High school football rewind: Saturday’s scores, how the Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule
Get a recap of all of The Charlotte Observer’s coverage of Week 1 of the high school football season below:
Thursday’s recaps
Independence 24, Myers Park 21: Independence ran out to a 24-0 halftime lead and then had to hold on. The Patriots won on an interception in the final seconds.
Weddington 13, Providence Day 7: Weddington leaned on its run game and a stellar defensive performance to beat Sweet 16 No. 1 Providence Day at Bank of America Stadium.
The teams met twice before, with Weddington winning 28-7 in 2021 and the Chargers rolling 52-32 in 2022.
How the Sweet 16 fared
Friday’s coverage links
Mallard Creek stuns Georgia state champion
Charlotte Catholic wins in new coach’s debut
(Catholic-South Meck photo gallery)
Ballantyne Ridge falls in first-ever game to Fort Mill
(Ballantyne-Fort Mill photo gallery)
Rolesville blows past Butler for statement win
(Rolesville-Butler photo gallery)
High school roundup: Berry, Country Day among Week 1 winners
Talking Preps postgame podcast
Saturday’s NC scores
Mallard Creek 31, Prince Avenue (GA) 21
Friday’s NC scores
AL Brown 28, West Rowan 26
American Leadership Academy 59, Union 0
Andrews 42, Rosman 14
Apex 14, Franklinton 12
Ardrey Kell 30, Providence 18
Ashbrook 29, Forest Hills 13
Asheboro 38, Albemarle 14
Ashe County 48, Wilkes Central 26
Asheville 42, Tuscola 6
Asheville School 49, Hayesville 7
Bandys 29, St. Stephens 14
Berry 10, East Mecklenburg 6
Brevard 35, Pisgah 0
Bunker Hill 35, Freedom 28
Burns 32, Forestview 7
Cannon School 17, Christ The King 12
Carolina Bearcats at Hickory Grove Christian, late
Carolina Forest 48, West Brunswick 20
Charlotte Catholic 26, South Mecklenburg 10
Charlotte Christian 49, Cox Mill 7
Charlotte Country Day 21, Swain County 11
Charlotte Latin 28, Mitchell 14
Cherryville 20, Avery County 18
Christ School 26, East Burke 0
Clayton 36, Wake Forest 21
Cleveland 35, Hoggard 32
Clover (SC) 28, Chambers 20
Community School of Davidson 38, West Iredell 7
Concord 37, Piedmont 7
Corinth Holders 35, Sanderson 3
Corvian Community 47, Harding 7
Croatan 21, Washington 6
Dudley 53, Page 7
East Chapel Hill 26, Cedar Ridge 6
East Duplin 49, Dixon 23
East Forsyth 44, Heritage 0
East Henderson 28, North Buncombe 22
East Lincoln 47, Stuart Cramer 24
East Rutherford 45, Bessemer City 0
East Surry 21, Robbinsville 19
East Wilkes 34, West Wilkes 6
Eastern Randolph 29, Eastern Alamance 0
Enka 48, Owen 8
Erwin 56, Daniel Boone (TN) 0
Faith Christian 42, Community Christian 0
Fayetteville Britt 19, Hoke County 14
Fayetteville Byrd 40, Red Springs 14
Fayetteville Cape Fear 44, Fayetteville Pine Forest 0
Fayetteville 71st 35, Richmond Senior 28
Fayetteville Sanford 47, Topsail 41
Fayetteville Trinity Christian 39, Metrolina Christian 12
Fort Mill 56, Ballantyne Ridge 0
Franklin 33, Murphy 7
Gray’s Creek 42, Fayetteville Smith 20
Grimsley 34, Mount Tabor 12
Havelock 51, Wallace Rose-Hill 14
Hertford County 20, Gates County 12
Hickory 48, Hibriten 0
Highland Tech at Palmetto Christian (SC), late
High Point Christian 48, SouthLake Christian 6
Hopewell 54, Garinger 0
Hunter Huss 44, Draughn 0
JM Robinson 40, Hickory Ridge 6
Jacksonville 28, Southwest Onslow 14
Jacksonville White Oak 68, East Cateret 18
James Kenan 48, Swansboro 6
Jamestown Ragsdale 14, Northeast Guilford 10
Jones 34, Liberty Christian 0
Lake Norman 23, North Meck 0
Lake Norman Charter 48, West Columbus 8
Lakewood 60, Spring Creek 6
Lee County 56, Northern Durham 12
Lumberton 35, Fairmont 0
Maiden 30, Foard 0
Martin County 26, North Pitt 14
Midway 34, Hobbton 0
Monroe 32, Central Davidson 7
Montgomery Central 34, Carrboro 6
Mooresville 66, Davie County 20
Mount Airy 50, North Surry 14
Mountain Island Charter 55, Cabarrus Stallions 8
Mount Pleasant 31, Carson 14
Mountain Heritage 54, Chase 0
Nash Central 50, Southeast Halifax 0
New Bern 51, Willow Spring 7
North Brunswick 48, East Bladen 0
North Duplin 50, Southside 8
North Gaston 24, East Gaston 7
North Lincoln 27, West Lincoln 14
North Johnston 30, South Lenoir 0
North Raleigh Christian 42, Wake Prep 13
North Rowan 46, East Rowan 6
North Stanly 28, Anson 6
North Wilkes 27, Elkin 21
Northern Nash 35, Hunter 14
Northeastern 58, Bertie 14
Northside Jacksonville 44, Clinton 0
Northwest Guiford 33, Williams 16
Oak Grove 37, Southwest Guilford 0
Olympic 21, West Mecklenburg 20
Overhills 20, South View 13
Parkwood at Cuthbertson, late
