Friday’s rewind: How the Sweet 16 fared, NC scores, next week’s schedule

A few thoughts from a busy Week 7 of the high school football season Friday.

1) Lake Norman made a big statement with a 35-0 win over previously unbeaten Statesville. The Wildcats ended a two-game losing streak.

2) At times, West Charlotte looks like a team that could really challenge for a second straight state championship. At times, the Lions look they have some issues that may trip them up in November and December.

The kicking game is a weakness and the penalties, particuarly on third down — whether on offense or defense — are killing or extending drives. If the Lions start playing cleaner, watch out.

3) West Charlotte junior QB Jamouri Nichols is putting up a monster season statistically and he had another big game Friday in a 31-7 win over Independence. The thing, though, that is most impressive about Nichols is how patient he is.

He doesn’t force the ball and will throw it away to live another down. He appears to have a very mature approach. He’s not quite 6-foot and prototypical Division I size, but make no mistake, he’s got Division I game, and not just the entry level, either.

4) South Mecklenburg beat West Meck 45-20 to win its sixth straight game. The Sabres, who were 5-5 in the 2022 season, now have their most wins in a season in four years. South was 9-3 in 2021 under coach Joe Evans.

Quick links

Talking Preps postgame show (live at 11 p.m.)

West Charlotte gets big win over Independence

Palisades finally beats Ardrey Kell Friday

Southeast Raleigh stops Clayton

CMS to limit ticket sales at some games. Here’s why

Gibbons coach: “It’s absurd” for NCHSAA to release playoff pairings on a Monday

Meet South Meck’s historic female football player

At South Mecklenburg, Yazmine Beverly may have become the first Mecklenburg County girls’ football player to play any position other than kicker.

She’s a nose guard for the Sabres and she recently was named homecoming queen.

And everybody loves Yazmine.

Her story is at this link

How The Sweet 16 fared

Rk., School, Rec, Friday

1. Providence Day (6-0), idle

2. Hough (6-0): idle

3. West Charlotte (5-2): d. No. 7 Independence 31-7

4. Mallard Creek (5-2): d. North Meck 33-14

5. Myers Park (5-1): d Garinger 58-0

6. Weddington (6-1): d. Marvin Ridge 47-0

7. Independence (4-2): lost 31-7 to No. 3 West Charlotte

8. Mooresville (4-2): d. South Iredell 48-10

9. East Lincoln (7-0): West Iredell 41-14

10. Ashbrook (6-0): idle

11. South Point (4-2): lost 42-7 to Crest

12. Charlotte Catholic (4-2): idle

13. Porter Ridge (5-2): d. Piedmont 41-6

14. Statesville (5-1): lost 35-0 to Lake Norman

15. Charlotte Latin (6-0): idle

16. Jay M. Robinson (4-1): d. Concord 31-14

Saturday’s football matchup

Union Academy (2-3, 0-2 Catawba-Yadkin 1A/2A/3A) at Bonnie Cone Leadership (0-5, 0-2), noon – Bonnie Cone Academy hopes to get its offense going in a Saturday afternoon home game. WR/KR Jayden Maitre provides the host Eagles with their breakaway threat. Union Academy RB Michael Donato has rushed for 343 yards and is averaging more than six yards a carry.

Friday’s photo galleries

Friday’s roundup

No. 4 Mallard Creek 33, North Mecklenburg 14: Cailen Napier threw two touchdown passes, helping the Mavericks (5-2, 1-1) built a 19-7 lead at the half. A short touchdown run late in the third quarter clinched the Power Six 7A/8A victory for the Mavs. North Mecklenburg fell to 3-3, 0-1.

No. 5 Myers Park 58, Garinger 0: The Mustangs (5-1, 1-0) opened Greater Charlotte 7A/8A play with a lopsided victory over Garinger (1-5, 0-1). Myers Park led 30-0 after the first quarter at 44-0 at halftime.

