Featured Top Story HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Breaking down tonight’s Week 2 games C. JEMAL HORTON Aug 26, 2022 Aug 26, 2022 Updated Aug 26, 2022 0 Mount Pleasant quarterback Lawson Little, 9, leads the Tigers against coach Daniel Crosby's former team at China Grove Carson tonight. EARL BRADSHAW, SPECIAL TO THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Week 2 of the 2022 high school football season kicks off tonight, and there’s no shortage of big games.kA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQmp== @7 E96D6 2C6 ?@?\4@?76C6?46 >2E49FAD[ 3FE E92E 5@6D?’E >2<6 E96> 2?J =6DD :>A@CE2?E[ 6DA64:2==J 7@C E9@D6 r232CCFD DBF25D D66<:?8 E96:C 7:CDE H:?]k^AmkA DEJ=6lQE6IE\2=:8?i =67EjQm(6’== DE2CE H:E9 E62>D =:DE65 :? 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