Queen City Senior Bowl, local all-star football game, kicks off tonight.
The second Queen City Senior Bowl kicks off Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Olympic High School.
The game is a showcase for 80 of the top senior players in the Charlotte. The first Senior Bowl, in 2019, was just for players in Mecklenburg County. This year, organizers have expanded to include players from surrounding counties.
The East and West teams will have 40 players each. More than 250 senior high school football players submitted their name for consideration to the game.
Tickets are $10 and available at queencityseniorbowl.com
The game will be live streamed on WSOC and NFHS Network. It will air on tape delay Saturday at 1 p.m. on Channel 64.
This will be one of the few high school all-star games to be played during the 2020-21 school year. The Shrine Bowl football game, usually held in December, was canceled due to the pandemic.
Queen City Senior Bowl organizers started this game in December of 2019 to honor the top players in Mecklenburg County. This year’s game has been expanded to include seniors from Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston and Union Counties.
The East team won the inaugural game 45-22.
Here are the rosters for tonight’s game.
This story was originally published April 14, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
