Martin County Schools will consolidate the athletic programs at Riverside and South Creek high schools, effective this fall. The school board passed the motion unanimously on Monday night.
HighSchoolOT has learned that Riverside (Martin County) freshman standout Jysen Shepherd has transferred to J.H. Rose High School in Greenville. Shepherd led all freshman quarterbacks across North Carolina in every statistical category last fall.
Tarboro is back in the fourth round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A state playoffs after beating Riverside-Martin on Friday night, 34-14.
Created in the honor of the late former executive director of the NCHSAA, the scholarships are being given to four student-athletes for the first time in the award's history.