2023
The organization's All-State list features a First and Second team for all four of the NCHSAA's four classifications.

Updates to HSOT's Statewide Top 25 & area code rankings for girls basketball
There have been some small updates to HighSchoolOT's Statewide Top 25 and area code rankings for girls basketball ahead of Thanksgiving.

Grace Christian, Panther Creek lead HSOT's preseason statewide top 25 in girls basketball
Grace Christian of Sanford and Panther Creek lead the way in HighSchoolOT's preseason Statewide Top 25 poll.

Pine Lake Prep wins NCHSAA 1A/2A girls golf championship; individual title goes to Christ the King's Malerie Lague
The two schools from the Catawba Shores Conference each made NCHSAA history on Tuesday.

Who will win the NCHSAA girls golf championships? Start with these teams and players
In this NCHSAA championship preview, we look at the best players and teams from each classification and make some predictions.

Highlights: McMichael rallies to beat East Surry in 5 sets
After losing the first two sets, McMichael rallied to beat East Surry in five sets to advance to the regional championship next week.