Cleveland County is a county located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the western Piedmont, on the southern border of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,519. Its county seat is Shelby. Cleveland County comprises the Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area.
Bertie County is a county located in the northeast area of the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,934. Its county seat is Windsor. The county was created in 1722 as Bertie Precinct and gained county status in 1739.
Windsor is a town and the county seat of Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,630 at the 2010 census, up from 2,283 in 2000. Windsor is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region.
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2020, its population was 19,025. It is the county seat of Robeson County.
Jesse O. Sanderson High School, more commonly called Sanderson High School (SHS), is a co-educational 9–12 public high school located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States in the Wake County Public School System. The school was founded in 1968. It is named after a former superintendent of Raleigh public schools, Jesse O. Sanderson. Sanderson runs on a 2x4 block schedule; it was one of the first schools in the area to do so. It is known for its performing arts, athletic, and community outreach programs.
Independence High School is a high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina. The school mascot is the Patriots and the school colors are green and gold.
Charlotte Christian School is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school for grades JK–12 located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
West Forsyth High School is a four-year public, secondary high school located in the Winston-Salem suburb of Clemmons, North Carolina, United States.
Garner Magnet High School (GMHS) is a comprehensive public high school in Garner, North Carolina, United States, a city southeast of Raleigh. The school was founded as Garner Senior High School (GSHS), which graduated its first class in 1969. Garner is one of four high schools in the Wake County Public School System offering an International Baccalaureate Programme of study, along with Needham B. Broughton High School, William G. Enloe High School, and Millbrook High School.
Wando High School is a public high school within the Charleston County School District, located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States. The school serves students living in Mount Pleasant and other suburban portions of eastern Charleston County. Established in 1973, the school was re-built in 2004 to accommodate the town's rapid growth during the 1990s.
James Elbert Robbins was an American professional football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) from 1982 to 1993.
Jack Britt High School is a public high school located in southern Cumberland County, North Carolina. It is attended by approximately 2,000 students in grades nine through twelve. The school is a 2018 Winner of U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools Silver Medal.
Timothy Ray Goad is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He attended high school at Patrick County High School in Stuart, VA and was a member of the Cougar varsity football team. He played offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the team. After high school, he attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he played on the defensive line. After college, Goad was drafted in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He made his first professional appearance on September 4, 1988, in a 28–3 Patriots' victory. He played seven seasons in New England. In 1995, he played for the Cleveland Browns, and finished his career with the Baltimore Ravens in 1996. In 1998, Goad became the jackman for the NASCAR team Wood Brothers Racing, while also serving at Petty Enterprises and Kevin Harvick Incorporated, the latter in which he served as pit coach. He also worked as a professional bass fisherman. He currently resides in Pittsboro, NC C.I.D.. Area 3
Terry Sanford High School is a public high school in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It is named after Terry Sanford, who was a North Carolina state senator, Governor of North Carolina, and United States Senator. Students range from grades 9–12 and is a part of the Cumberland County School System.
Bertie County Schools is a PK–12 graded school district serving Bertie County, North Carolina. Its nine schools serve 2,900 students as of the 2010–2011 school year.
Travis Bond is an American former professional football offensive lineman. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, St. Louis Rams, Los Angeles KISS, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos. Bond is notable for his size, having been nicknamed "Treetop" as a child.
Joseph Thuney is an American professional football guard for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round in the 2016 NFL draft.
Brandon Malik Parker is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina A&T before being selected by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Ikemefuna Patrick "Ickey" Ekwonu is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Of Nigerian descent, he played college football at NC State where he was named a unanimous All-American and was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2021. Ekwonu was selected sixth overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2022 NFL draft.
