Stories from the Sidelines: Volume 2

Vol. 2 of Stories from the Sidelines contains firsthand accounts and oral histories from former high school coaches who guided 24 football programs in 10 North Carolina counties. Included are inspiring, controversial, comical, and tragic tales of what took place in the state's lower foothills and south-central Piedmont. Candid conversations are remembered. Vivid descriptions are made of unusual events and incidents. How the hard decisions were made is also discussed, with a few surprises along the way.

A mixture of 85 old and new photographs will call more images to mind as these pages stir your own memories of autumn football on Friday nights.