High School Football Player Makes Most Amazing Interception EVER
Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities famously opens up with the phrase, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I guess this was never a truer statement than to describe the current situation for one Adrian Walker Jr. Let’s start with the “worst of times.” On Sunday night, Walker and his Belleville High School teammates fell short in the Michigan Division 1 State Championship Game. Southfield A&T prevailed 36-32. This also ended Belleville’s 38-game winning streak (that included back-to-back state titles).
I know, seems pretty devasting right? Okay, okay, I’m getting to “the best of times.” During that game, Adrian Walker Jr. made what has to be considered one, if not THE greatest interception I’ve ever seen in all my years of watching football. In the first quarter, with Belleville trailing 6-0, Walker deflects a pass from A&T quarterback Isaiah Marshall. And by deflects, I mean tips the ball to himself and he completes the interception behind-the-back.
It is a WTH moment that you’ve got to see to believe. And an interception that has made Adrian Walker Jr., even in defeat, virally triumphant.
These Are The 25 Best High Schools For Athletes In North Carolina
Choosing the right school for your child can feel like the most important decision in the world. It’s a factor in where you purchase a home. Should you shell out the big bucks for private school education? How can you set your child up for success? So many parents stress about these decisions for years and years. And when your child is an athlete, regardless of it they are looking to play in college, that makes the decision that much harder. If your child has the potential to be a college athlete and potentially get a scholarship, you want to make sure they are in the best place possible to develop their skills and get noticed. Even if they are in it for fun, you still want them to have good coaches, and facilities and winning is nice too! How do you know the best High Schools for athletes in the state of North Carolina? Of course, you can look at the success of a specific team or program. State championships and players signed to college programs are certainly a reflection.
But we want to help you narrow it down. And Niche.com is here to help with rankings of schools and universities across the country. They recently released their 2023 rankings of schools. This includes K-12 as well as higher education. You can play around with the filters and view the rankings based on a variety of factors. One of those is a listing of the best high schools in for athletes in North Carolina. Which schools topped the list? Let’s find out.
For this list, we are including public, private, and charter schools. And the overwhelming majority are actually public schools! Though the top 2 are private with one being in Charlotte. But where did these rankings come from you may ask? According to Niche:
Explore the best high school sports programs based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking based on student and parent reviews of athletics, number of state championships, student participation in athletics, and the number of sports offered at the school. Compare the best high school sports programs in your area. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
If you’re looking for the best school to send your athlete to hopefully this list will help you narrow it down. These are the 25 best schools in North Carolina for athletes.
Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.
