2014

Your in-depth preview ofNorthern & Northwest Guilford High Schools’

fall 2014 football season

Meet the football teams and coaches | 2014 game schedule2013 season results | Meet the cheerleaders | Meet the Vikings dance teamGet a sneak preview of the marching bands’ halftime performances

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FOOTBALLOver 500,000 youthinjuries occur annually.

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Basketball ..............26,095,000 .................249,650 ................................... 7%Soccer ....................13,941,000 .................104,190 ..................................13%Baseball ................. 12,292,000 ................... 61,510 .................................. 11%Softball ..................10,383,000 ...................39,070 .................................. 11%Volleyball .............. 10,075,000 ...................31,460 ....................................6%Football ...................9,034,000 ................ 275,050 ..................................13%Wrestling ..................3,217,000 .................. 33,790 ..................................14%Cheerleading ..........3,053,000 ..................28,890 ..................................12%Ice hockey ...............2,996,000 .................... 9,540 ..................................31%

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21% of traumatic brain injuries21% of traumatic brain injuries21% of traumatic brain injuries21% of traumatic brain injuries21% of traumatic brain injuriesamong American youth.among American youth.among American youth.

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at a glance:

2014 GAME SCHEDULE 2013 RESULTS

Northwest VikingsNorthwest Guilford High School5240 Northwest School Road, Greensboro

2014 GAME SCHEDULE(all games start at 7:30 p.m.)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONAug. 22 ..........Smith................................... HomeAug. 29 ..........Western Guilford .................. AwaySept. 5 ............Northern Guilford ................ HomeSept. 12 ..........Reidsville ............................. HomeSept. 19 ..........Reagan ............................... AwaySept. 26 ..........Grimsley .............................. AwayOct. 10 ...........Ragsdale ............................. Home homecomingOct. 17 ...........High Point Central ............... AwayOct. 24 ...........Glenn ................................. HomeOct. 31 ...........Southwest Guilford ............... AwayNov. 7 .............East Forsyth ......................... Away

2013 SEASON RESULTSDATE OPPONENT SCOREAug. 23 ..........Smith...................................................... 38-20 (W)Aug. 30 ..........Western Guilford ..................................... 42-7 (W)Sept. 6 ............Northern Guilford ................................... 7-33 (W)*Sept. 13 ..........Reidsville ................................................ 42-13 (W)Sept. 20 ..........Reagan .................................................. 37-35 (W)Sept. 27 ..........Grimsley ................................................. 39-7 (W)Oct. 11 ............Ragsdale ................................................ 42-15 (W)Oct. 18 ...........High Point Central .................................. 28-25 (W)Oct. 25 ...........Glenn ..................................................... 14-21 (L)Nov. 1 .............Southwest Guilford .................................. 50-14 (W)Nov. 8 .............East Forsyth ............................................ 42-27 (W)

Nov. 15 ...........Page .................................45-15 (W) 4-AA PlayoffsNov. 22 ...........Richmond .........................31-12 (W) 4-AA PlayoffsNov. 29 ...........Mallard Creek ...................13-56 (L) 4-AA Playoffs

*Won by forfeit

Northern NighthawksNorthern Guilford High School7101 Spencer Dixon Road, Greensboro

2014 GAME SCHEDULE(all games start at 7:30 p.m.)

DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONAug. 29 ..........Page ..................................... HomeSept. 5 ............Northwest Guilford ................ AwaySept. 12 ..........Williams ................................ AwaySept. 19 ..........Reidsville .............................. HomeSept. 26 ..........Western Alamance ................ HomeOct. 3 .............Eastern Alamance ................. AwayOct. 10 ...........Rockingham County ............. Home homecomingOct. 17 ...........Eastern Guilford .................... AwayOct. 24 ...........Northeast Guilford ................ HomeOct. 31 ...........McMichael ........................... AwayNov. 7 .............Morehead ............................. Home