No. 6 Weddington 47, Marvin Ridge 0: The Warriors (6-1, 3-0) had no problems with their neighborhood rivals and rolled to a Southern Carolina 6A/7A victory. Walker Powell threw three touchdown passes, including a 78-yarder to Anthony Barrino.

Weddington led 33-0 at halftime. Marvin Ridge fell to 3-3, 1-1.

The victory gave the Warriors sole possession of first place in the conference.

No. 8 Mooresville 48, South Iredell 10: Brody Norman completed 13-of-17 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and Gavin Barber caught four passes for 103 yards and two scores in the Blue Devils’ (4-2, 1-0) North Piedmont 6A/7A rout. Norman also ran for a touchdown.

One of his touchdown passes to Barber covered 70 yards. Jordan Cheaves also scored for Mooresville on a 90-yard interception return.

South Iredell (2-4, 0-1) got an 80-yard touchdown pass from Tristan Cowan to Brody Hunt.

Crest 42, No. 11 South Point 7: The host Chargers raced to a 28-0 halftime lead and routed the Raiders in a Big South 5A/6A game. Ely Hamrick ran for two Crest touchdowns.

No. 13 Porter Ridge 41, Piedmont 6: Rashawn Elmore returned the game’s opening kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown, and the Pirates (5-2, 2-1) steamrolled to a Southern Carolina 6A/7A victory. Elmore also scored on runs of 5, 10, 47 and 1 yards.

Cam Washington returned an interception 87 yards for the other Porter Ridge touchdown.

Piedmont (2-5, 0-3) scored on a Kaleb Poole 11-yard run.

Lake Norman 35, No. 14 Statesville 0: Kayden Craft threw his eighth and ninth touchdown passes of the season, and the visiting Wildcats (4-2, 1-0) opened North Piedmont 6A/7A play by handing the Greyhounds (5-1, 0-1) their first loss of the season.

Lake Norman scored 21 points in the second quarter.

No. 16 Jay M. Robinson 31, Concord 14: The Bulldogs (5-1, 3-0 South Piedmont 4A/5A) spotted Concord (3-3, 2-1) a 7-0 lead after one quarter, then rallied for the victory. Aury Greenfield connected with L.J. Watson for a game-tying touchdown early in the second quarter, and Ennis Stiles got the go-ahead score a few minutes later.

Stiles and Greenfield scored on touchdown runs in the second half, and Ryan Szabo added a 38-yard field goal.

MECKLENBURG GAMES

Cannon School 21, Charlotte Country Day 15: The host Cougars (4-2) handed the Buccaneers their first loss of the season after four opening victories.

Cardinal Gibbons 42, Ambassador Christian 0: The Crusaders (5-1) scored in every quarter and trounced the Lions (4-2-1) in a game played at Johnson C. Smith University. It was the first game ever against a N.C. High School Athletic Association team for Ambassador Christian, a first-year varsity program.

Gannon Jones threw three touchdown passes for Cardinal Gibbons, and the Crusaders picked off three Lions’ passes.

Charlotte Christian 44, Christ School 21 Cohen Kilgannon scored on three short runs, and the host Knights (3-3) crushed the Greenies (3-4). Charlotte Christian led 44- at halftime, also scoring on Henry Hulbert’s pick-six, Maxton Miller’s recovery of a Christ School fumble in the end zone, an Elliott Newcxomb-to-Tate Estep touchdown pass, and an Elijah Boythe field goal.

Community School of Davidson 35, Lake Norman Charter 7: Nixon Willis ran for two touchdowns, and Tyler Johnson passed for a score and ran for another, as the Spartans (3-3, 2-0) cruised to a Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A triumph. Dylan Wignot and Jake Wozniak connected for Lake Norman Charter (3-4, 1-2) in a touchdown pass.

Community School of Davidson scored 28 points in the second quarter.

