High School Sports

Charlotte Catholic-Country Day among Observer-area prep football games of the week

By Langston Wertz Jr.
Charlotte Country Day players Hunter Fede (3) Max Gruder (55) and Will McGoogan (62) hold high the John R. Cook Cup after defeating Charlotte Catholic 13-11 in 2006, but the series has been lopsided of late -- to Catholic’s side. CHRIS KEANE - SPECIAL TO THE OBSERVER
Charlotte Country Day players Hunter Fede (3) Max Gruder (55) and Will McGoogan (62) hold high the John R. Cook Cup after defeating Charlotte Catholic 13-11 in 2006, but the series has been lopsided of late -- to Catholic’s side. CHRIS KEANE - SPECIAL TO THE OBSERVER CHRIS KEANE special to the observer

Charlotte Country Day (1-1) at No. 6 Charlotte Catholic (1-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Charlotte Catholic has won the past five matchups, which give the winner the John Cook Cup. Country Day, which beat Carolina Pride 54-14 last week, lost two-time all-conference running back Tim Newman, who transferred to Myers Park Monday.

Charlotte Country Day coach Drew Whitman, left, and Charlotte Catholic’s Mike Brodowicz may not watch their teams meet on the field in 2019. Barring a late scheduling change, the Country Day-Catholic rivalry will not be played this fall.
Charlotte Country Day coach Drew Whitman, left, and Charlotte Catholic’s Mike Brodowicz may not watch their teams meet on the field in 2019. Barring a late scheduling change, the Country Day-Catholic rivalry will not be played this fall. JASON E. MICZEK WWW.MICZEKPHOTO.COM
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No. 13 Indian Trail Porter Ridge (2-0) at No. 16 Weddington (1-0), Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Porter Ridge is averaging 52 points, highest among N.C. 4A teams. Weddington, a 3A power, was off last week after whipping Ardrey Kell 34-16 in its season opener.

Clover, S.C. (2-0) at Gastonia Huss (2-0), Friday, 7:30 p.m.: Surprised to see this one here? Well, after nine straight seasons without a winning record from 2006-2015, Huss is working on its third straight. The Huskies have won their first two games by an average of nearly 30 points. Clover hunts a second straight victory over a Gaston County team. The Blue Eagles whipped Gastonia Forestview 35-3 last week.

This story was originally published August 27, 2018 at 1:25 PM.

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