High school football rewind: NC scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule

A few highlights:

• Hough, the No. 1 ranked team in The Charlotte Observer Sweet 16 and the N.C. 8A poll, went to Virginia and beat state power Highland Springs 17-14. The Huskies had three touchdowns called back and coach Shawn Baker said on The Talking Preps postgame show that his team was penalized more than 20 times compared to just one for the home team. “I’m never going back there again,” Baker said.
• East Rutherford and Shelby did something on Friday that’s pretty difficult. East Rutherford beat College Prep Leadership 84-8, and Shelby beat Highland Tech 90-0. N.C. changed a rule this year to start a running clock when a team is leading by 35 points. Shelby led 40-0 after the first quarter and 70-0 at halftime. This was a conference game.
• Myers Park, 4-6 last season, is 3-0 now. The Mustangs beat Providence 45-7, a week after a huge upset at Weddington. For the season, Myers Park has outscored opponents 110-31 and plays at Mallard Creek next week in a monster matchup.
• Charlotte Country Day is off to a 3-0 start after beating Greensboro’s Ben Smith 31-15 on Friday. Country Day has won four games in each of the past three seasons and hasn’t had a winning season since 2019.

Independence holds off Christian in wild game

Independence High can thank senior defensive lineman Semaj Robinson for Friday’s thrilling 35-34 win over Charlotte Christian.

Robinson sacked Christian QB Elliott Newcombe on the final play of the game, an attempted 2-point conversion that could’ve won the game for the Knights.

Robinson’s heroics — which included a 2-point conversion run — ended a wild game where the Patriots overcame three turnovers inside the 30, and one that landed in the Christian end zone.

Coming off a disappointing 35-0 loss to Sweet 16 No. 1 Hough last week, Independence needed a win to avoid a 1-2 start. And early on, the Patriots were clicking, taking a 13-0 lead, despite missing star running back Jayden Jones (hamstring), the preseason Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County public school offensive player of the year.

Another preseason All-Observer pick, Nebraska commit Jamal Rule from Christian, got going, big time, with back-to-back scoring runs of 65- and 76-yards.

By the time he was done, the Knights led 14-13.

The teams then traded scores, although Independence fumbled away several attempts to lead by more than one score. But finally, QB Jared Street hit Patriots’ senior Prince Young with a high ball that Young caught between two Charlotte Christian defenders, leaping high and keeping his feet.

That gave Independence a 35-28 lead with 6 minutes, 44 seconds to play.

Later, after a stop, Street and the Patriots had the ball again, but a Patriots running back was stripped after a long run to the Knights 30. That might’ve ended the game. Instead it became the second fumble recovery for Luke Zhemke, who also recovered one in his end zone.

Now on defense, Independence got a big sack from Elyjah Jackson that forced a fourth-and-8 after the turnover, but a pass interference and another big run from Rule got the Knights to the Independence 20.

Rule, though, didn’t return to the game, missing the final seven plays, including a fourth-down run for a first down and a fourth-down touchdown pass from Christian QB Elliott Newcombe, who was making his first start.

And if not for Robinson’s big sack, Newcome and the Knights might’ve won.

Notable: Independence running back Travis Hill, filling in for the injured Jones, had 25 carries for 156 yards and a touchdown. QB Jared Street completed 14 of 22 passes for 272 yards and three touchdowns. He ran seven times for 70 yards.

