HOW THE SWEET 16 FARED

Observer rankings of the top 16 high school football programs in our circulation area

Rk	Team	Cl	This week	Rec
1	Mallard Creek	4A	Beat W. Charlotte 42-0	9-0
2	Butler	4A	Beat S. Mecklenburg 52-14	8-1
3	Char. Catholic	3A	Beat East Gaston 42-18	9-0
4	Belmont South Point	3A	Beat N. Gaston 35-0	9-0
5	Porter Ridge	4A	Beat Anson Co. 35-7	9-0
6	Burns	3A	Beat R-S Central 60-6	9-1
7	Rock Hill South Pointe	3A	Beat Chester 44-19	8-1
8	A.L. Brown	3A	Beat NW Cabarrus 44-7	9-1
9	Independence	4A	Beat Myers Park 56-55 (OT)	9-1
10	South Iredell	2A	Beat Newton-Conover 22-15	10-0
11	Olympic	4A	Beat Berry 41-34	9-1
12	Rock Hill Northwestern	4A	Beat Clover 49-0	6-2
13	Lincolnton	2A	Beat N. Lincoln 48-21	9-1
14	West Rowan	3A	Beat Carson 44-14	8-2
15	Freedom	3A	Beat Chase 55-13	9-1
16	Salisbury	2A	Lost to Thomasville 34-27	8-2

TOP PERFORMERS

• Takhare Donaldson, DB, Mallard Creek: Had two interceptions, including a 38-yard return for a touchdown in the Mavericks' 42-0 win against West Charlotte.

• Larenz Bryant, RB, Vance: Running back had 197 yards on 28 carries and scored three touchdowns in the Cougars' 31-25 overtime win against Hopewell.

• Jarrett Harris, RB, Olympic: Rushed for 199 yards on 39 carries and scored a touchdown in the Trojans' 41-34 win against Berry.

• Germone Hopper, RB/DB, Berry: Scored three touchdowns, on an interception return, a pass and rushing in the 41-34 loss to Olympic.

• Riley Ferguson, QB, Butler: Had 205 yards passing and four touchdowns passes in Bulldogs' 52-14 win against South Mecklenburg.

SCORES

North Carolina

Albemarle 75, North Moore 0

Andrews 14, Cherokee 7

Apex Middle Creek 28, Holly Springs 14

Ashe County 16, East Bend Forbush 11

Asheboro 47, Southwestern Randolph 12

Asheville 39, North Buncombe 8

Asheville Roberson 27, Asheville Reynolds 10

Asheville School 24, Victory Christian Academy (Gastonia) 14

Ayden-Grifton 42, Princeton 7

Belmont South Point 35, North Gaston 0

Bessemer City 15, West Lincoln 14, OT

Boonville Starmount 57, Alleghany County 18

Brevard 58, North Henderson 45

Bunn 37, Northwest Halifax 12

Burlington Cummings 40, Yanceyville Yancey 13

Burnsville Mountain Heritage 26, Avery County 21

Cary 28, Morrisville Green Hope 8

Catawba Bandys 39, East Burke 6

Central Davidson 44, Lexington 22

Chapel Hill 17, Southern Vance 12

Ardrey Kell 38, Rocky River 13

Charlotte Catholic 42, East Gaston 18

Charlotte Country Day 12, Charlotte Providence Day 3

Garinger 16, Harding 14

Independence 56, Myers Park 55 (OT)

Charlotte Latin 49, Davidson Day 20

Mallard Creek 42, West Charlotte 0

Olympic 41, Berry 34

Providence 31, East Mecklenburg 18

Vance 31, Hopewell 25 (OT)

