Satuday’s high school football rewind: NC scores, how the Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule

Get complete coverage from the Charlotte-area from Friday night, plus statewide scores, Saturday’s preview and next week’s schedule.

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How the Sweet 16 fared

Friday’s scores

Big South (NCISAA)

Providence Day 63, Charlotte Country Day 15

Big 6 (NCISAA)

Hickory Grove Christian 38, SouthLake Christian 10

South Piedmont 3A

Jay M. Robinson 49, Central Cabarrus 0

Mecklenburg nonconference

Charlotte Latin 58, Carolina Bearcats 6

Chambers 56, Hickory Ridge 7

Charlotte Christian 39, Ardrey Kell 7

Corvian Community 57, Garinger 0

Crest 27, Charlotte Catholic 21

Independence 40, South Mecklenburg 13

North Mecklenburg 52, J.F. Webb 0

Lake Norman Charter 27, Pine Lake Prep 7

Richmond Senior 21, Myers Park 10

Palisades 14, Cuthbertson 6

Rocky River 13, Berry Academy 0

Shelby 35, Olympic 24

Weddington 27, Butler 19

Area nonconference

A.L. Brown 41, South Rowan 14

Asheville School 48, Metrolina Christian 16

East Lincoln 52, Forestview 26

Lake Norman 22, Marvin Ridge 16

South Iredell 41, Piedmont 17

N.C. statewide scores

Anson County 41, Albemarle 0

Apex Friendship 27, Athens Drive 6

Arendell Parrott Academy 64, Rocky Mount Academy 30 (8-man)

Asheboro 17, Providence Grove 10

Bear Grass Charter 53, Mattamuskeet 12

Bertie 13, First Flight 6

Bishop McGuinness 46, Wheatmore 12

Brevard 56, North Buncombe 14

Cape Fear 30, Laney 14

Cary Christian 42, Halifax Academy 8 (8-man)

Chapel Hill 35, Carrboro 12

Cherokee 67, Rosman 7

Chesnee (SC) 28, R-S Central 24

Cummings 56, Bartlett-Yancey 20

East Duplin 40, Croatan 23

East Henderson 3, C.D. Owen 0

Eastern Wayne 20, Greene Central 14

Farmville Central 28, Wilson Prep 14

Franklinton 67, Wakefield 9

Gaffney 31, Freedom 0

Gates County 26, Camden County 7

Harrells Christian 14, Mount Zion Christian 6

Hebron Christian 49, Christ School 3

Heide Trask 36, Dixon 35

Hobbton 59, Spring Creek 28

Hoggard 45, J.M. Rose 6

Jack Britt 21, Scotland County 20

James Kenan 24, East Bladen 14

John Paul II Catholic 15, East Chapel Hill 12

Jordan 62, Smithfield-Selma 0

Jordan-Matthews 14, Chkatham Central 6

Kinston 12, Washington 6

Ledford 51, East Davidson 42

Lee County 24, Panther Creek 12

Leesville Road 31, Heritage 0

Louisburg 28, Wake Christian 0

Martin County 47, Southside 8

Midway 37, Lakewood 34

Montgomery Central 46, Orange 6

Mount Airy 42, Ashe County 0

New Bern 37, Knightdale 0

Northhampton 26, Northwest Halifax 20

North Pitt 52, Holmes 21

North Rowan 55, T.W. Andrews 36

Northeastern 27, Rocky Mount 7

Northern Nash 66, D.H. Conley 17

Parkland 14, Glenn 9

Patrick County (VA) 42, North Stokes 13

Pinecrest 28, New Hanover 27

Pinetown Northside 25, Perquimans 22

Princeton 48, Rosewood 7

Randleman 21, Union Pines 7

Reidsville 45, Eastern Alamance 14

Richlands 57, South Lenoir 0

Roanoke Rapids 31, American Leadership-Johnston 0

Rolesville 30, Cardinal Gibbons 27

Sanderson 68, Cedar Ridge 0

Seaforth 50, Graham 6

Seventy-First 21, Hoke County 0

South Central 34, Currituck 7

South Columbus 70, Union 0

Southeast Alamance 41, Northwood 6

Southern Durham 26, Wake Forest 24

Southern Nash 22, Southern Alamance 20

Starmount 58, North Wilkes 0

St. David’s 51, Berean Baptist 20 (8-man)

