Willow Spring Storm Coverage
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Melissa Wilson: Trying to throw the kitchen sink at them
HSOT spoke with Willow Spring head coach Melissa WIlson after their win against Clayton becoming Greater Neuse River conference champions. -
Highlights: Willow Spring defeats Garner, 53-30
Willow Spring defeated Garner 53-30 on Friday night, becoming Greater Neuse River conference champions. -
Girls basketball rankings: Lake Norman still leads the way in NC
There was just one team that dropped out of the statewide top 25: T.W. Andrews fell, replaced by South Mecklenburg (which gives the 704 a total of 10 ranked teams, by far the most of any area code). -
Video: David Kushner coaching with wired headset and speaker
Kushner was diagnosed with a paralyzed right vocal cord in July and underwent surgery. Here, he coaches against Clayton on Jan. 10, 2023. -
Blake: How a paralyzed vocal cord has made Willow Spring's David Kushner a better coach
Though doctors said David Kushner's voice should be back to normal within a year, it hasn't improved for basketball season. In a sport where a deafening cacophony accompanies the tensest of moments, he can't raise his voice above a raspy whisper. -
Girls basketball rankings: Panther Creek moves into the top 5 statewide
The top three teams in the HSOT statewide top 25 rankings for girls basketball have been the same since the first ranking of 2023 -- Lake Norman, Northern Guilford, and North Mecklenburg. -
Photo Gallery: David Kushner coaching basketball with a wired headset
Photos of David Kushner, who is having to coach this season with a wired headset and speaker to account for his paralyzed right vocal cord. -
Girls basketball rankings: Two new teams join top 25, 18 join area code top 15 lists
The biggest change comes at No. 5, where Cannon School goes from just outside the top 25 to fifth thanks to a win over No. 6 Providence Day. -
HSOT statewide girls basketball rankings stabilize entering the week
D.H. Conley and North Pitt join from the eastern half of the state while T.W. Andrews out of High Point makes a big leap -- from unranked in the 336 to 25th in the state. -
Girls basketball rankings: Rolesville leads eight new teams into this week's top 25
There were eight new teams in this week's rankings, led by No. 11 Rolesville. Alexander Central, Millbrook, Hillside, E.E. Smith, Rocky Mount, East Rutherford, and Newton-Conover also joined the top 25. -
New top-ranked team in HSOT statewide top 25 for girls basketball
Independence, T.C. Roberson, Watauga, and South Central join the top 25 this week, replacing Rosman, Millbrook, E.E. Smith, and Purnell Swett. -
Girls Basketball Rankings: Charlotte Catholic is the new No. 1 in the HSOT Top 25
HighSchoolOT has released its latest girls basketball rankings ahead of Tuesday night's contests. There is a new No. 1 team in the HSOT Top 25 after Northern Guilford had a couple of close games against A.C. Reynolds and T.C. Roberson. Charlotte Catholic is now in the top spot. -
Girls Basketball Rankings: Three new teams join HSOT statewide top 25
Cannon School, E.E. Smith, Hillside, and Grace Christian of Sanford join this week's rankings. The 704 area code has the most teams in the statewide top 25 with nine. -
Willow Spring wins first varsity football game, beats Seaforth 49-0
Willow Spring defeated Seaforth 49-0 on Thursday night, evening its record at 1-1 on the season in a night full of firsts. -
Chayson Ingram-Gray: Being part of this team is special
Willow Spring sophomore quarterback Chayson Ingram-Gray explains what it meant to win the team's first football game. -
Jason Wilkes: This has been a process at Willow Spring
Willow Spring football coach Jason Wilkes said winning the school's first game is exciting, but they knew it would be challenging. Building a program is a process, he said. -
Highlights: Willow Spring shuts out Seaforth in 49-0 win
Willow Spring won its first varsity football game in school history with a 49-0 blowout win over Seaforth on Thursday night. -
Highlights: New Bern routs Willow Springs, 61-0
New Bern routs Willow Springs, 61-0 -
Football Scrimmage: Millbrook vs. Willow Spring (Aug. 10, 2022)
Millbrook's football team traveled to Willow Spring on Wednesday morning for a combined practice and scrimmage. -
Willow Spring: We have to focus on peaks, not valleys
In what will be the first ever varsity football season, Willow Spring head coach Jason Wilkes said his team will see ups and downs, but he wants to focus on the positives as they work to build a brand new program.
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