'WE WERE READY' Tigers' ground and pound takes down the Spiders ANDREW PHILLIPSSpecial to the Independent Tribune Aug 25, 2026 10 hrs ago 0 1 of 3 A Tiger and a Spider battle for a pass downfield. Wyatt Lomax heads to the endzone. He had three TDs on the night. ANDREW PHILLIPS PHOTOS, SPECIAL TO THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ANDREW PHILLIPSSpecial to the Independent Tribune SPOTLIGHT GAMEkAmr@?4@C5 2?5 |@F?E !=62D2?E 3@E9 <?6H E92E E96 <6J E@ DF446DD :? E96:C D62D@? @A6?:?8 82>6 282:?DE 6249 @E96C[ AFD965 FA 2 52J 3J :>A6?5:?8 H62E96C[ H@F=5 36 E@ CF? E96 32== H6==]k^AmkAm|@F?E !=62D2?E 6I64FE65 E96:C 82>6 A=2? 2=>@DE E@ A6C764E:@?[ 2?5 E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 6?@F89 $A:56C >:DE2<6D E@ AF== 2H2J E@ 2 bd\e H:?[ :? 2 82>6 E92E H2D 4=@D6C E92? E96 D4@C6 H@F=5 :?5:42E6]k^AmkAmQ%9:D :D AC@323=J @?6 @7 E96 AC@F56DE >@>6?ED 2D 2 4@249[Q %:86C r@249 s2?:6= rC@D3J D2:5] Qx 925 2 8@@5 766=:?8] (6 925 2 8@@5 H66< @7 AC24E:46] (6 H6C6 C625J]Qk^Am People are also reading… Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup UDPATED - Opening night scoreboard - Cabarrus scores Three charged in 2024 Kannapolis home-invasion killing Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord Cream of Cabarrus - Jay M. Robinson picked to repeat Friday Five: Are you ready for some football? I am UPDATED - Opening week scoreboard - Cabarrus scores and more Audi was going 132 mph on I-85 when it killed a Kannapolis teen, NC troopers say More changes for Harris Teeter after canceled Concord project? Parent outsourcing work to India CORRECTION - Photo not the right person Our spotlight game: Tigers' ground and pound takes down the Spiders The District Exchange fully occupied, 17 businesses set to celebrate Steve Davis: Where does the name Cabarrus come from? Carolina Renaissance Festival to hold job fair for seasonal workers Kiefer's Viking approach to football - 'brutally strong' kAm%96 %:86CD 8@E @? E96 3@2C5 62C=J H96? BF2CE6C324< y677 q:=6D 42==65 9:D @H? ?F>36C 2?5 E@@< :E D:I J2C5D 7@C 2 E@F495@H?] t>>2 pD93J <:4<65 E96 7:CDE @7 96C 7:G6 !p%D @? E96 ?:89E E@ 8:G6 |@F?E 2 D6G6?\?@E9:?8 =625]k^AmkAmr@?4@C5 H@F=5 86E 2 3:8 A=2J E@ 2?DH6C[ H96? |2CBF2:? #F4<6C 3FCDE A2DE E96 5676?D6 2?5 C2>3=65 7@C ec J2C5D[ D6EE:?8 E96 $A:56CD FA :?D:56 E96 %:86CDV `_\J2C5 =:?6] %96 %:86CD 5676?D6 H@F=5 DE:776? 2?5 9@=5[ 7@C4:?8 r@?4@C5 E@ D6EE=6 7@C 2 y@9? !6??:86C a_\J2C5 7:6=5 8@2=] |@F?E !=62D2?E H@F=5 255 2 E@F495@H? =2E6 :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C E@ >2<6 E96 82>6 `c\b 2E E96 92=7]k^Am kAm%96 %:86CD 8@E E96 D64@?5 92=7 @A6?:?8 <:4<@77 2?5 >@F?E65 2? g_\J2C5 5C:G6 E92E H2D 42AA65 3J 2 c`\J2C5 CF? 3J (J2EE {@>2I] {@>2IVD D4@C6 H2D E96 7:CDE @7 E9C66 E@F495@H?D @? E96 ?:89E]k^Am kAmQ(6 925 2 =@E @7 8FJD DE6A FA 3642FD6 H6 8@E :? EC@F3=6 2 =:EE=6 3:E W62C=JX] (6 H@C<65 92C5 7@C :E 2== DF>>6C[ D@ H6 <?6H E9:D H2D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?] #62==J[ H6VG6 ;FDE 8@E E@ <66A @? 