CP History Project

Preserving the High School Sports history of the Carolinas is important to CarolinaPreps.com. Here we will document and preserve as much of our rich athletic history as we possibly can.

Cummings Football was always ahead of its time

At times, one of the most dominant programs in the history of North Carolina High School Football, Hugh M. Cummings High School in Burlington has a very storied history on the prep gridiron. From their earliest days of existence, Cummings was a force to be reckoned with on fall Friday …

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East Wake Football History

East Wake High School located in Wendell has a very interesting, yet very successful football history.  Originally built in 1965 as Vaiden Whitley High School, the school was rebranded as East Wake High School in the fall of 1977. The original school colors were Columbia Blue and White, but in …

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A look back at High Point Central’s rich football history

The city of High Point has an important place in North Carolina history.  It is one of the commercial hubs of the Piedmont Triad region, and among the most populated major cities in the state.  Founded in 1865, it was at the highest railroad elevation point between Charlotte and Goldsboro, …

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