QUICK LINKS

Talking Preps: The Week 3 postgame show

South Pointe (SC) stops West Charlotte in OT (story, photos)

Hunter Huss rally ends North Meck’s unbeaten season

No. 2 Providence Day overwhelms Catholic at home

The NC coaches’ pay dilemma

NC coach suspended for allowing student-athletes to try out without medical paperwork

How The Observer’s Sweet 16 fared

Rk, School, Rec, Friday

1. Hough (3-0): d. Highland Springs (VA) 17-14

2. Providence Day (3-0): d. Charlotte Catholic 32-7

3. Mallard Creek (2-1): lost 63-13 to Grayson (GA)

4. West Charlotte (1-2): lost 10-7 to South Pointe

5. Myers Park (3-0): d. Providence 45-7

6. Weddington (2-1): d. Monroe 49-7

7. Palisades (2-1): lost 21-19 to Clover, SC

8. Independence (2-1): d. Charlotte Christian 35-34

9. South Point (2-0): d. TC Roberson 34-6

10. Ashbrook (3-0): d. Northwest Cabarrus 21-17

11. Lake Norman (3-0): d. West Cabarrus 56-16

12. Mooresville (2-1): d. AL Brown 52-13

13. Charlotte Catholic (2-1): lost 32-7 to Providence Day

14. Statesville (3-0): d. Hopewell 24-21

15. East Lincoln (3-0): d. Newton-Conover 49-21

16. Monroe (1-2): lost 49-7 to Weddington

Friday’s roundup

No. 1 Hough 17, Highland Springs (VA) 14: Ethan Royal connected with Jayden White on a 37-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter, and Hough’s defense made several key plays in the final quarter to preserve a victory over one of the Richmond area’s top teams.

Royal and White also connected on a touchdown pass in the second quarter, giving the Huskies (3-0) a 10-0 lead. They earlier got a field goal from Piercon Selland. Highland Springs had taken a 14-10 lead on a pick-6 midway in the third quarter, but Hough battled back.

In the fourth quarter, Highland Springs drove to the Hough 33, but the drive stalled. Hough then fumbled the ball away at its 42 with seven minutes left, and the host Springers drove to the Hough 26. But a 43-yard field goal went wide.

Highland Springs had one more chance, picking off a Hough pass with three minutes left. The Springers drove to the Hough 31, but the Huskies’ defense recorded two straight sacks and pushed the hosts out of field goal range.

Grayson (GA) 63, No. 3 Mallard Creek 13: The Mavericks (2-1) ran into a buzzsaw in Loganville, Ga., falling to the nation’s No. 5-ranked team. The host Rams (4-0) raced to a 21-0 first-quarter lead and were up 35-0 at halftime. Mallard Creek scored twice in the third quarter but could never get closer. Grayson is a defending state champion in Georgia and has won the state title four times.

Clover 21, No. 7 Palisades 19: The visiting Blue Eagles scored on a 9-yard run with 25 seconds left and handed the Pumas their first loss in three games. Palisades had gone ahead 19-14 with a touchdown run just two minutes earlier.

No. 9 South Point 34, T.C. Roberson 6: Kaveaun Pless scored on two runs, and Patrick Blee, Cayden Rumph and Walker Spares added touchdown runs in the Raiders’ (3-0) road victory.

No. 10 Ashbrook 21, Northwest Cabarrus 17: Savion Lindsay ran 15 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter, giving Ashbrook a 21-17 lead, and the Green Wave hung on. Northwest Cabarrus had taken a 17-14 lead earlier in the third quarter on Hudson Irwin’s 25-yard pass to Ja’Ziyah McLean.

No. 12 Mooresville 52, A.L. Brown 13: Blue Devils’ quarterback Brody Norman was perfect Friday night. He completed 13-of-13 passes for 273 yards and five touchdowns, as Mooresville improved to 2-1. Norman threw two scoring passes each to Gavin Barber and Dominic Morin, and Ja’Darius McCombs ran for a pair of touchdowns.

A.L. Brown’s A.J. Settles fired a 66-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Christopher.

No. 14 Statesville 24, Hopewell 21: Joshua Ruiz-Chavez kicked a 36-yard field goal with five minutes left, and the host Greyhounds (3-0) remained unbeaten. Hopewell had tied the game 21-all on a touchdown run and two-point conversion with seven minutes left.

