Rhyne's Helen & Leonard Moretz Stadium in Hickory. The Blue Devils won the West with a 30-13 victory over Maiden on Dec. 5, led by junior Tristan Thompson-Wynn, who intercepted a pass, caught a touchdown pass and stripped a fumble for a touchdown.

The 2026 CFP National Championship Game will take place Monday, Jan 19 at 7:30p ET. Teams are currently TBD. For the second year in a row, 12 teams were chosen to compete in the College Football Playoff, putting the National Championship Game in late January.

In addition to the defeat to the Crusaders, the Mustangs’ only other loss is a 41-17 decision at Garner on Sept. 5. Cardinals Gibbons defeated Garner in the fourth round of the NCHSAA 7A playoffs before the Crusaders dropped a 35-32 decision to Clayton in the 7A East finals last Thursday, Dec. 4.

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Killingly, out of the ECC, has five state titles with three in the last five years under coach Chad Neal. The Trailblazers have been to the finals in six of the past eight seasons. Killingly is the defending Class SS champion. The Trailblazers defeated Sheehan 48-33 last year.

With both Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson dropping out of the 100m men's and women's competition, the door was opened for two new sprinters to make their names. In the men's 100m final, Kenny Bednarek ran a lightning-fast 9.79 to secure the title ...

In just 72 holes, a player can turn a somewhat-mundane season into a memorable one, a memorable season into a historic one and a historic season into one of an all-time great campaign. That's what is on the line this week at the 2025 Open Championship as ...

Justin's college football playoffs preview and strength of schedule analysis. His breakdown for all 12 teams, analyzing the path to the CFP National Championship Game.