Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box this week as Evan Moesta, and J. Mike Blake break down Shelby football's stunning 90-0 win over Highland Tech, what schools are surprise state title contenders this fall, and how to slow down the rise in ejections at NCHSAA athletic contests.

Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box this week as Evan Moesta, Joel Bryant, and J. Mike Blake look back on the first two weeks of the high school football season, why NC teams have dominated out of state opponents, where East/West lines will fall for the postseason, and why soccer and volleyball players have opted out of playing at the high school level.

Step inside the HighSchoolOT Press Box this week as Evan Moesta, Joel Bryant, and J. Mike Blake preview the top high school football games in each area code for week one. The team also dives into the NCHSAA's new state championship calendar and the rising concern around fan behavior at high school sporting events.

HighSchoolOT makes a stop in each region of the state to preview the 2025 high school volleyball season in North Carolina. 

Hear from Ayden-Grifton head coach Nicole Waters, Gray's Creek head coach Amber Strickland, Kings Mountain head coach Heather Pasour, Cardinal Gibbons' Texas-bound Genevieve Harris, Reagan's Kentucky commit Elly Randolph, and Cherokee's Joscelyn Stamper.

What goes into determining HighSchoolOT's All-State baseball and softball teams? Who made HSOT's preseason statewide Top 25 rankings for football? What coaching changes stand out the most before the 2025-26 season?

Other topics include results from the NCCA East-West All-Star Games and the Los Angeles Chargers' signing of Garner alum Nyheim Hines.