Alert Featured Top Story Shelby-Rising City football takes down defending state champion Sandy Creek From the The David City Banner-Press 5 best moments of 2025 series Sam Ficarro Sep 6, 2025 Sep 6, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Huskies junior Carter Eickmeier (11) celebrates after tackling Sandy Creek sophomore Kamerin Sealey on Sept. 5, 2025, at Shelby-Rising City. SAM FICARRO, THE BANNER-PRESS kAm$wt{q* — $96=3J\#:D:?8 r:EJ 7@@E32== 6?E6C65 uC:52JVD 9@>6 @A6?6C >@E:G2E65 E@ 2G6?86 :ED EH@ 56762ED 7C@> =2DE D62D@? 9@DE:?8 E96 5676?5:?8 DE2E6 492>A:@? $2?5J rC66<]k^AmkAmx? 2 >2E49FA A:EE:?8 EH@ @7 E96 E@A DE2E6 E:E=6 4@?E6?56CD[ E96 wFD<:6D C2==:65 7C@> 2 5@F3=6\5:8:E 92=7E:>6 567:4:E E@ 56762E $2?5J rC66< ba\ac]k^AmkAmQ(6 A=2J65 @FC 962CED @FE C:89E E96C6 :? E92E 82>6] ~?6 @7 @FC 8@2=D 2E E96 368:??:?8 @7 E96 D62D@? 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