2013 SEASON RESULTSDATE OPPONENT SCOREAug. 30 ..........Page ........................................................21-14 (W)Sept. 6 ............Northwest Guilford ...................................33-7 (L)*Sept. 13 ..........Williams ...................................................49-7 (L)*Sept. 20 ..........Reidsville .................................................34-33 (W)Sept. 27 ..........Western Alamance ...................................30-7 (W)Oct. 4 .............Eastern Alamance ....................................29-6 (W)Oct. 11 ............Rockingham County ................................35-0 (W)Oct. 18 ...........Eastern Guilford .......................................41-0 (W)Oct. 25 ...........Northwest Guilford ...................................49-0 (W)Nov. 1 .............McMichael ..............................................40-7 (W)Nov. 8 .............Morehead ................................................49-6 (W)

Nov. 15 ...........Eastern Guilford ...............28-0 (W) 3-AA PlayoffsNov. 22 ...........Central Cabarrus ..............34-14 (W) 3-AA PlayoffsNov. 29 ...........Weddington ......................22-19 (W) 3-AA PlayoffsDec. 6.............Crest ................................17-23 (L) 3-AA Semifinal

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NO. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION GRADE2 Tre Marsh 6’4 200 WR/DL 123 CJ Freeman 6’ 185 TB 114 Tristan Simmons 5’11 160 WR/DB 115 Cameron Harris 6’2 180 QB/DB 126 Mook Reynolds 6’ 180 WR/LB 127 Tucker Hoard 5’8 160 WR/S 118 Shawn Dowtin 5’8 155 QB 129 Miles Timmons 6’1 175 QB 1110 Landon Klick 5’11 200 TE 1211 Jeremiah McCoy 6’ 200 FB 1212 Ryan Klick 5’11 180 QB 1213 Daniel Kelly 5’10 165 TB/LB 1214 Tyler Rosbor 5’7 145 WR/DB 1215 Caleb Morgan 6’1 175 FB 1219 Garrett Marsh 5’11 170 QB/LB 1020 Chris Scales 5’7 150 TB 1121 Kamari Bonds 6’1 170 WR/DB 1122 Jon Sessoms 5’9 145 WR/DB 1123 Kyle Quashie 5’8 180 FB/LB 1124 Matt Mcgarry 5’11 190 FB/LB 1125 Max Maynard 5’11 170 WR/DB 1132 Collins Iwunze 5’10 150 LB 1133 Elijah Stephens 5’10 160 LB 1134 Stedman Ellington 6’ 160 WR/DL 11

NO. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION GRADE40 Trajhaun Relifud 6’2 180 FB/DE 1141 Mason Dean 6’4 185 TE 1242 Jacob King 5’10 170 TE 1243 Sawyer Lemoi 5’10 200 FB/DL 1144 Hunter Wade 5’11 205 FB/DL 1145 Nick Fryer 6’ 210 FB/DL 1250 Sammy Simpson 5’10 200 G 1051 Tyshawn Reese 6’ 240 T 1152 Duncan Taylor-Dean 6’1 200 T 1253 Fred McClintock 6’1 215 G 1255 Dylan Hakala 6’2 220 T 1160 Jake Moore 5’10 200 C 1061 Eric Hong 6’1 210 G 1263 Reid Thompson 6’2 210 T 1065 Jay Hardy-Stone 6’ 190 G 1070 Chris McQueen 5’10 250 T 1271 Josh Covington 5’10 220 C 1172 Jalen Hollins 5’9 220 G 1173 Chance Avery 6’ 230 T 1176 Kyle Williams 6’ 225 T 1080 Kamren Hicks 5’10 160 WR 1281 Caleb French 5’8 145 WR 1182 Kamaran McClanahan 6’ 180 WR 1286 Cedric McBroom 5’10 160 WR 11

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Head Coach Johnny Roscoe returns after a year away, and team sets its sights on another championship

by L.A. Logan

After winning three consecutive 3-AA North Carolina High School Athletic Association football champi-onships, Northern Guilford’s head football coach Johnny Roscoe decided it was time to retire his coaching whistle and head back to his farm in South Carolina.

But one player in particular thought Roscoe’s retirement, which had come as a surprise, wouldn’t last very long.