No. 15 East Lincoln 49, Newton-Conover 21: The Mustangs opened Catawba Valley 3A/4A/5A play with a big victory. Grant Lawless threw four touchdown passes, Jalen Fletcher ran for a pair of scores, and Jaxon Dollar scored on a run and a pass reception for the victors (3-0, 1-0).

Other games involving Mecklenburg teams:

Ardrey Kell 15, Marvin Ridge 3: Jared Curtis threw a 45-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter, giving the visiting Knights a 9-0 lead and all the points they needed for a victory. Ardrey Kell added a touchdown in the third quarter.

Charlotte Country Day 31, Ben Smith 15: Quarterback Achilles Morales completed 11-of-20 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and Braylon Clark caught three passes for 100 yards, as the Buccaneers improved to 3-0.

Charlotte Latin 63, SouthLake Christian 0: Troy Logan threw two touchdown passes, and De’Jon Douglas and Banks Cutter ran for a pair of scores, as the Hawks (3-0) rolled to a lopsided victory.

East Mecklenburg 21, Garinger 16: James Bailey scored on an 11-yard run with 6:22 left in the game, giving the host Eagles the winning points in this game. Zykerion Pharr scored on a 55-yard pass from Tristan Murphy with 4:30 left, as Garinger cut the deficit to five points. It was Pharr’s second touchdown of the game.

Tyler Willis and Collin Hawkins also scored for East Mecklenburg.

Forest Hills 36, Community School of Davidson 25: Kylan Polk scored on runs of 5, 1, 27 and 38 yards, and the visiting Yellow Jackets (3-0) held off the Spartans. Ty Sigler threw three touchdown passes for the Spartans, connecting twice with Sam Mack. Liam Carniero added a 49-yard field goal.

Hickory Grove Christian 27, South Wake Lions 0: Jaxon Lee completed 7-of-10 passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns, as the Lions improved to 3-0. Noah Belote had a 55-yard touchdown catch and several pass break-ups on defense. Reed Rhodes also had a touchdown catch and added two sacks on defense.

Hunter Huss 11, North Mecklenburg 7: The Huskies took a 5-0 first-quarter lead on a safety and field goal, but the Vikings rallied for a 7-5 lead on a touchdown run late in the third quarter. Huss came back with a touchdown run midway in the fourth quarter and hung on.

Irmo (SC) 42, Butler 14: Defensive end Jaiden Bryant scored a pair of defensive touchdowns in the Yellow Jackets’ win. Irmo moved to 3-0 while Butler is now 2-1.

Bryant had an interception return for a TD and also a fumble return. The junior also had three sacks. QB Drevon Dopson had two TD passes for Irmo. Maleek Miller ran for a pair of scores and caught a TD pass. Jay Eady had a TD catch.

Lake Norman Charter 30, North Rowan 26: Haze Dodson ran for three touchdowns, and Lake Norman Charter held on for a nonconference victory.

Langtree Charter 27, Bonnie Cone Leadership 24: The host Lions, in their first year of varsity football, scored their first victory, as Liam Floyd dashed 24 yards for a touchdown with four minutes left. Bonnie Cone had taken a 24-21 lead midway in the fourth quarter on Cameron White’s 90-yard fumble return.

Rocky River 22, Berry Academy 7: Elijah Phillips scored on a pick-6, and quarterback David Echevarria clinched the victory by scoring on a 1-yard run with 6:50 left.

Elsewhere in the area:

Burns 52, East Gaston 0: The Bulldogs got touchdown runs of 27, 17 and 71 yards from Kolton Pryor and pummeled East Gaston in a Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A game.

Jesse Carson 41, Pine Lake Prep 0: Griffin Barber threw two first-half touchdown passes, as Carson blanked the Pride.

Piedmont 47, South Rowan 7: The Panthers raced to a 40-0 halftime lead and improved to 2-1, for their best start in several seasons.