Cherryville 38, Lake Norman Charter 14

Clayton Cleveland 62, South Johnston 59

Cox Mill 41, Central Cabarrus 17

Croatan 26, South Lenoir 7

Dunn Midway 43, Clinton Union 21

Durham Hillside 45, East Chapel Hill 7

Durham Riverside 15, Person County 12

East Bladen 27, South Brunswick 26

East Davidson 19, West Davidson 0

East Duplin 44, Swansboro 33

East Forsyth 35, Northwest Guilford 6

East Henderson 55, Waynesville Tuscola 13

East Lincoln 63, Gastonia Highland Tech 0

East Montgomery 21, Chatham Central 14

East Wake 59, Smithfield-Selma 13

Eastern Alamance 16, Rockingham County 12

Eastern Guilford 13, Burlington Williams 7

Eastern Randolph 42, Graham 28

Edenton Holmes 39, Currituck County 0

Elizabeth City Northeastern 59, Pasquotank County 21

Enka 21, McDowell County 14

Erwin Triton 22, Eastern Wayne 0

Fairmont 34, East Columbus 14

Fayetteville Britt 27, Fayetteville Seventy-First 0

Fayetteville Byrd 63, Southern Lee 14

Fayetteville Sanford 20, Fayetteville Pine Forest 17

Franklin 42, West Henderson 0

Fuquay-Varina 21, Apex 0

Garner 41, Southeast Raleigh 34

Gastonia Ashbrook 24, West Mecklenburg 12

Gastonia Forestview 35, Gastonia Huss 17

Greensboro Grimsley 12, Southern Alamance 0

Greensboro Page 21, Greensboro Dudley 0

Greensboro Smith 20, Winston-Salem Parkland 19

Greenville Conley 38, Jacksonville 20

Harrells Christian Academy 40, Fayetteville Christian 39

Havelock 76, West Carteret 27

Hendersonville 56, Thomas Jefferson 17

Hickory 49, Hickory St. Stephens 14

Hickory Ridge 28, Concord 26

High Point Central 36, Southwest Guilford 13

Hope Mills Gray’s Creek 27, Fayetteville Westover 15

Indian Trail Porter Ridge 49, Anson County 7

Jacksonville Northside 48, Clinton 20

Jacksonville White Oak 23, West Craven 21

Jamestown Ragsdale 21, Kernersville Glenn 0

Jones County 42, Pamlico County 0

A.L. Brown 44, Northwest Cabarrus 7

Knightdale 21, Harnett Central 12

Lake Norman 20, Hough 9

Lakewood (Salemburg) 21, Pender County 19

Lawndale Burns 60, R-S Central 6

Lincolnton 48, North Lincoln 21

Maiden 70, Claremont Bunker Hill 46

Manteo 46, Plymouth 40 (OT)

