Friday’s high school football rewind: scores, how the Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule
Friday was Week 5 of the high school football season. Get complete coverage from The Charlotte Observer along with area and statewide scores, plus next week’s schedule.
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Incident at West Charlotte, clears stands. Game vs. Mallard Creek finished with no fans
Marvin Ridge bounces back with Indian Land win
Rocky River builds winning streak, stops East Meck
Prep roundup: Hopewell, Monroe, Sun Valley among winners
South Carolina area recap, statewide scores
How The Observer’s Sweet 16 fared
Rank | School | Record | Friday | Next week |
1 | Weddington | (5-0) | d. Chapel Hill 56-0 | vs. Westsde |
2 | Northwestern | (5-0) | d. Nation Ford 67-13 | at Catawba Ridge |
3 | Providence Day | (4-1) | d. Christ School 55-7 | at North Raleigh Christian |
4 | Mallard Creek | (3-1) | d. West Charlotte 13-12 | Hopewell |
5 | West Charlotte | (2-1) | lost 13-12 to Mallard Creek | at West Mecklenburg |
6 | Independence | (4-0) | idle | Charlotte Catholic |
7 | Hough | (3-1) | d. North Mecklenburg 56-0 | at Chambers |
8 | J.M. Robinson | (4-0) | idle | at Carson |
9 | Charlotte Christian | (4-1) | d. Cannon School 48-7 | at Rabun Gap |
10 | South Pointe | (3-2) | d. AC Flora 56-14 | idle |
11 | Monroe | (4-0) | d. Porter Ridge 41-24 | idle |
12 | Porter Ridge | (4-1) | lost 41-24 to Monroe | idle |
13 | Charlotte Catholic | (2-2) | d. Providence 21-6 | at Independence |
14 | Mooresville | (3-1) | d. Cox Mill 55-0 | Hickory Ridge |
15 | East Lincoln | (3-1) | lost 42-21 to Hickory | at Statesville |
16 | Lake Norman | (3-1) | idle | AL Brown |
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Friday’s Charlotte-area scores
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers 9, West Mecklenburg 6
Hopewell 48, Harding 0
Hough 56, North Mecklenburg 0
Mallard Creek 13, West Charlotte 12
SoMeck 4A
Myers Park 59, Ballantyne Ridge 0
Olympic 30, South Mecklenburg 23
Palisades 38, Berry Academy 0
Southwestern 4A
Butler 63, Garinger 7
Rocky River 21, East Mecklenburg 12
Charlotte Catholic 21, Providence 6
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown 31, Hickory Ridge 14
Mooresville 55, Cox Mill 0
South Iredell 24, West Cabarrus 17
Big South 3A
Crest 29, Ashbrook 12
Forestview 14, North Gaston 7
Kings Mountain 39, Hunter Huss 13
South Point 44, Stuart Cramer 0
South Piedmont 3A
Concord 45, East Rowan 0
Northwest Cabarrus 45, South Rowan 0
West Rowan 33, Jesse Carson 7
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory 42, East Lincoln 21
North Iredell 23, Fred T. Foard 16
North Lincoln 39, Statesville 14
St. Stephens 56, West Iredell 40
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys 17, West Lincoln 15
Bunker Hill 32, Lincolnton 14
Maiden 36, East Burke 6
Newton-Conover 35, West Caldwell 7
Big 6 (NCISAA)
Covenant Day 28, Hickory Grove Christian 21
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson 42, Bishop McGuinness 7
Christ the King 29, Carver 12
Corvian Community 61, Winston-Salem Prep 12
Pine Lake Prep 30, Mountain Island Charter 28
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Bessemer City 57, Thomas Jefferson Academy 6
Burns 56, Highland Tech 8
Shelby 70, Cherryville 0
Nonconference
Charlotte Christian 48, Cannon 7
Charlotte Latin 19, St. Pauls 14
Cuthbertson 56, South Caldwell 6
High Point Christian 22, Charlotte Country Day 21
Marvin Ridge 38, Indian Land 9
Monroe 41, Porter Ridge 24
Mount Pleasant 42, West Stanly 0
Piedmont 20, Montgomery Central 14
Providence Day 55, Christ School 7
Sun Valley 42, Alexander Central 10
Union Academy 14, Trinity 7
Weddington 56, Chapel Hill 0
S.C. Region 3 5A
