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JV Women, Varsity Men grab opening game wins By D.N. PENNELL. Jr. The Alexander Central High School JV and Varsity Basketball Squads opened the 2018-19 season with a home four-pack against the North Iredell Raiders on Wednesday, November 28. On the day, ACHS finished with a 2-2 record. The two schools split JV action with…

Five new members honored Monday, Nov. 19 By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander County Public Education Foundation held its seventh  Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Monday night, November 19, at the Alexander Central High School Auditorium  in Taylorsville. A crowd of more than 200 family, friends, and sports lovers converged on ACHS to…

  The NCHSAA announced the 2018 high school football playoff pairings on Saturday and the Alexander Central Cougars have been paired against Clyde Erwin High School in next week’s opening round. The Cougars (11th seed), which finished the regular season with an impressive 9-2 record, will travel to Asheville Erwin for a first round contest…

Alex JVs amass 473 rushing yards in 32nd straight win By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander Central’s JV Cougar Football Team closed out its third straight perfect season with its 48-0 win over the McDowell Titans in the season finale played Wednesday evening, November 7, in Taylorsville. The young Cougars improved to 9-0 on the season…

  Alexander Central High School has announced its new athletic website and asks athletes and parents to go online to help with the completion of state-mandated forms and paperwork. According to Nathan Robinson, Director of Athletics at ACHS, the new website is up and running and can be visited at   https://www.alexandercentralathletics.com.  Robinson is asking parents…

  Cougars run winning streak to 29 straight contests Alexander Central sophomore Daniel Morgan enjoyed a huge offensive night in the JV Cougar Football Team’s 50-14 whitewashing of the St. Stephens Indians on Thursday evening, October 18, in Taylorsville. Morgan ran the ball just four times in Alexander’s one-sided win at Cougar Stadium. However, the…

Morgan scores 4 TDs in team’s 26th straight win By DN PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team improved to 3-0 on the young season after winning its home opener 50-26 over the North Lincoln Knights on Thursday evening, September 6, at Cougar Stadium. The win was the 26th straight for the Alexander…

Morgan runs for 218 yards and three TDs By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team  built a 30-0 lead early in the fourth period and cruised to a 36-6 win over North Iredell on Thursday evening, August 30, in Olin.   Sophomore running back Daniel Morgan ran for 218 yards and…

Alexander tops Eagles 36-12 for 24th straight win By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. The Alexander Central JV Cougar Football Team opened the 2018 season with a 36-12 win over the Wilkes Central Eagles on Thursday evening, August 23, in Moravian Falls. The Cougars built a 30-6 lead at the half and were never challenged en route…

Former Cougar star chosen to lead one of NC’s top programs   On Tuesday night, August 14th, the Alexander County Board of Education approved the hire of former standout player Kylie Cockrell Hamby as the Head Coach of the Alexander Central High School Softball team. Hamby will fill the position that came open earlier this…