Thomasville 13, Ben Smith 8

Tuscola 42, Swain County 8

Vance County 28, Northern Durham 0

Wake Prep 54, Hobgood Charter 0

Watauga 48, A.C. Reynolds 21

Wayne Christian 28, Lawrence Academy 14

West Davidson 20, Trinity 19

Western Alamance 17, Eastern Guilford 7

White Oak 48, Jacksonville Northside 6

Williams 49, Morehead 7

S.C. nonconference

Catawba Ridge 38, Spring Valley 14

Clover 37, York 6

Lancaster 32, Fort Mill 27

McBee 56, Buford 20

Northwestern 28, South Pointe 14

SATURDAY

Mecklenburg nonconference

Mallard Creek 21, Cincinnati Moeller (OH) 14

Open week: Ballantyne Ridge, Cabarrus Stallions, Cannon School, Carolina Bearcats, Christ the King, Concord, Harding, Hopewell, Hough, Hunter Huss, Indian Land, Lincolnton, Mooresville, Providence, Statesville, Stuart Cramer, West Charlotte, West Lincoln, West Mecklenburg

Thursday’s highlights

Forest Hills 36, Community School of Davidson 7: Rodney Smith ran for a first-quarter touchdown and returned an interception 62 yards for another Forest Hills score, as the Yellow Jackets opened a 23-0 halftime lead. The Spartans averted a shutout with a fourth-quarter Jake Johnson-to-Brandon Albers touchdown pass.

Hickory 69, Cox Mill 28: The visiting Chargers kept close with 3A powerhouse Hickory early, trailing only 28-21 early in the second quarter. But the Red Tornadoes pulled away and improved to 4-0.

Highland Tech 70, Triangle Math & Science 0: The Rams, who entered the season with a 34-game losing streak, improved to 3-0 and set a single-game school scoring record. Carmelo Adams and Jonah Jeffries each scored three touchdowns in the victory.

Northwest Cabarrus 17, Mount Pleasant 14: Jackson Forrest ran 1 yard for the go-ahead score with 5:30 remaining, and the Trojans handed Mount Pleasant its first loss in four games. The Tigers, who lost 48-0 last year to Northwest Cabarrus, had taken a 14-10 lead early in the final period on a pass from Callin Black to Jacob Reigel. One big play came in the first half, with Mount Pleasant at the Trojan 3. The Tigers tried a shovel pass, but it was picked off by Zachariah Johnson, and he ran 99 yards for a Northwest Cabarrus touchdown.

Porter Ridge 41, West Cabarrus 7: Christian Taylor threw four touchdown passes, two of them to Will Taylor, and Ryan Ladimir kicked a pair of field goals for the unbeaten Pirates (4-0), who opened the season with only four returning starters from a year ago.

South Point 30, Hibriten 14: The Raiders’ ground game was working again, as Eric Forston carried 11 times for 133 yards in the victory. Brody Crawford (75 yards) and Patrick Bise (73) added to South Point’s 313-yard rushing total.

West Iredell 37, West Wilkes 22: Alijah Adams ran for a touchdown and passed for another, leading West Iredell. Asher Frisbee kicked two field goals for the victors.

Thursday’s area scores

THURSDAY

Big 6 (NCISAA)