Catawba Ridge 30, Fort Mill 0
Northwestern 67, Nation Ford 13
Rock Hill 27, Clover 21
S.C. Region 3 4A
Richland Northeast 26, Camden 15
South Pointe 56, A.C. Flora 14
York 17, Dreher 14
S.C. nonconference
Great Falls 22, Buford 20
Lewisville 27, Andrew Jackson 3
Marvin Ridge 38, Indian Land 9
Friday’s NC scores
A.C. Reynolds 56, North Buncombe 6
Albemarle 22, Southwestern Randolph 15
Andrews 49, Calhoun Falls Charter (SC) 0
Apex 24, Panther Creek 19
Apex Friendship 49, Green Hope 0
Arendell Parrott Academy 52, John Paul II Catholic 35 (8-man)
Asheville 21, Dobyns Bennett (TN) 14
Atkins 28, Ben Smith 22
Avery County 50, Rosman 0
Ayden-Grifton 35, West Craven 28
Bartlett Yancey 56, Chatham Central 12
Brevard 21, East Rutherford 14
Broughton 16, Wakefield 7
C.B. Aycock 54, Hunt 14
Camden County 21, Pasquotank 20
Cape Fear 42, Lumberton 6
Cary Christian 50, Faith Christian 0 (8-man)
Cherokee 54, Mount Zion Christian 40
Clayton 24, Fuquay=Varina 9
Cleveland 44, Corinth Holders 14
Clyde Erwin 55, Enka 14
Croatan 37, Beddingfield 6
Cummings 41, Seaforth 20
Currituck County 34, Hertford County 14
Davie County 32, R.J. Reynolds 17
Draughn 28, C.D. Owen 3
Dudley 62, High Point Central 0
Durham Riverside 53, Graham 13
East Forsyth 69, Reagan 21
East Wake 48, Southern Wayne 6
Eastern Guilford 14, Northeast Guilford 10
Eastern Randolph 23, Central Davidson 21
Elkin 28, South Stokes 13
Enloe 38, Knightdale 8
Erwin 55, Enka 14
Farmville Central 29, SouthWest Edgecombe 28
Fike 39, West Johnston 32
Franklin 48, East Henderson 8
Freedom 63, Chase 13
Garner 26, South Garner 7
Gatwes County 12, Southside 7
Georgia Force 7, Hayesville 6
Grays Creek 38, Purnell Swett 7
Green Level 30, Cary 0
Grimsley 49, Southeast Guilford 7
Halifax Academy 42, St. David’s 35 (8-man)
Harrells Christian 34, North Raleigh Christian 18
Heide Trask 52, West Columbus 0
Hendersonville 19, R-S Central 14
Hillside 19, Heritage 13
Holmes 28, Manteo 6
Jack Britt 43, Douglas Byrd 13
Jacksonville 53, J.H. Rose 20
James Kenan 43, East Duplin 20
Johnston County (TN) 49, Ashe County 32
KIPP Pride 16, Southeast Halifax 12
Laney 28, Ashley 7
Ledford 17, Providence Grove 0
Leesville Road 40, Wake Forest 7
Lejeune 42, Bear Grass Charter 14
Lexington 60, East Davidson 0
Louisburg 28, Carrboro 20
Martin County 12, Bertie 8
Middle Creek 34, Holly Springs 10
Millbrook 35, Sanderson 12
Morehead 27, McMichael 0
Mount Airy 55, North Wilkes 0
Mount Tabor 27, West Forsyth 17
Mountain View Prep (SC) 42, Asheville School 21
Murphy 65, Greenville Hurricanes 20
New Bern 28, Havelock 27
North Duplin 14, Dixon 8
North Johnston 56, Hobbton 34
North Pitt 25, Greene Central 22
North Rowan 55, South Davidson 13
North Surry 47, Wilkes Central 21
Northeastern 66, First Flight 7
Northern Durham 66, Triangle Math & Science 0
Northern Guilford 30, Ragsdale 13
Northside-Pinetown 31, Rosewood 14
Northwest Guilford 34, Western Guilford 14
Northwood 48, Jordan-Matthews 0
Oak Grove 34, Hibriten 3
Page 55, Southwest Guilford 12
Pender 73, East Columbus 6
Perquimans 56, Wake Prep 15
Person 65, Cedar Ridge 0
Pine Forest 24, Westover 22
Pinetown Northside 31, Rosewood 14
Pisgah 31, Smoky Mountain 21
Polk County 7, Patton 0
Pungo Christian 50, Mattamuskeet 14 (8-man)
Randleman 34, Asheboro 27
Ravenscroft 37, Grace Christian 21
Reidsville 37, North Forsyth 0
Richlands 41, Princeton 24
Richmond Senior 41, Southern Lee 7
Roanoke Rapids 10, Franklinton 7
Rockingham County 9, Southern Guilford 0
Rocky Mount 34, Bunn 7
Salisbury 32, Thomasville 6
Scotland County 45, Hoke County 32
Seventy First 56, South View 22
South Central 28, Jacksonville Northside 0
South Columbus 25, East Bladen 22
South Johnston 35, Smithfield-Selma 7
South Stanly 41, Wheatmore 18
Southeast Alamance 29, North Moore 6
