High School Sports

Here are our panel’s picks for Saturday’s NCHSAA state final football games

Each week during the 2019 high school football season, the Observer’s five-man panel will pick the winners of seven top games in the region. Panel members this year are Observer prep sportswriter Langston Wertz Jr.; Observer high school correspondent Jay Edwards; former high school football coach Sam Greiner; WBTV sportscaster Nate Wimberly; and WPEG-FM morning personality No Limit Larry.



Langston

Wertz

Jay Edwards

Sam

Greiner

Nate

Wimberly

No Limit

Larry

Last week

5-1

4-2

5-1

4-2

4-2

Season total

82-26

83-25

81-27

78-30

80-28

Vance

vs. Leesville Road

Vance

Vance

Vance

Leesville Road

Vance

Weddington

vs. Lee County

Weddington

Weddington

Weddington

Weddington

Weddington

Charlotte Catholic

vs. Southern Nash

Catholic

Catholic

Southern Nash

Southern Nash

Catholic

Shelby

vs. Salisbury

Shelby

Shelby

Shelby

Shelby

Shelby

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
Langston Wertz Jr. is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked at the Observer since 1988. He’s covered everything from Final Fours and NFL to video games and Britney Spears. Wertz -- a West Charlotte High and UNC grad -- is the rare person who can answer “Charlotte,” when you ask, “What city are you from.” Support my work with a digital subscription
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