Weddington High head football coach Tim Carson was named the Charlotte Touchdown Club Coach of the Year at the organization’s banquet on Dec. 4.

Carson guided the Warriors to a 10-4 record this past season. Weddington, which advanced to the quarterfinals of the Class 3A State Playoffs, finished at 5-2 in the Southern Carolina Conference.

Carson led Weddington to the 2016 Class 3AA State Championship.

The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a 501(c)3 non-profit Sports-Social organization founded in 1990 for the purpose of promoting high school, collegiate, and professional football in the Charlotte, North Carolina Region. At its inception, the Touchdown Club held weekly luncheons generally attended by ten to fifteen representatives from local colleges and the media. Since that time, the Club has grown as well as diversified, boasting a Sponsor Team of over 70 companies.