High School Sports

Talking Preps 11.22.22: Previewing NCHSAA quarterfinals, Mr. Football finalists announced

A new Talking Preps NC airs Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. On tap:

Dale reflects on his three biggest surprises from a crazy weekend.

Guru Chris Hughes will lead a breakdown of NCHSAA state quarterfinals in all classes.

Grice announces the three finalists for NC Mr. Football. Find out who made the final cut. Grice will announce the winner next week live on the show.

We will feature the #GricesGems, the NC high school football players of the week: Brody Barnhardt, Providence Day; Cameron Richardson, Rolesville; Mitchell Summers, Grimsley; Isaac Weaver, Andrews and Princeton’s Christian Perris.

We will introduce four new #FreshFaces: Terry Sanford’s Jonathan Higgins-Simmons; Independence’s Sincere McIntyre; Draughn’s Elijah Tillery; and West Charlotte’s KD Smith.

Ahead of his team’s N.C. 3A state quarterfinal, Kings Mountain’s AJ Richardson chats with Sam on Greiner’s #FrontlineWarrior segment.

And on #CoachvsCoach, Sam, Grice and Chris discuss three things new Charlotte coach Biff Poggi needs to do in his new job, would adding a 5A class make the playoffs better and are turf fields as big an issue in high school as in the NFL.

How to watch/listen

Watch the show, beginning at Tuesday night at 8., right here on this page — or on The Charlotte Observer’s Twitter, Facebook or YouTube pages. It is also available on the News & Observer’s Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Talking Preps and Talking Preps are also available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Megaphone and Spotify.

This story was originally published November 21, 2022 at 4:53 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
Langston Wertz Jr. is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked at the Observer since 1988. He’s covered everything from Final Fours and NFL to video games and Britney Spears. Wertz -- a West Charlotte High and UNC grad -- is the rare person who can answer “Charlotte,” when you ask, “What city are you from.” Support my work with a digital subscription
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