Fayetteville native
@Jwilliofficial
is headed to his 2nd Super Bowl. I talked to him about his 2nd trip in his 2-year career & more. 👇🏾:
'Steadfast and focused': Joshua Williams' journey to his second Super Bowl in young career via
@fayobserver
Superstar DeAndre Nance steps up big for Seventy-First with the game-sealing deflection!!
FINAL ‼️‼️‼️
Seventy-First - 32
So. Alamance - 27
Falcons advance to the Regional Round next!
Cape Fear’s Jeremiah Melvin has officially signed his NLI to play for ACC’s Wake Forest. He will be graduating early and enrolling in the spring.
@jmells1
Wake Forest is gaining a dawg
Prolific Prep head coach Ryan Bernardi said their game against Combine Academy was like the Super Bowl for Combine.
Mike Wright of Combine Academy didn’t take too kindly to that statement. Called him “corny” for making it.
#TheJohnWall
Forgot to tell y’all I began a new journey today in a new city as a HS Sports Reporter for
@fayobserver
under
@Gannett
&
@USATODAY
!
I can’t wait to get it going!
Fayetteville native Joshua Williams plays in his 2nd Super Bowl today. Here’s how he’s prepared for and handled the journey 👇🏾:
'Steadfast and focused': Joshua Williams' journey to his second Super Bowl in young career via
@fayobserver
One of Fayetteville’s most anticipated matchup is happening tomorrow, Cape Fear vs. Terry Sanford. I broke down 5 keys that each team needs to execute to be successful and get to Regionals👇🏾
via
@fayobserver
South View High School will honor University of Pittsburgh head basketball coach, Jeff Capel with a jersey retirement on February 9th before the varsity boys game.
Capel led the Tigers to a State Championship in 1993 as a player.
South View will battle Gray’s Creek that night
STORY behind Westover’s big win against Seventy-First 👇🏾:
'Dominate and be disciplined': Westover rolls past Seventy-First with double-digit victory via
@fayobserver
@WestoverHS
#LiveonLocation
here at Kenan Memorial Stadium for the
#NCHSAA
3A State Championship between (2) Seventy-First Falcons (15-0) and the (2) (15-0) Hickory Red Tornadoes!
It’s put up or shut up, win or go home!
Can 71st become State Champions of the 3A class? Kickoff is at 7pm
Fayetteville native, Michael Joiner has been named as Phoenix Mercury Assistant Coach on Nate Tibbett’s staff.
The former Seventy-First star served as assistant coach for NBA G League’s Memphis Hustle and played 10 seasons internationally.
STORY👇🏾:Coach George Stackhouse gained his 400th win last night. Here’s how he’s maintained success in his 22 years at Westover
Westover's Stackhouse captures 400th career win in Overhills rout via
@fayobserver
@westoverhighmbb
@WestoverHS
I’m now here at 71st High School as (2) Seventy-First faces (3) Southern Alamance for an
#NCHSAA
4th Round 3A East matchup.
I’ll keep you update throughout the night.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm
Two Trinity Christian alums DJ Horne and KJ Marshall battled it out tonight in Raleigh for Pitt vs. NC State tonight
Horne had 25 pts on 50% shooting from 3pt range
Pitt def. NC State 67-64
@Crusader_BBall
Officially official ✍🏾:
Fayetteville Academy’s 6’9 senior Derrick Green
@D_Green910
has announced that he will continue his basketball career at Brunswick Community College to play under Coach Walter Shaw
Pine Forest’s Nyzir Bostick and Frederick Logan are BOTH HBCU-bound
Nyzir has committed to North Carolina Central University
Frederick has committed to play at Johnson C. Smith
@therealestnyzi
@FredrickLogan22
Today, I’m live in the 2-5, at Greenfield High School for a great bump of hoops!
5 Fayetteville-area teams will compete today. I’ll keep you updated with results throughout the day!
#252tipoff
Former South View legend Jeff Capel III will be honored Friday with his jersey retirement. Here’s a little info about the Tigers all-time great. 👇🏾
Pitt coach, Duke star Jeff Capel to be honored with jersey retirement at South View via
@fayobserver
@LinwoodRowe3
@SaniyahMcintyre
@D_Green910
& Xavier Johnson have all been selected for the Private School All-Star game in March
Four Fayetteville basketball stars selected for private school All-Star game in March via
@fayobserver
Undefeated as a 3-year starter, 3.7 GPA, only 1 INT thrown this season, and a hooper? Sounds like HIM to me.