“Honestly, I had in the back of my mind that Roscoe was coming back home,” said junior running back CJ Freeman. “He just needed a break for a year to chill out. I knew he was coming back home.”

Freeman hit it right on the money.“Coming back just felt right,” Roscoe

said recently of his return to coaching at Northern. “I had a chance to watch a lot of high school and college football games, and I could still see things (I would do as a coach) in slow motion.

“If I couldn’t have seen that, I would have never come back.”

During his one-year sabbatical in South Carolina, Roscoe worked on his farm and learned from neighbors how to appreciate life outside of football.

“You don’t know everything, and if you sit back and listen, somebody will

teach you something,” Roscoe said. “There are a lot of people in the world who do different things on Friday nights besides going to football games.”

During Roscoe’s absence, Northern lost to Crest High School in the semifinals of the 3-AA NCHSAA playoffs last year. That loss brought an unfamiliar feeling to senior defensive back Mook Reynolds and the rest of the Nighthawk Nation.

Reynolds called the upcoming sea-son a “redemption year.”

“We’re trying to get back in the swing of winning

championships,” said Reynolds, who has verbally committed to play at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2015. “I’m a firm believer that we have the pieces to be

there again.

“Having Roscoe back

elevated the con-fi dence with the fans, the community, the team and the school.”

With the speed and talent on the Nighthawks’ roster, assistant coach Russell Stone said Northern has a great chance to win it all at the end of the year.

“The kids know how to win,” said Stone. “They expect to win, and there’s no excuse not to.”

After posting a 12-3 record last sea-son – one loss on the field and two by forfeit – the Nighthawks remain optimis-tic about their journey ahead. Reynolds said Northern has a good chance to

‘Redemption year’ for Northern Guilford?

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NO. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION GRADE1 Kyle Finne 5’10” 175 RB/DB 102 Kevin Henry 6’0” 170 WR/DB 123 Dakari Wright 5’8” 155 WR/DB 124 Carter Mitchell 5’10” 170 WR/DB 125 Michael Hunt 5’9” 160 WR/DB 126 Tariq Howard 5’9” 170 RB/DB 128 Josh Homol 5’11” 170 QB/DB 129 Anthony Bratcher 6’0” 165 WR/DB 1110 Thomas Hennigan 6’2” 185 WR/RB/DB 1011 Jonah Godehardt 6’1” 165 WR/DB 1112 Zac Ellison 5’10” 170 KICKER 1113 Ryan Gilmore 5’9” 170 WR/DB 1214 Dwayne Walls 5’8” 160 WR/DB 1115 Hunter Long 6’2” 165 KICKER 1216 Mark Garner 6’0” 175 WR/DB 1217 Trevor Buford 6’3” 155 WR/DB 1119 Jake Smith 6’2” 170 QB/DB 1020 Mark Murphy 5’11” 190 RB/DB 1222 Weston Haack 5’11” 170 WR/LB 1223 Travis Neal 5’10” 175 RB/LB 1124 Sam Eisel 6’0” 170 WR/DB 12

NO. NAME HEIGHT WEIGHT POSITION GRADE25 Zach Tyler 6’1” 175 RB/DB 1027 Myles Mitchell 6’0” 170 WR/DB 1228 Nathan Leasure 5’10” 165 WR/DB 1231 Hunter Powell 5’11” 220 OL/DL 1232 Ezra Otera 5’11” 190 RB/LB 1136 Jeremy Vinson 5’9” 175 RB/LB 1242 Casey Jacobson 5’11” 180 RB/LB 1252 Payton Stull 6’2” 225 OL/DL 1254 Javier Wilfong 5’11” 280 OL/DL 1257 Nick Capurso 6’5” 280 OL/DL 1259 Cole Underwood 5’11” 220 OL/DL 1260 Robert Perdue 6’3” 240 OL/DL 1261 Camden Smith 6’1” 225 OL/DL 1164 Dylan Mennen 6’4” 275 OL/DL 1265 Austin Scott 5’11” 210 OL/DL 1067 Cary Miller 6’3” 220 OL/DL 1268 Darrick Johnson 6’0” 235 OL/DL 1169 Stevie Williams 6’1” 260 OL/DL 1273 Logan Wisnoski 6’1” 160 OL/LB 1275 Randon Lee 6’2” 285 OL/DL 1176 Jared Braiman 6’4” 200 OL/DL 1187 Banks Tomlin 6’4” 190 TE/DL 12

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Rolfes takes over as head coach, and players say they are ‘dedicated to the cause’

by L.A. Logan

Dedicated. Resilient. Smart. Ener-gized. Swag.

