Football schedules for the 2025 season are starting to be announced all across the Tar Heel State and SBLive Sports North ...

Mallard Creek wasn’t trying to be cute in its season-opener Thursday at Memorial Stadium. The Mavericks played tough defense and used a physical, run-heavy offensive style that seemed to wear ...

That defense will be the key to the Mavericks’ playoff success. Mallard Creek’s offense is averaging more than 24 points per game, but has struggled against teams in the N.C. 4A playoffs ...

Mallard Creek head coach Kennedy Tinsley is fed up ... To Tinsley’s point, the Mavericks are coming off an 8-4 season where, in seven of their eight wins, their defense held their opponents ...

Mallard Creek’s turnaround actually started before the half. His team down 21-0, Christian Dixon returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. The Mavericks cut the deficit to 21-14 midway ...

Mallard Creek is going to get another shot at Hough. The Mavericks, No. 7 in The Sweet 16, went to the mountains and beat previously unbeaten Watauga Saturday 23-0. The game was postponed Friday ...

Mallard Creek’s boys took a runaway win at the N.C. 4A Western Regional track championships in Charlotte on Saturday. The Mavericks won all four boys’ relay events and got two hurdles wins ...

While Mike Palmeiri was the Mavericks’ head coach when Humphries and Simpson played, both NFL players had high praise for Tinsley. Former Mallard Creek coach Mike Palmieri, now coaching in ...

Charlotte native Trenton Simpson was once a Mallard Creek Maverick, turned Clemson Tiger, and now he is projected to go in the first round of this year’s draft. Channel 9′s DaShawn Brown spoke ...