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Newsome leaving Butler for Kannapolis Brown

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Insiders:

Mike Newsome is the new head football coach at Kannapolis Brown. He was approved by the Kannapolis School Board Monday night at its 5 p.m meeting.

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Butler-Mallard Creek to play season opening football game in August

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Insiders:

Butler High and Mallard Creek, arguably the state’s two best high school football teams last year, will kick off the 2011 season against each other.

The game will be played Aug. 19 at Mallard Creek High.

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Got game?

From MatthewMintHillWeekly.com:

The Butler Athletic Booster Club raised about $400 for Matthews Butler High School Saturday, Jan. 22 by hosting the Madden Football Challenge, a tournament based on the popular video game, for students and the community.

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Butler’s Kris Frost commits to Auburn

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Spotlight:

Butler High linebacker Kris Frost committed to Auburn Saturday during the US Army All American football game in San Antonio.

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Associated Press N.C. All-State football team announced

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Insiders:

West Rowan keeps racking up wins, state championships and spots on The Associated Press All-State prep football team for North Carolina.

For the third straight year, the Falcons followed a state title by placing at least three players on the AP squad. Offensive lineman Charles Holloway, and defensive backs Domonique Noble and Eric Cowan were voted on the 2010 team by 15 sports writers from across the state in results released Wednesday.

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Christian LeMay participates in Georgia practice

From MintHillTimes.com:

Former Butler standout quarterback Christian LeMay officially joined the Georgia Bulldogs practices in the past three days. LeMay missed his senior season at Butler because of  violations of CMS Code of Conduct and has been home-schooled this year.

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Butler Bulldogs: design of a dynasty

From MatthewsMintHillWeekly.com:

RALEIGH – Their post-game walk through the bowels of Carter-Finley Stadium was different this time.

A year ago, in the minutes after the Butler Bulldogs won their first state championship in this same stadium, there was sheer pandemonium as they romped off the field and headed toward the locker rooms. Their screaming, their crying, their perpetual bouncing appeared to emit a sense of relief that they’d finally shaken the dreaded monkey off their shoulder pads, stopped being Independence High’s little football brother and proven to everyone that they were worthy of being state champions.

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N.C. Preps All-State football team feature several area players

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Spotlight:

Here is the NC Preps All-State football team. The All-Observer and All-Mecklenburg teams, selected by the Observer, will appear later this month.

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CMS All-Conference football teams announced

From CharlotteObserver.com Prep Spotlight:

Here are Mecklenburg County public school all-conference football teams. The All-Mecklenburg and All-Observer teams, selected by the Observer staff, will appear later this month. The all-conference teams are selected by the coaches.

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Great game for special Butler player

From CharlotteObserver.com:

RALEIGH Jahwan Edwards couldn’t sleep Friday night, so he turned the TV on to BET and hoped he might finally stop thinking about Butler’s Saturday N.C. 4AA championship game against Wake Forest-Rolesville.

BET didn’t work, so Edwards – a 6-foot, 235-pound senior tailback – tossed and turned and stared at his ceiling until 4:45 a.m. He’d asked teammate Austin Stewart to spend the night because Edwards is notoriously late and he wanted to make sure he was ready for his final high school game. This time, Edwards woke up Stewart.

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