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North Carolina's Top-Ranked High School Football Team Dismantles Whistleblower Allegations On Playoffs Eve

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Hough is set to begin the high school football playoffs in North Carolina on Friday night. It was cleared of wrongdoing from an investigation into eligibility violations on the night before the postseason. The Huskies completely dismantled the attempted whistleblower’s allegations. Whomever it was that tried to destroy the best high school football team in the state failed in his or her efforts. The train rolls on. Hough is the top-ranked high school football team in North Carolina. William Amos Hough High School is located in Cornelius, North Carolina, a northern suburb of Charlotte. Opened in 2010, it enrolls more than 2,500 students in Grades 9-12. The Huskies compete in Class 8A of the NCHSAA as members of the Greater Charlotte Athletic Conference. Their high school football team is ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 15 in the country after the conclusion of the regular season. It will begin the postseason on Friday night at home against Palisades.

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