High school football rewind: How the Sweet 16 fared, Friday’s scores, next week’s schedule

Get all the Charlotte Observer’s coverage of Week 3 of the high school football season below.

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South Pointe rolls past Ballantyne Ridge in Charlotte

No. 6 Independence rolls No. 5 Charlotte Christian

Georgia power stops Mallard Creek at home

Marvin Ridge rallies past Ardrey Kell

Roundup: Butler falls to Irmo. Providence, Providence Day, Northwestern among winners

HOW THE SWEET 16 FARED

THE PICKS

Weekend schedule

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

THURSDAY

N.C. nonconference

Northwest Cabarrus 47, AL Brown 21

FRIDAY

South Piedmont 3A

JM Robinson 49, Concord 7

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ashbrook 18, West Mecklenburg 0

Carolina Bearcats 50, Bonnie Cone Academy 32

Charlotte Latin 35, Cannon School 14

Clover 48, Palisades 12

Cuthbertson 24, South Mecklenburg 8

Glenn 31, Chambers 13

Grayson, GA 28, Mallard Creek 14

Harding 18, Garinger 0

Hickory Grove Christian 13, South Rowan 9

Hopewell (1-1) at Berry Academy (2-0), late

Hough 41, Carolina Forest, SC 0

Independence 34, Charlotte Christian 13

Irmo, SC 35, Butler 34, OT

Lake Norman Charter 24, Christ the King 21

Marvin Ridge 42, Ardrey Kell 28

Metrolina Christian 38, Covenant Day 26

Monroe 62, Rocky River 0

Myers Park 37, Sun Valley 14

North Cross, VA (1-1) at Charlotte Country Day (3-0), late

Olympic 41, West Cabarrus 28

Parkwood 35, East Mecklenburg 14

Providence 56, Hunter Huss 27

Providence Day 24, Charlotte Catholic 9

South Pointe 63, Ballantyne Ridge 0

SouthLake Christian 21, Mountain Island Charter 10

West Charlotte 41, Cox Mill 0

Area nonconference

Alexander Central 28, North Iredell 19

Asheville (1-0) at Lake Norman (1-1)

Bessemer City 42, Avery County 17

Blacksburg (SC) 48, Cherryville 14

Carson 32, Piedmont 29

Mount Pleasant 42, Central Cabarrus 29

East Gaston 27, Stuart Cramer 25

East Lincoln 52, Lincolnton 14

East Rutherford 62, Newton-Conover 15

Freedom 26, Forestview 7

Highland Tech 8, Buford 7

Mooresville 66, West Rowan 0

Porter Ridge 56, Hickory Ridge 14

Roanoke Rapids 35, Pine Lake Prep 14

Salisbury 57, East Rowan 0

Statesville 6, South Iredell 0

Union Academy 63, Triangle Math & Science 0

Walkertown 27, Forest Hills 21

Weddington 48, West Forsyth 13

West Lincoln 27, Fred T. Foard 21

NC statewide results

Albemarle 33, West Stanly 14

American Leadership-Johndston 55, Cedar Ridge 0

Andrews 7, Hayesville 2

Anson County 44, North Rowan 22

Ashley 54, East Bladen 27

Athens Drive 28, Cary 13

Bear Grass Charter 38, Jones 0

Bertie 28, Hertford County 21

Bishop McGuinness 14, Providence Grove 10

Blue Ridge 42, Polk County 36

Broughton 31, Green Level 12

Cape Fear 31, Terry Sanford 7

Cardinal Gibbons 31, Richmond Senior 13

C.B. Aycock 49, North Lenoir 6

Central Davidson 35, West Davidson 13

Chocktaw Central 26, Cherokee 13

Cleveland 47, West Johnston 0

Corinth Holders 41, South Johnston 17

Crest 27, Shelby 14

Croatan 33, East Carteret 0

Davie County 44, North Davidson 17

Dixon 40, South Lenoir 12

Dudley 44, Hillside 0

East Burke 12, Draughn 7

East Forsyth 29, A.C. Reynolds 14

Enloe 42, Green Hope 0

Erwin 56, Brevard 42

Farmville Central 61, Pamlico County 6

Franklin 35, Swain County 7

Franklinton 33, Louisburg 17

Gates County 28, Manteo 6

Greene Central 38, Beddingfield 21

Grimsley 42, Reagan 7

Harrells Christian 49, Wake Prep 6

Heide Trask 66, Sandhills titans 6

Hibriten 38, West Caldwell 8

Hoggard 48, Wallace-Rose Hill 14

Holly Springs 21, Fuquay-Varina 10

Hoke County 53, Douglas Byrd 12

John Paul II Catholic 53, Father Capodanno 0 (8-man)

Jordan 44, Heritage 0

Kings Mountain 41, Burns 20

Ledford 37, Wheatmore 6

Lexington 28, South Stanly 14

Loris (SC) 55, South Columbus 6

Martin County, Northside-Pinetown 0

Marlboro County (SC) 40, Scotland County 28

Millbrook 31, Garner 6

Mitchell 21, Alleghany 14

Montgomery Central 43, J.F. Webb 16

Mount Airy 56, Surry Central 7

Mount Tabor 48, Page 6

Mountain Heritage 28, Robbinsville 13

Murphy 36, West Henderson 33

New Bern 35, West Craven 6

New Hanover 34, Jacksonville Northside 12

North Brunswick 56, Swansboro 0

North Raleigh Christian 36, Bunn 15

North Stokes 7, South Davidson 6

North Surry 37, South Caldwell 6

Northern Guilford 45, Eastern Alamance 14

Northern Nash 42, J.H. Rose 26

Northwest Guilford 17, RJ Reynolds 3

Northwood 33, North Moore 13

Oak Grove 31, Ragsdale 6

Parkland 7, Carver 0

Pender 67, Union 0

Person 54, Northern Durham 0

Pine Forest 61, Gray’s Creek 49

Pinecrest 62, Middle Creek 55

Pungo Christian 42, Mattamuskeet 18 (8-man)