Corvian Community 38, Pine Lake Prep 0: Kelvin Stinson returned the game’s opening kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown, and Braylon Glover scored on a blocked punt just a minute later, sending the Cardinals (5-1, 3-0) to a Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A romp. Glover and Stinson also scored on touchdown runs. The Pride fell to 1-6, 1-2.

Hickory Grove Christian 36, Covenant Day 7: Hickory Grove (4-1, 1-0), which hadn’t played in three weeks, built a big first-half lead and rolled to a Big Six victory over Covenant Day (1-6, 0-1).

Hickory Ridge 17, Berry Academy 0: The Ragin’ Bulls (2-4, 1-2 Greater Metro 6A/7A) led only 3-0 after three quarters but scored on a touchdown run with four minutes left and an interception return two minutes later. Berry Academy (0-6, 0-3) has scored only 28 points this season.

Olympic 24, A.L. Brown 21: Fernando Zalaya kicked a 40-yard field goal with 42 seconds left, lifting the host Trojans (4-2, 3-0) to a Greater Metro 6A/7A victory over the Wonders (3-3, 2-1). It was Olympic’s third straight victory.

A.L. Brown had rallied from a 21-7 deficit with a pair of touchdown runs by Lemar Grier, but Olympic drove close enough for Zalaya’s kick.

The Wonders were stopped on downs on their final possession.

Providence 35, East Mecklenburg 7: Luke Meador threw four touchdown passes, two of them in the decisive third quarter, and the Panthers (4-3, 2-0) won this Southwestern 7A/8A contest. Providence led 14-0 at halftime but pulled away on two Meador passes in the third quarter.

Jay DeSimone passed to James Bailey for the East Mecklenburg (3-4, 1-1) score.

South Mecklenburg 45, West Mecklenburg 20: The Sabres won their sixth straight game, rolling past the Hawks (0-7, 0-2) in a Greater Charlotte 7A/8A contest played at Ballantyne Ridge.

West Cabarrus 17, Harding 6: The Rams (1-5, 0-3 Greater Metro 6A/7A) scored a touchdown with four minutes left in the third quarter, cutting the Wolverines’ lead to 10-6. But West Cabarrus (3-3, 3-0) drove for a touchdown three minutes later and held on. The Wolverines are tied with Olympic for the conference lead.

OTHER AREA GAMES

Burns 35, Stuart Cramer 21: Max Davis ran for five touchdowns, and the Bulldogs (4-3, 4-1 Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A) downed the host Storm (4-2, 2-2). It was Stuart Cramer’s second straight loss after a 4-0 start.

Clee Phillips threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Qualteau Hawkins, and Chris Wurster and Broyden Fortenberry ran for Stuart Cramer’s touchdowns.

Cox Mill 17, Central Cabarrus 14: Maxwell Brandenburg kicked a 26-yard field goal with about one minute left, and the host Chargers (3-3, 2-1) nipped the Vikings (2-4, 1-2) in a Greater Metro 6A/7A contest.

East Gaston 34, Highland Tech 0: Chris Lealy scored two of East Gaston’s five rushing touchdowns, as the Warriors (2-4, 2-2) scored a Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A shutout. The Rams are 1-6, 0-5.

Kings Mountain 65, North Gaston 0: The Mountaineers (5-1, 2-0 Big South 5A/6A) built a 31-0 halftime lead and kept pulling away.

Lincoln Charter 43, Langtree Charter 42: Lincoln Charter (3-4, 1-2 Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A) took a 43-42 lead with a touchdown run and two-point conversion with eight minutes left, then held on. The host Lions (1-5, 0-2) drove to the Lincoln Charter 14 in the closing minutes but turned the ball over on an interception.

Lincolnton 57, Bessemer City 0: The host Wolves (6-1, 5-0 Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A) got four touchdowns from quarterback Rashad Lynch and pummeled the Yellow Jackets (1-6, 0-5). Lynch ran for one score and passed for three more, including a 70-yarder to his brother R.J. Lynch.