Forest Hills 34, North Stanly 12

Marvin Ridge 49, Monroe Parkwood 14

Butler 52, South Mecklenburg 14

Mitchell County 48, Madison County 14

Monroe 36, Monroe Central 20

Sun Valley 11, Weddington 9

Mooresville 30, North Mecklenburg 8

Freedom 55, Chase 13

Murphy 49, Hayesville 13

New Bern 36, Wilmington Laney 24

New Hanover Co. 34, Greenville Rose 16

North Duplin 42, Rosewood 7

North Johnston 30, Franklinton 29

North Raleigh Christian 24, Raleigh Wake Christian 21

Northeast Guilford 35, North Forsyth 26

Northern Guilford 49, Eden Morehead 8

Oxford Webb 24, Northern Vance 22

Panther Creek 27, Durham Jordan 12

Pittsboro Northwood 42, Cameron Union Pines 7

Polk County 20, Black Mountain Owen 17

Q Foundation 40, Robbinsville 26

Raleigh Athens Drive 29, Lee County 21

Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 35, Orange County 20

Raleigh Enloe 26, Raleigh Sanderson 21

Raleigh Leesville Road 55, Wake Forest Heritage 0

Raleigh Ravenscroft 42, Charlotte Christian 21

Raleigh Wakefield 48, Raleigh Broughton 21

Randleman 43, Wheatmore 14

Reidsville 35, Providence Grove 0

Richmond County 12, Southern Pines Pinecrest 7

Riverside Martin 28, Chocowinity Southside 20

Scotland County 35, Lumberton 7

Jordan-Matthews 7, North Brunswick 6

South Caldwell 29, Alexander Central 0

South Columbus 14, Whiteville 6

South Iredell 22, Newton-Conover 15

South Stanly 63, South Davidson 0

South Stokes 28, Mt. Airy 17

Southern Durham 43, Northern Durham 7

Southern Guilford 34, Thomasville Ledford 27

Southern Nash 34, Rocky Mount 9

Southern Wayne 32, North Lenoir 14

Southlake Christian 41, Village Christian 0

SouthWest Edgecombe 20, Greene Central 14

Southwest Onslow 42, Lejeune 35

Spring Lake Overhills 27, Western Harnett 26

St. Pauls 30, West Columbus 2

Statesville 30, East Rowan 0

Swain County 58, Rosman 8

Sylva Smoky Mountain 40, Canton Pisgah 27

Tarboro 52, Farmville Central 3

Thomasville 34, Salisbury 27

Topsail 43, Richlands 7

Vldese Draughn 49, West Caldwell 14

Wake Forest-Rolesville 55, Raleigh Millbrook 23

Wallace-Rose Hill 49, Hobbton 6

Warren County 40, Wendell Corinth-Holders 6

Warsaw Kenan 27, Rocky Point Trask 7

Washington 21, South Central Pitt 13

Watauga County 42, Lenoir Hibriten 31

West Brunswick 42, West Bladen 0

West Forsyth 36, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 27

West Iredell 48, North Iredell 19

West Johnston 35, Clayton 30

West Montgomery 38, North Rowan 7

West Rowan 44, China Grove Carson 14

Western Alamance 32, Mayodan McMichael 21

Western Guilford 20, Southeast Guilford 10

Wilkes Central 43, Elkin 19

Wilmington Hoggard 66, Wilmington Ashley 35

Wilson Beddingfield 20, North Pitt 14

Wilson Fike 21, Northern Nash 14

Wilson Hunt 23, Nash Central 21

South Carolina

Airport 30, Dreher 14

Bishop England 17, Timberland 3

Brookland-Cayce 28, Midland Valley 7

Cheraw 41, Buford 14

Chesterfield 53, Great Falls 0

Columbia 24, Eau Claire 0

Conway 46, South Florence 35

Cross 25, Baptist Hill 18

Dillon 57, Loris 0

Easley 28, Laurens 12

Fairfield Central 33, Fort Mill 14

Gaffney 49, Lancaster 7

Goose Creek 72, Wando 28

James F. Byrnes 65, Hillcrest 0

Lee Central 51, Indian Land 41

Northwestern 49, Clover 0

Pickens 42, Walhalla 13

Seneca 55, Belton-Honea Path 51

South Pointe 44, Chester 19

Spartanburg 30, Rock Hill 13

York 38, Nation Ford 8

NEXT WEEK’S GAMES

North Carolina

Alexander Central at Hibriten

Ardrey Kell at Providence

Ashbrook at Hunter Huss

Bessemer City at North Lincoln

Bunker Hill at Bandys

Butler at Independence

Carson at North Iredell

Central Academy at Union Academy

Central Cabarrus at Mt. Pleasant

Central Davidson at W. Davidson

Charlotte Country Day at Latin

Chase at East Rutherford

Concord at A.L. Brown

Cox Mill at NW Cabarrus

Crest at South Point

Davidson Day at Victory Christian

Davie County at North Davidson

East Burke at South Iredell

East Davidson at Salisbury

East Gaston at West Meck

East Lincoln at Cherryville

East Meck at South Meck

Forest Hills at Monroe

Forestview at Kings Mountain

Forsyth County Day at Southlake Christian

Freedom at Patton

Harding at Berry

Hickory at Fred T. Foard

HP Christian at Hickory Grove

Hough at Mallard Creek

J.M. Robinson at Hickory Ridge

Lake Norman at Mooresville

Lake Norman Charter at Highland Tech

Lincolnton at West Lincoln

Maiden at Draughn

N. Buncombe at A.C. Reynolds

North Meck at Hopewell

North Moore at Chatham Central

North Wilkes at McDowell

Olympic at Charlotte Catholic

Parkwood at Anson County

Piedmont at Cuthbertson

Porter Ridge at Sun Valley

Providence Day at Char Christian

Richmond Sr. at Scotland Co.

