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Atwood named coach of year
Maurice Atwood, who resides in Davie County and coaches wrestling at Eastern Guilford, was named the NFHS Coach of the year for men’s wrestling in 2023-24. Twenty-four high school coaches from across the country were selected as National Coaches of the year by the NFHS Coaches Association.
Williams earns All-America honors
Palmer Williams of Baylor football earned All-America honors from Phil Steele.
Williams was named first-team All-Big 12 Conference by the league’s coaches, the Associated Press, Sports Info Solutions and College Football News, who also tabbed him the punter of the year. A sophomore out of Advance, Williams led the nation with a 49.3 yard per punt average, and had a long of 79 yards, which tied for the longest punt in the nation in 2024.
The 6-2, 201-pound Williams finished 2024 setting the program record for punting average (49.3). He had 22 punts of 50 yards or more, ranking fourth in Baylor single-season history.
King playing for Presbyterian
There’s a Davie County connection on the Presbyterian men’s basketball team. Davie senior Landon King’s brother, Iverson King, is a 6-6 freshman guard for the Blue Hose. He is averaging 6.3 points and 2.6 rebounds for the season.
Iverson played basketball for North Davie before attending high school at Forsyth County Day.