Entries by Trey Snide

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW North Lenoir at Vance County Saturday, October 15th, 2018 Game Time: 1:00 PM Southern Vance lost last year’s first-ever meeting with the Hawks in a 50-36 shootout, but N. Lenoir went on to a 5-6 record (2-4 in their conference) and missed the playoffs.  The Hawks’ 2017 offense, a lot like this […]

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW Bunn at Vance County Friday, October 5, 2018 7:00 PM kickoff; Airtime on WIZS 1450 AM / 100.1 FM and online at wizs.com will be at 6:45 PM Vance County High School is back at home this Friday night against conference rival Bunn, the defending Northern Carolina Conference Runners-up.  Some Wildcats fans considered […]

VIPERS FALL TO RIVERSIDE IN DURHAM 33-6

VIPERS FALL TO RIVERSIDE IN DURHAM 33-6 After reaching the high point of their 2018 football season with a 36-6 victory over Roanoke Rapids last Monday, Vance County fell to a new low point just 4 days later.  The Vipers, who had scored at least three touchdowns in each of their first 5 games, were […]

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW Vance County at Durham Riverside Friday, September 28 7:00 PM Vance County High School is back on the road this Friday night in a non-conference matchup with Riverside in Durham. When former Northern Vance coach Cory Lea took over the Riverside program in 2017, the 4A Pirates had not had a winning […]

VIPERS TRIUMPHANT IN MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP

VIPERS TRIUMPHANT  IN MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP! Defeat Roanoke Rapids 36-6! When VCHS Athletic Director Joe Sharrow told Kemp Collins on WIZS Sports Mayhem last week that “good things are coming” for the Viper football program, he wasn’t just handing out “AD-speak” to the press!  The first ever victory for Vance County High School’s football program […]

NCHSAA Fall Championship Schedule Update

NCHSAA Fall Championships Update  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and Commissioner Que Tucker have made the decision to adjust the playoff calendar for fall sports following historic flooding and devastation in many areas of eastern North Carolina. “The complexity of adjusting dates for playoff […]

Vipers Football Preview: Vance County @ Roanoke Rapids

VIPERS  FOOTBALL  PREVIEW Vance County at Roanoke Rapids Monday, September 24, 2018 6:45 PM – Pregame 7:00 PM – Game Time Vance County High School faces the Yellow Jackets of Roanoke Rapids tonight (Monday 9/24/18). They will be traveling to the far eastern edge of the Northern Carolina Conference.  After four difficult weeks playing against […]

VIPERS FOOTBALL PREVIEW

VIPERS  FOOTBALL  PREVIEW At Viper Stadium vs. South Granville Friday, September 7 7:00 PM Vance County High School will begin conference play this Friday in memorable fashion: the game will be the first conference game for the new school’s football program, and the first game played in Viper Stadium, the repainted and repurposed Raider Stadium […]

VIPERS FALL TO 0-3 AFTER LOSS TO BEDDINGFIELD

VIPERS FALL TO 0-3 AFTER LOSS TO BEDDINGFIELD   Vance County High School’s new football program has now, mercifully, finished their season-opening three-game road trip.  The Vipers limped home from Wilson Thursday Night after a lopsided 55-20 loss to the Beddingfield Bruins, a solid team with an impressive tradition of playoff appearances. The Viper Offense, […]