Union Academy 44, Lincoln Charter 42: Union Academy went up 44-34 with one minute left on Michael Donato’s 5-yard touchdown run. But the high-scoring Eagles, in their first season of varsity football, scored with 20 seconds left on Braydon Walden’s 10-yard run and Walden’s two-point conversion run.

West Forsyth 45, Porter Ridge 14: Mozes Morris and Braylen Morrow each ran for a pair of touchdowns, as West Forsyth handed the Pirates their first loss in three games. Porter Ridge fell behind 19-7 but closed to 19-14 early in the third quarter on Raishawn Elmore’s 72-yard kickoff return. But Haines Robitzer fired a 61-yard touchdown pass to Jailyn Moore, and the Titans pulled away.

Son of NFL legend battling doubters and pain at Providence Day

At Providence Day School, Steele Fletcher, the son of Washington Commanders’ legend London Fletcher, is off to a great start in his junior season.

It’s been a year since he lost his mother to breast cancer, suddenly, and Steele Fletcher — an undersized wide receiver with Division-I offers — credits his teammates, and his dad, with helping him get through it.

“My teammates, they were big,” Steele Fletcher said. “They were someone to lean on. Some of them came to check on me the same day. Like, they were a big support system for me during that time. They made me feel supported, like there was somebody there for me. Like, it’s bigger than football.”

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Ejection, sportsmanship becoming an issue statewide

After the first week of the 2025 high school football, NCHSAA spokesperson Brandon Moree sent out a statistic showing a disturbingly high number of ejections for teams in a two-day period.

That trend is only continuing.

Moree reported Tuesday morning that from Thursday, Aug. 28 until Sept. 2, there were 30 additional ejections from NCHSAA contests.

Since play began Aug. 11, there have been 102 across all sports.

The NCHSAA rules call for a suspension for the athlete for the next game. A second ejection earns a student-athlete probation and a two-game suspension. A third ejection results in a 365-day suspension for a student-athlete.

A suspended coach cannot coach and faces the same leveling up of penalties.

Advice? Don’t hurt your team by saying or doing something that’s going to get you benched. It’s not worth it.

The picks

Friday’s photo galleries

Friday’s Charlotte-area results

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

Western Foothills 4A/5A

East Lincoln 49, Newton-Conover 21

Hickory 49, Bunker Hill 0

Maiden 54, North Lincoln 36

West Iredell 37, Fred T. Foard 2

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

Burns 52, East Gaston 0

Lincolnton 28, Cherryville 0

Shelby 90, Highland Tech 0

West Lincoln 50, Bessemer City 15

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ardrey Kell 15, Marvin Ridge 3

Asheville School 33, Ambassador Christian 33

Chambers 31, Harding 0

Charlotte Country Day 31, Ben L. Smith 15

Charlotte Latin 63, SouthLake Christian 0

Christ The King 61, SC Spartans 22

Clover, SC 21, Palisades 19

Forest Hills 36, Community School of Davidson 25

East Mecklenburg 21, Garinger 16

Grayson (GA) 49, Mallard Creek 13

Hickory Grove Christian 27, South Wake 0

Hough 17, Highland Springs, VA 14

Hunter Huss 11, North Mecklenburg 7

Independence 35, Charlotte Christian 34

Irmo (SC) 42, Butler 14

Lake Norman Charter 30, North Rowan 26

Langtree Charter 27, Bonnie Cone 24

Myers Park 45, Providence 7

Metrolina Christian 28, Covenant Day 0

Olympic 20, West Mecklenburg 0

Providence Day 32, Charlotte Catholic 7

Rocky River 22, Berry 7

South Mecklenburg 51, Ballantyne Ridge 22

South Pointe (SC) 10, West Charlotte 7 (OT)