These few words describe Northwest Guilford’s varsity football team as they get set to open up the 2014 season with their new head football coach and offen-sive coordinator, Jared Rolfes.

Rolfes, the former Northern Guilford offensive coordina-tor, knows firsthand what it’s like to be a high school football player adjusting to a new coach. It hap-pened to him in his senior year of high school.

“It became a good experience ... I’m hoping to do the same thing for these guys and build a lasting relationship with all of these kids.”

Northwest’s new head coach has already been a man of his word, and since his arrival, the vibe in the locker room has begun to change.

“Coach Rolfes brings a different type of ‘swag’ to the team,” said senior defensive back Kevin Henry.

During the team’s first meeting, senior wide receiver Mark Garner said Rolfes emphasized leadership and lead-ing by example, both on the field and in the classroom.

“We are dedicated to the cause,” confirmed Garner.

Of course, playbook transformations

accompany coaching changes.Northwest fans may be wondering if

the Wing-T is going to stay intact.On opening day, the Vikings expect

to debut a multiple spread offense and a 4-2-5 defense commanded by defensive coordinator Todd McComb, who brings coaching experience from Catawba College.

“The 4-2-5 is designed for us to be multiple versus any formation,”

McComb explained. “We have simple alignments and simple

assignments. We’ve seen glimpses of greatness

with our guys buying into what we’re trying to accomplish.”

The Vikings are returning their start-ing secondary from a year ago, led by Henry, and from a

pre-season view the defense looks stealthy.

McComb said stopping the run and securing tackles will be

the main goals on Friday nights. From the time the Vikings step onto the field until the time they step off, McComb believes in running a detail-oriented defense.

“I want us to be an excellent tackling team,” said McComb. “We put in the time ... to get our pads down, our feet popping, big wraps, heads up and run-ning our feet until we hear the whistle.

“There is not a minute to waste. We are one heartbeat.”

However, questions need to be an-swered on the offensive side of the ball.

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“We have a quarterback battle,” said Rolfes. “One practice it’s been one guy, and the next practice, it seems to be the other guy.

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It’s hard for a coach to dismiss those impressive

numbers, but Homol said he’s learning the playbook and knows Rolfes will make a smart decision on who starts against Smith on Aug. 22.

“He knows his X’s and O’s in the new spread offense that we’re set to run,” said Homol. “We’re going to do (what) works for us every game.

“We’re going to do whatever puts us in position to win.”

So, say goodbye to the Wing-T offense and 3-4 defense that helped Northwest to a school-best 12 wins last season.

“Nothing against the Wing-T,” said Garner, “but change is a good thing.”

Even though the Wing-T is out, Rolfes stressed that the offense will

have a lot of Wing-T principles. By not kicking the formation completely tothe curve, Northwest plans to keep a balanced attack by using a multitudeof weapons.

The trio of wide receivers – Garner, Henry and senior Weston Haack, who didn’t play last year due to a knee injury – form a solid nucleus of deep threats.

The multiple spread offense forces opposing defenses to set up in tradition-al defensive sets, unlike the Wing-T.

Rolfes emphasized that the offense will not attempt 40 passes a game due to a plethora of running backs – senior Mark Murphy, senior Tariq Howard and sophomore Kyle Finnie.

Each running back brings a different dimension to the game, forcing Rolfes to employ a running back-by-committee approach.

Reflecting his positive attitude, Rolfes said people are rewarded for doing things the right way and he hopes to project his character and moral values on his players to set up a solid founda-tion at Northwest.

“I want to be successful as a head coach, but not for me,” said Rolfes. “I want to do it for the school, the players and the coaches.

