Charlotte Catholic at Weddington among Observer prep football games of the week

No. 7 Charlotte Catholic (2-2, 1-0 Southern Carolinas) at No. 5 Weddington (5-0, 1-0), Fri, 7:30: A pair of state champions meet in a big early season conference game. Catholic won the N.C. 3A state title in 2018; Weddington in 3AA. Catholic has won 66 straight conference games, a streak that dates to 2009. Weddington has allowed seven points total in its past three games and features 5-star national recruit Will Shipley.

No. 16 Indian Trail Porter Ridge (4-1, 1-0 Southwestern 4A) at No. 9 Butler (3-2, 1-0), Fri, 7: After a slow start, Butler has rebounded with back-to-back wins over Providence and Rocky River but can’t get caught looking ahead to big Oct. 11 showdown at No. 2 Myers Park. Porter Ridge lost its season opener 33-19 to Weddington but has won four straight since, outscoring teams 110-23.

Hough (2-3, 1-0 I-MECK 4A) at Mooresville (3-2, 1-0), Fri, 7:30: Despite being in different counties — Mooresville’s in Iredell — this has become quite a rivalry. The schools are just 13 miles apart and the student bodies are well familiar with each other. After a 1-3 start, Hough beat Hopewell 55-0 and looks ready to assert itself as a league title threat. Mooresville has won two in a row and sports a defense that has two shutouts.

North Mecklenburg (1-4, 0-1 I-MECK 4A) at West Charlotte (3-2, 0-1), Fri, 7: Longtime traditional rivals meet. North Meck lost its conference opener 20-17 to Mooresville, but looks to get back into the playoff race. West Charlotte lost 19-12 to Lake Norman on Friday, ending a two-game win streak.

Lake Norman (4-1, 1-0 I-MECK 4A) at No. 1 Mallard Creek (4-0-1, 1-0), Fri, 7: The Mavericks can’t afford a letdown after an emotional 17-7 win over rival Vance last week. Lake Norman has won three straight games and is averaging nearly 40 points for the season.

This week’s schedule

Friday, Oct. 4

(all kickoffs at 7:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted)

I-Meck4A

Hopewell at Vance, 7

Hough at Mooresville

Lake Norman at Mallard Creek, 7

North Mecklenburg at West Charlotte, 7

SoMeck7 4A

Berry Academy at Providence, 7

Harding at Ardrey Kell, 7

South Mecklenburg at Olympic, 7

Southwestern4A

Garinger at Harrisburg Hickory Ridge

Independence at East Mecklenburg, 7

Indian Trail Porter Ridge at Butler, 7

Myers Park at Rocky River, 7

Sandhills4A

Fayetteville Britt at Lumberton

Fayetteville Seventy-First at Raeford Hoke County

Scotland County at Pembroke Purnell Swett

Southern Pines Pinecrest at Richmond Senior

Northwestern3A-4A

Boone Watauga at Alexander Central

Marion McDowell at Hickory St. Stephens

Morganton Freedom at Hickory

BigSouth 3A

Cramerton Stuart Cramer at Boiling Springs Crest

Gastonia Forestview at Gastonia Ashbrook

North Gaston at Kings Mountain

SouthPiedmont 3A

Northwest Cabarrus at Concord Cox Mill

Southern Carolina 3A

Charlotte Catholic at Weddington

Indian Trail Sun Valley at Monroe Parkwood

Monroe at Marvin Ridge

Waxhaw Cuthbertson at Unionville Piedmont

Piedmont Athletic Conference

Southlake Christian at Cabarrus Warriors, 7

Indian Trail Metrolina Christian at Covenant Day, 7

Western Piedmont

Hickory Grove Christian at Asheville School, 7

VC/NC Royals at Rabun Gap (GA)-Nacoochee, 4:30

Central Carolina 2A

Central Davidson at Salisbury

Lexington at Ledford

South Rowan at Midway Oak Grove

Thomasville at East Davidson

West Davidson at North Davidson

Foothills 2A

Claremont Bunker Hill at Newton Foard

Lenoir Hibriten at West Caldwell

Morganton Patton at Valdese Draughn

West Iredell at East Burke

SouthFork 2A

Lincolnton at East Lincoln

Maiden at West Lincoln

Newton-Conover at Catawba Bandys

North Lincoln at Lake Norman Charter, 7

Southwestern2A

Belmont South Point at East Gaston

Forest City Chase at Lawndale Burns

R-S Central at Shelby

Mountain Valley 1A-2A

Ashe County at Elkin

Boonville Starmount at Allegheny County

West Wilkes at East Wilkes

Wilkes Central at North Wilkes

Southern Piedmont 1A

Bessemer City at Gastonia Highland Tech

Cherryville vs. Community School of Davidson, atHopewell High, 7

Monroe Union Academy at Mount Holly Mountain IslandCharter

Mooresville Pine Lake Prep at Mooresboro ThomasJefferson Academy

YadkinValley 1A

Albemarle at North Moore

Chatham Central at North Stanly

South Stanly at North Rowan

N.C.nonconference

Arden Christ School at Providence Day, 7

Charlotte Latin at High Point Christian, 7

China Grove Carson at Kannapolis Brown

Fayetteville Trinity Christian at CharlotteChristian, 7

Fort Mill Catawba Ridge at Charlotte Country Day

Harrells Christian vs. Carolina Bearcats, atWeddington Optimist Park

Mount Pleasant at East Rowan

Polk County at East Rutherford

Statesville Christian at Christ the King, 7

Wake Christian at Charlotte Christian, 7

West Rowan at Concord

S.C. Region 3 5A

Fort Mill Nation Ford at Clover

Rock Hill at Fort Mill, 7

S.C. Region 3 4A

Columbia Ridge View at York

Lancaster at Richland Northeast, 7

Rock Hill South Pointe at Blythewood Westwood

S.C. Region 4 3A

Chester at Indian Land

Winnsboro Fairfield Central at Columbia Keenan, 7

S.C. Region 6 3A

Aynor at Cheraw

Lake City at Loris, 7

Marion at Dillon

S.C. Region 4 2A

Kershaw Andrew Jackson at Chesterfield

Kershaw North Central at Pageland Central

Lancaster Buford at Richburg Lewisville

S.C. nonconference

Great Falls at Camden Military, 4

Lake View at McBee

Rock Hill Legion Collegiate at Charleston Math& Science

Saturday,Oct. 5

Pioneer Conference

Cabarrus Stallions at Asheville Saints, 7

Nonconference

Chapel Hill AHOP Christian at Rock Hill CarolinaCrusaders, 2

Hickory Hawks at North Wake Saints, 4

This story was originally published September 30, 2019 at 3:10 PM.