A leap from 202 to No. 26 is an impressive one though most knew that Pearce had a very high ceiling. He was rated even higher by On3.com, which made him a 5-star recruit and the No. 11 player ...

Their group chat follows James Pearce at Tennessee In 2021, Cardinal Gibbons beat Pearce’s Chambers High, the two-time defending state champion, in the Class 4A North Carolina state title game.

Pearce was an impactful player on a loaded high school team. NC State wide receiver KC Concepcion, the 2023 ACC Rookie of the Year, and running back Hollywood Smothers were Pearce's high school ...

Renovation work left J. J. Pearce High School theater program without a theater. But after rehearsing all over the place, they're headed to a national theater festival.