Hillsborough Cedar Ridge quarterback Patrick Dennis doesn't remember any of his teammates ever telling him to be quiet.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association is expected to do some late-night seeding Friday after the final regular-season football games of the season.

The Durham Jordan football players know their defensive responsibilities and blocking assignments, but don't expect any of them to know about Claude Currie, even though the Falcons play in a stadium named for him.

The Wake Christian junior varsity football team made an unusual trip last Wednesday -- to St. David's to shake hands with the Warriors.

Recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons of Lenoir rated North Carolina basketball recruit Tywon Lawson the top point guard prospect in the class of 2006.

Lots of high school girls want to have a horse, but Middle Creek junior Elizabeth Albright wanted to be a horse.

Evaluating just how well a college has done in bringing in top football recruits is best left until after the end of the signing period, which begins Feb. 1, 2006.

Apex junior Michael Knox, who has hit some long home runs in baseball, is among the nation's best long drivers in golf.

N.C. State basketball recruits Larry Davis and Dan Werner, and Wake Forest recruits Jamie Skeen and L.D. Williams are among the players expected to participate in the 34th annual GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational.

Fuquay-Varina was honored for not having anyone ejected from games for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Anthony Barbour became the closest thing this area has had to a high school football legend.

Atlantic Coast Conference basketball programs have received oral commitments from some of the best high school players in the country, but the next five weeks could have an impact on which teams ultimately will contend for national championships.