Draughn Wildcats Coverage

Photos: Burns vs. Draughn baseball (Apr. 24, 2024)

Burns baseball improved to 22-0 with an 8-3 win over Draughn on April 24, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

No. 1 Burns plays long ball, remains unbeaten following win over Draughn

Marshall McGowan and Jackson Toney combined for three home runs in the first two innings of an 8-3 win

Evan Moesta, Sr. Creative Specialist

Highlights: McGowan and Toney go yard in Burns' win over Draughn

Marshall McGowan and Jackson Toney combined for three home runs in the first two innings as top-ranked Burns overcame an early deficit to defeat Draughn 8-3.

No. 16 R-S Central remains perfect, shuts out Draughn for Tony Causby Classic championship

Drew Yelton pitched a complete game shutout as the Hilltoppers defeated Draughn 12-0 in six innings. The Wildcats (11-2) got just three hits on the night and committed four errors.

By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Highlights: R-S Central baseball shuts out, run-rules Draughn

Drew Yelton pitched a complete game shutout as No. 12 R-S Central defeated Draughn 12-0 in six innings in the Tony Causby Classic championship game to hand the Wildcats just their second loss of the year

Watch List: 150 names to know in NC baseball for 2024

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming baseball season with its annual watch list. This year's watch list features 25 names from each of the state's six area codes.

Joel Bryant

Marvin Ridge, Northwest Guilford lead preseason softball statewide and area code rankings

The top teams in the preseason area code rankings are: Pamlico County (910), Wakefield (919), North Duplin (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Marvin Ridge (704), Alexander Central (828).

Robbinsville wins 1A wrestling tournament title; Kage Williams named MOW

The Most Oustanding Wrestler award is also making its way back to Graham County: four-time state champ Kage Williams, who won the 190-pound title, earned the award for the Black Knights.

J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Here are the 2023 holiday basketball tournaments in North Carolina

Here is a list of each tournament, the teams that they feature, and where they take place. Many will start on Dec. 26.

Girls Basketball 828 Watch List: Top WNC programs return high-end talent

These athletes from the mountains of North Carolina want to keep making a name for themselves in 2023-24.

Rosters released for East-West All-Star Football Game in December

For the first time, the East-West All-Star Football Game will be played in December. The players who will represent both teams have been picked.

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

Football Rankings: West teams make up 68% of the statewide Top 25

Only one team from last week's edition of the HSOT Top 25 lost, so only one new team joins this week.

Football Rankings: Two new teams join Statewide Top 25 after stable week

Only two teams from last week's HSOT Top 25 dropped out this week.

Football Rankings: Millbrook joins statewide top 25

Only one team in the HSOT Top 25 lost last week.

Draughn is likely the Western Highlands favorite after beating Mitchell: HSOT Postgame

Draughn defeated Mitchell 57-42 on Friday night, meaning it is likely the favorite to win the Western Highlands Conference, according to David Jones and Jeff Link of Scoreboard Radio.

The Starting 22: Best players from week five of high school football

The Starting 22 features the best performances by players from each position on the football field.

Joel Bryant, HSOT Sr. Football & Recruiting Editor

Football Rankings: West Charlotte leads 5 new teams into the statewide Top 25

West Charlotte, Hoggard, New Bern, Watauga, and Holly Springs joined the statewide poll.

The Starting 22: Best players from week four of high school football

The Starting 22 features the best performances by players from each position on the football field.

Joel Bryant, HSOT Sr. Football & Recruiting Editor

Football Rankings: Huge changes to statewide top 25 after a wild week four

East Forsyth and Seventy-First slid up into the top five while Eastern Alamance, South View, Leesville Road, and Clinton joined the statewide ranks.

Draughn avenges last season's loss to East Burke: HSOT Postgame

David Jones of Scoreboard Radio broke down Draughn's win over rival East Burke in week three of the high school football season.

Kickoff at some football games pushed back due to extreme heat

According to the National Weather Service, high temperatures across most of the state could be in the upper 90s, with the hottest temperatures farther south and west in the state.

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

The HSOT All-State baseball team for the 2023 season

The third-annual HighSchoolOT all-state baseball team features 19 two-time selections and six three-time picks in South Brunswick's Walker Jenkins, Randleman's Hunter Atkins, Pinecrest's Colby Wallace, Grace Christian of Sanford's Brandon Crabtree, Northwest Guilford's Bristol Carter, and East Surry's Folger Boaz.

Building the Fence: Class of 2024 in-state football commits

HighSchoolOT's tracker for in-state college football commitments among players in the class of 2024.

Joel Bryant, HSOT Sr. Football & Recruiting Editor

The HSOT All-State softball team for the 2023 season

The third-annual HighSchoolOT all-state softball team features 35 two-time selections and four three-time picks in East Lincoln's Betsy Eatmon, Providence Grove's Emma Mazzarone, South Caldwell's Kadie Becker, and Western Alamance's Taylor Apple.

Draughn coach Chris Powell on how the Wildcats can build off 13-2 season

Draughn High School head football coach Chris Powell joined HighSchoolOT to preview the 2023 season for the Wildcats. Last year. Draughn finished as the 1A west runner-up with a 13-2 overall record and a 6-0 record in the Western Highlands 1A/2A Conference.