Featured Top Story COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF '23: Young Chargers and new coach aren’t worried about others; only themselves C. JEMAL HORTON Aug 9, 2023 Aug 9, 2023 Updated Aug 20, 2023 0 Cox Mill head coach Breon Homes, center, is pictured with players, from left, Isaac Donnell, Saxon Jenkins, Gavin Barber and Parker Walters. C. JEMAL HORTON, THE INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Breon Holmes has seen the pre-season football predictions for the Greater Metro 4 Conference.kAmp?5[ ?@[ E96J H6C6?’E G6CJ <:?5 E@ w@=>6D’ r@I |:== E62>]k^AmkAmx? E96 6:89E\E62> =628F6[ E96 r92C86CD 2C6 AC65:4E65 E@ 7:?:D9 7:7E9[ E9:D 7@C 2 AC@8C2> E92E E@@< D64@?5 A=246 :? 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