Featured Top Story HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF '23: After losing several college signees, Bulls look to get back to winning GMC titles C. JEMAL HORTON Aug 4, 2023 Aug 4, 2023 Updated Aug 20, 2023 0 Hickory Ridge coach Jupiter Wilson, center, is pictured with players, from left, Andrew Schmidt, Jaylen Ussery, Cam Libby and Dom Testa C. JEMAL HORTON Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON Editor’s note: Today is the first installment of “Countdown to Kickoff '23,” a look at each Cabarrus County football team entering the 2023 season.kAmwp##x$q&#v – |2?J @7 E96 E@A A=2J6CD 2C6 8@?6[ 8C25F2E65]k^AmkAmp >:?5\3=@H:?8 `f A=2J6CD 7C@> =2DE J62C’D w:4<@CJ #:586 7@@E32== E62> 2C6 4@>A6E:?8 2E G2C:@FD =6G6=D :? 4@==686 E9:D 72==[ H9:49 >62?D D6G6C2= 7:CDE\E:>6 G2CD:EJ DE2CE6CD H:== 8C246 E96 C@DE6C H96? E96 #28:?’ qF==D E2<6 E96 7:6=5 E@ @A6? 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