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SPECIAL SETUP: Setting the scene for Freedom's quest for 1998 state title

On March 21, 1998, just more than 25 years ago, the Freedom High School boys basketball team wrote a story with an ending that was seemingly ripped from the pages of fiction.It was too good to be …

SPECIAL SEASON: Rogers duo-led iconic Freedom title team hits 25th anniversary

Freedom coach Terry Rogers (left) looks on as senior point guard Casey Rogers (right) talks to a teammate during a timeout in a game during the 1997-98 season. The Patriots finished the year with a record of 30-1, winning the program's second state title in the sport.
On March 21, 1998, which was 25 years ago this week, the Freedom High School boys basketball team wrote a story with an ending that was seemingly ripped from the pages of fiction. It was too good to …

THE TITLE RUN: 1998 Freedom High School boys basketball

Freedom coach Terry Rogers receives congratulations from an official with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association in the moments after the Patriots won the 1998 4A state title at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
On March 21, 1998, just more than 25 years ago, the Freedom High School boys basketball team wrote a story with an ending that was seemingly ripped from the pages of fiction.It was too good to be …

One last look back at Freedom’s magical ’98 run

On March 21, 1998, just more than 25 years ago, the Freedom High School boys basketball team wrote a story with an ending that was seemingly ripped from the pages of fiction. It was too good to be …