Top Story Spotlight CABARRUS SPORTS BLAST Cabarrus Sports Blast: Concord, Central Cabarrus, West Cabarrus and Hickory Ridge advance Mark Plemmons Feb 18, 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Updated Feb 18, 2026 0 Kyzen Coleman fired three in a game earlier this season against Jay M. Robinson. He scored 26 points on Monday against West Rowan to lead the Spiders. Andrew Phillips, Special to the Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Concord advances to SPC semifinalkAm%96 r@?4@C5 $A:56CD 362E E96 (6DE #@H2? u2=4@?D ga\db :? E96 7:CDE C@F?5 @7 E96 $@FE9 !:65>@?E r@?76C6?46 %@FC?2>6?E @? |@?52J 2E #:>6C vJ> :? r@?4@C5]k^AmkAmxE H2D E96 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E H:? 7@C r@?4@C5[ H9:49 >@G65 E@ `c\`_] (6DE 72==D E@ `_\`c]k^AmkAm}6IE FA H2D E@ 36 2 4@?76C6?46 D6>:7:?2= >2E49FA H:E9 E@A\D665 y2J |] #@3:?D@? @? (65?6D52J ?:89E 2E fib_ A]>] %96 7:?2= 7@FC :D 36:?8 A=2J65 2E r2CD@? w:89 $49@@=]k^Am kAm%96 $A:56CD H6C6 =65 3J zJK6? r@=6>2? 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