Top Speed: Bulldogs' Morrison among state’s fastest sprinters, but he wants to be No. 1 (again) C Jemal Horton May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018 Updated Mar 19, 2019 0 Jay M. Robinson sprinter Jahrel Morrison is tied for the fastest time in Class 3A with a 10.7-second clocking in the 100 meters. C. JEMAL HORTON PHOTO Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C Jemal Horton CONCORD – Until the past few days, Jahrel Morrison literally was in a class by himself.kAmp?5[ H6==[ E649?:42==J[ 96 DE:== :D]k^AmkAm(:E9 2 E:>6 @7 `_]f D64@?5D[ |@CC:D@? 92D E96 72DE6DE `__\>6E6C\52D9 E:>6 @7 2?J 2E9=6E6 :? r232CCFD r@F?EJ E9:D D62D@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ EC24< 2?5 7:6=5 H63D:E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^2E9=6E:4]?6EQm2E9=6E:4]?6Ek^2m]k^AmkAm#62D@? E@ 766= 244@>A=:D965[ C:89Enk^AmkAm}@E ?646DD2C:=J 7@C |@CC:D@?] }@E 7@C 2 DAC:?E6C H9@ 492??6=D 9:D :??6C #:4<J q@33J H96? 96 AC@4=2:>D[ “%9:D :D >J >6?E2=:EJi ‘x7 J@F’C6 ?@E 7:CDE[ J@F’C6 =2DE]’ x 2=H2JD AFD9 92C5 :? 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TRACK AND FIELD: Cox Mill girls, A.L. Brown boys take home SPC championships KANNAPOLIS – It clearly was the Cox Mill girls track and field team’s time on Wednesday evening, as the Chargers emphatically brought an abrup…
Bulldogs’ title defense off to seamless start CONCORD, N.C. – There’s no championship hangover for the Jay M. Robinson football team this season.