High school football rewind: How the Sweet 16 fared, Friday’s scores, next week’s schedule
It’s Week 3 of the high school football season, and you can follow NC and SC statewide scores plus scroll down for our previews of Friday’s games in the greater Charlotte region.
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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
Rank | School | Record | Fri. | Next week |
1 | Weddington | (3-0) | d. West Forsyth 48-13 | Butler |
2 | Providence Day | (2-1) | d. Charlotte Catholic 24-9 | Charlotte Country Day |
3 | Northwestern | (3-0) | d. South Florence 48-7 | at South Pointe |
4 | West Charlotte | (2-0) | d. Cox Mill 41-0 | idle |
5 | Charlotte Christian | (2-1) | lost 34-13 to Independence | Ardrey Kell |
6 | Independence | (3-0) | d. Charlotte Christian 34-13 | at South Mecklenburg |
7 | Hough | (2-1) | d. Carolina Forest (SC) 41-0 | idle |
8 | Mallard Creek | (1-1) | lost 28-14 to Grayson (GA) | idle |
9 | Charlotte Catholic | (1-1) | lost 24-9 to Providence Day | at Crest |
10 | Myers Park | (1-2) | d. Sun Valley 37-14 | at Richmond Senior |
11 | South Pointe | (1-1) | d. Ballantyne Ridge 63-0 | Northwestern |
12 | J.M. Robinson | (2-0) | d. Concord 49-7 | Central Cabarrus |
13 | Monroe | (2-0) | d. Rocky River 62-0 | East Mecklenburg |
14 | Mooresville | (2-1) | d. West Rowan 66-0 | idle |
15 | East Lincoln | (2-0) | d. Lincolnton 52-14 | Forestview |
16 | Indian Land | (3-0) | d. Andrew Jackson 39-21 | idle |
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