The Central Cabarrus Vikings are state champions after a dominant season. Coach Jim Baker has maximized the team's talent and used math to make the Vikings a dominant force.
RALEIGH – The venerable old arena, vibrating with the voltage of a rock concert only 30 minutes earlier, was quiet now, save for the humming of vacuum cleaners tidying up
Now winners of 62 of its last 63 games, Central Cabarrus completed an undefeated season and brought home the second state championship in program history with a 65-51 victory over Northwood on Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A championship game. The title is the Vikings' first since winning it all in 2020.
RALEIGH – With its most glaring deficiency solidly exposed in the first two minutes of the game, it was important the Central Cabarrus boys basketball team counter with its cache