Talking Preps NC: Previewing Week 5 of the HS football season; Mr. Football update
On a new Talking Preps Tuesday:
▪ We update the Mr. Football Watchlist for the state’s top player, and there’s plenty of new faces.
▪ In Rapid Fire, we discuss whether regional football stadiums in Charlotte is a good idea, whether Myers Park can turn its season around and how big of a statement did Weddington and Chambers make in wins last week.
▪ Grice features his “Grice’s Gems,” the NC players of the week: Robbinsville’s Cutler Adams, Cuthbertson’s Keenan Jackson, West Rowan’s Evan Kennedy, West Meck’s Beady Waddell and Millbrook’s Mason Fortune.
▪ Former CMS coach Matt “Pepman” Morrow stops by to talk about a camp that will give seniors a big recruiting opportunity and the local talk show host will take on Sam on “The Game Show.”
▪ Chelsea sits down with Sanderson QB Drew Taintor, who talks about upsetting Cardinal Gibbons and going out with a bang.
▪ Alex has new state rankings and his top 10 games in the state. And Grice is debuting a new feature: the East and West games of the week (Leesville Road at Wake Forest, and South Point at Stuart Cramer).
▪ We discuss the dominance of parochial schools like Charlotte Catholic and Cardinal Gibbons in NCHSAA sports.
▪ We’ve got four new “Fresh Faces,” the stars of tomorrow: Cuthbertson QB Parker Burke, Covenant Day star Alex Koulovatos, Independence QB Justin Little and Richmond Senior RB Taye Spencer.
▪ Finally, in “Coach vs. Coach,” Grice, Chris and Sam discuss targeting in football, whether HBCUs should get the same guarantees as G5 schools and if there’s any way to get college games to get done faster.
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