Messiah Thompson also scored on a 50-yard punt return for Lincolnton.

Monroe 40, Parkwood 7: Jamir Jackson scored five touchdowns, and the Redhawks (2-3, 1-0) opened Rocky River 4A/5A play with a lopsided victory. Parkwood slipped to 1-6, 0-2.

Mount Pleasant 21, Forest Hills 14: Mount Pleasant (4-2, 1-0 Rocky River 4A/5A) pulled a mild upset, handing the Yellow Jackets (6-1, 1-1) their first loss.

The Tigers built a 21-6 lead on a long touchdown run with 11 minutes left, but Forest Hills scored on a pass two minutes later. The Yellow Jackets’ final possession ended with an interception.

Mountain Island Charter 28, Thomas Jefferson Academy 7: An’Dre Ramseur threw three touchdown passes, and the Raptors (3-3, 2-1) scored a road Catawba-Yadkin 1A/2A/3A victory over the Gryphons (3-3, 1-2).

Newton-Conover 42, North Lincoln 22: The Knights (1-6, 0-5 Western Foothills 4A/5A) trailed 21-14 at halftime, but Newton-Conover (4-2, 2-2) scored 14 straight points in the third quarter and pulled away. Landon Agee ran for two North Lincoln touchdowns, and Danny Burns ran for the other.

Northwest Cabarrus 49, Jesse Carson 14: Jesse Carson (3-3, 1-2) led 7-0 and 14-7 in this South Piedmont 4A/5A game, but Northwest Cabarrus (5-1, 3-0) went ahead to stay on a 40-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter.

Sun Valley 35, Cuthbertson 3: The Spartans broke open a close game by scoring on two runs and two passes in the second half. Sun Valley (3-3, 1-1 Southern Carolina 6A/7A) led the Cavaliers (3-4, 1-2) just 6-3 at intermission.

West Lincoln 51, Cherryville 20: Seven different players scored touchdowns for West Lincoln (3-3, 2-2) in this Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A game. Cherryville fell to 3-3, 1-3.

The picks

Friday’s Charlotte-area scores

Charlotte Power Six 7A/8A

North Mecklenburg 33, Mallard Creek 14

West Charlotte 31, Independence 7

Greater Charlotte 7A/8A

Myers Park 58, Garinger 0

South Mecklenburg 45, West Mecklenburg 20

Southwestern 7A/8A

Palisades 14, Ardrey Kell 11

Providence 35, East Mecklenburg 7

Greater Metro 6A/7A

Cox Mill 17, Central Cabarrus 14

Hickory Ridge 17, Berry Academy 0

Olympic 24, AL Brown 21

West Cabarrus 17, Harding 6

North Piedmont 6A/7A

Davie County 35, North Iredell 0

Lake Norman 35, Statesville 0

Mooresville 48, South Iredell 10

Southern Carolina 6A/7A

Porter Ridge 41, Piedmont 6

Sun Valley 35, Cuthbertson 3

Weddington 47, Marvin Ridge 0

Big South 5A/6A

Crest 42, South Point 7

Hunter Huss 45, Forestview 0

Kings Mountain 65, Bessemer City 0

Rocky River 4A/5A

Anson County 38, West Stanly 17

Monroe 40, Parkwood 7

Mount Pleasant 21. Forest Hills 14

South Piedmont 4A/5A

East Rowan 27, Salisbury 24

Jay M. Robinson 31, Concord 14

Northwest Cabarrus 49, Carson 14

West Rowan 48, South Rowan 6

Western Foothills 4A/5A

Bandys 20, Fred T. Foard 0

East Lincoln 41, West Iredell 14

Hickory 38, Maiden 21

Newton Conover 42, North Lincoln 22

Big Six (NCISAA)

Hickory Grove 36, Covenant Day 7

High Point Christian 38, SouthLake Christian 0

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Community School of Davidson 35, Lake Norman Charter 7

