North’s Coney signs with St. Aug’s

SPENCER, North Carolina — Kasaun Coney can drop beats, but secured the football every time it went his way at North Rowan.

Coney, who’s behind the mic in North’s ‘Green and Yellow’ celebration song you’ve probably heard a hundred times at Eagle Stadium, was a leader in the Cavaliers’ defensive backfield for the past two season and a fixture in the North football resurgence.

Coney signed to play at St. Augustine’s Tuesday alongside teammate Xavier Robinson.  It made sense that Robinson, a linebacker who wears No. 8, and Coney, No. 9, signed as a duo.

“It’s kind of crazy that I’m going to college as a Falcon when just a couple of months ago I didn’t want anything to do with Falcons,” Coney joked in referencing North rival West Rowan.

North was coming off a 4-8 season two years ago but has put together 21 wins since, the most in the county. The 13 wins in 2013 were a school record and North was ranked No. 1 for much of the season. Coney, a 5-foot-10, 175-pound free safety, was a vital part of ...


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