Athens Drive Jaguars Coverage

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: In last regular season top 25, Orange moves up and Durham Academy moves in

Orange jumped from 19th to 14th. amid some top-20 shuffling, but the bottom was almost untouched from a week ago, save for Durham Academy joining the rankings to replace Weddington.

Top Play: Ben Horton scores in 6th overtime to lift Broughton past Athens Drive in boys lacrosse

Broughton junior Ben Horton scored with about two minutes left in the sixth overtime period as the Capitals defeated Athens Drive 9-8 in a boys lacrosse game on Thursday night.

Photos: Athens Drive vs. Broughton boys lacrosse (Apr. 25, 2024)

Broughton scored a goal in the sixth overtime period to beat Athens Drive 9-8 in boys lacrosse.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Weddington, Northern Guilford join, Marvin Ridge rises

Marvin Ridge moved up from 18th to 12th and Holly Springs fell from 11th to 14th and Topsail (after an upset loss to unranked Laney) fell from 13th to 22nd. Ardrey Kell was also on the move, jumping from 19th to 16th.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Orange, North Lincoln enter statewide top 25 with big changes

Athens Drive fell to Broughton the same week Broughton was upset by Leesville Road, causing both to fall. Marvin Ridge held off Ardrey Kell, lifting the Mavericks and some of its opponents.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Lake Norman rises after big weekend; 1 new team joins top 25

The only new team in the statewide top 25 was Charlotte Christian, which defeated Charlotte Country Day to solidfy its spot at No. 16. The Knights replace Orange.

Photos: Green Hope vs. Athens Drive girls lacrosse (Apr. 5, 2024)

Green Hope girls lacrosse used a big first half to earn a 16-5 win over Athens Drive on April 5, 2024

Highlights: No. 8 Heritage earns thrilling road win at No. 11 Athens Drive

Dean Cox registered some key second half goals to help the Huskies improve to 10-0 with a big non-conference win at Heritage.

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Wrestling Team

Forty wrestlers are making the team for the second, third, or fourth season and five have made it all four seasons.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Athens Drive, R.J. Reynolds move into statewide top 25

Exiting the rankings were Christ the King and Durham Academy.

Southwest Guilford baseball wins big on opening day of Bobby Murray Tournament

The Cowboys improved to 10-1 overall by scoring a run in all five innings that they stepped to the plate

Evan Moesta, Sr. Creative Specialist

Photos: Southwest Guilford vs. Athens Drive baseball (Mar. 29, 2024)

Southwest Guilford took down Athens Drive 11-1 in five innings on the first day of the Bobby Murray Invitational on March 29, 2024. (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

Southwest Guilford's offense erupts in big win over Athens Drive

The Cowboys picked up six strikeouts on the mound from Kaden Morgan, and at least a run in each inning as they defeated Athens Drive 11-1 in five innings at the Bobby Murray Invitational.

Final Rankings: Eastern Guilford boys wrestling leads dual-team statewide top 25; Seaforth and others lead area codes

In the final boys dual-team wrestling area code rankings, Washington is ranked first in the 252, Seaforth in the 919, Lumberton in the 910, Eastern Guilford in the 336, West Rowan in the 704, and Avery County in the 828.

Weddington leads HSOT boys track & field preseason rankings

After ending last year ranked fifth, Weddington begins this season as the preseason No. 1 team in the HighSchoolOT outdoor boys track & field statewide rankings.

Ashley, Manteo head up preseason girls soccer statewide and area code rankings

The top teams in the preseason area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Apex (919), Ashley (910), Wheatmore (336), Ardrey Kell (704), Asheville (828).

Watch List: 150 names to know in NC baseball for 2024

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming baseball season with its annual watch list. This year's watch list features 25 names from each of the state's six area codes.

Joel Bryant

Watch List: The 50 names to know in NC boys lacrosse for 2024

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming boys lacrosse season with its annual watch list. This year's watch list features 50 names across the state.

By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Watch List: 25 of the state's best boys track & field athletes entering the 2024 season

HighSchoolOT is previewing the upcoming boys outdoor track & field season with its annual watch list. This year's watch list features 25 names across the state.

By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Davie County wins 4A wrestling tournament title; Mallard Creek's Cam Stinson named MOW

The Most Outstanding Wrestler award went to Mallard Creek's Cameron Stinson, who made history as just the third wrestler in state history to finish his career with four titles and zero career losses.

J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Predicting who might win the indoor track & field championships -- and those who could challenge

We hand out bracket superlatives, give four favorites and one dark horse for each, and even make championship predictions.

By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor

Photos: Holly Springs vs. Athens Drive in girls flag football (Feb. 3, 2024)

Holly Springs defeated Athens Drive 13-6 in girls flag football on Saturday, February 3, 2024.

Here's the Wake County girls flag football schedule & results for Feb. 3

Saturday marks the opening day of the inaugural girls flag football season for Wake County schools.

Joel Bryant

Athens Drive football coach Tommy Smith sees value in coaching Jags' flag team

Tommy Smith, Athens' head varsity football coach, is an assistant on the Jaguars girls' flag football team.

Joel Bryant

Tommy Smith: Coaching flag football has actually helped me as a coach

Athens Drive football coach Tommy Smith is also an assistant on the Jaguars' girls flag football team. He spoke with HighSchoolOT about the first day of action and what his main takeaways are from helping with the new sport.