High School Football Rewind: Thurs-Sat NC/SC scores, how Sweet 16 fared, upcoming schedule
High school football kicks off this week. Games began Thursday and continued Friday with a full slate of games. There’s more games scheduled for today including a historic game at Bank of America Stadium, home of the Carolina Panthers.
We’ve got scores, links to coverage, next week’s schedule and how The Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 fared below.
How The Sweet 16 Fared
| Rk. | School | Class | Rec. | This Week | Next Week |
| 1. | Providence Day | IND | 1-0 | beat Rock Hill Northwestern 42-35 | at Asheville |
| 2. | Hough | 4A | 0-1 | lost 24-9 to Duncan Byrnes (SC) | at Myers Park |
| 3. | Independence | 4A | 0-1 | lost 28-14 to Mallard Creek | Hickory RIdge |
| 4. | Butler | 4A | 0-1 | lost 21-19 to Rolesville | Richmond Senior |
| 5 | Rock Hill Northwestern | 4A | 0-1 | lost 42-35 to Providence Day | Clover |
| 6. | Rock Hill South Pointe | 4A | 1-0 | beat Spartanburg 16-14 | Rock Hill |
| 7. | Weddington | 4A | 1-0 | beat Cox Mill 54-7 | at Ardrey Kell |
| 8. | Chambers | 4A | 0-0 | idle | vs. Benedictine (GA) |
| 9. | Mallard Creek | 4A | 1-0 | beat Independence 28-14 | vs. Buford (GA) |
| 10. | East Lincoln | 3A | 1-0 | beat Stuart Cramer 57-0 | at Forestview |
| 11. | Monroe | 2A | 1-0 | beat Central Davidson 49-0 | at West Charlotte |
| 12. | South Point | 3A | 1-0 | beat Lincolnton 35-21 | idle |
| 13. | Hickory Ridge | 4A | 0-1 | lost 48-41 to JM Robinson | at Independence |
| 14. | Charlotte Catholic | 4A | 1-0 | beat South Mecklenburg 49-16 | Northern Durham |
| 15. | West Charlotte | 3A | 1-0 | beat Palisades 28-19 | Monroe |
| 16. | Forest Hills | 2A | 1-0 | beat Ashbrook 55-12 | North Rowan |
This week’s coverage
THURSDAY
No. 7 Weddington 54, Cox Mill 3
No. 9 Mallard Creek 28, No. 3 Independence 14
FRIDAY
Charlotte Catholic impressive in South Meck win
Cabarrus County GOTW: 7 TDs night lifts JM Robinson past HIckory Ridge
Gaston County GOTW: Burns in midseason form? Bulldogs rout Forestview
Iredell County GOTW: Lake Norman rallies past North Meck
Lincoln County GOTW: South Point stops Lincolnton
Union County GOTW: Cuthbertson wins on Howell’s debut night
Upper State SC GOTW: Catawba Ridge stops Fort Mill
SATURDAY
Charlotte Christian rallies past Myers Park in wild game in uptown
West Charlotte holds off pesky Palisades at Memorial Stadium
Providence Day stops Northwestern at Bank of America Stadium
Friday’s Videos
Charlotte Catholic-South Meck Photos
Friday’s NC Scores
Alexander Central 13, Statesville 6
Alleghany County 41, Surry Central 18
Andrews 35, Rosman 0
Apex 48, Franklinton 0
Ashe County 33, Wilkes Central 30
Asheboro 24, Albemarle 22
Asheville 25, Waynesville Tuscola 22
Asheville Erwin 7, Daniel Boone, Tenn. 0
Avery County 19, Cherryville 12
Ayden-Grifton 10, Wilson Prep 8
Belmont South Point 35, Lincolnton 21
Ben Lippen, S.C. 62, Asheville Christian 54
Boonville Starmount 43, Trinity 30
Brookland-Cayce, S.C. 45, Charlotte Harding 6
Brunswick Academy, Va. 61, Rocky Mount Academy 20
Burlington Cummings 28, Eden Morehead 0
Burlington Williams 39, Northwest Guilford 34
Canton Pisgah 24, Brevard 10
Cape Fear 47, Fayetteville Pine Forest 6
