When the North Carolina High School Athletic Association implemented its pod system this year for the State Football Playoffs, one of the reasons given was that it would cut down on travel time and distance.
However, that’s not exactly the way things worked out for the Franklinton Red Rams.
CHAPEL HILL -- Listed are the brackets for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 2-A and 2-AA State Football Playoffs, which will begin Friday.
Franklin County teams Franklinton and Bunn have qualified for the postseason.
Here are the pairings:
KERNERSVILLE -- Bunn High School senior Brannon Perry capped off his standout career by taking 72nd place overall at the Class 2-A Boys State Cross Country Meet.
The event was held last Saturday afternoon at Beeson Park in the Triad Area.
The Louisburg Coach-Pitch Fall Ball Team enjoyed a tremendous season, going undefeated. Along the way, Louisburg outscored its opponents by a 130-24 score. The team used hot bats and great defense to soar through its schedule without a loss.
CHEERLEADING FOR THE GENERATIONS AT FHS. Three generations of family members who were Franklinton High School cheerleaders were in attendance during last Friday nights’s final regular season game ceremony at the FHS Football Field. Pictured are (l to r) Lisa Griffin, Jennifer Moore, Betty Rose McGhee May and Colby Moore.
TEAM MVP FOR THE RED ROCKETS. Larry Senter (right) was the Most Valuable Player from the 1958 Franklinton High School Red Rockets Football Team. To commemorate that honor, Senter received a plaque last Friday from FHS Principal Charles Fuller at halftime of the Red Rams’ final regular season home game at the FHS Football Field. Senter and his Red Rockets played the first season at the field 52 campaigns ago.
PIPER SALUTED. Franklin County Assistant Superintendant for Auxiliary Services Tommy Piper (center), a former player and coach at Franklinton, received a long-time service award during last Friday’s ceremony. Also pictured are FHS Principal Charles Fuller (left) and Interim AD David Averette. All former Red Rams’ players and cheerleaders were invited back to the FHS Football Field one final time before the move to the new campus.
RALEIGH -- The North Carolina High School Athletic Association crowned four champions last Saturday at the annual State Volleyball Finals at historic Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University.
Results from the matches were as follows:
Louisburg’s Abril Stroman (left) and Serena Hall (right) try to come up with a rebound during last Friday’s home game against Prince George’s.
By:
GEOFF NEVILLE, Times Sportswriter
LOUISBURG -- With sharpshooting returnee Coco Hull lost for the year with a knee injury, the biggest question for the Louisburg College Lady Hurricanes in 2010-11 will be their ability to score from the perimeter.
That intangible was an issue in Louisburg’s regular season opener, which was played Tuesday afternoon at historic Holton Gymnasium on the LC campus.
On a whim, Franklin County resident John Poplaski decided to make a canoe.
“It was just a crazy notion,” he said.
He checked out a library book and after four months of woodwork, varnishing and sweat, Poplaski had completed a one-man canoe made out of walnut, pine and cedar.
The daughter of a former Franklin County assistant district attorney was killed in a car crash Friday morning.
According to reports, two-year-old Kamryn Gardner was riding in a car with her father on Brassfield Road near Lawrence Road when the vehicle hit a deer.
The car went off the road, according to reports, and overturned in a swampy area.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
A House office that has been represented by two people so far this year will have a new name on the office door in December.
Newcomer Glen Bradley beat out incumbent John May for the seat, posting an unofficial tally of 11,222 votes to 10,463 for May.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Two local races, one for the Senate and another for the Board of Commissioners, remained unchanged.
While there were plenty of shakeups across the state and federally, Sen. Doug Berger and District 6 Commissioner Harry Foy retained their seats.
Both beat out challenges by Michael Schriver and Rosemary Champion, respectively.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
Bob Etheridge, who has served in Washington since 1997, isn’t willing to go without a fight.
Newcomer Renee Ellmers, who holds a 1,646 vote lead on the veteran Congressman, said she is poised to take the fight out of him.
Above, emergency crews remove one of the victims in a three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Bickett Boulevard and Wade Avenue following a Thursday morning wreck.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The case against a man charged with killing a motorist was continued until next month.
The state Highway Patrol arrested Ronald Bruce Hicks in August 2009 after alleging he was impaired when he crashed into a car on U.S. 64, killing Jessica Lynn Dixon.
Dixon’s husband was also injured in the wreck, but his injuries were not life-threatening.
By:
CAREY JOHNSON, Times Staff Writer
The military is all about adapting and last year, inclement weather forced the county’s Veterans Day program inside.
This year, organizers didn’t need a threat to realize it was a good move.
The Thursday program will again take place in Louisburg High School’s auditorium, featuring Brigadier General Karlynn Peltz O’Shaughnessy.
Audra Jones, 10, plucks a Buff Orphington from its cage, preparing it to be judged during the 4-H Four County Livestock Show and Sale on Thursday afternoon at the Franklin County Farmers Market in Louisburg.
Union Bank and Trust officers and directors broke ground for a full-service bank office this week in Roxboro.
The office will be at 1750 Durham Road as part of a 3.18-acre site that can accommodate parking and easy access from either direction. The 3,250-square-foot building will include one-on-one banking offices and two drive-thru lanes. An ATM will utilize a third lane.
Jaylon Thomas, a Bear Cub in Pack 510 of Louisburg, was awarded a certificate of appreciation for collecting 6,000 pull tabs from cans to help veterans. He was also given a very special flag that was waved in his honor at Arlington National Cemetery. Pack 510 has donated a variety of items for the soldiers and constantly strives to make sure the soldiers are remembered for their services to America.
Harris Chapel Preschool students recently visited Belinda’s Pumpkins and Gourds Farm and enjoyed a hayride to the pumpkin patch. Pictured (back row, left to right) are Gavin Oaks, Rylan Ball, Sarah Hart, Caleb Murray, Michelle Preddy (visitor), and Jessica Hill; front row (left to right): Madison Pearce, Emma Pressey, Ian Williams, Joleigh Kearney, Will Champion and Abbie Myers.
Vance-Granville Community College’s Franklin County Campus will hold an open house, called the “Pre-Registration Premiere,” on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 2 to 6 p.m. The campus is located on N.C. 56 about one mile west of Louisburg. The “premiere” takes place shortly before the beginning of registration for the upcoming spring 2011 semester. Registration starts Nov. 15 for currently enrolled students, and Nov. 17 for new students.
Latrece A. Reese of Louisburg, a 1989 graduate of Franklinton High School, received her Master’s in Counseling degree on Oct. 10 at Webster University in Myrtle Beach, S.C. She also received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from N.C. Central University in 1994.
