This year's field of teams includes: Apex, Cardinal Gibbons, Heritage, Hillside, Millbrook, New Bern, Southern Durham, and Wake Forest. All eight teams made the N.C. High School Athletic Association state playoffs in 2022, including the 4A state champion and the 4A regional runner-up.
Southern Durham High School standout linebacker Kris Watson spoke with HighSchoolOT about improving from a 150 tackle season last year, becoming better in coverage, and about how good this Spartans team can be in 2023.
HighSchoolOT spoke with 4-star defensive lineman Isaiah Campbell at Southern Durham's summer workouts. Campbell transferred to Southern Durham from Greene Central after the school year because of a family relocation. Campbell discussed how he is acclimating and broke down the latest developments in his recruitment.
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's football program recently became the first to offer Jordan Glover and Tyler Richmond of Southern Durham High School.
Southern Durham used a 19-point performance from Jackson Keith, nine second-half points from Cameron Daniels and timely stops on defense to top Rocky Mount 64-58 on Thursday in the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A playoffs.
With the victory, the fifth-seeded Spartans advance to the third round, where they'll host No. 13 Franklinton, which scored an upset victory over No. 4 White Oak.