Carolina Forest, S.C. 49, West Brunswick 20
Catawba Bandys 35, Hickory St. Stephens 0
Chapel Hill 49, Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 0
Charlotte Ardrey Kell 13, Charlotte Providence 10
Charlotte Berry Tech 32, East Mecklenburg 24
Charlotte Catholic 49, South Mecklenburg 16
Charlotte Olympic 42, West Mecklenburg 0
Claremont Bunker Hill 42, Morganton Freedom 8
Clayton 54, Wake Forest 42
Clayton Cleveland 28, Wilmington Hoggard 20
Clinton 40, Jacksonville Northside 7
Concord 7, Monroe Piedmont 0
Concord Robinson 48, Hickory Ridge 41
Croatan 21, Washington 6
Davidson Community School 40, Hickory Home 7
Durham Hillside 20, Cary Panther Creek 12
Durham Riverside 35, Pittsboro Northwood 21
East Burke 47, Morganton Patton 0
East Columbus 62, Jones County 0
East Duplin 37, Holly Ridge Dixon 7
East Forsyth 49, Wake Forest Heritage 7
East Gaston 29, North Gaston 14
East Lincoln 57, Belmont Cramer 0
East Rutherford 28, Bessemer City 12
East Wilkes 28, West Wilkes 21
Eastern Alamance 35, Eastern Randolph 7
Eastern Guilford 39, Northern Guilford 11
Elizabeth City Northeastern 47, Bertie County 46
Elkin 28, North Wilkes 8
Enka 37, Swannanoa Owen 14
Erwin Triton 41, Cameron Union Pines 12
Fairmont 14, Lumberton 12
Farmville Central 57, Goldsboro 16
Fayetteville Sanford 41, Topsail 20
Fayetteville Seventy-First 41, Richmond County 13
Fayetteville Westover 12, St. Pauls 9
Forest City Chase 27, Burnsville Mountain Heritage 24
Gastonia Huss 44, Valdese Draughn 21
Gray’s Creek 29, Fayetteville Smith 21
Green Level 18, South Granville 0
Greene Central 46, North Lenoir 14
Greensboro Dudley 40, Greensboro Page 7
Greensboro Grimsley 30, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 7
Greenville Rose 47, New Hanover County 23
Halifax Academy 27, Faith Christian 18
Harrells Christian 47, Kinston Parrott Academy 0
Havelock 28, Wallace-Rose Hill 27
Hayesville 35, Towns County, Ga. 2
Hertford County 62, Gates County 12
Hickory 35, Lenoir Hibriten 14
Hickory Grove Christian 49, Raleigh Wake Christian 14
High Point Andrews 46, Bartlett Yancey 18
High Point Christian Academy 23, North Wake Christian 7
Hoke County 7, Fayetteville Britt 0
Holly Springs 9, Garner 7
Hope Mills South View 47, Spring Lake Overhills 22
Huntersville Hopewell 52, Charlotte Garinger 0
Indian Trail Porter Ridge 46, Mint Hill Rocky River 0
Jacksonville 35, Southwest Onslow 20
Jacksonville White Oak 51, East Carteret 0
Kannapolis Brown 38, West Rowan 27
Kings Mountain 34, Shelby 17
Lake Norman 7, North Mecklenburg 6
Lake Norman Charter 41, Southlake Christian 8
Lasker Northeast 36, Columbia 24
Lawndale Burns 42, Gastonia Forestview 0
Lee County 27, Northern Durham 6
Maiden 48, Newton Foard 6
Marshville Forest Hills 55, Gastonia Ashbrook 12
Metrolina Christian Academy 35, North Raleigh Christian 0
Mitchell County 16, Charlotte Latin 7
Monroe 49, Central Davidson 0
Monroe Sun Valley 49, Central Cabarrus 14
Montgomery Central 49, Carrboro 0
Mooresville 31, Davie County 24
Mount Airy 58, North Surry 0
Mount Pleasant 26, China Grove Carson 16
Mt. Holly Mountain Island Charter 40, Cabarrus 0
Murphy 41, Franklin 14
Nash Central 42, Southeast Halifax 6
New Bern 42, Willow Spring 0
Newton Grove Midway 46, Newton Grove Hobbton 36
