High School Sports

This week’s third-round high school football schedules in North, South Carolina

Friday is the third round of the North Carolina and South Carolina playoffs. Get full schedules below.

Second-round coverage

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North Carolina schedule

Thursday’s third round

Class 4A

East

New Bern (6-6) at Cleveland (12-0), 7

Class 2A

East

Southeast Alamance (8-4) at Clinton (12-0), 7

Princeton (9-3) at Northeastern (12-0), 7

Class 1A

East

North Moore (10-2) at Wilson Prep (10-1), 7

Friday’s third round

Class 4A

West

Charlotte Catholic (9-3) at Weddington (10-2), 7

Hough (11-1) at Grimsley (12-0), 7:30

Mount Tabor (8-4) at Butler (11-1), 7

Independence (9-3) at Watauga (12-0), 7:30

East

Fuquay-Varina (6-6) at Rolesville (11-1), 7

Clayton (10-2) at Cardinal Gibbons (10-2), 7

Laney (10-2) at Hoggard (11-1), 7

Class 3A

West

West Charlotte (9-3) at Crest (12-0), 7:30

Jay M. Robinson (12-0) at Dudley (12-0), 7

Oak Grove (11-1) at West Henderson (12-0), 7

A.C. Reynolds (9-3) at Hickory (12-0), 7:30

East

J.H. Rose (6-6) at Havelock (12-0), 7

Northern Nash (11-1) at Scotland County (10-2), 7

Terry Sanford (8-4) at Southern Alamance (11-1), 7

Fike (9-3) at Seventy-First (12-0), 7

Class 2A

West

Brevard (10-2) at Reidsville (11-1), 7:30

Monroe (11-1) at Bunker Hill (12-0), 7

Forest Hills (11-1) at Community School of Davidson (11-1), 7

Shelby (9-3) at Salisbury (12-0), 7

East

Hertford County (10-2) at Nash Central (10-2), 7

Whiteville (10-2) at Southwest Edgecombe (10-2), 7

Class 1A

West

Swain County (11-1) at Robbinsville (11-1), 7:30

Mountain Heritage (10-2) at North Rowan (10-2), 7

Thomasville (9-3) at Eastern Randolph (11-1), 7

Murphy (9-3) at Mount Airy (12-0), 7:30

East

Southeast Halifax (10-2) at Tarboro (10-0), 7

East Bladen (7-5) at Rosewood (7-5), 7

Lakewood (10-2) at West Columbus (10-1), 7

N.C. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

Football

Friday’s state championships

Division 1

Providence Day (11-1) at Rabun Gap School (13-0), 7

Division 2

Trinity Christian (10-1) at Asheville School (7-3), 7

8-Man Football

Rocky Mount Academy (10-2) at Wayne Christian (11-1), 7

South Carolina schedule

S.C. HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE

Friday’s third round

(all kickoffs at 7:30 p.m.)

Football

Class 5A

Upper State

Gaffney (9-3) at Dutch Fork (7-5)

Hillcrest (10-2) at J.L. Mann (10-2)

Lower State

White Knoll (11-0) at Sumter (9-3)

Summerville (12-0) at Carolina Forest (9-3)

Class 4A

Upper State

Greenville (9-3) at Northwestern (11-1)

Westside (11-1) at Midland Valley (12-0)

Lower State

Lancaster (3-9) at South Florence (12-0)

Irmo (12-0) at James Island (12-0)

Class 3A

Upper State

Chester (10-1) at Daniel (12-0)

Clinton (10-2) at Belton-Honea Path (12-0)

Lower State

Gilbert (11-1) at Camden (9-3)

Crestwood (11-1) at Brookland-Cayce (10-2)

Class 2A

Upper State

Silver Bluff (9-3) at Abbeville (11-1)

Strom Thurmond (10-2) at Gray Collegiate (10-2)

Lower State

Andrew Jackson (9-3) at Hampton County (11-1)

Oceanside Collegiate (9-2) at Barnwell (8-3)

Class 1A

Upper State

Christ Church Episcopal (10-2) at Blackville-Hilda (10-2)

Southside Christian (8-3) at St. Joseph’s Catholic (10-2)

Lower State

Johnsonville (8-2) at Lamar (9-3)

Cross (11-1) at Bamberg-Ehrhardt (11-1)



This story was originally published November 10, 2023 at 7:00 AM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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