Chris Hughes

Nicknamed the 'Guru of High School Football' by Charlotte Observer columnist Langston Wertz, Jr., Chris Hughes is the Founder and Managing Editor of CarolinaPreps.com. A lifelong fan of the game, Chris grew up in Kannapolis and has devoted most of his life to covering the sport. Before starting CarolinaPreps, he spent time as a coach at multiple schools and is a U.S. Army veteran.

Top 25 Roundup for Week 6

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during Week 6. 4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Chambers (5-1) Lost to #2 Hough 16-10 2 Hough (5-0) Def. #1 Chambers 16-10 3 Cleveland (5-0) Def. South Garner 58-18 4 Cardinal Gibbons (3-2) Lost …

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Guru’s Picks: Week 6

Here are this week’s Guru’s Picks, where I pick the winner for every game in the state tonight.  Last week, my record was 131-25 for a winning percentage of 83.97.  My overall season winning percentage stands at 86.5.

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Top25 Roundup for Week 5

Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during Week 5. 4A Classification Rank School Record Result 1 Chambers (5-0) Def. West Meck 64-6 2 Hough (4-0) Def. North Meck 53-14 3 Cardinal Gibbons (3-1) OPEN 4 East Forsyth (3-1) Lost to Reagan 22-18 …

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Week 5 Scoreboard

Here are the scores from across North Carolina broken down by classification. 4A Classification Apex Friendship 35, Green Hope 14 Asheville 54, North Davidson 0 Britt 49, Byrd 0 Butler 70, Garinger 0 Cary 23, Green Level 14 Chambers 64, West Mecklenburg 6 Chapel Hill 35, Person 21 Charlotte Catholic …

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The Guru’s Picks for Week 5

We’ve reached the fifth week of the high school football season here in North Carolina and the level of play is starting to heat up all across the state.  Beginning this week, many programs will begin conference action and for a lot of schools, the hopes of a conference championship …

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Week 5: Friday Night Football Matchups

It’s now Week 5 across the state and here are tonight’s games broken down by classification. 4A Classification A.C. Reynolds at North Buncombe A.L. Brown at Hickory Ridge Apex at Panther Creek Ardrey Kell at Porter Ridge Broughton at Rolesville Catawba Ridge at South Mecklenburg Chambers at West Mecklenburg Corinth …

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Upcoming Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas suspended

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Following a special meeting that was called on Thursday by Shrine Bowl Board of Governors Chairman Ray Fields, it was unanimously decided to officially suspend December’s Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas game, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 18th in Spartanburg. Citing concerns …

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