Featured Top Story HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cannon Cougars’ Mills one of nation’s best, makes prestigious all-star game C. JEMAL HORTON Dec 21, 2022 Dec 21, 2022 Updated Dec 21, 2022 0 Cannon Cougars junior long snapper Grant Mills, left, is pictured with kicking guru Brandon Kornblue in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Clearly, long snapping is taking Grant Mills, well, a very long way.kAm|@DE C646?E=J[ :E E@@< E96 r2??@? r@F82CD ;F?:@C 7@@E32== DE2?5@FE p%U2>Aj% $E25:F> :? pC=:?8E@?[ %6I2D[ H96C6 96 H2D ?2>65 2 &]$] pC>J p==\p>6C:42?] %92E 5:DE:?4E:@? >62?D |:==D H:== 86E E@ A=2J :? E96 a_ab &]$] pC>J q@H= 27E6C 9:D D6?:@C D62D@? H:E9 E96 r2??@? r@F82CD]k^AmkAm%96 &]$] pC>J q@H= :D 2 9:89 D49@@= 2==\DE2C 82>6 5C2H:?8 D@>6 @7 E96 E@A 8C:5:C@? A6C7@C>6CD :? 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