North Brunswick 59, East Bladen 13
North Buncombe 47, East Henderson 36
North Duplin 20, Chocowinity Southside 18
North Forsyth 48, East Bend Forbush 13
North Henderson 31, Hendersonville 12
North Johnston 22, South Lenoir 0
North Moore 27, Winston-Salem Carver 0
North Pitt 32, Riverside Martin 21
North Rowan 51, East Rowan 10
North Stanly 17, Anson County 12
North Stokes 22, Chatham Central 20
Northampton County 14, Roanoke Rapids 0
Northeast Guilford 12, Jamestown Ragsdale 7
Northern Nash 48, Wilson Hunt 13
Northwest Cabarrus 21, West Cabarrus 0
Oak Grove 49, Southwest Guilford 30
Orange 33, Southeast Alamance 20
Oxford Webb 47, East Chapel Hill 0
Pasquotank County 38, Northwest Halifax 8
Pembroke Swett 37, Hickory Home School 3
Pender County 88, Lejeune 34
Perquimans 40, Manteo 16
Person 68, Greensboro Smith 20
Pikeville Aycock 43, Goldsboro Rosewood 19
Pinetown Northside 40, Camden County 19
Polk County 33, Madison County 7
Princeton 36, South Johnston 28
Providence Grove 24, East Davidson 7
Pungo Christian 44, Father Vincent Capodanno 0
R-S Central 31, McDowell County 24
Raleigh Athens Drive 26, Wilmington Ashley 20
Raleigh Broughton 16, Cary 14
Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 35, Durham Jordan 31
Raleigh Leesville Road 42, Raleigh Wakefield 14
Raleigh Ravenscroft 49, Granville Central 2
Raleigh Sanderson 35, Wendell Corinth Holders 7
Randleman 20, Thomasville 7
Red Springs 26, Fayetteville Byrd 22
Reidsville 36, Western Alamance 28
Robbinsville 40, East Surry 6
Rockingham County 20, Mayodan McMichael 7
Rocky Point Trask 42, Rocky Mount Prep 0
Rolesville 21, Matthews Butler 19
Salemburg Lakewood 50, Seven Springs Spring Creek 8
Salisbury 42, North Davidson 0
Scotland 32, Southern Durham 29
Shelby Crest 44, Gaffney, S.C. 38
South Brunswick 38, Richlands 28
South Caldwell 52, West Caldwell 0
South Central Pitt 40, Kinston 26
South Davidson 49, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 13
South Garner 66, Smithfield-Selma 0
South Iredell 35, North Iredell 0
South Rowan 36, Monroe Union Academy 22
SouthWest Edgecombe 47, North Edgecombe 0
Southeast Guilford 55, Southern Guilford 6
Southeast Raleigh 27, Raleigh Enloe 0
Southern Alamance 73, Graham 0
Southern Lee 39, Western Harnett 14
Southern Pines Pinecrest 48, Knightdale 0
Southern Wayne 22, Eastern Wayne 20
Southwestern Randolph 29, Western Guilford 18
Swain County 34, Charlotte Country Day 0
Sylva Smoky Mountain 34, Cherokee 13
Tarboro 42, Rocky Mount 0
Thomasville Ledford 24, Robert B. Glenn 8
Trinity Wheatmore 33, West Davidson 7
Vance County 22, Warren County 8
Walkertown 35, Winston-Salem Atkins 14
Warsaw Kenan 44, Swansboro 19
Washington County 52, Gaston KIPP Pride 0
Watauga County 13, Asheville Roberson 12
Waxhaw Cuthbertson 24, Monroe Parkwood 0
Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 42, Pfafftown Reagan 27
Wayne Christian 18, Beacon Hill, Va. 0
West Bladen 29, South Columbus 22
West Columbus 59, Rose Hill Union 0
West Craven 58, Pamlico County 8
West Forsyth 8, Asheville Reynolds 7
West Henderson 54, Newton-Conover 22
West Iredell 50, Mooresboro Jefferson 0
West Johnston 24, Harnett Central 16
West Lincoln 21, North Lincoln 20, OT
West Stanly 34, South Stanly 0
