Talking Preps Monday: 7-on-7, prep basketball fights, NC vs SC

We’ve got a new Talking Preps Charlotte tonight at 8 p.m.

▪ Lake Norman football coach Jonathan Oliphant and offensive coordinator Sean Fitzgerald discuss what they call “The Thick Boyz Running Club” and talk about what they’ve been doing without high school football on Friday nights.

▪ Jamie Shaw of Absolute Basketball will discuss a brawl in Rock Hill Saturday night that forced officials to stop play, clear the gym and end the tournament a day early.

▪ Former Mallard Creek assistant coach Donald Littlejohn, now at South Pointe High in Rock HIll, will discuss how high school football is treated in North vs. South Carolina. We’ve also got six new Fresh Faces, Kenzie’s interview with Cuthbertson’s Evan Bernard, plus Dale, Jonathan, Sam, Gary and Chris.

Get ready for the zany.

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This story was originally published September 14, 2020 at 3:37 PM.

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