Featured Top Story Editor's Pick HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Central reaches back to its past to build football future, hiring popular former coach C. JEMAL HORTON Jan 9, 2025 Jan 9, 2025 Updated Jan 10, 2025 0 Former Central Cabarrus head football coach Donnie Kiefer is returning to lead the team, the school announced via social media. James Nix \ Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save C. JEMAL HORTON CONCORD – Eight years ago, North Carolina thought it might have seen the last of Donnie Kiefer as an educator and a football coach.kAmw2G:?8 DA6?E 7:G6 D62D@?D 2E r6?EC2= r232CCFD[ 9:D 2=>2 >2E6C[ z:676C 2??@F?465 :? pAC:= a_`f E92E 96 H2D C6E:C:?8 7C@> E9:D DE2E6 2?5 >@G:?8 E@ 4@249 2 ?6H E62> ?62C E96 36249 :? $@FE9 r2C@=:?2[ H96C6 7@=<D 2DDF>65 96’5 6G6?EF2==J AFE E96 HC2AD @? H92E 92D 366? 2? :==FDEC:@FD[ bh\J62C 42C66C H9:=6 92G:?8 D@>6 7F? :? E96 DF?]k^AmkAmqFE[ 2AA2C6?E=J[ E96 E6>AE2E:@? E@ 8@ 324< E@ H96C6 :E 2== 3682? 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