“And I think everyone has the same goals.”

MaxPreps.com ranked the Vikings 10th in the NCHSAA 4-AA preseason polls. With that in mind, the hunter becomes the hunted.

add to their legacy this year.But, first things first. Before taking

the field against crosstown-rival Page High School on Aug. 29, Roscoe and his coaching staff must choose a starting quarterback.

Senior Cameron Harris is one of four candidates vying for the job.

“I’m pretty confident playing quar-terback,” said Harris. “But helping my team out is my main goal. I’ll play wher-ever coaches need me.”

Wherever Harris lines up on Friday evenings, he plans to be all over the field, creating game-changing plays to help secure victories.

“We’re going to be ‘icy’ if we do the right things,” said Harris.

Northern hopes to fill another void on the team before preseason ends.

Roscoe admitted his team is still searching for multiple leaders on and off the field, and it’s going to take time for this team to mold into one unit.

“Right now, we have six people doing it right and five people doing it wrong,” said Roscoe. “We have to get those 11 right to be successful.”

With 41 years of coaching under his belt and a stadium named in his honor, Roscoe is hungrier than ever to deliver a special season for the North-ern supporters.

However, the school’s head football coach knows at the end of the day, preparing and developing is a process, every week is a new week and every week brings a new opponent.

“Every game is a rivalry,” said Roscoe. “We better not look ahead. We must take it one game at a time.”

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Crandall, Bagley, both former Vikettes, happy to be returning to alma mater to work withVikings dance team

by Laura Pullins

The Northwest Vikings dance team will begin the upcoming football season with two new coaches. Alumnae Christine Crandall and Bethany Bagley are excited to be back at their alma mater, and hope to build the same team camaraderie they remember having as Vikettes.

Crandall was a dancer all four years of high school, and captain of the dance team her junior and senior year. After graduating in 2007, she studied sociol-ogy at UNC-Charlotte, and now works as a social worker in the memory sup-port unit of a continuing care retirement community in High Point .

Crandall says she looks forward to returning to dance and helping the girls on this year’s dance team “become the best dancers they can be.”

Bagley danced for three out of her four high school years – two years at Dudley High and one at Northwest. After gradu-ating in 2005, she continued her studies at North Carolina A&T State University, receiving a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s in management and leadership from Liberty University. In addition to her new coaching position, Bagley works as a computer programmer at Aon Hewitt in Winston-Salem.

This will be the second position Bagley has had with Guilford County Schools; she worked three years for the school system as a computer pro-

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Bagley is thrilled to be coaching ambitious dancers, and hopes her girls will demonstrate what a “strong force of school spirit” the dance team brings to the Northwest community.

Although tryouts were held shortly after school ended in June, additional tryouts will be held Aug. 27-28 from7-9:30 p.m. in the old gym at Northwest High School.

Seven girls have already made the dance team based on their performance at the first round of tryouts: senior Samantha Jester, junior Victoria Glos-son, sophomores Elena Holiday, Ricki Howell, Brittany Lingao, Victoria Sparks, and freshman Jordan Taylor.

Even though the Vikettes aren’t currently scheduled for any perfor-mances beyond football and bas-ketball games, Coach Bagley said she plans on having community performances at nursing homes and hopefully, in the Christmas parade in

downtown Greensboro this December.

The Vikettes dance team will make their debut at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 during the home football game against Northern Guilford High School.

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Rhythm, blues – and footballThe marching Nighthawks prepare for unique halftime performance

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Though the new school year is not yet underway, members of the Nighthawks’ marching band have already been practic-ing their songs and steps for this year’s halftime show — “Rhythm and Blues: Then and Now.”

The eclectic mix of music features fan favorites from several generations, including hits by Booker T. and the MG’s, Bruno Mars, and many more. To spice things up even more, the band will close each game with a song selected by the students that aligns with the student body’s theme nights.

The marching Nighthawks not only perform at every home football game

of the season, but at almost every away football game. The band also performs in the annual Holiday Parade in down-town Greensboro each December, and the Summerfield Founders’ Day parade each May.