Covenant Day 42, Asheville Christian 35

Mecklenburg nonconference

Forest Hills 36, Community School of Davidson 7

Monroe 63, East Mecklenburg 0

Thomas Jefferson 61, Bonnie Cone 6

Area nonconference

Ashbrook 50, East Gaston 7

East Lincoln 52, Forestview 26

Hickory 69, Cox Mill 28

Highland Tech 70, Triangle Math & Science 0

North Gaston 36, Cherryville 2

North Iredell 21, Mountain Island Charter 7

North Lincoln 56, East Rutherford 55

Northwest Cabarrus 16, Mount Pleasant 14

Porter Ridge 41, West Cabarrus 7

South Point 30, Hibriten 14

Sun Valley 61, Parkwood 31

Union Academy 20, Bessemer City 10

West Iredell 37, West Wilkes 22

N.C. statewide

Bandys 35, South Caldwell 6

Burns 28, Alexander Central 7

Central Davidson 34, Lexington 25

Clayton 27, Holly Springs 7

Draughn 34, Chase 28

East Surry 48, South Stokes 3

Erwin 27, West Henderson 21

Havelock 54, West Craven 7

Landrum 43, Polk County 6

Maiden 29, St. Stephens 6

McDowell 49, Avery County 21

Mitchell 35, Andrews 34

Mountain Heritage 42, Hendersonville 7

Murphy 22, Smoky Mountain 14

North Duplin 62, Lejeune 14

North Stanly 38, West Stanly 37

Pisgah 30, Hayesville 0

Robbinsville 46, Copper Basin 0

Salisbury 38, Person 7

South Stanly 66, South Davidson 0

Southern Lee 50, Fairmont 14

Southwest Onslow 55, Goldsboro 12

St. Pauls 55, West Columbus 0

Surry Central 33, Elkin 3

Wallace-Rose Hill 27, Pender 12

West Bladen 26, East Columbus 19

West Stokes 24, North Surry 13

Whiteville 42, Clinton 7

S.C. nonconference

Andrews 38, Andrew Jackson 31

Fairfield Central 33, Lewisville 8

Hartsville 49, Rock Hill 30

Richland Northeast 58, Nation Ford 49

Saluda 16, Chester 12

The picks

Next week’s schedule

FRIDAY, SEPT. 20

Queen City 3A-4A

Harding at Hopewell

Mallard Creek at West Charlotte

North Mecklenburg at Hough

West Mecklenburg at Chambers

SoMeck 4A

Myers Park at Ballantyne Ridge

Palisades at Berry Academy

South Mecklenburg at Olympic

Southwestern 4A

Butler at Garinger

East Mecklenburg at Rocky River

Providence at Charlotte Catholic

Greater Metro 4 4A

Hickory Ridge at A.L. Brown

Mooresville at Cox Mill

South Iredell at West Cabarrus

Big South 3A

Ashbrook at Crest, 7:30

Hunter Huss at Kings Mountain, 7:30

North Gaston at Forestview, 7:30

South Point at Stuart Cramer, 7:30

South Piedmont 3A

East Rowan at Concord

Jesse Carson at West Rowan

South Rowan at Northwest Cabarrus

Western Foothills 3A

Hickory at East Lincoln, 7:30

North Iredell at Fred T. Foard, 7:30

Statesville at North Lincoln, 7:30

West Iredell at St. Stephens, 7:30

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys at West Lincoln, 7:30

East Burke at Maiden, 7:30

Lincolnton at Bunker Hill, 7:30

West Caldwell at Newton-Conover, 7:30

Big 6 (NCISAA)

Hickory Grove Christian at Covenant Day

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Bishop McGuinness at Community School of Davidson

Christ the King at Carver

Corvian Community at Winston-Salem Prep

Mountain Island Charter at Pine Lake Prep

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Burns at Highland Tech, 7:30

Shelby at Cherryville, 7:30

Thomas Jefferson Academy at Bessemer City, 7:30

Nonconference

Cannon School at Charlotte Christian

Charlotte Country Day at High Point Christian

Christ School at Providence Day

Marvin Ridge at Indian Land, 7:30

Monroe at Porter Ridge

Piedmont at Montgomery Central, 7:30

South Caldwell at Cuthbertson

St. Paul’s at Charlotte Latin

Sun Valley at Alexander Central, 7:30

Trinity at Union Academy

Weddington at Chapel Hill

West Stanly at Mount Pleasant

S.C. Region 3 5A

Catawba Ridge at Fort Mill, 7:30

Nation Ford at Northwestern, 7:30

Rock Hill at Clover, 7:30

S.C. Region 3 4A

A.C. Flora at South Pointe, 7:30

Dreher at York, 7:30

Richland Northeast at Camden, 7:30

S.C. nonconference

Andrew Jackson at Lewisville, 7:30

Buford at Great Falls, 7:30

Marvin Ridge at Indian Land, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

Nonconference

Carolina Bearcats at Cabarrus Stallions

Open week: Ardrey Kell, Central Cabarrus, East Gaston, Forest Hills, Independence, Jay M. Robinson, Lake Norman, Lake Norman Charter, Lancaster, Metrolina Christian, Parkwood, SouthLake Christian

This story was originally published September 12, 2024 at 6:30 AM.