Statesville 24, Hopewell 21

Nonconference

Ashbrook 21, Northwest Cabarrus 17

Cannon School 48, Ravenscroft School 0

Concord 27, North Gaston 0

Cuthbertson 14, Cox Mill 0

East Lincoln 49, Newton-Conover 21

East Wilkes 35, North Iredell 14

Jay M. Robinson 49, A.C. Reynolds 21

Jesse Carson 41, Pine Lake Prep 0

Lake Norman 56, West Cabarrus 16

Mooresville 52, AL Brown 13

Mount Pleasant 28, Central Cabarrus 20

Mountain Island Charter 49, West Caldwell 22

Piedmont 47, East Rowan 7

Smoky Mountain 22, Forestview 19

South Iredell 21, Hickory Ridge 14

South Point 34, T.C. Roberson 6

Sun Valley 45, Parkwood 0

Union Academy 44, Lincoln Charter 42

Weddington 49, Monroe 7

West Forsyth 45, Porter Ridge 14

Raleigh-area update: Leesville Road rolls

Leesville Road scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and never looked back in a lopsided, 50-3 win over visiting Heritage High School of Wake Forest on Friday night.

With the win, the Pride lifted its record to 2-1 in non-league play to start the 2025 season. Leesville Road begins play in the Cap 8A conference next week, with a home game against Wakefield.

Devin Goldston, a multi-position, multi-sport athlete at Leesville Road who has committed to Wake Forest for football, had a solid game for the Pride in the win, registering a pair of long touchdowns. Damacio Cueto also scored, and the Leesville Road defense got in on the scoring action, producing a safety in the fourth quarter.

After winning its opening game of the season against Wakefield, Heritage couldn’t find the end zone for a second consecutive game, following a 36-0 shutout loss to Millbrook a week earlier.

The Huskies will try again for a second win on the season next week when they host Williams of Burlington.