West Stokes 56, South Stokes 14
Whiteville 57, Bunn 14
Wilmington Laney 60, Greenville Conley 13
Wilson Fike 21, Wilson Beddingfield 20
Winston-Salem Parkland 16, Lexington 13
Winston-Salem Reynolds 41, High Point Central 12
Saturday’s North Carolina Scores
Byrnes (SC) 24, Hough 9
Charlotte Christian 40, Myers Park 37
Corvian Community 29, Covenant Day 27
Lowndes 46, Christ School 21
Middle Creek 17, Fuquay-Varina 14
Millbrook 45, Apex Friendship17
Providence Day 42, Rock Hill Northwestern 35
West Charlotte 28, Palisades 19
Friday’s South Carolina Scores
Abbeville 65, McCormick 12
Airport 36, Swansea 2
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 41, Edisto 6
Barnwell 40, Williston-Elko 0
Beaufort Academy 27, Pinewood Prep 23
Ben Lippen 62, Asheville Christian, N.C. 54
Berkeley 36, Timberland 32
Bethesda Academy, Ga. 50, Hilton Head Prep 7
Blacksburg 42, Buford 15
Blackville-Hilda 51, Calhoun Falls 6
Bluffton 41, Beach, Ga. 6
Branchville 43, Dorchester Academy 12
Brookland-Cayce 45, Charlotte Harding, N.C. 6
Broome 22, Powdersville 21
C.A. Johnson 32, Columbia 2
Calhoun County 35, Cross 14
Camden 43, Myrtle Beach 0
Cane Bay 29, Beaufort 10
Cardinal Newman 42, Trinity Byrnes School 12
Carolina Forest 49, West Brunswick, N.C. 20
Chapman 57, Woodruff 34
Chesnee 41, Blue Ridge 30
Chester 42, Lancaster 6
Chesterfield 32, Lee Central 6
Clarendon Hall Academy 16, Thomas Sumter Academy 0
Clinton 50, Batesburg-Leesville 27
Colleton Prep 33, Florence Christian 23
Commerce, Ga. 21, Southside Christian 19
Crescent 34, Pickens 14
Crestwood 49, Richland Northeast 21
D.W. Daniel 48, Greer 20
Darlington 34, Central 20
Denmark-Olar 28, Baptist Hill 16
Dillon Christian 21, Calhoun Academy 14
Dreher 26, W.J. Keenan 25
Fairfield Central 41, Carvers Bay 0
Fountain Inn 28, West Oak 0
Gray Collegiate Academy 49, Christ Church Episcopal 21
Greenville 34, Dorman 21
Greenwood 24, A.C. Flora 23
Hanahan 45, Georgetown 34
Hannah-Pamplico 57, McBee 52
Hartsville 55, Conway 7
Heathwood Hall 42, Great Falls 6
Hillcrest 55, Laurens 9
Hilton Head Island 39, Battery Creek 6
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 56, Scott’s Branch 0
Irmo 49, Chapin 3
J.L. Mann 49, Eastside 0
James Island 25, Stratford 7
John Paul II 28, Thomas Heyward Academy 21
Lakeside-Evans, Ga. 46, Aiken 24
Lamar 43, Hemingway 0
Latta 49, Mullins 12
Laurence Manning Academy 21, Lake City 20
Lexington 17, West Florence 7
Liberty 28, Carolina High and Academy 20
Loris 41, Green Sea Floyds 0
Lucy G. Beckham 53, Lake Marion 0
Manning 24, Kingstree 8
Memorial Day, Ga. 61, Palmetto Christian Academy 16
Midland Valley 35, Grovetown, Ga. 21
Nation Ford 29, Indian Land 28
Newberry 47, Union County 20
Ninety Six 28, Emerald 27
North Augusta 14, Evans, Ga. 7
North Central 28, Johnsonville 21
North Charleston 20, Military Magnet Academy 0
Northside Christian 45, First Baptist 42
Northwood Academy 28, Greenwood Christian 26
Oceanside Collegiate Academy 24, Lewisville 7
Patrick Henry Academy 55, Cross Schools 0
Pelion 22, Bethune-Bowman 8
Pendleton 48, Dixie 20
Philip Simmons 52, Andrews 28
Porter-Gaud 35, Bishop England 31
Prince Avenue Christian, Ga. 42, Hammond 13
Providence HomeSchool 38, Jefferson Davis Academy 22
Ridge View 32, Blythewood 21