Rocky River at Myers Park

Shelby at Burns

South Caldwell at R-S Central

South Davidson at North Rowan

South Rowan at Statesville

South Stanly at Albemarle

Thomasville at Lexington

Vance at West Charlotte

Watauga at St. Stephens

Weddington at Marvin Ridge

W. Caldwell at Newton-Conover

W. Montgomery at E. Montgomery

West Rowan at West Iredell

West Stanly at North Stanly

Wilkes Central at Starmount

South Carolina

Buford at Indian Land

Chester at Fairfield Central

Clover at Rock Hill

Lewisville at Great Falls

Nation Ford at Fort Mill

St. Jude Home School at Westminster Catawba

Spartanburg at Lancaster

York at South Pointe

SUMMARIES

ALBEMARLE 75, NORTH MOORE 0

North Moore	0	0	0	0	-	0
Albemarle	27	28	14	7	-	75

A: Desi Dockery 61 run (Julio Cisneros kick). Dequan Ellis 1 run (Cisneros kick). Ellis 3 run (Cisneros kick). Ellis 53 run (Cisneros kick). Ellis 66 run (Cisneros kick). Jay Dockery 22 fumble recovery (Cisneros kick). Tiante Leak fumble recovery in the endzone (kick failed). Markis Brown 58 run (Cisneros kick). Kevin McKenny 47 run (kick failed). Travis Newton 75 run (Cisneros kick).

Record: A 10-1.

BUTLER 52, SOUTH MECK 14

South Meck	7	0	7	0	-	14
Butler	21	17	14	0	-	52

HB- Zach Ferguson 20-yard pass from Riley Ferguson (Dale Earnhardt kick); B- Branden Cook 28-yard run (Earnhardt kick); B- Uriah LeMay 23-yard pass from R. Ferguson (Earnhardt kick); SM- Adam Nix 2-yard run (Michael Saunders kick); B- Z. Ferguson 21-yard pass from R. Ferguson (Earnhardt kick); B- Earnhardt 21-yard field goal; B- Channing Stribling 25-yard pass from R. Ferguson (Earnhardt kick); B- Tee Horton 6-yard run (Earnhardt kick); B- Dyon Vega 3-yard run (Earnhardt kick); SM- Jamhad Clark 23-yard run (Saunders kick).

CHAR. CATHOLIC 42, EAST GASTON 18.

Catholic	7	0	28	7	-	42
E. Gaston	6	0	0	12	-	18

EG: Michael Barbour 15 pass J. Hopkins (Kick failed). CC: David Urlacher 30 run (Lochbihler kick). CC: Elijah Hood 3 run (Lochbihler kick). CC: Hood 25 run (Lochbihler kick). CC: Alex Sabates (Lochbihler kick). CC: Urlacher 28 run (Lochbihler kick). EG: Barbour 32 pass from Hopkins (run failed). CC: Urlacher 1 run (Lochbihler kick). EG: Gary Gore 65 pass from Hopkins (pass failed). Records: CC 9-0 (5-0); EG 3-6 (1-4).

CHAR. COUNTRY DAY 12, PROVIDENCE DAY 3

Providence Day	3	0	0	0	-	3
C. Country Day	0	6	6	0	-	12

PD- 34 field goal J.D. Kent; CCD- 1 run by Michael Radford (kick blocked); CCD- 22 run by William Roberts (kick blocked);

CHARLOTTE LATIN 49, DAVIDSON DAY 20

Davidson Day	7	7	0	6	-	20
Charlotte Latin	21	21	7	0	-	49

CL- Brian Mittl 32 run (kick failed); CL- Mittl 2 run (Mittl run); DD- Will Grier 18 run (Eric Robinson kick); CL- Marshall Burlingame 16 pass from Grayson Foster (Paul Griggs kick); CL- Foster 1 run (Griggs kick); CL- Mittl 36 pass from Foster (Griggs kick); DD- Grier 19 run (Grier run); CL- Mittl 14 run (Griggs kick); DD- Grier 5 run (run failed).

