Charlotte's Garinger Makes the playoffs!

Garinger High Schools last trip to N.C. football playoffs was in 1990. Making the playoffs and hosting a playoff game are special at Garinger, which is 4-7. The Wildcats won four of their past six games after ending a streak of 61 straight losses on the field. Since 1989, Garinger has had four losing streaks at least 18 games long.

Coach Carter came to Garinger from a winning team at Dalton(Ga.) High. He has turned around the program and genarated a new era of school pride. “It still hasn't hit me,” said Carter, whose team will play Providence Friday. “ … Our kids are enjoying it. This is something they won't forget. They made history.” Garringer football is all the the buzz around town! "Everyone is pulling for these guys, they deserve this" said Betty Bland

Go Wildcats!

Independence - Madison Game Cancelled Due To Weather Concerns

Charlotte's Independence High's road football game against Florida power Madison County on Friday has been cancelled because of potential bad weather from Tropical Storm Hanna.

Patriots coach Tom Knotts said he was told by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials that they didn't want Independence traveling in unstable conditions. Madison County is about 45 miles east of Tallahassee. The Cowboys are Florida's reigning 2A champion.

It would have been the second straight season with an out-of-state trip for Independence, which won seven straight N.C. championships before losing in last season's N.C. 4AA final. The Patriots' 109-game winning streak was snapped by Elder (Ohio) High in Cincinnati last September.