Christian Vega boots the ball away from a Rebel defender. Vega led the Hobbton Wildcat scoring with two goals in this 2015 matchup with North Duplin. File photo Local soccer coaches earn All-State titles From his time on the playing field, as shown here in a 2016 photo, to now coaching the Wildcats, Christian Vega’s career has come full circle.
File photo While Christian Vega, far right, says he ‘feels like a player,’ even when he’s ‘just coaching,’ he channels the same energy to help him coach. Brandt Young|Sampson Independent Brad Spell embraces a hug after winning his first state championship in 2018. File photo Brad Spell watches intently from the sideline during a game in 2014.
File photo Vega David Johnson|Sampson Independent Christian Vega accepts his award at the Dec. 15 ceremony. Pictured, from left are NCSCA president, Jay Neissner, East Bladen head coach Jay Raynor, who helped present the awards and did the speech for Spell’s Ring of Honor induction, and Vega.
Courtesy photo Spell Two Sampson County coaches have added exclamation points to their seasons, bringing home state accolades as Coach of the Year for their respective conferences. Hobbton’s Christian Vega and Clinton’s Brad Spell were the recipients of the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year awards for the 1A and 2A divisions, respectively, this year. This caps a state championship run in soccer from both the Hobbton Wildcats and the Clinton Dark Horses — with Hobb.
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