“We are here to support our school and to help create a great Friday night atmosphere for our community,” said Ed Kimbrough, Northern Guilford’s band and chorus director. “We have a great relation-

ship with the student body and it’s like a party every Friday night … an atmo-

sphere we work hard to create.”

And create is just what Kim-brough did as the first marching band director at Northern High School, which opened its doors to students in 2008.

By building the school’s music program from the ground up,

Kimbrough has been able to work with the band in developing a style unlike any other high school band he’s seen.

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Seniors Jenna Allen and Tucker Smith will serve as this year’s drum majors. Though Tucker is new to this role, Jenna served as one of two drum majors last year.

“They are both outstanding leaders who work well together and have done a lot to get ready for the season,” said Kimbrough.

Being a member of the marching band is not only a huge commitment for the students, but also for staff, volun-

teers and band boosters who dedicate their time and services.

In addition to the financial support from sponsors and fundraisers, the band boosters prepare dinner for the marching band, ensuring food is hot and ready for the students as they break from their after-noon rehearsals before the games.

As members of the Northern com-munity, residents can help support this program by purchasing raffle tickets, at-traction books, or by making a donation to the band boosters.

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Tucker “Tuckster” Smith, senior

Hometown: Greensboro

Extracurricular activities: Spanish Club; manager at Subway.

Favorite band: 5 Seconds of Summer

Favorite food: Sushi

Years as a musician: 7

Instruments: Clarinet,bass clarinet, contra clarinet, tenor saxophone and alto saxophone.

Drum major’s role: “As a drum major, its my job to lead the band at football games, parades and other events. Drum majors are also in charge of filing mu-sic, fitting uniforms and cleaning the band room. Also, we’re moti-vators for not only the band but the student body as well, especially during football games.”

My vision: “As a drum major, I hope to make this year the best year Northern’s marching band has ever seen. I love this job and wouldn’t trade it for anything!”

Dream job: To be a band teacher.

Pre-performance ritual: Get everyone hyped up by giving pep talks and doing cheers.

Meet the drum majorsJenna “Cupcake” Allen, senior

Hometown: Greensboro

Extracurricular activities: Student Council president, PTSA student rep-resentative, Girl Scouts, and Read-

ing Buddies

Favorite band: Anything country

Years as a musician: I’ve been playing piano since I was 5 and

I’ve been in band since I was 11.

Instruments: Piano and tuba

Drum major’s role: Helping the band prepare for all perfor-

mances, conducting and selecting what music we’ll be playing. It’s also our job to make every-one feel welcome while being productive. For

me, it’s all about helping the band progress musically

while having fun. It’s a cliché, but our band is like a family and Tucker and I want to continue to emphasize that.

Dream job: Environmentalist

Fun fact about me: I specifically chose NGHS because of the awesome band program.

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Vikings marching band to feature ‘feathery’ showfeature ‘feathery’ show

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The award-winning Northwest High School marching band has

another exciting season planned for Vikings fans.

This year’s halftime show, “The Birds,” was originally composed and arranged by Key Poulan, one of the country’s most highly acclaimed com-posers; the show is loosely based on Alfred Hitchcock’s movie.

“Our goal is to take the audience through the eerie, dark, calm, beautiful and aggressive nature that birds instinc-tively have, and place it on the field,” says band director Brian McMath.

As he has done at Northwest since 2004, McMath will lead the marching band, comprised this year of about 145

members. They are set to perform at football games, travel to competitions and host their own competition.

In addition to game performances, the Vikings band will partici-pate in several regional and national competitions begin-ning in early October.

Returning to WakeForest University on Oct. 11 for the Bands of America National Super Regional, the marching Vikings hope to make the finals this yearafter falling just three places short of that mark in the 2013 competition.

On Oct. 18, as many as 20 bands will travel from various counties and states to compete in a fall band festival hosted at Northwest. The Vikings will

perform at the end of the show, fol-lowed by an awards ceremony to honor the festival’s winners.

