Faith Christian School Patriots Coverage

Boys Tennis Rankings: Four teams join top 25 at end of regular season; nine join area code rankings

The top teams in the midseason area code rankings are: Croatan (252), Jordan (919), Terry Sanford (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and T.C. Roberson (828).

Boys Tennis Rankings: Providence Day, Providence, Jordan among those moving up at midseason

The top teams in the preseason area code rankings are: Martin County (252), Green Hope (919), Cape Fear Academy (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Providence Day (704), and Hickory (828).

Midseason Boys Tennis Rankings: Green Hope still leads the statewide top 25

We're just past the halfway point of the boys tennis season, meaning it's time to update the HighSchoolOT statewide and area code rankings.

HighSchoolOT's final statewide and area code rankings for girls tennis

Green Hope's win over Myers Park for the NCHSAA 4A championship decided the top spot in the HighSchoolOT final statewide girls tennis rankings.

Girls tennis rankings entering the postseason, with new HSOT format

Myers Park is the only team to have beaten Marvin Ridge and Charlotte Country Day, which is why they're 1-2-3. Green Hope and Durham Academy round out the top five.

HSOT Fall Watch List: girls tennis players to know for the 2022 season

The 919 area code, home to the Triangle, has 10 returning HSOT all-state players from last year's team while the 704, home to the greater Charlotte area, has seven.

Faith Christian School's Cayden Barnhardt wins Tom Suiter Extra Effort award

Faith Christian School's Cayden Barnhardt wins Tom Suiter Extra Effort award

North Raleigh Christian leads four new teams into statewide football rankings

North Raleigh Christian Academy, Ravenscroft School, Arendell Parrott Academy, and Cary Christian School are all ranked in this week's HSOT statewide football rankings.

No. 9 St. David's pulls away from No. 13 Faith Christian 62-40

St. David's overcame a slow start defensively to beat Faith Christian (Rocky Mount) in a decisive manner, 62-40. It was a top 13 matchup according to the HighSchoolOT NCISAA football rankings, with St. David's ranked No. 9 and the Patriots ranked No. 13.

Joel Bryant, HighSchoolOT reporter

Highlights: St. David's runs away from Faith Christian 62-40

St. David's overcame a bad start defensively to pull away from the Faith Christian Patriots in a big game on Friday night. The Warriors came out of the game victorious, 62-40.

Football: Faith Christian vs. St. David's (Oct. 30, 2020)

St. David's remained undefeated with a convincing win over Faith Christian on the Warriors' senior night.

Trinity Christian moves up in HSOT statewide football rankings

The rankings in volleyball, boys soccer, and girls tennis are on hiatus until the end of all NCISAA playoffs.

Twelve new teams in statewide fall sports rankings as NCISAA playoffs begin

There are 12 new teams in total in this week's HighSchoolOT statewide rankings in football, volleyball, boys soccer, and girls tennis.

The 200-point game: GRACE Christian, Faith Christian have one for the record books, literally

If I told you Faith Christian defeated GRACE Christian 112-88 on Friday night, you might assume basketball season started early in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association, but you'd be wrong.

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

Faith Christian's Weinstein, Hardy explain how their team scored 112 points

Faith Christian football coach Russell Weinstein told his team they would need to score 50 points to win the game, little did he know that wouldn't even win the first half. Weinstein and running back Shaikey Hardy discuss their 112-88 win over GRACE Christian.

Thompson scores 5 TDs as John Paul II downs Faith Christian, 52-42

Josiah Thompson ran for five touchdowns as the John Paul II Saints took down the Faith Christian Patriots 52-42 on Friday night.

Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer

Highlights: Potent ground game helps John Paul II past Faith Christian

Josiah Thompson ran for five touchdowns as the John Paul II Saints took down the Faith Christian Patriots 52-42 on Friday night.

Statistical preview of the 2020 NCISAA football season

While we won't see NCHSAA football until February, the NCISAA football season is starting this week with strict safety protocols. Here's a by-the-numbers look at some of the top players and teams we'll be watching.

Joel Bryant, HighSchoolOT reporter

Statewide baseball statistical leaders before season suspension

The baseball season is currently suspended until at least May 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but many teams were able to play some games before the suspension went into effect.

Nick Stevens, HighSchoolOT managing editor

Faith Christian's quiet leader earns Tom Suiter Extra Effort award

Hobart Brantley is a man of few words, but he's still the big man on campus at Faith Christian School.

Mary Dunleavy WRAL Sports anchor/reporter

New Bern, Terry Sanford, Jordan enter top 5 as baseball playoffs begin

Entering the playoffs, New Hanover has been a wire-to-wire No. 1 in the HighSchoolOT.com baseball rankings for the eastern half of the state, but it's anyone's guess how the final rankings will look next month after the postseason concludes.

New Hanover, Fuquay-Varina lead HighSchoolOT's preseason baseball rankings

Defending 3A state champion New Hanover sits atop the inaugural HighSchoolOT.com preseason baseball rankings for the eastern half of the state.

Extra Effort: Wilson defies odds while dominating the pool, slopes and ocean

Thomas Wilson was born without a femur but has found a way to compete in almost every extreme sport he can attempt. Faith Christian's Thomas Wilson is this weeks Tom Suiter Extra Effort award winner .

Mary Dunleavy WRAL Sports Anchor / Reporter

HSOT 101: We've got so many athletes to honor, we're adding a baker's dozen

HighSchoolOT.com's J. Mike Blake looks at some of the top performers in the east -- and there are so many we needed 114 spots instead of 101.

J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT.com Correspondent

Faith Christian rallies to beat St. David's to claim state championship

The Faith Christian Patriots won the 8-man NCISAA title with a 24-20 win over the St. David's Warriors.

Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT.com producder