Ridgeland-Hardeeville 27, St. John’s 12
River Bluff 47, Lugoff-Elgin 13
Riverside 49, Travelers Rest 7
Saluda 42, Mid-Carolina 10
Savannah Christian Prep, Ga. 49, Hilton Head Christian Academy 0
Seneca 43, Wade Hampton (G) 0
Shelby Crest, N.C. 44, Gaffney 38
Silver Bluff 34, South Aiken 31
Socastee 6, North Myrtle Beach 0
South Florence 54, Goose Creek 14
South Pointe 16, Spartanburg 14
St. James 49, Waccamaw 0
St. John’s Christian Academy 41, King’s Academy 18
St. Joseph 42, Fox Creek 0
Strom Thurmond 21, Laney, Ga. 12
Sumter 53, Lakewood 8
T.L. Hanna 34, Boiling Springs 26
Wade Hampton (H) 10, Colleton County 0
Wagener-Salley 34, Allendale-Fairfax 22
Ware Shoals 38, Whitmire 28
West Ashley 23, Lower Richland 20
Westwood 27, Spring Valley 7
White Knoll 49, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 0
Wilson 21, Aynor 20
Woodmont 28, Palmetto 13
Saturday’s South Carolina Scores
Byrnes 24, Hough 9
Colquitt County (GA) 48, Dutch Fork 21
Dillon Christian 21, Calhoun 14
Providence Day 42, Rock Hill Northwestern 35
___
Next week’s schedule
(Observer’s Sweet 16 rankings are included)
Next Friday
(all games at 7 p.m., unless noted otherwise)
Mecklenburg nonconference
Benedictine (GA) at Chambers
Buford (GA) at Mallard Creek
Charlotte Christian at Catawba Ridge (SC)
Charlotte Country Day at Community School of Davidson
Charlotte Latin at Mountain Island Charter
Covenant Day at Thomas Jefferson Academy
East Gaston at Corvian Community
East Mecklenburg at Palisades
Garinger at Berry Academy
Harding at Ben Smith
Hickory Grove Christian at Highland Tech, 7:30
Hickory Ridge at Independence
Hough at Myers Park
Lake Norman Charter at Winston-Salem Prep
Marvin Ridge at Hopewell
Monroe at West Charlotte
Northern Durham at Charlotte Catholic
Olympic at North Mecklenburg
Providence Day at Asheville
Richmond Senior at Butler
Rocky River at West Mecklenburg
South Mecklenburg at Providence
SouthLake Christian at Pine Lake Prep, 7;30
Union Academy at Christ the King
Weddington at Ardrey Kell
Area nonconference
Bessemer City at North Gaston, 7:30
Cannon School vs. Hickory Hawks, at Lenoir-Rhyne Univ.
Carolina Bearcats at Southside Christian (SC), 7:30
Central Cabarrus at Piedmont
Central Davidson at Cuthbertson
Central Pageland (SC) at Parkwood
Concord at Mount Pleasant
East Lincoln at Forestview, 7:30
Hunter Huss at Hibriten, 7:30
Jay M. Robinson at West Cabarrus
Kings Mountain at Cox Mill
Lake Norman at Statesville, 7:30
Lincolnton at North Lincoln, 7:30
North Iredell at Starmount, 7:30
North Rowan at Forest Hills
Northwest Cabarrus at A.L. Brown
Porter Ridge at South Iredell
Ronald Reagan at Mooresville
Stuart Cramer at Chase, 7:30
Sun Valley at Anson County, 7:30
West Caldwell at West Iredell, 7:30
West Lincoln at Cherryville, 7:30
S.C. nonconference
Andrew Jackson at Fairfield Central, 7:30
Buford at McBee, 7:30
Charlotte Christian at Catawba Ridge
Clover at Northwestern, 7:30
Fort Mill at Chester, 7:30
Indian Land at Timberland, 7:30
Lancaster at Irmo, 7:30
Rock Hill at South Pointe, 7:30
York at Nation Ford, 7:30
Next Saturday
Area nonconference
Metrolina Christian at Greater Cabarrus Stallions
Open week: Ashbrook, South Point
This story was originally published August 17, 2023 at 6:00 AM.