👇🏾👇🏾
Why
@thedreshoww__
is 'perfect choice' as 3-year starting QB for Seventy-First football via
@fayobserver
The voting results are in. Here is your Feb. 19-23
@910Preps
Athlete of the Week winner 👇🏾
E.E. Smith junior guard, Danauje Brooks is your 910Preps Athlete of the Week; Feb. 19-23 via
@fayobserver
@danauje
@BullettesWBB
Rakeem Jones and I are covering
#DreamvilleFest
for
@fayobserver
this weekend.
We just interviewed rapper Lute after his performance.
Head over to the
@fayobserver
’s IG page for videos and moments throughout the weekend!
(4) Seventy-First upsets (1) Swansboro and will take another trip to the Regionals next week
They await the winner of (2) Westover/(3) Southern Durham
Another big Fayetteville matchup could be in play!
Coach Bennett has adjusted his style of coaching for the betterment of the program, and results are starting to show. Here’s how he’s done it.
STORY👇🏾:
R'mani Robinson, Ja'Naisha Carney leading the pack for Westover girls basketball via
@fayobserver
Terry Sanford’s Breonna Roaf is your AAC Player of the Year
Terry Sanford’s Chris Goodman is your AAC Coach of the Year!
The Lady Bulldogs finished the season undefeated in conference play
Officially official: Cape Fear’s most decorated Tennis player Anna Piland signs her letter to play tennis for Caltech.
@annaipiland
@heels9293
@caltechwten
Locked in here at Loyd E. Auman Field for the 3A East Regional round of the
#NCHSAA
Playoffs! (2) Seventy-First (14-0) hosts (13) Northern Nash (13-1) for a rematch of the last year’s same round!
Kick off is set for 7:30pm
I’ll be here will all updates!
It’s WIN OR GO HOME
I have a bonus episode for
@mooremusepod
listeners!
On this bonus episode, I had the honor of choppin’ it up with the sports journalist, Founder/Editor of
@mlbbrodotcom
, co-host of
@OddCoupleFSR
, and comedian
@RobParkerFS1
‼️
Here’s what Rob says about starting MLB bro
STORY: Here are this week’s top performers in the Fayetteville-area 👇🏾
Justin Caldwell's monster week among top performances in Fayetteville; Jan. 29-Feb. 3 via
@fayobserver
Tonight I’m live on location as (2) Seventy-First (12-0) hosts (7) Wilson-Fike (9-3) in a 3rd round playoff matchup in the 3A East Playoffs.
Kickoff is set for 7:30pm!
Officially official ✍🏾: 3
@WestoverHS
seniors have announced their college decisions, today.
Almare Josey, Jaylin Miller, and Malachi Allen have all committed to Wake Tech Community College
@westoverhighmbb
Ameya Brown, Breonna Roaf, and Rebecca Kaba combined for 56 points vs. Cape Fear. Here’s what Terry Sanford junior guard Breonna Roaf had to say about the win and Kaba’s big second half
@fayobserver
:
Wanna know more about me as a reporter and where I come from? Check out my bio 👇🏾:
Reporter James F. Moore Jr.: Get to know the new guy covering Fayetteville high school sports via
@fayobserver
Fayetteville players on All-State defensive, special teams list
71st - Donavan Frederick, John Archer
Pine Forest - Frederick Logan
Trinity Christian - Xayden Watson
South View - Dontario Austin
Terry Sanford - Kamal Thames
Cape Fear - Francisco Rodriguez
I’m excited today cause my first article for the Triangle Tribune on St. Aug Mens head basketball coach and NC State legend
@52ChuckyBrown52
dropped today! Check out the 3 min read here! 👇🏾
Trentyn Flowers for Combine is a special talent. He shoots the rock at a high level, great rebounder, and can create plays for his teammates
#TheJohnWall
With 2:20 left in the game, it’s safe to say Falcons have this one and will face (2) Hickory in the 3A State Championship game next Friday at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill.
NC State’s DJ Horne high school basketball coach at Trinity Christian, Heath Vandevender has a sit down interview airing on ABC 11 tonight at 5:30 pm about Horne and his success
@Crusader_BBall
Story on Karsten Swinney’s 1,000 point milestone 👇🏾:
Karsten Swinney becomes Freedom Christian's first 1,000-point scorer in school history via
@fayobserver
@CoachQ_FCA
@1karstennn
FINAL
(4) Seventy-First is your 3A East basketball champions
(4) Seventy-First - 63
(2) Westover - 44
The Falcons will play in the 3A State Championship on Friday
STORY behind
@FTS_WBB
’s 75-68 win over Cape Fear 👇🏾
No. 3 Terry Sanford gets the best of No. 2 Cape Fear in NCHSAA 3A playoff showdown via
@fayobserver