FRIDAY’S RALEIGH-AREA SCORES

American Leadership/Johnston 26, Fairmont 16

Apex Friendship 40, Southern Lee 21

Broughton 55, Sanderson 39

Cannon School 48, Ravenscroft 0

Cardinal Gibbons 35, Southern Durham 3

Cary Christian 61, Sandhills Classical 0

Chapel Hill 42, Carrboro 0

Cleveland 52, Northern Nash 28

Corinth Holders 31, South Garner 14

East Chapel Hill 53, Graham 14

Enloe 41, Green Level 26

Fuquay-Varina 35, Triton 0

Garner 41, Middle Creek 17

Green Hope 35, Athens Drive 27

Harrells Christian 48, North Wake Saints 0

Hickory Grove Christian 27, South Wake Lions 0

High Point Christian 51, North Raleigh Christian 14

Hillside 22, Dudley 18 Hoggard 38, Clayton 14

Holly Springs 27. Apex 21

Jordan 52, Vance County 0

Leesville Road 50, Heritage 3

Millbrook 48, Wake Forest 7

Mount Zion Christian 34, Northern Durham 6

North Johnston 45, Rosewood 6

Panther Creek 24, Knightdale 21

Person 47, Riverside (Durham) 20

Princeton 50, Seaforth 34

Rolesville 38, Richmond Senior 20

Southeast Raleigh 52, East Wake 7

Wake Prep 54, Pamlico County 8

Williams 47, Orange 8

North Carolina scores

Alexander Central 34, Ashe County 7

Arendell Parrott 28, East Carteret 27

Asheboro 21, Randleman 7

Avery County 44, Asheville Christian 8

Ayden-Grifton 37, Fike 22

Bear Grass Charter 56, Union 24

Beddingfield 38, North Edgecombe 0

Bishop McGuinness 34, East Davidson 21

Blue Ridge 35, Polk County 18

Brevard 37, Clyde Erwin 14

Bunn 71, J.F. Webb 32

Carolina Forest (SC) 27, New Hanover 0

Carver 22, North Forsyth 0

C.D. Owen 22, Patton 7

Chase 28, Blacksburg (SC) 20

Choctaw (GA) Central 47, Cherokee 7

Christ School 49, Cardinal Newman (SC) 12

Community Christian 60, Berean Baptist 22

Crest 56, Asheville 12

Croatan 42, Southwest Onslow 0

Currituck County 49, Camden County 7

Dixon 47, Hobbton 35

East Columbus 22, Chatham Central 20

East Duplin 14, Richlands 7

East Rutherford 84, Collegiate Prep & Leadership 6

Eastern Alamance 32, Central Davidson 31

Farmville 29, D.H. Conley 26

HarrFranklin 45, Swain County 27

Freedom 61, East Burke 22

Glenn 22, Parkland 8

Greene Central 30, Wilson Prep 8

Grimsley 48, East Forsyth 21

Harnett Central 30, Smithfield-Selma 28

Hayesville 41, Copper Basin 8

Hendersonville 32, North Henderson 27

Hertford County 34, Bertie 12

Hibriten 42, St. Stephens 21

Howard 49, Jones 0

Hunt 37, Martin County 26

Jack Britt 47, Cape Fear 13

John Paul II Catholic 49, Halifax Academy 0

Jordan-Matthews 58, North Stokes 0

Kings Mountain 34, Bandys 29

Kinston 42, North Lenoir 7

KIPP Pride 28, Gates County 14

Laney 33, J.h. Rose 18

Lee County 15, Overhills 0

Lexington 14, Thomasville 0

Liberty Christian 35, Father Capodano 0

Loris (SC) 54, South Columbus 14

Louisburg 42, Northampton County 0

Manteo 40, First Flight 6

McMichael 34, South Stokes 7

Midway 55, Lakewood 31

Mitchell County 38, Andrews 7

Mountain Heritage 50, Robbinsville 19

Murphy 42, East Surry 6

New Bern 48, West Craven 27

Northeastern 49, Holmes 7

Norfolk Christian 36, Hobgood Charter 8

North Buncombe 42, Madison 19

North Davidson 46, Ledford 0

North Duplin 49, Spring Creek 0

North Stanly 17, Montgomery Central 14

North Surry 41, Patrick County (VA) 17

Northeast Guilford 41, West Stokes 7

Northern Guilford 42, Northwest Guilford 14

Northside (Jacksonville) 42, Topsail 6

Northwood 36, Bartlett Yancey 18

Oak Grove 48, Salisbury 0

Page 31, Mount Tabor 13

Pasquotank County 19, Perquimans 0

Pinecrest 13, Davie County 10

Pisgah 41, Enka 19

Providence Grove 31, Southwestern Randolph 0

Pungo Christian 26, Columbia 8

Purnell Swett 35, Douglas Byrd 14

Rabun Gap School 50, Massillon (OH) Washington 35

Reagan 35, Reidsville 0

R.J. Reynolds 49, Atkins 13

Rocky Mount 42, Nash Central 6

Rosman 28, East Henderson 10

St. Pauls 28, Red Springs 0

Scotland County 27, Ashley 19

Seventy-First 44, Pine Forest 0

South Brunswick 23, Heide Trask 22

South Central 28, North pitt 16

South Lenoir 28, Lejeune 14

South Rowan 38, Trinity 23

South Stanly 36, Anson County 35

South View 53, Gray’s Creek 17

Southern Alamance 33, Eastern Guilford 21

Southern Nash 44, James Kenan 22

Southern Wayne 32, Goldsboro 26

Southwest Guilford 37, High Point Central 0

Starmount 34, Forbush 0

Tarboro 35, Havelock 7

Terry Sanford 42, E.E. Smith 14

Tuscola 42, South Caldwell 6

T.W. Andrew 8, Ragsdale 6

Union Pines 34, Eastern Randolph 7

Washington County 36, Southside 32

Watauga 61, Mount Airy 7

West Carteret 36, North Brunswick 35

West Columbus 38, West Bladen 28

West Davidson 38, North Moore 8

Western Alamance 38, Rockingham County 8

Western Guilford 42, Southern Guilford 27

Whiteville 38, East Bladen 14

White Oak 34, Swansboro 3

Wilkes Central 41, Draughn 0

Saturday’s schedule

Southeast Independent League’

Georgia Force (3-0, 1-0) at Cabarrus Stallions (0-2, 0-0), 3:30 p.m.