Southeast Raleigh 29, Willow Spring 24
Southern Durham 26, Vance County 14
Southern Nash 28, Nash Central 25
Spring Creek 54, Union 34
Starmount 49, Alleghany 0
Surry Central 48, North Wilkes 13
Terry Sanford 34, Overhills 7
Trinity Christian 62, Wake Christian 0
Trion (TN) 35, Robbinsville 28
Triton 7, E.E. Smith 6
Union Pines 7, Lee County 6
Wallace-Rose Hill 32, Southwest Onslow 14
Warren County 62, Rocky Mount Prep 0
Washington 41, Pamlico County 28
Watauga 47, North Davidson 21
Wayne Christian 61, Father Capodanno 0 (8-man)
Weldon 34, Northampton County 20
West Carteret 51, East Carteret 13
West Henderson 20, North Henderson 13
West Rowan 33, Carson 7
West Stokes 33, T.W. Andrews 0
West Wilkes 20, Forbush 12
Western Alamance 24, Orange 7
White Oak 51, Swansboro 6
Williams 38, Southern Alamance 29
Wilson Prep 54, North Edgecombe 0
Saturday’s game
Carolina Bearcats (1-2) at Cabarrus Stallions (0-4)
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
Next week’s schedule
(kickoffs at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
S.C. Region 3 4A
Camden at Dreher, 7:30
FRIDAY, SEPT. 27
Queen City 3A-4A
Harding at North Mecklenburg
Hopewell at Mallard Creek
Hough at Chambers
West Charlotte at West Mecklenburg
South Meck 4A
Ballantyne Ridge at Ardrey Kell
Berry Academy at South Mecklenburg
Palisades at Myers Park
Southwestern 4A
Butler at Providence
Charlotte Catholic at Independence
Garinger at East Mecklenburg
Greater Metro 4 4A
A.L. Brown at Lake Norman
Hickory Ridge at Mooresville
West Cabarrus at Cox Mill
Southern Carolina 4A
Marvin Ridge at Sun Valley
Big South 3A
Crest at Stuart Cramer, 7:30
Forestview at Ashbrook, 7:30
Hunter Huss at South Point, 7:30
Kings Mountain at North Gaston, 7:30
South Piedmont 3A
Concord at Central Cabarrus
Jay M. Robinson at Jesse Carson
Northwest Cabarrus at East Rowan
West Rowan at South Rowan
Western Foothills 3A
East Lincoln at Statesville
Fred T. Foard at West Iredell
North Lincoln at Hickory
St. Stephens at North Iredell
Catawba Valley 2A
Bandys at East Burke, 7:30
Bunker Hill at West Caldwell, 7:30
Newton-Conover at Lincolnton, 7:30
West Lincoln at Maiden, 7:30
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Community School of Davidson at Mountain Island Charter
Corvian Community at Christ the King
Pine Lake Prep at Winston-Salem Prep
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Bessemer City at Highland Tech, 7:30
Cherryville at East Gaston, 7:30
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Shelby, 7:30
Nonconference
Albemarle at Lake Norman Charter
Cabarrus Stallions at Bonnie Cone Leadership
Carolina Bearcats at North Wake Saints
Charlotte Christian at Rabun Gap School (GA)
Charlotte Country Day at Cannon School
Covenant Day at Charlotte Latin
GRACE Christian at Hickory Grove Christian
Metrolina Christian at Ravenscroft School
North Stanly at Forest Hills
Pageland Central at Anson County, 7:30
Parkwood at Eastern Randolph
Providence Day at North Raleigh Christian
SouthLake Christian at Trinity Christian
Westside (SC) at Weddington
S.C. Region 3 5A
Fort Mill at Clover, 7:30
Indian Land at Rock Hill, 7:30
Northwestern at Catawba Ridge, 7:30
S.C. Region 3 4A
Lancaster at Richland Northeast, 7:30
York at A.C. Flora, 7:30
S.C. Region 5 2A
North Central at Buford, 7:30
S.C. Nonconference
Fairfield Central at Andrew Jackson, 7:30
Keenan at Chester, 7:30
Pageland Central at Anson County, 7:30
SATURDAY, SEPT. 28
Area nonconference
Asheville School at Christ School, 2
Open week: Cuthbertson, Monroe, Mount Pleasant, Nation Ford, Olympic, Piedmont, Porter Ridge, Rocky River, South Iredell, South Pointe, Union Academy
This story was originally published September 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM.