Corvian Community 38, Pine Lake Prep 0

Lincoln Charter 43, Langtree Charter 42

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

Burns 35, Stuart Cramer 21

East Gaston 34, Highland Tech 0

Lincolnton 57, Bessemer City 0

West Lincoln 51, Cherryville 20

Catawba-Yadkin 1A/2A

Mountain Island Charter 28, Thomas Jefferson Academy 7

North Rowan 20, South Stanly 14

North Stanly 37, Albemarle 0

Nonconference

Cannon School 21, Charlotte Country Day 15

Cardinal Gibbons 42, Ambassador Christian 0

Charlotte Christian 44, Christ School 21

SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE

Catawba-Yadkin Valley 1A/2A/3A

Union Academy (2-3, 0-2) at Bonnie Cone Leadership (0-5, 0-2), noon

OPEN WEEK: Ashbrook, Ballantyne Ridge, Butler, Cabarrus Stallions, Chambers, Charlotte Catholic, Charlotte Latin, Christ the King, Hopewell, Hough, Metrolina Christian, Providence Day, Rocky River

Friday’s Raleigh-area scores

Quad City Seven 8A

Apex Friendship 17, Apex 0

Jordan 48, Green Hope 14

Willow Spring 60, Green Level 0

Cap 8A

Corinth Holders 36, Wakefield 0

Enloe 50, Athens Drive 22

Millbrook 28, Leesville Road 0

Rolesville 41, Broughton 0

Greater Neuse 7A

Cleveland 43, Fuquay-Varina 0

Garner 71, Smithfield-Selma 0

Southeast Raleigh 22, Clayton 19

Tobacco Road 6A/7A

Chapel Hill 34, East Chapel Hill 9

Hillside 36, Riverside 0

Southern Durham 65, Northern Durham 0

Triangle Six 6A/7A

Cary 36, Holly Springs 31

Middle Creek 38, Sanderson 7

Northern Six 6A/7A

East Wake 34, Heritage 28

Franklinton 23, Knightdale 19

Wake Forest 53, Vance County 0

Carolina Pines 6A

Lee County 34, Western Harnett 6

South Johnston 45, Southern Lee 7

Union Pines 28, Harnett Central 12

West Johnston 16, Triton 7

NCISAA Big East

Harrells Christian 41, North Raleigh Christian 23

Big Seven 4A/5A

JF Webb 37, Carrboro 7

Seaforth 29, Orange 22

South Granville 48, Cedar Ridge 0

Three Rivers 4A

North Johnston 28, Washington 14

North Pitt 28, North Lenoir 0

Southwest Edgecombe 28, Eastern Wayne 21

Quad County 2A/3A/4A

Bunn 41, American Leadership/Johnston 15

Louisburg 16, Nash Central 15

Wake Prep 27, Roanoke Rapids 14

Swine Valley 2A/3A

James Kenan 42, Midway 22

Rosewood 40, Spring Creek 0

Wallace-Rose Hill 49, Princeton 16

Other games

Cardinal Gibbons 42, Ambassador Christian 0

Lawrence Academy 60, Wake Christian 30

Ravenscroft 43, South Wake 14

Wilson Prep 36, Mount Zion Christian 16

Friday’s North Carolina scores

A.C. Reynolds 14, Clyde Erwin 10

Alleghany 17, West Wilkes 10

Arendell Parrott 42, Howard 8

Ashe County 33, North Wilkes 28

Ayden-Grifton 33, Kinston 21

Bishop McGuinness 50, North Stokes 6

Brevard 54, Smoky Mountain 12

Cape Fear 36, Lumberton 0

Central Davidson 32, Lexington 0

College Prep and Leadership 20, Chatham Central 12

Currituck County 28, Northeastern 7

D.H. Conley 49, White Oak 44

Dixon 46, Swansboro 30

Dudley 34, Ben Smith 23

East Burke 48, West Caldwell 6

East Carteret 49, Southside 13

East Davidson 28, Trinity 20

East Rutherford 57, Draughn 0

Eastern Alamance 57, Cummings 13

Eastern Randolph 38, Northwood 0

Enka 21, North Buncombe 3

Farmville Central 42, Beddingfield 0

Forbush 24, West Stokes 17

Franklin 28, Tuscola 7

Gates County 14, Perquimans 0

Glenn 40, Atkins 0

Grimsley 21, Varina (VA) 14

Hayesville 37, Cherokee 28

Heide Trask 30, South Lenoir 6

Hertford County 26, Pasquotank County 25

Hobbton 46, Union 12

Hobgood Charter 28, Columbia 18

Hoggard 34, New Hanover 0

Holmes 51, Camden County 7

Jacksonville 67, New Bern 34

James Kenan 42, Midway 22

J.H. Rose 61, South Central 7

John Paul II Catholic 47, Faith Christian 34

Jordan-Matthews 12, North Moore 7

KIPP Pride 38, Northwest Halifax 0

Laney 27, Topsail 9

Ledford 46, High Point Central 0

Lee Christian 46, Berean Baptist 28

Manteo 28, Bertie 6

Martin County 63, First Flight 0

McDowell 60, South Caldwell 42

Mitchell 40, C.D. Owen 7

Mount Airy 63, North Surry 21

Mount Tabor 35, North Davidson 3

Mountain Heritage 51, Polk County 8

Murphy 71, Rosman 0

North Duplin 15, East Bladen 14

North Henderson 54, East Henderson 0

Northern Guilford 31, Asheboro 27

Northern Nash 58, C.B. Aycock 3

Northside (Jacksonville) 30, Croatan 28

Overhills 24, Hoke County 6

Pamlico County 33, Jones 8

Pender 50, Clinton 45

Person 70, Graham 0

Pinecrest 29, Jack Britt 21

Pisgah 41, West Henderson 26

Providence Grove 23, West Davidson 22

Randleman 22, Montgomery Central 21

Reidsville 42, Rockingham County 0

Richmond Senior 53, Pine Forest 8

Robbinsville 23, Swain County 20

R-S Central 56, Patton 7

St. Pauls 35, E.E. Smith 0

St. Stephens 21, Alexander Central 0

Sandhills Classical 40, Father Capodano 0

Scotland County 42, Gray’s Creek 21

Seventy-First 63, Douglas Byrd 0

South Brunswick 40, Red Springs 36

South Columbus 55, Fairmont 28

South Davidson 27, Winston-Salem Prep 0

Starmount 7, East Wilkes 0

Terry Sanford 48, Purnell Swett 8

Thomasville 37, Wheatmore 19

Watauga 42, Freedom 20

West Forsyth 20, East Forsyth 14

Western Alamance 14, Southeast Alamance 7

Western Guilford 54, Southwest Guilford 20

Wilkes Central 34, Elkin 10

Williams 48, Southern Alamance 7

Next week’s Charlotte-area schedule

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

FRIDAY

Charlotte Power Six 7A/8A

Chambers at Independence

North Mecklenburg at Butler

Greater Charlotte 7A/8A

Hopewell at Myers Park

Hough at Garinger

Southwestern 7A/8A

Ballantyne Ridge at Palisades

Rocky River at Ardrey Kell

Greater Metro 6A/7A

A.L. Brown at Central Cabarrus

Berry Academy at Harding

Hickory Ridge at Cox Mill

Olympic at West Cabarrus

North Piedmont 6A/7A

Lake Norman at South Iredell

North Iredell at Mooresville

Statesville at Davie County

Southern Carolina 6A/7A

Porter Ridge at Marvin Ridge

Sun Valley at Charlotte Catholic

Weddington at Cuthbertson

Big South 5A/6A

Crest at Hunter Huss, 7:30 p.m.