OPEN WEEK: Corvian Community, Stuart Cramer

Next week’s Charlotte-area schedule

FRIDAY, SEPT. 12

Western Foothills 4A/5A

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

Hickory at Newton-Conover, 7:30 p.m.

Maiden at Bunker Hill, 7:30 p.m.

North Lincoln at West Iredell

Catawba Shores 2A/3A/4A

Pine Lake Prep at Langtree Charter

Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A

Bessemer City at Stuart Cramer, 7:30 p.m.

Cherryville at Highland Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Lincolnton at Burns, 7:30 p.m.

Shelby at West Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ambassador Christian at Rabun Gap (GA) School

Ballantyne Ridge at Garinger

Butler at Providence Day

Community School of Davidson at West Stokes, 7:30 p.m.

Corvian Community at West Mecklenburg

Covenant Day at Charlotte Country Day

East Mecklenburg at North Mecklenburg

Forestview at Lake Norman Charter

Kings Mountain at Charlotte Catholic

Lake Norman at Independence

Lincoln Charter at SouthLake Christian

Metrolina Christian at Charlotte Latin

Mooresville at Hough

Mountain Island Charter at Christ the King

Myers Park at Mallard Creek

Palisades at Chambers

Providence at West Charlotte

Rocky River at Hopewell

South Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell

Nonconference

Alexander Central at Statesville

Anson County at Hunter Huss, 7:30 p.m.

Cabarrus Stallions at Thomas Jefferson Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Charleston Northwood at Cannon School

Forest Hills at Cuthbertson

Marvin Ridge at Ashbrook, 7:30 p.m.

Monroe at Sun Valley

Montgomery Central at Piedmont

Mount Pleasant at South Point, 7:30 p.m.

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

Parkwood at Hickory Ridge

Porter Ridge at South Iredell

St. Stephens at North Iredell

Union Academy at Winston-Salem Prep

Weddington at Crest, 7:30 p.m.

OPEN WEEK: A.L. Brown, Berry Academy, Bonnie Cone Academy, Central Cabarrus, Charlotte Christian, Concord, Cox Mill, East Gaston, Harding, Hickory Grove Christian, Jay M. Robinson, Northwest Cabarrus, Olympic, West Cabarrus

Next week’s Raleigh-area schedule

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

Quad County 2A/3A/4A

Wake Prep at American Leadership-Johnston

Nonconference

Apex at Chapel Hill

Apex Friendship at Holly Springs

Bunn at East Wake

Cardinal Gibbons at Southeast Raleigh

Cary at Green Level

Cedar Ridge at McMichael

Chester (VA) Life Christian at Cary Christian

Clayton at West Johnston

Cleveland at New Bern, 7:30 p.m.

D.H. Conley at Garner

East Chapel Hill at Carrboro

Eastern Wayne at Middle Creek

Halifax Academy at St. David’s

Hoggard at Panther Creek

North Raleigh Christian at Wayne Christian

North Wake Saints at Ravenscroft

Northern Durham at Green Hope

Orange at Hillside

Princeton at North Johnston

Riverside (Durham) at Jordan

Sanderson at Knightdale

Smithfield-Selma at Southern Wayne

South Garner at Hunt

South Johnston at Midway

South Wake at Mount Zion Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Wake Christian at Blackstone (VA) Kenston Forest

Wake Forest at Wakefield

Washington (DC) Coolidge at Southern Durham

Willow Spring at Fuquay-Varina, 7:30 p.m.

This story was originally published September 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM with the headline "High school football rewind: NC scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule."