Featured Top Story HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Trojans’ play in clutch leads to win over Spiders, at least a share of SPC title C. JEMAL HORTON Oct 15, 2022 Oct 15, 2022 Updated Oct 15, 2022 0 Players douse Northwest Cabarrus coach Eric Morman after the Trojans defeated Concord to win at least a share of the SPC title Friday. Todd Maulden/Special to the Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – The biggest Northwest Cabarrus football victory in three years took everything the Trojans could muster.kAm%96J H6C6 A=2J:?8 2 DE@FE r@?4@C5 $A:56CD E62> E92E H2D :?DA:C65 3J 9@>64@>:?8 24E:G:E:6D[ ?2JD2J6CD H9@ AC65:4E65 E96J’5 7:?:D9 :? E96 $@FE9 !:65>@?E bp r@?76C6?46’D =@H6C E:6C[ 2?5 E96 56D:C6 E@ <66A E92E D2>6 $!r’D 492>A:@?D9:A EC@A9J C:89E H96C6 :E 6?565 FA =2DE J62Ci :? #@36CE r] q2:=6J $E25:F>]k^AmkAmqFE E96 %C@;2?D 925 E96:C @H? >:DD:@?]k^AmkAmp?5 >6EE=6]k^Am Jemari Nored (5) looks to get yards after the catch. 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