Kings Mountain at Ashbrook, 7:30 p.m.

South Point at North Gaston, 7:30 p.m.

Rocky River 4A/5A

Anson County at Mount Pleasant

Monroe at West Stanly

South Piedmont 4A/5A

Jay M. Robinson at South Rowan

Jesse Carson at Concord

Northwest Cabarrus at Salisbury

West Rowan at East Rowan

Western Foothills 4A/5A

Bandys at North Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.

Bunker Hill at Newton-Conover, 7:30 p.m.

East Lincoln at Fred T. Foard, 7:30 p.m.

Hickory at West Iredell

Big Six (NCISAA)

Asheville School at High Point Christian

SouthLake Christian at Covenant Day

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Christ the King at Lake Norman Charter

Langtree Charter at Corvian Community

Lincoln Charter at Community School of Davidson

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

East Gaston at Cherryville, 7:30 p.m.

Highland Tech at Bessemer City, 7:30 p.m.

Shelby at Lincolnton, 7:30 p.m.

Stuart Cramer at West Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.

Yadkin Valley 1A/2A/3A

Bonnie Cone Academy at Albemarle

North Stanly at South Stanly

Thomas Jefferson Academy at North Rowan

Union Academy at Mountain Island Charter

Nonconference

Cannon School at Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Christian at Rabun Gap (GA) School

Charlotte Country Day at Metrolina Christian

Mount Zion Academy at Hickory Grove Christian

Providence Day at Christ School

SATURDAY

Southeast Independent League

Greenville Hurricanes at Cabarrus Stallions, 6:30 p.m.

OPEN WEEK: Ambassador Christian, East Mecklenburg, Forest Hills, Forestview, Mallard Creek, Parkwood, Piedmont, Pine Lake Prep, Providence, South Mecklenburg, West Charlotte, West Mecklenburg

Next week’s Raleigh-area schedule

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

FRIDAY

Quad City Seven 8A

Green Hope at Panther Creek

Green Level at Apex Friendship

Willow Spring at Apex

Cap 8A

Corinth Holders at Athens Drive

Enloe at Leesville Road

Millbrook at Broughton

Rolesville at Wakefield

Greater Neuse 7A

Garner at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

South Garner at Clayton, 7:30 p.m.

Southeast Raleigh at Smithfield-Selma

Tobacco Road 6A/7A

Chapel Hill at Hillside

Northern Durham at East Chapel Hill

Southern Durham at Riverside

Triangle Six 6A/7A

Cary at Sanderson

Holly Springs at Cardinal Gibbons

Northern Six 6A/7A

Franklinton at Heritage

Vance County at Knightdale

Wake Forest at East Wake

Carolina Pines 6A

Lee County at South Johnston

Union Pines at Southern Lee

West Johnston at Harnett Central

Western Harnett at Triton

NCISAA Big East

Ravenscroft at Trinity Christian

Big Seven 4A/5A

Carrboro at South Granville

J.F. Webb at Orange

Seaforth at Cedar Ridge

Three Rivers 4A

North Johnston at West Craven

North Lenoir at Washington

SouthWest Edgecombe at North Pitt

Quad County 2A/3A/4A

American Leadership/Johnston at Bunn

Nash Central at Roanoke Rapids

Wake Prep at Bunn

Swine Valley 2A/3A

James Kenan at Goldsboro

Princeton at Spring Creek

Wallace-Rose Hill at Midway

Other games

GRACE Christian at St. David’s

Harrells Christian at Asheville Christian

North Raleigh Christian at South Moneta (VA) South Mountain Christian

South Wake Lions at John Paul II Catholic

Triangle Math and Science at North Wake Saints

Wayne Prep at Wake Christian

Open date: Cary Christian, Fuquay-Varina, Jordan, Middle Creek, Rosewood, West Craven

This story was originally published October 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM.