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Nash Central running back Raequan Fernandez churns for extra yardage for the Bulldogs during last Friday night's home playoff decision against the South Granville Vikings.

A pair of Nash Central defenders hurry South Granville quarterback Charlie Vestal during last Friday night's football playoff game at The Dawg Pound on the NCHS campus.

SANFORD -- Under normal circumstances, there is little certainty for the Southern Nash High School football program heading into a particular season.
It's become almost taken for granted through the years that the Firebirds will be strong, will compete for the Big East Conference Championship and win at least one game -- and sometimes more -- in the Class 3-A State Playoffs.

Southern Nash's Tralon Mitchell picks up yardage for the Firebirds last Friday night against Lee County.

Southern Nash High School's Zyshone White makes a quarterback pitch to a teammate during last Friday night's road playoff showdown versus the Lee County Yellow Jackets.

RED OAK -- Coming off a one-score squeaker of a win in the Class 3-A State Football Playoffs in the first round, Northern Nash set its sights on the 15-seed Smithfield-Selma Spartans last Friday night, with SSS riding high on what has been by far the school's best season in over a decade.
Behind a four-touchdown performance from star running back R.J. Loring, the Knights engineered a 39-21 win to advance to the third round of the state playoffs for the first time since 2010.

NASH COUNTY -- Northern Nash's Chloe Harrington and the entire Rocky Mount High School team were the big winners during the 2021 Big East Conference girls tennis season this fall.
Harrington, a senior, once again went undefeated during Big East action on her way to yet another league singles championship.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team cruised to a monster blowout win over Mount Aloysius College (Pa.) 93-37 on the road at Mary Washington (Va.) last Saturday afternoon in the Hyatt Tip-Off Classic.
Senior wing Damon McDowell led the NCWC offense with a season high of 31 points on 11 of 17 shooting overall including 6 of 11 from three-point land.

NASH COUNTY -- The complete All-Big East Conference Volleyball Team for the 2021 campaign is as follows:

FAYETTEVILLE -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College football team fell 38-7 on the road at Methodist University last Saturday evening in their season finale.
With the loss, the Bishops finished 4-4 in the USA South Conference and in a tie for 4th place while finishing 4-6 overall.
After MU got on the board first in the first quarter with a 50-yard touchdown pass, the Bishops came right back in the second quarter to tie the game with a 33-yard TD run from freshman RB Trevon Crank that completed a 6-play, 80-yard drive.

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