GARINGER 16, HARDING 14

HICKORY RIDGE 28, CONCORD 26

Hickory Rdg.	7	14	0	7	-	28
Concord	7	6	0	13	-	26

HR: Dalean Helm 52 pass from Nick Tyson (Mitchell Judah kick); C: Bravone Howard 40 pass from B.J. Beecher (Robert Salsich kick); HR: Jason Eury 18 pass from Tyson (kick failed); HR: Devontae Ellis 25 return off a blocked punt (Trent Jordan run); C: Jerry Burke 20 pass from Beecher (Run failed); C: Xavier Bell 3 run (run failed); HR: Alex Jones 5 pass from Tyson (Judah kick) C: Alex Asbury 12 pass from Beecher (Salsich kick). Record: HR 5-5 (2-5).

INDEPENDENCE 56, MYERS PARK 55 (OT)

Ind.	7	14	21	7	7	-	56
Myers Park	0	14	14	21	6	-	55

I: R.J. Baker 16 run (Daniel Ward kick); I: Evan Guest 3 run (Ward kick); MP: Drew Ortiz 10 pass from Ross Jeffries ( 2 pt conversion failed); I: Dequan Barnes 20 pass from Guest (Ward kick); MP: Terrance Long 15 pass from Jeffries (2 pt conversion good); I: Baker 6 run (Ward kick); I: Baker 6 run (Ward kick); I: Jason Connella 7 pass from Jeffries (Ward kick); MP: Jeffries 12 run (Zack Cimaglia kick); I: Barnes 17 pass from Guest (Ward kick); MP: Napoleon Belk 95 kickoff return (Cimaglia kick); MP: Jeffries 10 run (Cimaglia kick); MP: Belk 9 pass from Jeffries (Ward kick); I: Baker 32 run (Ward kick); MP: Belk 12 pass from Jeffries (2pt conversion good); I: Barnes 3 pass from Guest (Ward kick); MP: Jeffries 10 run (2 pt conversion failed). Records: I 9-1 (5-1); MP 6-4 (3-3)

INDIAN TRAIL SUN VALLEY 11, WEDDINGTON 9

Sun Valley	2	0	6	3	-	11
Weddington	3	0	0	6	-	9

SV-Safety, W-Alec Shuster 21 field goal, SV-Jadarrius Williams 10 yard run (kick blocked); W-Jeff Welch 12 pass to Collin Lisa (pass failed); SV-Danny Sawyer 22 field goal.

KANNAPOLIS BROWN 44 NORTHWEST CABARRUS 7

Brown	14	14	13	3	-	44
NW Cabarrus	0	0	0	7	-	7

K:Kalif Phillips 2 run (Erik Amaya kick); K-Damien Washington 21 run (Amaya kick); K-Phillips 13 pass from Brandon Eppinger (Amaya kick); K-Phillips 28 pass from Eppinger (Amaya kick); K-Keeon Johnson 20 pass from Damien Washington (Amaya kick); Phillips 81 run (pass failed); Amaya 43 FG; NW-Colby Williford 25 run (Pinion kick). Records: ALB 9-1 (6-0); NWC 6-3 (4-2).

LAKE NORMAN 20, HOUGH 9

Hough	0	3	0	6	-	9
Lake Norman	0	0	7	13	-	20

H- James Jackson 42 field goal; LN- Kyle Gradert 4 run (Allen Robertson kick good); LN- Robertson 43 field goal; LN- Robertson 43 field goal; H- Mark Fields 65 interception return (Jackson kick blocked); LN- Ryan Hull 37 interception return (Robertson kick good).

Records: H 4-6, 3-3; Lake Norman 4-6, 3-3.

MALLARD CREEK 42, WEST CHARLOTTE 0

Mallard Crk.	7	14	21	0	-	42
W. Charlotte	0	0	0	0	-	0

M-Jela Duncan 25 pass from Andrew Goodman (Kameron Kramer kick); Jamel Harbison 45 run (Kramer kick); Duncan 28 run (Kramer kick); Harbison 37 pass from Goodman (Kramer kick); Jaylen Samuels 33 fumble return (Kramer kick); Takhare Donaldson 38 interception return (Kramer kick).

