High school football update: Friday’s scores, schedule changes after storms

langston wertz jr., steve lyttle

Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 5:15 a.m.·11 min read

A heavy band of thunderstorms nearly rained out Friday night football in the Charlotte area.

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An area of thunderstorms that battered the Raleigh and Greenville areas in the afternoon drifted southwest, into the Charlotte region on Friday evening.

The result was a large number of postponements. Some of the games were started and will be resumed.

A few games, including Raleigh’s Cardinal Gibbons at Mallard Creek, Asheville at Providence Day and West Charlotte at Monroe, were called off and won’t be rescheduled.

And the Ardrey Kell at Weddington game was halted by the storm in the second quarter, with Weddington leading 14-0. Initially, the completion of the game was scheduled for Saturday afternoon. But officials from both schools decided later to call the game “official,” and it will not be finished.

A full list of scores and game changes is below:

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Friday’s scores

FRIDAY

Mecklenburg nonconference

Asheville (1-0) at Providence Day (1-1), canceled

Ballantyne Ridge (0-1) at Corvian Community (1-0), canceled

Ben Smith (1-0) at Harding (0-1), postponed, Sat, 3 p.m.

Berry Academy (1-0) at Garinger (0-1), ppd., Oct. 18

Bonnie Cone Academy (0-1) at Highland Tech (0-0)

Butler (0-1) at Richmond Senior (0-1), ppd., Sat, 6 p.m.

Cardinal Gibbons (1-0) at Mallard Creek (1-0), canceled

Charlotte Christian (1-0) at South Point (1-0), ppd., TBA

Charlotte Country Day (2-0) at Community School of Davidson (1-0), ppd., TBA (Charlotte Country Day leads 14-0 in second quarter)

Christ the King (0-1) at Union Academy (0-1), ppd., Mon, 7 p.m.

Covenant Day (1-0) at Mountain Island Charter (1-0), ppd., TBA

Hopewell (1-0) at Marvin Ridge (0-1), ppd., TBA

Independence (1-0) at Hickory Ridge (0-1), ppd., Sat, 9 a.m.

Metrolina Christian (1-1) at Charlotte Latin (2-0), ppd., Mon., 5 p.m.

Mount Zion Academy (1-0) at Hickory Grove Christian (2-0), ppd., Mon., 5 p.m.

Myers Park (0-1) at Hough (0-1), ppd., Sat. 11 a.m. (Hough leads 14-0, 3:41 left in first quarter)

North Mecklenburg (0-1) at Olympic (1-0), ppd., Sat, 6 p.m. (Olympic leads 9-7, 4:43 left first quarter)

Palisades (0-1) at East Mecklenburg (0-1), ppd., TBD

Pine Lake Prep (0-0) at SouthLake Christian (1-1)

Providence (0-1) at South Mecklenburg (0-1), ppd., Oct. 21

Weddington 14, Ardrey Kell 0

West Charlotte (1-0) at Monroe (1-0), canceled

West Mecklenburg (0-1) at Rocky River (0-1), ppd., Sat., 10 a.m. (West Meck 6-0, 0:33 left first quarter)

Winston-Salem Prep (1-0) at Lake Norman Charter (1-0)

Charlotte-area nonconference

A.L. Brown (1-0) at Northwest Cabarrus (0-1), ppd., Thurs., 6 p.m.

Anson County (0-1) at Sun Valley (1-0), ppd., Sat., 5 p.m. (Sun Valley leads 17-0 in second quarter)

Catawba Ridge (0-1) at East Gaston (0-1), ppd., Sat., 11 a.m.

Chase (0-1) at Stuart Cramer (0-1), ppd., Tue., 6 p.m.

Cox Mill (0-1) at Kings Mountain (0-1), ppd, TBA

Cuthbertson (1-0) at Central Davidson (0-1)

Forest Hills (0-1) at North Rowan (1-0), 7:30

Forestview (0-1) at East Lincoln (1-0), ppd., Sept. 13

Hibriten (0-1) at Hunter Huss (1-0), ppd, TBA

North Lincoln 41, Lincolnton 20

Mount Pleasant (1-0) at Concord (1-0), ppd., Sat., 9 a.m.

North Gaston (1-0) at Bessemer City (0-1), ppd, TBA

Parkwood (0-1) at Central Pageland (0-1), ppd. (Pageland up 22-0, end of first quarter)

Piedmont (0-1) at Central Cabarrus (0-1), ppd., Sat. 9 a.m.

Ravenscroft (1-1) at Cannon School (1-1)

Reagan 34, Mooresville 28

South Iredell (1-0) at Porter Ridge (1-0), ppd., Sat. 6 p.m.

Statesville (1-0) at Lake Norman (1-0), ppd., Mon. 6 p.m. (Statesville leads 14-7 in second quarter)

Starmount (1-0) at North Iredell (0-1)

West Cabarrus (1-0) at Jay M. Robinson (1-0), ppd., Mon., 6 p.m.

West Iredell 28, West Caldwell 19

West Lincoln 52, Cherryville 0

S.C.-area nonconference

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 14, Buford 0

Bluffton 35, Andrew Jackson 13

Catawba Ridge (0-1) at East Gaston (0-1), ppd, Sat, 11 a.m.

Chester (0-1) at Fort Mill (1-0), canceled

Hillcrest 55, Clover 20

Great Falls (0-1) at Chesterfield (1-0)

Lancaster (1-0) at Indian Land (1-0), ppd., Sat., 10 a.m.

Nation Ford (0-1) at York (0-1), ppd, Sat, 11 a.m.

Northwestern 45, Ridge View 27

South Pointe (0-1) at Rock Hill (0-1), ppd., Sat., 11 a.m.

N.C. scores

A.C. Reynolds at Shelby, ppd, Sat. 5 p.m. (Shelby leads 27-13 in third quarter)

Alexander Central 54, Wilkes Central 14

Alleghany 14, Grayson County 6

Asheville School 42, Christ Church 0

Ashley 48, East Cateret 0

Athens Drive 43, Green Hope 14

Bishop McGuinness 42, North Stokes 0

Bunker Hill 48, St. Stephens 7

Burns at Crest, ppd, Mon, 7 (Crest leads 26-14, early third quarter)

C.B. Aycock at Eastern Wayne, ppd., Sat., 6:30 p.m.

Carver 23, Lexington 22

Chase at Stuart Cramer, ppd, Tues, 6

Chatham Central 16, South Davidson 14

Cherokee 19, Cosby 7

Croatan 42, Pamlico County 0

Dixon at Topsail, ppd., Sat., 11 a.m.

E.E. Smith at Douglas Byrd, ppd., Sat., 6:30

East Forsyth 56, Jack Britt 12

East Henderson 42, Madison 0

East Wake 27, Knightdale 26

Forbush 21, McMichael 14

Franklin 30, Robbinsville 7

Freedom 12, East Burke 7

Garner 31, Middle Creek 24

Grimsley 35, Rolesville 20

Harrells Christian at Wayne Christian, ppd., Mon., 6 p.m.

Havelock 46, Laney 15

Heide Trask 42, Hobbton 20

Hickory 34, Newton-Conover 0

High Point Christian 45, North Raleigh 20

Hoke County at South View, ppd., Sat., 2 p.m.

Howard Eagles 61, Jones 14

James Kenan 41, MIdway 6

Kinston at Greene Central, ppd., Sat., 7

Knoxville Catholic (TN) 19, Brevard 14

Lee County 41, St. Pauls 19

Mitchell 34, McDowell 24

Mountain Heritage 32, Erwi 27

Mount Airy 28, East Surry 7

Mount Tabor 42, North Forsyth 0

Murphy 29, Heard County (GA) 27

North Buncombe 32, Owen 12

North Brunswick 41, West Cateret 23

North Henderson 44, Rosman 0

North Moore at Southwestern Randolph, ppd., Mon., 7 p .m.

North Stanly at East Rowan, ppd., Mon., 6 p.m.

North Wake Saints at Trinity Christian, ppd., TBA

Northside-Jacksonville 21, Swansboro 14

Northwest Halifax 38, Cedar Ridge 12

Orange 21, Chapel Hill 13

Overhills at Riverside, ppd., Sat., 10 a.m.

Pine Forest at Seventy-First, ppd., Sat., 2

Pisgah 49, Enka 14

Rabun Gap 61, Christ School 6

Red Springs at Gray’s Creek, ppd., Sat., 10 a.m.

Reidsville 41, Page 21

RJ Reynolds 17 SW Guilford 6

Roanoke Rapids 14, Weldon 6

Rockingham County 13, Morehead 7

Sanderson at Riverside, ppd., Mon., 6 p.m.

Smoky Mountain 21, Swain County 0

Southern Durham 7, Hillside 6

Southeast Alamance 21, Eastern Alamance 19

Southeast Guilford at Dudley, ppd., Mon., 6 p.m.

Southwest Edgecombe 34, Nash Central 28

Southeast Raleigh 47, Wakefield 13

TC Roberson 40, East Rutherford 32

Terry Sanford at Scotland County, ppd., Sat., noon

T.W. Andrews at High Point Central, ppd., Mon., 5

Tuscola 21, Polk County 14

Union Pines 35, Northwood 0

Vance County 23, Rocky Mount 22

Walkertown at Salisbury, ppd., Mon., 6

Wake Forest at South Garner, ppd., Mon., 5

Washington County 6, Southside 0

Watauga 56, Avery County 7

West Craven 34, East Duplin 29

West Davidson 35, Ledford 0

West Henderson 35, Hendersonville 19

West Rowan at Davie, ppd., Sat., 6

Western Alamance 28, Cummings 21

Westover 26, Smithfield-Selma 13

Whiteville 41, West Brunswick 14

Williams 34, Eastern Guilford 0

S.C. scores

Abbeville 53, Powderville 43

Academic Magnet 21, Military Magnet 16

Andrews 38, Georgetown 10

Asheville School 42, Christ Episcopal 0

Ashley Ridge 42, Cane Bay 29

Augusta Eagles 27, Orangeubrg Christian 8

Belton-Honea-Path 37, Greer 7

Blackville-Hilda 41, Edisto 6

Bluffton 35, Andrew Jackson 13

Blythewood 34, Midland Valley 7

Broome 34, Chesnee 27

Calhoun Academy 28, Greenwood Christian 14

Carolina Forest 27, Hartsville 27

Chapin 62, A.C. Flora 21

Chapman 35, Greenville St. Joseph 21

Clinton 35, Laurens 8

Dillon 27, Socastee 7

Dixie 34, Fox Creek 24

Dorchester Academy 49. Faith Christian 22

Dutch Fork 24, Spartanburg 7

Eastside 27, Carolina Academy 0

Emerald 38, Travelers Rest 0

Fairfield Central 52, Union County 6

Gaffney 42, J.L Mann 40

Grayson (GA) 53, Dorman 0

Greenwood 37, Beaufort 18

Hammond 48, Pinewood Prep 14

Hampton County 33, Allendale-Fairfax 0

Hanahan 20, Wando 17

Hannah-Pamplico 32, Waccamaw 27

Hilton Head Christian 34, Bethesda Academy 14

Irmo 35, Byrnes 27

Johnsonville 14, Atlantic Collegiate 7

Lakeside 28, South Aiken 19

Lawrence Manning Academy 30, Heathwood Hall 28

Lexington 20, North Augusta 19

Loris 39, Conway 0

Lower Richland 41, Spring Valley 7

Lucy Beckham 38, Philip Simmons 9

May River 28, West Ashley 21

Mountain Valley Prep 49, Southside Christian 7

Oceanside Collegiate 16, Calvary Day 15

Palmetto 34, Crescent 28

Patrick Henry Academy 42, Clarendon Hall 10

River Bluff 41, Brookland-Cayce 21

Riverside 49, Greenville 26

Seneca 31, Woodmont 21

Summerville 35, South Florence 20

Sumter 43, White Knoll 40

Walhalla 49, Pickens 16

Whale Branch 42, Hardeeville 0

Wilson Hall 28, Northside Christian 9

Thursday’s scores

Bunn 33, Northampton County 28

Corinth Holders 39, Broughton 0

Deep Creek (VA) 22, Currituck County 3

Draughn 42, Greenville (SC) Hurricanes 12

Enloe 49, Cary 18

Farmville Central 29, North Lenoir 6

Fuquay-Varina 24, Apex 14

Harnett Central 32, Princeton 30

Holmes 22, Bertie 16

Lakewood 33, KIPP Pride 8

Louisburg 21, SE Halifax 14

Martin 40, Ayden-Grifton 21

Northeastern 47, JH Rose 40

Northern Nash 31, Fike 13

North Duplin 21, Northside Pinetown 7

Perquimans 30, Camden County 14

Rockingham County 13, Morehead 7

Rosewood 27, North Johnston 18

Southern Nash 40, South Granville 14

Tarboro 48, Hertford County 0

The picks

Upcoming schedule

SATURDAY

Anson County at Sun Valley, 5 p.m.

Butler at Richmond Senior, 6 p.m.

Cabarrus Stallions (0-1) at South Wake Lions (0-2), 3

Catawba Ridge (0-1) at East Gaston (0-1), 11 a.m.

Greensboro Smith at Harding, 3 p.m.

Independence at Hickory Ridge, 9 a.m.

Mount Pleasant at Concord, 9 a.m.

Myers Park at Hough, 11 a.m.

North Mecklenburg at Olympic, 6 p.m.

South Iredell at Porter Ridge, 6 p.m.

Statesville (1-0) at Lake Norman (1-0), 10 a.m.

West Mecklenburg at Rocky River, 10 a.m.

MONDAY

Christ the King (0-1) at Union Academy (0-1), 7 p.m.

Metrolina Christian at Charlotte Latin, 5 p.m.

Mount Zion Academy (1-0) at Hickory Grove Christian (2-0), 5 p.m.

West Cabarrus (1-0) at Jay M. Robinson (1-0), 6 p.m.

FRIDAY

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Community School of Davidson at Corvian Charter

South Piedmont 3A

Concord at Jay M. Robinson

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ashbrook at West Mecklenburg

Carolina Bearcats at Bonnie Cone Academy

Chambers at Glenn

Charlotte Latin at Cannon School

East Mecklenburg at Parkwood

Grayson (GA) at Mallard Creek

Harding at Garinger

Hickory Grove Christian at Hickory Christian

Hopewell at Berry Academy

Hough at Carolina Forest (SC), 7:30

Hunter Huss at Providence

Independence at Charlotte Christian

Irmo (SC) at Butler

Lake Norman Charter at Christ the King

Marvin Ridge at Ardrey Kell

Metrolina Christian at Covenant Day

North Cross (VA) at Charlotte Country Day

Olympic at West Cabarrus

Palisades at Clover (SC), 7:30

Providence Day at Charlotte Catholic

Rocky River at Monroe

South Mecklenburg at Cuthbertson

South Pointe at Ballantyne Ridge

SouthLake Christian at Mountain Island Charter

Sun Valley at Myers Park

West Charlotte at Cox Mill

Area nonconference

Alexander Central at North Iredell, 7:30

Asheville at Lake Norman

Bessemer City at Avery County, 7:30

Buford (SC) at Highland Tech, 7:30

Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant, 7:30

Cherryville at Blacksburg (SC), 7:30

East Lincoln at Lincolnton, 7:30

Forest Hills at Walkertown

Freedom at Forestview, 7:30

Jesse Carson at Piedmont

Pine Lake Prep at Roanoke Rapids

Porter Ridge at Hickory Ridge

Statesville at South Iredell

Stuart Cramer at East Gaston, 7:30

Triangle Math & Science at Union Academy

Weddington at West Forsyth

West Lincoln at Fred T. Foard, 7:30

West Rowan at Mooresville

S.C. nonconference

Allendale-Fairfax at Great Falls, 7:30

Blythewood at Fort Mill, 7:30

Buford at Highland Tech, 7:30

Catawba Ridge at Chester, 7:30

Indian Land at Andrew Jackson, 7:30

Palisades at Clover, 7:30

River Bluff at Nation Ford, 7:30

Rock Hill at Lancaster, 7:30

S.C. Spartans at Thomas Jefferson Academy, 7:30

South Florence at Northwestern, 7:30

South Pointe at Ballantyne Ridge

York at Union County, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7