Purnell Swett 21, Red Springs 7

Rabun Gap School (GA) 27, John Curtis Chapman (LA) 12

Randleman 35, Bunker Hill 21

Reidsville 50, Rockingham County 7

Richlands 19, East Duplin 0

Rogers 25, Winston-Salem Prep 22

Rolesville 52, East Wake 0

Salisbury 57, East Rowan 0

Southeast Guilford 42, Lee County 26

Southeast Raleigh 28, Wake Forest 0

Southern Alamance 38, Chapel Hil 14

Southern Nash 58, Fike 24

Southwest Guilford 55, High Point Central 0

South View 48, Riverside-Durham 0

Starmount 45, Forbush 0

Tarboro 75, North Edgecombe 0

Thomas Jefferson Academy 21, S.C. Spartans 0

Trinity 54, East Davidson 22

Tuscola 28, McDowell 6

TW Andrews 21, Thomasville 20

Union Pines 45, Western Harnett 0

Vance County 14, Orange 6

Watauga 24, Maiden 13

Wayne Christian 42, Faith Christian 26 (8-man)

Weldon 30, Rocky Mount Prep 0

West Carteret 21, E.E. Smith 14

West Columbus 42, West Bladen 8

West Stokes 26, East Surry 23

White Oak 30, Southwest Onslow 8

Williams 35, Southern Durham 32

Wilson Prep 30, Northhampton County 0

S.C. nonconference

Allendale-Fairfax at Great Falls

Blythewood 23, Fort Mill 7

Highland Tech 8, Buford 7

Catawba Ridge 21, Chester 14

Chesterfield 34, Lee Central 33

Clover 48, Palisades 12

Conway 20, Cheraw 16

Indian Land 39, Andrew Jackson 21

Lewisville 54, Atlantic Collegiate 0

Northwestern 48, South Florence 7

River Bluff 35, Nation Ford 30

Rock Hill 32, Lancaster 23

South Pointe 63, Ballantyne Ridge 0

Thomas Jefferson Academy 21, S.C. Spartans 0

York 49, Union County 14

SATURDAY

Area nonconference

Cabarrus Stallions (0-3) at Georgia Force (3-0), 4

Open week: North Gaston, North Lincoln, North Mecklenburg, South Point, West Iredell

NEXT WEEK’S SCHEDULE

MONDAY, SEPT. 9

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ballantyne Ridge at Corvian Community, 7

FRIDAY, SEPT. 13

Big South (NCISAA)

Charlotte Country Day at Providence Day

Big 6 (NCISAA)

Asheville Christian at Covenant Day

SouthLake Christian at Hickory Grove Christian

South Piedmont 3A

Central Cabarrus at Jay M. Robinson

Mecklenburg nonconference

Ardrey Kell at Charlotte Christian

Bonnie Cone Leadership at Thomas Jefferson Academy, 7:30

Butler at Weddington

Carolina Bearcats at Charlotte Latin, 7

Chambers at Hickory Ridge

Charlotte Catholic at Crest, 7:30

Community School of Davidson at Forest Hills

Cuthbertson at Palisades

East Mecklenburg at Monroe

Garinger at Corvian Community

Independence at South Mecklenburg

J.F. Webb at North Mecklenburg

Lake Norman Charter at Pine Lake Prep

Myers Park at Richmond Senior

Rocky River at Berry Academy

Shelby at Olympic

Area nonconference

Asheville School at Metrolina Christian

Cox Mill at Hickory, 7:30

East Gaston at Ashbrook, 7:30

Forestview at East Lincoln

Hibriten at South Point, 7:30

Lake Norman at Marvin Ridge

North Gaston at Cherryville, 7:30

North Iredell at Mountain Island Charter

North Lincoln at East Rutherford, 7:30

South Iredell at Piedmont

South Rowan at A.L. Brown

Sun Valley at Parkwood

Triangle Math & Science at Highland Tech, 7:30

Union Academy at Bessemer City, 7:30

West Cabarrus at Porter Ridge

West Wilkes at West Iredell

S.C. nonconference

Andrew Jackson at Andrews, 7:30

Buford at McBee, 7:30

Clover at York, 7:30

Fort Mill at Lancaster, 7:30

Hartsville at Rock Hill, 7:30

Northwestern at South Pointe, 7:30

Richland Northeast at Nation Ford, 7:30

Spring Valley at Catawba Ridge, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPT. 15

S.C. nonconference

S.C. Spartans at Greenville Hurricanes, 7

Open week: Ballantyne Ridge, Cabarrus Stallions, Cannon School, Carolina Bearcats, Christ the King, Concord, Harding, Hopewell, Hough, Hunter Huss, Indian Land, Lincolnton, Mallard Creek, Mooresville, Providence, Statesville, Stuart Cramer, West Charlotte, West Lincoln, West Mecklenburg