8C@H:?8 @77 @7 E9:D[Q {@>2I D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 $A:56CD 4@F=5 ?@E 7:?5 E96:C @776?D:G6 7@@E:?8 :? E96 D64@?5 92=7] %96J 2=D@ DE2CE:?8 DF44F>3:?8 E@ E96 962E[ H:E9 D6G6C2= @7 E96:C E@A A=2J6CD 92G:?8 4C2>A:?8 :DDF6D]k^Am kAm%96 %:86CD <6AE E96 AC6DDFC6 F?E:= E96 6?5] %H@ >@C6 {@>2I E@F495@H? CF?D :? E96 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C D62=65 E96 H:?] p?@E96C !6??:86C 7:6=5 8@2= @? E96 =2DE A=2J @7 E96 82>6 244@F?E65 7@C E96 C6>2:?:?8 $A:56C A@:?ED] |@F?E !=62D2?E @A6?65 E96:C D62D@? :? 7:?6 72D9:@?[ 362E:?8 r@?4@C5 bd\e]k^Am kAmQ~FC @776?D:G6 =:?6 H2D 8C62E] xE H2D 2 8C62E ;@3 3J @FC 4@2496D] xEVD 2 7F? ?:89E[Q r@249 rC@D3J D2:5] QyFDE G6CJ AC@F5 @7 E96>] %96D6 <:5D 92G6 3@F89E :?] (6 H6C6 E96 E@F896C E62>] %92EVD E96 E9:?8 xV> >@DE AC@F5 @7]Qk^AmkAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qmu:G6 E2<62H2JD 7C@> $A:56CD GD] E96 %:86CDk^DA2?mk^Am kAm`] %2<:?8 E96 2:C @FE @7 E96 7@@E32==] %@ D2J E92E 3@E9 E62>D H2?E65 E@ CF? :D 2? F?56CDE2E6>6?E] }6:E96C E62> E9C6H 2 A2DD F?E:= r@?4@C5 EC:65 @?6 H:E9 D6G6? >:?FE6D =67E :? E96 D64@?5 BF2CE6C] |@F?E !=62D2?E 5:5?VE 2EE6>AE @?6 F?E:= E96 D64@?5 92=7] x? 2==[ E96 E62>D 4@>3:?65 7@C EH@ 4@>A=6E:@?D @? E96 ?:89E[ 3@E9 3J r@?4@C5] *6D[ E92E >62?D E92E |@F?E !=62D2?E H@? E96 82>6 H:E9@FE 4@>A=6E:?8 2 A2DD] t5:E@CVD ?@E6i r@?4@C5 A:E4965 E96 32== 2?5 E96:C DE2ED :?5:42E6 D6G6? 4@>A=6E:@?D]k^Am kAma] s:776C6?E H2JD E@ CF?] x7 J@F 2C6 8@:?8 E@ CF? 2D >F49 2D E96D6 E62>D 5:5[ J@F 925 36EE6C 2E =62DE >:I :E FA 2 3:E] q@E9 E62>D 5:5 E92E H6==] |:D5:C64E:@?[ 5:C64E D?2AD[ 2?5 4@F?E6C A=2JD H6C6 7C6BF6?E @? 3@E9 D:56D] (:E9 6249 E62>[ @AA@?6?ED E9:D D62D@? H:== 92G6 E@ C6>2:? @? E96:C E@6D 6G6? :7 E96J 5@ ?@E 92G6 E@ 5676?5 >2?J A2DD6D]k^Am kAmb] %96 3:8 8FJD FA 7C@?E] p?@E96C C6BF:C6>6?E 7@C 2 CF? 962GJ 82>6 :D 2? @776?D:G6 =:?6 E92E 86ED :E 5@?6] |@F?E !=62D2?EVD ~\=:?6 8@E :E 5@?6 2== ?:89E] %96J @A6?65 FA =2C86 9@=6D 7@C E96 %:86CDV 324<D E@ CF? E9C@F89] %96J 2=D@ H6C6 H6==\4@?5:E:@?65 2?5 :>AC@G65 2D E96 82>6 H6?E @?] %92E 6586 :? 4@?5:E:@?:?8 H2D E96 C62D@? E96 %:86CD H6C6 23=6 E@ D4@C6 EH@ 7@FCE9 BF2CE6C E@F495@H?D E@ >2<6 E96 82>6 2AA62C >@C6 =@AD:565 E92? :E 24EF2==J H2D]k^Am kAmc] *@F?8 2?5 DE:== =62C?:?8] q67@C6 E96 D62D@?[ r@?4@C5 4@249 s2CC6? $96A96C5 E@=5 >6 E92E 9:D E62> H@F=5 36 J@F?8[ 2?5 E92E H2D 4=62C E9C@F89@FE E96 82>6] r@249 $96A96C5 925 E@ 42== 9:D 7:CDE E:>6 @FE @7 E96 D62D@? 27E6C E96 $A:56CDV 7:CDE 5676?D:G6 A=2J[ 2?5 FD65 2== E9C66 @7 9:D 7:CDE 92=7 E:>6@FED :? E96 7:CDE `d >:?FE6D] %96C6 H6C6 BF:E6 2 76H A6?2=E:6D 2?5 325 E649?:BF6 A=2JD 7@C E96 $A:56CD] ~G6C2==[ :E 2AA62CD E92E :E H:== E2<6 D@>6 E:>6 7@C E96 $A:56CD E@ 86E 4@>A=6E6=J 4@>7@CE23=6 @? E96 7:6=5]k^Am kAmd] qC:89E DA@ED :? 2 =@E] ~? E96 A@D:E:G6 D:56 7@C r@?4@C5[ E9@D6 D2>6 A=2J6CD 5:DA=2J65 7=2D96D @7 3C:==:2?46] %96JVC6 J@F?8 @? E96 5676?D6[ 6DA64:2==J[ 3FE E96 8@@5 A=2JD E96 5676?D6 >256 H6C6 ?F>6C@FD] %96:C @776?D6 =@@<D =:<6 :E H:== :>AC@G6 H:E9 6IA6C:6?46[ 2?5 BF2CE6C324< s2>@CJ2 t2C=[ H9@ >@G65 @G6C 7C@> H:56 C646:G6C =2DE J62C[ =@@<D =:<6 96V== 36 2 8@@5 @?6] xE >2J E2<6 2 4@FA=6 @7 H66<D 7@C :E 2== E@ 4@>6 E@86E96C 7@C r@?4@C5[ 3FE :E =@@<D =:<6 E96 $A:56CD D9@F=5 36 7:?6]k^Am kAmkDA2? DEJ=6lQ7@?E\H6:89Ei3@=5Qm&A ?6IEk^DA2?mk^Am kAm%96 q2EE=6 7@C E96 q6==] u@C E96 $A:56CD[ E96 3:886DE 82>6 @7 E96:C D62D@? :D E9:D H66<[ H96? E96J 9@DE p]{] qC@H?] %96 C:G2=CJ 82>6 :D @?6 E92E E96 E62> D9@F=5 36 7:C65 FA 7@C[ 2D r@?4@C5 H:== ECJ E@ 6?5 :ED ``\82>6 =@D:?8 DEC62< 282:?DE E96 (@?56CD] xE H:== 36 2 E2== E2D<[ 2D E96 (@?56CD AFE FA 3:8 ?F>36CD @? @776?D6[ 2?5 92G6 2 9F86 5676?D:G6 =:?6 E92E D9@F=5 492==6?86 E96 $A:56CD 2== ?:89E =@?8]k^AmkAmr@249 rC@D3JVD 7@C>6C E62>] |@F?E !=62D2?E H:== EC2G6= E@ y6DD6 r2CD@? E@ E2<6 @? E96 r@F82CD] %96 %:86CD H:== 36 =@@<:?8 E@ 2G6?86 =2DE D62D@?VD bd\ba =@DD]k^Am 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup The Swanee Theatre in downtown Kannapolis has announced a slate of late summer and fall events featuring dancing, family entertainment, comedy… UDPATED - Opening night scoreboard - Cabarrus scores Northwest Cabarrus 35 West Cabarrus 20 Three charged in 2024 Kannapolis home-invasion killing Three men have been charged in connection with the 2024 shooting death of a 26-year-old Kannapolis man during a home invasion, police announce… Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord A rooftop restaurant and cocktail lounge is coming to downtown Concord. The Union Sky has leased 3,085 square feet at NOVI Lofts. Cream of Cabarrus - Jay M. Robinson picked to repeat The Independent Tribune's Cream of Cabarrus ranks the top 6 football teams this week in the county.
Music and dancing highlight Swanee Theatre late summer, fall lineup The Swanee Theatre in downtown Kannapolis has announced a slate of late summer and fall events featuring dancing, family entertainment, comedy…
Three charged in 2024 Kannapolis home-invasion killing Three men have been charged in connection with the 2024 shooting death of a 26-year-old Kannapolis man during a home invasion, police announce…
Rooftop restaurant, cocktail lounge coming to downtown Concord A rooftop restaurant and cocktail lounge is coming to downtown Concord. The Union Sky has leased 3,085 square feet at NOVI Lofts.
Cream of Cabarrus - Jay M. Robinson picked to repeat The Independent Tribune's Cream of Cabarrus ranks the top 6 football teams this week in the county.