Pender 74, Lejeune 7
Perquimans 27, Manteo 0
Person 35, Louisburg 6
Pfafftown Reagan 20, Marvin Ridge 13
Pikeville Aycock 48, Rosewood 20
Polk County 30, Madison 0
Porter Ridge 45, Rocky River 7
Providence Grove 26, East Davidson 14
Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 43, Durham Jordan 24
Raleigh Millbrook 17, Apex Friendship 13
Reidsville 28, Western Alamance 3
Richlands 28, South Brunswick 14
Riverside 50, Northwood 33
Roanoke Rapids 14, Northampton County 8
Rock Hill Northwestern 45, Hough 44
Rockingham County 22, McMichael 12
Rolesville 64, Butler 14
Salisbury 20, North Davidson 12
Shelby 32, Kings Mountain 16
Smoky Mountain 34, Cherokee 21
South Columbus 48, West Bladen 6
South Garner 27, Smithfield-Selma 7
South Granville 20, Green Level 18
South Iredell 35, North Iredell 14
South Mecklenburg 26, Charlotte Catholic 10
South Point 28, Lincolnton 6
South Rowan 21, Union Academy 17
South Stanly 16, West Stanly 10
Southern Alamance 63, Graham 0
Southern Durham 49, Chapel Hill 30
Southeast Guilford 44, Southern Guilford 6
Southeast Raleigh 49, Enloe 15
Southwest Edgecombe 62, North Edgecombe 0
Starmount 43, Trinity 0
Statesville 36, Alexander Central 21
St. David’s 36, Pungo Christian 14
St. Paul’s 26, Purnell Swett 7
Surry Central 45, Alleghany 7
Sun Valley 40, Central Cabarrus 8
Tarboro 30, Rocky Mount 0
Union Pines 42, Triton 0
Walkertown 38, Atkins 7
Wake Christian 28, John Paul II 16
Washington County 22, KIPP Pride 8
Watauga 14, Skyland Roberson 0
West Cabarrus 28, Northwest Cabarrus 21
West Charlotte 36, Palisades 6
West Craven 50, Pamlico County 12
West Davidson 27, Wheatmore 20
West Forsyth 19, AC Reynolds 13
West Henderson 44, Newton-Conover 33
Western Guilford 29, SW Randolph 0
Whiteville 37, Bunn 7
Wilmington Ashley 34, Raleigh Athens Drive 16
Wilmington New Hanover 13, Greenville Rose 7
Wilson Fike 27, Beddingfield 23
Wilson Prep 34, Ayden-Grifton 28
Winston-Salem Carver 34, North Moore 22
Winston-Salem Glenn 27, Ledford 6
Winston-Salem Reynolds 52, High Point Central 0
The picks
(Note: This year, former Butler High and state champion Brian Hales will be joining The Observer’s weekly pick-em crew)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
SATURDAY
Turf Kings Invitational
(at Anderson, SC, Westside High)
Mallard Creek (7-5) vs. Prince Avenue Christian, GA (14-1), 4:30
Creekside, GA (10-3) vs. Westside, SC (14-1), 7
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
Mecklenburg nonconference
Ardrey Kell at Weddington
Asheville at Providence Day
Ballantyne Ridge at Corvian Community
Ben Smith at Harding
Berry Academy at Garinger
Bonnie Cone Academy at Highland Tech, 7:30
Butler at Richmond Senior, 7:30
Cardinal Gibbons at Mallard Creek
Charlotte Catholic at Northern Durham
Charlotte Christian at South Point
Charlotte Country Day at Community School of Davidson
Christ the King at Union Academy
Covenant Day at Mountain Island Charter
Hopewell at Marvin Ridge
Independence at Hickory Ridge
Metrolina Christian at Charlotte Latin
Mount Zion Academy at Hickory Grove Christian
Myers Park at Hough
North Mecklenburg at Olympic
Palisades at East Mecklenburg
Pine Lake Prep at SouthLake Christian
Providence at South Mecklenburg
West Charlotte at Monroe
West Mecklenburg at Rocky River
Winston-Salem Prep at Lake Norman Charter
Area nonconference
A.L. Brown at Northwest Cabarrus
Anson County at Sun Valley
Catawba Ridge at East Gaston, 7:30
Chase at Stuart Cramer, 7:30
Cherryville at West Lincoln, 7:30
Cox Mill at Kings Mountain, 7:30
Cuthbertson at Central Davidson, 7:30
Forest Hills at North Rowan, 7:30
Forestview at East Lincoln, 7:30
Hibriten at Hunter Huss, 7:30
Lincolnton at North Lincoln, 7:30
Mooresville at Reagan
Mount Pleasant at Concord
North Gaston at Bessemer City
Parkwood at Central Pageland, 7:30
Piedmont at Central Cabarrus
Ravenscroft at Cannon School
South Iredell at Porter Ridge
Statesville at Lake Norman
Starmount at North Iredell
West Cabarrus at Jay M. Robinson
West Iredell at West Caldwell
S.C. nonconference
Bamberg-Ehrhardt at Buford, 7:30
Bluffton at Andrew Jackson, 7:30
Catawba Ridge at East Gaston, 7:30
Chester at Fort Mill, 7:30
Clover at Hillcrest, 7:30
Great Falls at Chesterfield, 7:30
Lancaster at Indian Land, 7:30
Lewisville at Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, 7:30
Nation Ford at York, 7:30
North Central at McBee, 7:30
Northwestern at Ridge View
South Pointe at Rock Hill, 7:30
Open week: Ashbrook, Carolina Bearcats, Chambers