Mount Pleasant running back Wyatt Lomax talks with Andrew Phillips after the Tigers' 35-6 win over the Concord Spiders in the season opener Thursday night in Mount Pleasant.
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Northwest Cabarrus beat West Cabarrus Thursday, Aug. 20, to open the 2026 season. Photographer Todd Maulden captured these photos.
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