The band festival is just one of many fundraisers held throughout the

school year to help fund the Vikings band program. Inaddition to the marching band, the band program consists of the symphonic band, concert band, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, color guard and winter

guard. Other fundraisers include the annual December fruit

sale, car washes, dinners and merchan-dise sales – all of which help to offset the costs of purchasing instruments, music and uniforms.

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Nathan “Mac Daddy” Adamssophomore, drum major

Instruments played: Electric and acoustic guitar, tenor saxophone, vocalist

Years playing music: Five (three with the marching band)

Interesting fact: I’m related to Bill Gates.

Favorite food: Filet Mignon

Favorite band: Green Day

Dream job: Anesthesiologist

Nathan’s goal for the marching band: “To be a finalist in a national competition.”

Elizabeth Amossenior, assistant drum major

Instruments played: Flute/piccolo, vocalist

Years playing music: Seven (four with the

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Interesting fact: I was pretty shy until I joined band; we’re

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Favorite food: Fried chicken

Favorite band: Tracy Chapman, Dire Straits, Soilwork

Dream job: Singer

Elizabeth’s hopes for the marching band: “To push ourselves to the maximum of our potential, inspiring even the weakest of links to succeed. The main goal is to know you’ve done the best that you can and have fun while doing it.”

Meet the drum majorsships, student purchases and monetary donations, this program has brought a lot of positive recognition to the Northwest commu-nity, says McMath.

The marching band also relies heavily on the Band Boosters, comprised of volunteers who take care of things such as uniforms and props, transportation and chaper-ones for musicians and instru-ments, as well as an array of other duties.

The band program wouldn’t be as strong as it is today without the commu-nity’s past and present support, acknowl-edges McMath, adding that he hopes the tradition will continue for many decades to come.

In previous years, the marching band has travelled throughout the United States and abroad, performing at the Grand Canyon, Walt Disney World, the Florida Outback Bowl, Canada, and even Italy and Greece.

This December the marching band will perform at Walt Disney World.

“We applied for a spot in the ABC Christmas Day Parade filming, which will possibly take place that weekend,” says McMath. “ABC studios might choose not to use a band this year, but we’re hoping for the best.”

Regardless of whether they’re chosen to perform in the ABC Christmas Day Parade, the marching band will put on an excellent production right here in the northwest community – energizing football fans with their musical talents, choreography and school spirit.

For more information on the North-west marching band program, visit www.nwvikingband.org.

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With football season starting, the Northwest varsity cheerleaders are ready to kick things up a notch.

Varsity cheerleading coach Ginny Maurer is excited about her new role, and says she looks forward to “watch-ing the team grow, bond and shine as athletes and young women.”

“We look at ourselves as performers who encourage the crowd to yell, scream

and clap so our athletes can hear our support and win,” says Maurer.

Although Maurer never cheered in school, she trained to become a certi-fied coach after years of watching her daughter’s performances. It was then that she learned to appreciate the tremendous amount of athleticism required of cheerleaders.

Maurer has had the privilege of coaching all-star and high school squads for the past seven years. But her history as a coach goes beyond gymnasium floors and football fields – she coached for many years

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Photo courtesy of Lifetouch | The 2014-2015 Northwest Vikings varsity cheerleaders. Front row, from left: Jamie Sachs, Casey Elias, McKenzie Bondurant, Chloe Tuttle, Erin Morton, Cassidy Bayliff, Emily McCall,Brittany Mantle. Second row: Christian Phillips, Emily Boggs, Mallory Maurer, Katherine Durham, Ashley Elias, Katherine Hoyle, Lacy Hylton. Back row: Ginny Maurer (head coach), Holly Johnson, Brittany Smith, Haley Combrinck-Graham, Kayla Mclamb, Caitlyn Valent, Amanda Nelms and Ellie Messer, assistant coach.

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“Hard work and commitment pay off,” she said. “I want them to be proud as Northwest cheerleaders, and aware of the important roles they play in supporting our teams and promoting school spirit.”

The squad has been practicing two days a week over the summer, and will continue practicing two to three days a week during the school year.

As Maurer looks toward the upcom-ing football season, she says the cheer-leaders plan to “expand our involve-ment with the crowds, doing many new cheers, chants and callouts with team stunts and pyramids using signage.”