MARVIN RIDGE 49, PARKWOOD 14

Marvin Rdg,	14	28	7	0	-	49
Parkwood	0	7	0	7	-	14

MR: Carter Harris 45 interception return (Tyler Cochran kick). MR: Harris 14 pass from Tyler Chadwick (Cochran kick). MR: Harris 10 pass from Chadwick (Cochran kick). Harris 24 pass from Chadwick (Cochran kick). P: Chad McWhorter 2 run (Sam Mobley kick). MR: Jacob Henderson 45 run (Cochran kick). Joey Sanguine 3 run (Cochran kick). MR: Henderson 34 run (Cochran kick). P: McWhorter 19 run (Mobley kick). Records: MR 8-1 (3-1), P 0-9 (0-4).

MOORESVILLE 30, NORTH MECK 8

Mooresville	7	14	9	0	-	30
N. Meck	0	0	0	8	-	8

M-Lester 20 pass from Black (Joffe kick); M-Howell 3 run (Joffe kick); M-Howell 18 pass from Black (Joffe kick); M-Joffe 46 field goal; M-Tomlin 20 run (kick failed); NM-Brown 10 pass from Moss (conversion good - Harvel pass from Moss).

OLYMPIC 41, BERRY 34

Berry	0	21	7	6	-	34
Olympic	7	7	13	14	-	41

O- Keith McAfee 4 run (Owen Grimme kick); O- Isaac Garcia 51 run (Grimme kick); B- Kedrick Davis 66 punt return (Clark Edwards kick); B- Germone Hopper 44 interception return (Edwards kick); B- Hopper 32 pass from Kyle Hoffman (Edwards kick); B- Hopper 64 run (Edwards kick); O- Grimme 28fg; O- Jeff Taylor 40 fumble return (Grimme kick); O- Grimme 30fg; B- Hoffman 1 run (kick failed); O- Jarrett Harris 6 run (Grimme kick); O- McAfee 3 run (Grimme kick)

PROVIDENCE 31, EAST MECK 18

Prov. Day	7	10	14	0	-	31
E. Meck	6	0	6	6	-	18

P: Austin Proehl 6 run (Kyle Brinton kick good), Justin Askew 6 run (Brinton kick good), Brinton 23 FG good, Matt Yates 5 run (Brinton kick good), Proehl 12 pass from James Haigh (Brinton kick good). EM: Jacques Ikolo 5 run (David Marvin kick no good), Lawrence Pittman 3 run (2 point conversion no good), Pittman 2 run (2 point conversion no good).

PORTER RIDGE 38, ANSON 7

Weddington	7	0	0	0	-	7
Porter Rdg.	14	7	17	0	-	38

P: Oakley 63 pass from J. Robbins (M. ogan kick); P: Davis 10 run (M. Wogan kick); P: C. Newsome 11 pass from L. Mcneill (M. Wogan kick); P: S. Muscarello 35 FG; P: N. Davis 18 run (M. Wogan kick); P: J. Oldja 1 fumble return.

RALEIGH RAVENSCROFT 42, CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN 21

C. Christian	7	7	7	0	-	21
Ravenscroft	0	13	8	21	-	42

CC- Hayden Sanders 34 pass from Eric Lynch (Wes Medeiros kick); R- TRVernal 9 run (Jacob Johnson kick);R- TRVernal 2 run (kick blocked); CC- Eric Lynch 12 run (Medeiros kick); R- Saftey Tackle Medeiros in end zone;R- Avery Edwards 4 pass from Quinn Billerman (kick failed); CC- Eric Lynch 1 run (Medeiros kick); R- Avery Edwards 11 pass from Quinn Bbillerman (Jacob Johnson kick); R- Avery Edwards 22 pass from Quinn Billerman (Quinn billerman 2 run); R- TR Vernal 1 run (kick failed).

VANCE 31, HOPEWELL 25

Hopewell	7	3	0	15	0	-	25
Vance	6	7	6	6	6	-	31

H-Denzel Heath 58 run (Ryan Santee kick); V-Larenz Bryant 8 run (kick blocked); H-Santee 32 FG; V-Lamar Johnson 36 run (Carlos Espinoza kick); V-Nolan Corpening 12 run (kick failed); H-Darius Smalls 26 pass from Chandler Chase (Santee kick); V-Bryant 33 run (run failed); H-Dominique Heath 75 kickoff return (Chase run); V-Bryant 10 run (pass failed).