Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box for the latest high school sports news and analysis across North Carolina with HSOT's Joel Bryant, Ben McCormick and J. Mike Blake. They are also joined my other members of the press from across the state.
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RSS FeedThe team was joined by HSOT contributor Jonas Pope IV (https://x.com/JEPopeIV) to discuss the major high school football stories in the 919 area code for the 2026 season.
HighSchoolOT contributor Richard Walker (https://carolinassportshub.com/) and Matt Morrow of Charlotte Football Insiders (https://x.com/pepman704) joined us for a detailed preview of 2026 high school football in the 704 area code.
In this episode of HighSchoolOT Press Box, we are joined by Tim Hower (https://www.coastalpreps.com/), Michael Cuneo (https://www.starnewsonline.com/staff/7625559001/michael-cuneo/), Chris Miller (https://www.jdnews.com/sports/), James F. Moore Jr. (https://www.fayobserver.com/staff/71227132007/james-f-moore-jr/), Jonathan Bym (https://www.thepilot.com/users/profile/jonathan%20bym/), and Chris Stiles (https://www.robesonian.com/) to talk all things football in the 910 area code.
Deana King from NC Preps (ncpreps.rivals.com), Aikman Chambers from the Blue Ridge Football Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/people/Blue-Ridge-Football-Podcast/61578273297727/), and Bryant Roche from the Greensboro News & Record (https://greensboro.com/users/profile/bryant%20roche/) joined us to talk all things 336 football before the 2026 regular season.
Zach Kaplan of WNCT-TV (https://www.wnct.com/author/zach-kaplan/) and Laieke Abebe (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOiZBlTj5-l-fgy1LtSDog) joined HSOT Press Box to preview every conference in the 252.
Chris Womack of WLOS-TV (https://wlos.com/sports) and David Jones and Jeff Link of The Scoreboard Show (https://www.gofoothills.com/category/local-sports/) joined HSOT Press Box to preview their respective areas of North Carolina's 828 Area Code.
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Newly announced NCHSAA Commissioner Brad Alford joined Joel Bryant and Ben McCormick to discuss the hiring process and his early vision for the association as he begins to transition into the role. Alford is set to start his transition on Aug. 24 and will replace Que Tucker on Oct. 1.
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Guest Laieke Abebe (https://x.com/StrikaNation24_), Ben McCormick, and Joel Bryant recapped some of the most attention-grabbing coaching changes and player transfer announcements ahead of the 2026 high school football and high school basketball seasons.
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The team discussed the NCHSAA's official calendar for the 2026-27 school year, including the first calendars for flag football and boys volleyball, the first eight-classification Wells Fargo Cup Awards, and the three former North Carolina high school basketball players who were drafted in the 2026 NBA Draft.
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