In addition to energizing the crowd at football games, the Vikings squad is preparing for several regional and state competitions throughout the football and basketball seasons.

Their first competition was on Aug. 19 at the Greensboro Grasshoppers stadium during the Newbridge Bank

Jamboree. This annual fundraising event is for local high schools, and gives cheerleading squads the oppor-tunity to showcase their skills in com-petitions before the upcoming season. One-hundred percent of the proceeds from this fundraiser benefits the partici-pating schools.

The Vikings cheerleaders will host a pre-state championship at Northwest High School on Oct. 25, with proceeds used to purchase new uniforms. The squad will also compete in the state championship at the Raleigh Convention Center on Nov. 15.

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Cheerleaders set to rally ‘Nighthawk Nation’ fansFirst home game of the season on Aug. 29 will be both exciting and a little ‘nerve-racking’by Hope FreemanNorthern Guilford student writer

To Alaria Benton, the first football game of the season is always the most exciting – and also the most nerve-racking – one for members of the cheerleading squad.

“It’s always big because we play Page, but very nerve-racking because they are a rival team,” says Alaria, a co-

captain of Northern Guilford’s varsity cheerleading squad.

But though big games can bring on the jitters, Alaria knows her job as a co-captain is to keep the crowd and her fel-low squad members pumped.

“It’s our job to make sure our fans stay in the game and are active,” she says emphatically.

Elly Dirks, also a squad co-captain, says the squad works hard to keep the crowd excited, and it’s a great feeling to help lead them.

“It feels awesome; the student sec-tion gets so excited about the game,”

Photo courtesy of Strawbridge Studios | The 2014-2015 Northern Nighthawk varsity cheerleaders are: front row, from left: Oriana Henderson, McKenna Nelson, Alaria Benton, Maggie Ilderton, McKenna West. Second row: Emma Brandberg, Bailey McClendon, Caroline Owen, MacKenzie

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Throughout the summer the girls practice hard to perfect their stunts, cheers and dances so they can enthu-siastically rally the crowd for the first game, and every game that follows.

Senior McKenna West says the squad focuses on improving during the week they spend at cheer camp on the campus of Wake Forest University – and that camp can be a little intense.

“I think it was difficult for us because we weren’t used to the all-day 12-hour practices,” admits West.

However, the cheerleading squad’s hard work pays off at the first game, and West says the crowd’s enthusiastic response is exhilarating.

“Everyone’s so excited to be back out there again and for the season to start. I appreciate the fans’ enthusiasm a lot, especially at the first game, because it sets the tone for the whole season. Their enthusiasm hypes up our football team and gets everyone fired up,” says West.

“[It’s] one of the best feelings, help-ing the football team pump up.”

Jennifer Jarrett joins Northern this year as head cheerleading coach. Jarrett cheered in high school, then at Florida State University for four years. In her senior year, FSU won the

national championship in the Orange Bowl, which gave the cheerleaders, football team, coaches and staff an op-portunity to visit the White House.

After graduating college, Jarrett coached the FSU cheerleaders for the next four years.

“Cheerleading gave me some amaz-ing opportunities, such as performing in the 1996 opening ceremonies for the Olympics, coaching and cheering in eight Bowl games, cheering during March Madness and making it to the Elite Eight, and competing at the colle-giate level of cheerleading,” Jarrett said. “For nine summers, I had the best job ever – I worked for the National Cheer-leaders Association (NCA), traveling all over the Southeast teaching cheerlead-ing camps. Cheerleading can be the springboard to many special opportuni-ties and can open the door for some amazing adventures.

“After meeting all of the girls for the first time this summer, I quickly learned that they are so proud to represent Northern Guilford High School. There are 18 girls on the varsity squad and 10 of them are seniors. This makes them a very tight group of girls. Some have been cheering together since seventh grade,” Jarrett said.

“I want the cheerleaders at North-ern to value the responsibility of being a student athlete, and recognize the wonderful things that it allows you to accomplish.”

File photo | The Northern cheerleaders kept ‘Night-hawk Nation’ pumped up throughout the 2013football season.

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