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- Reactions from the first HSOT Jamboree, other football scrimmages
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45 min - Hear from Brad Alford, the next Commissioner of the NCHSAA
Newly announced NCHSAA Commissioner Brad Alford joined Joel Bryant and Ben McCormick to discuss the hiring process and his early vision for the association as he begins to transition into the role. Alford is set to start his transition on Aug. 24 and will replace Que Tucker on Oct. 1.
More on Alford's hiring: https://www.highschoolot.com/news/nch...
Get more coverage of North Carolina high school sports at HighSchoolOT.com on the free HighSchoolOT app -- available for all Apple and Android devices! Download the HighSchoolOT app here: https://www.highschoolot.com/story/do...
Download the HighSchoolOT app: https://www.highschoolot.com/story/do...
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Follow @HighSchoolOT on Instagram: instagram.com/highschoolot
Follow @HighSchoolOT on Twitter: twitter.com/highschoolot
Like @HighSchoolOT on Facebook: facebook.com/highschoolot
24 min - Catching up on coach/player movement for 2026 football & basketball
Guest Laieke Abebe (https://x.com/StrikaNation24_), Ben McCormick, and Joel Bryant recapped some of the most attention-grabbing coaching changes and player transfer announcements ahead of the 2026 high school football and high school basketball seasons.
Get more coverage of North Carolina high school sports at HighSchoolOT.com on the free HighSchoolOT app -- available for all Apple and Android devices!
Download the HighSchoolOT app here: https://www.highschoolot.com/story/do...
45 min - NCHSAA Calendar for 2026-27, Wells Fargo Cup State Champions, Alums Drafted to NBA
The team discussed the NCHSAA's official calendar for the 2026-27 school year, including the first calendars for flag football and boys volleyball, the first eight-classification Wells Fargo Cup Awards, and the three former North Carolina high school basketball players who were drafted in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Get more coverage of North Carolina high school sports at HighSchoolOT.com on the free HighSchoolOT app -- available for all Apple and Android devices! Download the
HighSchoolOT app here: https://www.highschoolot.com/story/do... Download the
HighSchoolOT app: https://www.highschoolot.com/story/do...
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44 min - Mallard Creek reversal, spring championship recap
Appeals board overturns Mallard Creek track and field disqualification, naming the Mavericks co-champions with Jordan High School. You can read the full story here.
Plus, the guys discuss the NCHSAA spring state championships after what was a crazy week with better than 30 championships decided in three days.
For more stories, news, photos and videos, visit HighSchoolOT.com
45 min - Mallard Creek Elevates Nyan Brown Track DQ Appeal to State Board
The viral Mallard Creek track disqualification is now being appealed to the NC State Board of Education's Independent Interscholastic Athletic Appeals Board. Ben McCormick and Joel Bryant, who witnessed the moment in person, share their view of the events, and J. Mike Blake helps to provide the larger context of what makes this situation different from other sports.
44 min - John Paul II added to the NCHSAA, Girls Flag Football and Boys Volleyball sanctioned
The team discussed a busy week of NCHSAA Board of Directors meetings, which resulted in the sanctioning of girls flag football/boys volleyball, the addition of the first non-diocesan private school to the association, and the rejection of proposals to implement a shot clock in basketball and reduce the playoff brackets from 48 to 32 teams.
56 min - NCHSAA Board of Directors to discuss playoff tweaks, new sports, new commish
J. Mike Blake and Joel Bryant jumped inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box to preview this week's NCHSAA Board of Directors meeting, which could lead to playoff system changes, new sanctioned sports girls flag football and boys volleyball, and new details on the next commissioner after Que Tucker's retirement.
Read more on HighSchoolOT.com
25 min - New NCHSAA seeding rules and state championship venues
Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box this week as Evan Moesta, and J. Mike Blake discuss the NCHSAA's new seeding rules and their 2025 fall sports state championship venues.
56 min - New NCHSAA playoff seeding, best area codes in each sport, Lejeune shutdown
Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box this week as Evan Moesta, and J. Mike Blake discuss how the government shutdown affects Lejeune High School, the impact that homeschool programs are having on the statewide scene, which area codes are the best in the state in each sport, what the new NCHSAA playoff seeding looks like, and what purpose conference tournaments now hold.
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Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box for the latest high school sports news and analysis across North Carolina with HSOT's Joel Bryant, Ben McCormick and J. Mike Blake. They are also joined my other members of the press from across the state.