North Rowan's Mario Sturdivant in 1999. Jeff Gledhill photo. East Rowan’s Samuel Wyrick in 2014. Photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post. West Rowan QB B.J. Sherrill in 2010.

North’s TO school record — Mario Sturdivant’s 7,473 in the late 1990s — isn’t that far away for Alford. Alford’s 2,190 rushing yards are highly unusual for a quarterback and are the ...