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The win improved Monmouth to 7-0 in the Coastal Athletic Association and clinched the Hawks a share of the conference title, while effectively ending any chance the Aggies (4-6 overall, 3-3 in the CAA) had of earning a trip to the postseason.

A house was defended, pride was restored and now a resurgent A&T football team enters the final three games on their schedule with the wind at their back and a slim yet still feasible chance to earn a postseason berth.

As A&T becomes the center of the HBCU universe this week, its surging football team has quietly emerged as one of the hottest teams in the Coastal Athletic Conference.

In the most anticipated chapter of Greensboro’s premier high school football rivalry, the Grimsley Whirlies unleashed a relentless second-half surge to defeat the Page Pirates 43-12 on Friday night. The showdown marked the first time both programs entered the rivalry battle undefeated, but it was Grimsley that walked away alone atop the Metro 6A/7A Conference standings.

Aggies win on a 34-yard field goal in overtime.

Eastern Guilford’s flag football team’s defense continued its suffocating run while the offense scored in every single quarter on Monday night, Oct. 5, powering the Wildcats to a 28-0 conference shutout of neighboring Northeast Guilford Rams.

Daniel Evans threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns to power Northern Guilford Nighthawks to a dominant 51-8 league victory over previously unbeaten Asheboro on Friday night, Oct. 2.  

Just one week after an upset win over nationally ranked Rhode Island, the Aggies continued to ride that momentum for most of the night against Bryant before an improbable late-game collapse saw the Bulldogs score 10 points in just over two minutes to escape with a 31-30 win.

In a dominant Friday night conference clash, the Page Pirates protected their home turf and kept their current win record intact, defeating cross-town rival Dudley, 35-6. Page dictated the tempo from start to finish, stiffening their defense against the Panthers while executing efficiently on offense. The Pirates cruised to their fifth consecutive win of the season.

The Aggies defeat a nationally ranked team for the first time in eight years

Just when it appeared that the A&T football program was slowly starting to build more consistency and finally learning how to win, the Aggies took a major step backwards last Saturday with an …

The Carolina Cowboys (14-9) went 2-1 at Cowboy Days with wins on Friday and Sunday to remain ranked No. 3 in the PBR Teams standings, two games back from the Missouri Thunder and Nashville Stampede, who remained tied atop the league standings with matching 16-7 records.

Powered by a blistering attack and a commanding presence at the net, North Carolina A&T swept archrival North Carolina Central 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-17) before an electric home crowd of 952 at Moore Gymnasium.

The Aggies will head back on the road this weekend seeking that elusive first win of the season, when they visit a tough Campbell team down in Buies Creek, NC. By Semaj Marsh  Peacemaker Sports As A&T head coach Shawn Gibbs stood back from the podium on Monday and reflected on his team’s latest heartbreaking …

The injury to Braxton Thomas – who threw for a career high 240 yards passing against Morgan State in the opener - comes at a specifically bad time for the Aggies who are now preparing to face archrival North Carolina Central this weekend in what ‘s always the most anticipated matchup of the year.

Nick Iannone made a trio of early tackles, breaking the career total tackles record for the Guilford College football team, but they were unable to get in rhythm at Pride Field on Saturday night, falling to crosstown rival Greensboro College, 48-7, in the 25th Annual Gate City Soup Bowl.

The A&T football program showed definite signs of improvement last Saturday night during its season-opening loss to Morgan State, but there’s still a stage of development the Aggies will need to master in year two under head coach Shawn Gibbs: learning how to finish.

The Grimsley Whirlies used a dominant fourth-quarter push to pull away from the West Forsyth Titans, securing a 31-17 non-conference road victory on Friday, August 29, 2026.

Under the Thursday night lights in Guilford County, the powerhouse Reidsville Rams overcame their own miscues to deliver a commanding 35-14 season-opening victory over the host Northern Guilford Nighthawks.

DJ Reader Football Jamboree

At the 7th annual DJ Reader Football Jamboree snapped into action on Friday, August 14 at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson Stadium in Greensboro.

Michael Brennan  won the Wyndham Championship on Sunday by three shots to cap off the tour’s regular season and earn his way into post-season play.

With the win, Bowling Green improved to 25-11 in the second half of the season, while Greensboro fell to 20-16.

With the victory, the East extended its winning streak to four games dating back to 2023 and widened its lead in the historic all-time series to 29-23.

The Charlotte Crown continued their strong play Sunday afternoon, taking down the Greensboro Groove 91-79 on the road.

The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Greenville Drive, 3-1, on Sunday, July 12. With the win, Greensboro improved to 13-8 in the second half, while Greenville fell to 9-12

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