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23 Sep

Prep football: Cougars’ Ellis runs past Asheboro; Eastern Randolph adds to streak

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Southwestern Randolph’s Nathan Ellis runs away from Asheboro’s Luke Hughes, left, and Lance Everhart for a touchdown Friday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph got back in the groove in a hurry a week after its first slip-up of the season. The Cougars benefitted from five touchdown runs from Nathan Ellis in Friday night’s 32-13 football victory at Asheboro. Three Southwestern Randolph players rushed for 80 or more yards and that type of ball control kept Asheboro (1-4) off balance in the final non-conference game for both teams. Until the Cougars won at Lee J. Stone Stadium in…

22 Sep

Eastern Randolph’s Norwood selected for Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

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Eastern Randolph lineman Jani Norwood was selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. The game pitting top football seniors from North Carolina against top seniors from South Carolina will be held Dec. 16 in Spartanburg, S.C. Norwood has committed to play for the University of North Carolina. He’s considered one of the state’s top offensive linemen. The head coach for the North Carolina team is Johnny Sowell of Monroe. Here’s the full list of North Carolina player selections, which were unveiled Sunday: Offense ▪ Quarterbacks: Tyler Budge (Weddington), Evan Medders (Marvin Ridge) ▪ Running Backs: Tyler Mason (Mount Airy), Corbin Kerr (Wallace-Rose Hill),…

21 Sep

Randleman coach puts focus on daughter’s medical situation

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Randleman football coach Shane Timmons has been dealing with a family medical situation during this season. (File photo) RANDLEMAN – Randleman has reached the middle of its football season with tremendous success, but coach Shane Timmons has more pressing matters on his mind. His daughter Ophie has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. “I’m coaching each day like it’s my last day on earth,” Timmons said. “It’s a great way to live. It’s the hand that I was dealt.” Timmons’ attention has been detoured from his team at times during the past few weeks. Ophie’s condition is called Ependymoma,…

16 Sep

Prep football: Randleman, Eastern Randolph cruise; Trinity pulls out victory

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RANDLEMAN – John Kirkpatrick threw two touchdown passes and ran for another touchdown in undefeated Randleman’s 53-14 trouncing of visiting Asheboro in Friday night’s non-conference football game. Edison Hernandez scored on two touchdown runs and Randleman (5-0) never trailed. Kirkpatrick completed 19 of 28 throws for 310 yards. Tyshaun Goldston made a touchdown catch and racked up 174 receiving yards on eight receptions. Asheboro (1-3) scored on Quincy Lee’s 2-run and Hamza Khan’s 68-yard pass connection to Ben Luck. Former Randleman player Logan Laughlin was 9-for-17 for 115 passing yards with an interception for Asheboro. Hernandez’s 29-yard touchdown run and…

14 Sep

New Asheboro QB holds Randleman roots

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Quarterback Logan Laughlin of Asheboro will be playing against his former team this week. (Scott Pelkey/Randolph Record) Football friends set to meet weeks after transfer RANDLEMAN – Logan Laughlin wanted a different situation as a high school quarterback this fall, so during the summer he chose to leave Randleman and transfer to Asheboro. “It’s going really good,” Laughlin said. “When I walked in there, I felt appreciated and it felt right.” The junior will be back in Randleman on Friday night when the Blue Comets (1-2) visit for a non-conference game. The Tigers (4-0) have sophomore John Kirkpatrick as their…

09 Sep

Prep Football: Patriots rally past Asheboro; Randleman, Southwestern Randolph stay unbeaten

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Randleman’s Daylan Atkins runs for a touchdown against Union Pines on Friday night. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) CLIMAX – Logan Fox ran for 235 yards and two touchdowns as undefeated Providence Grove, facing a team directed by its former coach, overcame visiting Asheboro for a 24-14 non-conference victory Friday night. Calvin Brown coached for 11 seasons, including the past seven as head coach, at Providence Grove. He took the Asheboro job during the offseason and had his new team fired up. The Blue Comets (1-2) scored on their first snap and later led 14-7 at halftime. Logan Laughlin threw touchdown passes…

07 Sep

Close connections define matchup for Blue Comets, Patriots

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New Providence Grove football coach David Hayes, left, and former coach Calvin Brown talk at a Providence Grove basketball game last winter. (Randolph Record file photo) Asheboro staff stocked with ex-Providence Grove coaches CLIMAX – Providence Grove’s football team has thrived in the opening weeks of the season. Next comes a version of show-and-tell in a reunion of sorts when Asheboro visits Friday night. There’s far from an ordinary vibe for the non-conference matchup. “It’s weird, for sure,” Providence Grove senior running back/linebacker Logan Fox said. “It’s definitely going to be emotional on both sides. It will be more than…

02 Sep

Prep Football: Eastern Randolph, Randleman roll; Providence Grove pulls out victory

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Eastern Randolph’s Nicah Taylor, here with the ball earlier this season, had another big night for the Wildcats. (Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Nicah Taylor caught three of Carter Revelle’s four touchdown passes in Eastern Randolph’s 36-15 non-conference home victory against Southern Lee on Friday night. Revelle threw for 269 yards, with 212 of those to Taylor. Rayden West made the other touchdown reception for Eastern Randolph (2-1). West also intercepted a pass. Lucas Smith ran for an Eastern Randolph touchdown. Southern Lee (2-1) trailed 22-7 at halftime and neither team scored in the third quarter. Randleman 56: Cedar Ridge…

29 Aug

Trinity’s football team adjusts with Payne taking new role

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Dominic Payne continues to play a key role for Trinity's football team. (Bob Sutton/Randolph Record) TRINITY – When Bear Bradley became Trinity’s football coach in the spring, he had lots of area to address. At or near the top the list was meeting with Dominic Payne. “He was one of the first student-athletes I wanted to talk to,” Bradley said. “I said to him, ‘Where do you see yourself best?’ ” Payne had been the Bulldogs’ quarterback the past two seasons, earning All-Piedmont Athletic Conference honors as a sophomore. Now he’s two games into his senior season and playing…

26 Aug

Prep football: Cougars, Tigers, Patriots move to 2-0; Wildcats top Asheboro

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Eastern Randolph’s Will Stalker makes a tackle on Asheboro receiver Ben Luck. (PJ Ward-Brown/Randolph Record) ROBBINS – Southwestern Randolph built a first-half lead on a couple of touchdown passes and held off host North Moore for a 22-12 victory Friday night. Noah Stills threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Robertson for the game’s first points. Nathan Ellis threw to Colton Law for a second-quarter touchdown. The other touchdown came on Stills’ 12-yard scramble on a fourth-and-10 play. The Cougars (2-0) defeated one of the state’s top Class 1-A teams from a year ago. It marked the Mustangs’ first regular-season…