The Wrap: Friday’s NC football scores, how the Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule

Here are results from a busy Week 2 of the NC high school football season, plus how The Observer’s Sweet fared, a look back at the Talking Preps’ staff picks and next week’s schedule.

How The Sweet 16 fared

Quick Links

No. 2 Providence Day gets statement win over No. 4 Weddington

No. 5 Charlotte Catholic survives wacky OT game at No. 8 Hickory Ridge

Ashbrook star is Observer HS football player of the week

Friday’s NC Scoreboard

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

Friday

Piedmont Athletic Association

Asheville School 41, SouthLake-Davidson Day 15

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ardrey Kell 40, Cuthbertson 3

Buford (GA) 56, Mallard Creek 7

Butler 40, Richmond Senior 7

Catawba Ridge 16, Myers Park 0

Charlotte Catholic 35, Hickory Ridge 34 OT

Charlotte Christian 52, Southside Christian 28

Christ the King 27, Union Academy 12

Hickory Grove 55, Highland Tech 22

Highland Springs (VA) 26, Chambers 20

Hopewell 34, East Mecklenburg 0

Hough 34, Mooresville 6

Independence 28, Marvin Ridge 14

Lake Norman Charter 34, Winston-Salem Prep 14

Metrolina Christian 18, Charlotte Country Day 7

Mountain Island Charter 30, Corvian Community 17

North Mecklenburg 42, Garinger 0

Olympic 29, Rocky River 12

Palisades 52, Calhoun Falls Charter 0

Providence 42, South Mecklenburg 13

Providence Day 52, Weddington 32

Starmount 65, Community School of Davidson 53

Wake Christian 47, Covenant Day 7

West Charlotte 40, Harding 6

West Mecklenburg 34, Berry Academy 13

Area nonconference

A.C. Reynolds 45, Shelby 21

Alexander Central 17, North Gaston 8

A.L. Brown 35, Sun Valley 31

Bandys 24, Fred T. Foard 15

Bunker Hill 33, St. Stephens 12

Burns 35, Crest 12

Cannon School 55, Cabarrus Stallions 0

Chase 57, Owen 15

Cox Mill 45, Northwest Cabarrus 6

Draughn 46, Patton 16

East Lincoln 53, Forestview 0

Forest Hills 54, Red Springs 7

Freedom 33, East Burke 20

Hickory 53, South Caldwell 27

Hunter Huss 49, Hibriten 42

Kings Mountain 24, Asheville 0

Lake Norman 42, North Iredell 0

Lincolnton 20, North Lincoln 17

Monroe 55, PIedmont 0

Mount Pleasant 34, Carson 28

Newton-Conover 44, West Iredell 8

North Rowan 57, South Rowan 0

North Stanly 30, East Rowan 14

Parkwood 29, Concord 0

Pinecrest (0-1) at Anson County (1-0)

Pine Lake Prep 21, Thomas Jefferson Academy 0

Porter Ridge 48, West Cabarrus 0

Robinson 29, Central Cabarrus 7

R-S Central 36, West Caldwell 7

Salisbury 34, Green Level 12

South Iredell 29, Statesville 13

South Point 48, East Gaston 6

Southwestern Randolph 49, South Stanly 13

Stuart Cramer 48, Bessemer City 28

T.C. Roberson 12, Ashbrook 0

Tuscola 21, East Rutherford 6

Watauga 23, Maiden 19

West Lincoln 48, Cherryville 0

West Rowan 35, Davie County 34

West Stanly 18, Albemarle 6

Friday’s Picks

How did the Talking Preps staff do?

Next Week’s Schedule

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

WEEK 3

THURSDAY

Nonconference

Thomas Jefferson Academy at Community School of Davidson, 7

FRIDAY

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ashbrook at West Mecklenburg, 7

Berry Academy at Garinger, 7

Chambers at John Glenn, 7

Charlotte Christian at Cuthbertson, 7

Covenant Day vs. Carolina Bearcats, at Wesley Chapel-Weddington Athletic Association field, 7

East Mecklenburg at South Mecklenburg, 7

Harding at North Mecklenburg, 7

Hickory Grove Christian at Anderson (SC) Cavaliers

Hopewell at Olympic, 7

Independence at West Charlotte, 7

Indian Land (SC) at Palisades, 7

Lake Norman Charter at Christ the King, 7

Mallard Creek at South Pointe (SC)

Marvin Ridge at Ardrey Kell, 7

Metrolina Christian at Charlotte Latin, 7

Myers Park at Ronald Reagan, 7

New Hanover at Butler, 7

North Raleigh Christian at SouthLake-Davidson Day, 7

Parkwood at Providence, 7

Patton at Wilkes Central

Providence Day at Charlotte Catholic

Rabun Gap (GA) School at Charlotte Country Day, 7

Rocky River at A.L. Brown

Union Academy at Corvian Community, 7

Area nonconference

A.C. Reynolds at Alexander Central

Albemarle at C.D. Owen

Ashe County at West Wilkes

Bessemer City at Pine Lake Prep

Bunker Hill at North Iredell

Burns at Kings Mountain

Chase at North Gaston

Cherryville at Blacksburg (SC)

Concord at Monroe, 7

Draughn at East Burke

East Lincoln at Lincolnton

Forest Hills at Union Academy, 7

Fred T. Foard at West Lincoln

Freedom at Forestview

Hickory Ridge at Porter Ridge, 7

Highland Tech at Carver, 7

Hunter Huss at Central Cabarrus

Jesse Carson at South Stanly

McDowell at East Rutherford

Newton-Conover at Hickory

North Lincoln at Northwest Cabarrus

North Stanly at North Rowan

Patton at Wilkes Central

Piedmont at Anson County

Pine Lake Prep at Starmount

Ravenscroft School at Cabarrus Warriors, 7

Richmond Senior at Cardinal Gibbons, 7

R-S Central at South Point

Salisbury at East Rowan

Shelby at Crest

South Caldwell vs. Hickory Hawks, at Lenoir-Rhyne Univ.

South Iredell at West Iredell

South Rowan at Jay M. Robinson

Statesville at Lake Norman

St. Stephens at Maiden

Stuart Cramer at East Gaston

Sun Valley at Cox Mill

Watauga at Mitchell County

Weddington at West Forsyth, 7

West Caldwell at Hibriten

West Rowan at Mooresville

West Stanly at Mount Pleasant

Idle: Bandys, Hough, Mountain Island Charter, West Cabarrus

This story was originally published August 26, 2022 at 6:00 AM.