Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s North Carolina High School Coach of the Week (Oct. 3-Oct. 8)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s North Carolina High School Coach of the Week for Oct. 3-Oct. 8 as nominated by our SBLive staff

Mike Duprez | Oct 9, 2022

Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s North Carolina High School Coach of the Week (Oct. 3-Oct. 8)? /

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s North Carolina High School Coach of the Week for Oct. 3-Oct. 8 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced Friday, Oct. 14 If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email gary@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @SBLiveNC.

THIS WEEK’S FLORIDA COACH OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

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Mark Holcomb, Oak Grove

The undefeated Grizzlies just beat rival North Davidson, where Holcomb once coached, 30-14 to improve to 7-0. North Davidson had Oak Grove’s number for a while, winning five of six, but Holcomb has the Grizzlies firing on all cylinders in 2022.

Bryan Davis, North Brunswick

In this era of explosive offenses, low-scoring games are very much the exception. Davis just directed his Scorpions to a grinding, 6-0 win over Hoggard. They're now 6-1 and this is one of North Brunswick’s best teams in many years.

Richard Shuping, Rolesville

Shuping’s team walloped previously undefeated Millbrook 35-6. Now that’s an attention-getter for sure. Rolesville got hot in the playoffs last year and reached the 4-A state championship game.

It looks the Rams are still on fire.

Nick Eddins, Pinecrest

The Patriots knocked off previously unbeaten Lee County 40-23 and are on track to win their first-ever conference championship. Eddins is in his first season at Pinecest. He's won at two other stops and he’s doing it again.

John Mozerka, Apex

The undefeated Cougars pounded rival Apex Friendship 42-14. That's the fifth time they have topped 40 points in 2022.

Apex was 5-5 last season, so Mozerka has the Cougars on a big-time upswing in 2022.

D.J. McFadden, Independence

The Patriots beat Providence 28-13 to improve to 6-1 on the season. Independence was 5-4 in 2021 and McFadden has the program moving along with plenty of momentum.

Will Byrne, Maiden

A former player at Maiden, Byrnes is winning as a coach, too. The Blue Devils were 13-1 last season. So far, they're 6-1 in 2022.

Published Oct 9, 2022

MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.