SOUTHERN NASH'S CHASON ROYAL

STANHOPE -- Southern Nash High School's boys basketball program has never been blessed with a lot of size -- at least during Robbie Kennedy's tenure as the head coach.
Certainly, SN boasted plenty of tall units in the late 1990s thanks to the likes of Demario Daniels, Mo Boykin and Julius Peppers.
But since then, the Firebirds have had to rely on perimeter skill much more than inside scoring options.

FCS SWIMMER STEPHEN BANDY (Photo Submitted)

ROCKY MOUNT -- During his tenure as Faith Christian School's Athletic Director, Ronnie Beddingfield has devoted countless hours to researching the history of the school's athletic program.
Beddingfield has pored through documents in an attempt to make sure some of FCS' all-time greatest athletes are remembered.

RALEIGH -- North Carolina State University running back Zonovan Knight has claimed a spot on the prestigious All-Atlantic Coast Conference Football Team for the 2020 campaign.
Knight, a sophomore from Southern Nash High School, made the All-ACC Third Team list after a productive regular season campaign.

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina State University baseball team recently checked in at No. 13 on Collegiate Baseball's 2021 Preseason Poll, marking the fifth consecutive season the Pack has been featured on the publication's preseason poll and 19th-straight year the squad has either started or finished the season nationally ranked.

Guard Darrin Bailey will be a key returnee this season for the Southern Nash HS boys basketball squad under Coach Robbie Kennedy.

Jackson Vick, now a junior, will be a key part of Southern Nash High School's boys basketball rotation during the 2021 season under veteran skipper Robbie Kennedy.