The Wrap: NC, SC high school football scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, next week’s schedule
Below, find previews for Friday’s high school football games in the Charlotte-area, plus live scores throughout the Carolinas.
Friday’s Charlotte Observer coverage
POSTGAME Spaces: Week 8 discussion with Talking Preps crew (along with former AL Brown coach Mike Newsome, West Charlotte’s Sam Greiner, Independence’s Daryl McFadden and JM Robinson’s Jason Seidel)
Myers Park stops Ardrey Kell, wins fourth straight
Weddington beats Porter Ridge in Union County GOTW
Kings Mountain rallies to stop South Point
No. 12 JM Robinson rolls past West Rowan
If the playoffs started today, here’s what the RPI says about who would be here
Pine Lake Prep’s Braden Gower is defensive player of the week
Northwest Cabarrus’ LeDarrion Menter is offensive player of the week
How The Sweet 16 fared
Friday’s North Carolina scores
Alleghany County 42, North Stokes 0
Anson County 28, Monroe Piedmont 14
Apex 38, Friendship 28
Apex Middle Creek 45, Cary Panther Creek 13
Asheville Reynolds 45, Asheville Erwin 3
Asheville Roberson 41, Asheville 13
Asheville School 35, Covenant Day School 0
Brevard 28, Forest City Chase 21
Burlington Williams 24, Western Alamance 7
Burnsville Mountain Heritage 45, Avery County 7
Cape Fear 58, Fayetteville Byrd 0
Central Cabarrus 37, East Rowan 23
Central Davidson 42, Asheboro 35
Chambers 54, Huntersville Hopewell 8
Chapel Hill 29, Durham Riverside 17
Charlotte Independence 54, Charlotte Providence 21
Charlotte Myers Park 32, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 16
Charlotte Providence Day 49, Charlotte Country Day 13
Cherokee 21, Andrews 20, OT
Cherryville 46, Gastonia Highland Tech 0
Claremont Bunker Hill 28, East Burke 6
Clayton 49, South Garner 6
Clinton 56, Red Springs 15
Concord 39, South Rowan 3
Concord Robinson 59, West Rowan 7
Cornelius Hough 23, West Charlotte 7
Currituck County 37, Edenton Holmes 33
Davidson Community School 56, Winston-Salem Prep 6
Durham Hillside 48, Northern Durham 6
Durham Jordan 70, East Chapel Hill 0
East Bladen 28, Rocky Point Trask 8
East Carteret 51, Jones County 0
East Duplin 42, North Lenoir 0
East Forsyth 62, Winston-Salem Parkland 7
East Gaston 43, Bessemer City 14
East Lincoln 62, Newton Foard 13
Eastern Alamance 63, Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 10
Eastern Randolph 48, Trinity 0
Elizabeth City Northeastern 51, Camden County 0
Elkin 13, East Wilkes 0
Fayetteville Pine Forest 22, Fayetteville Smith 0
Fayetteville Seventy-First 37, Fayetteville Britt 0
Fuquay-Varina 24, Wendell Corinth Holders 13
Gastonia Ashbrook 41, Belmont Cramer 6
Gastonia Huss 18, Gastonia Forestview 15
Goldsboro Rosewood 55, Rose Hill Union 8
Gray’s Creek 49, Lumberton 34
Greene Central 30, Washington 20
Greensboro Grimsley 56, Jamestown Ragsdale 6
Greenville Rose 39, Greenville Conley 29
Harnett Central 45, Fayetteville Sanford 28
Harrells Christian 33, Raleigh Wake Christian 7
Havelock 28, Jacksonville 17
Hendersonville 41, East Rutherford 35, OT
Hertford County 68, Kill Devil Hills First Flight 21
Hickory 46, North Iredell 13
Hickory Grove Christian def. Southlake Christian, forfeit
High Point Christian Academy 74, Asheville Christian 0
Holly Ridge Dixon 26, Swansboro 20
Holly Springs 24, Green Level 20
Hope Mills South View 27, Pembroke Swett 7
Jacksonville White Oak 44, West Carteret 16
Kings Mountain 28, Belmont South Point 14
Kinston Parrott Academy 42, John Paul II Catholic 35
Lake Norman 30, Hickory Ridge 6
Lawndale Burns 70, Mooresboro Jefferson 7
Lincolnton 49, West Caldwell 13
Maiden 14, Catawba Bandys 10
Marshville Forest Hills 56, West Stanly 7
Matthews Butler 55, Mint Hill Rocky River 0
Matthews Weddington 36, Indian Trail Porter Ridge 12
McDowell County 38, Enka 0
Monroe 55, Monroe Parkwood 7
Mooresville 45, South Iredell 0
Mooresville Pine Lake Prep 58, Kernersville McGuinness 26
Morganton Freedom 37, South Caldwell 30
Mount Airy 77, South Stokes 0
Mount Pleasant 55, Monroe Union Academy 7
Mt. Holly Mountain Island Charter 38, Christ the King High School 33
New Bern 61, Jacksonville Northside 14
New Hanover County 30, North Brunswick 21
Newton Grove Midway 51, West Bladen 24
North Forsyth 23, Walkertown 0
North Henderson 31, Franklin 10
North Lincoln 50, Hickory St. Stephens 0
North Moore 48, Hickory Home School 7
North Pitt 36, Ayden-Grifton 30
North Raleigh Christian 49, Grace Christian-Raleigh 7
North Stanly 57, Lake Norman Charter 20
North Surry 35, Surry Central 30
Northern Nash 49, Nash Central 26
Northwest Cabarrus 37, China Grove Carson 0
Northwest Guilford 20, Northern Guilford 14
Oak Grove 31, North Davidson 7
Palisades 26, Charlotte Olympic 14
Pamlico County 70, Lejeune 20
Pasquotank County 27, Manteo 0
Person High School 45, Orange 0
Pfafftown Reagan 35, West Forsyth 26
Pinetown Northside 34, Chocowinity Southside 12
Pittsboro Northwood 70, Graham 12
Princeton 51, Goldsboro 0
R-S Central 33, Morganton Patton 6
Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 59, Raleigh Enloe 0
Raleigh Leesville Road 56, Raleigh Broughton 7
Randleman 42, Providence Grove 14
Reidsville 49, West Stokes 8
Richlands 26, Croatan 24
Richmond County 26, Cameron Union Pines 0
Riverside-Martin High School 35, Washington County 34
Robbinsville 26, Murphy 21
Robert B. Glenn 54, Winston-Salem Reynolds 16
Rocky Mount 48, Roanoke Rapids 0
Rolesville 53, Raleigh Millbrook 30
Rosman 48, Swannanoa Owen 21
Salisbury 57, East Davidson 6
Shelby Crest 36, North Gaston 0
South Johnston 38, Southern Wayne 20
South Stanly 26, Albemarle 12
Southeast Alamance 55, Bartlett Yancey 20
Southeast Halifax 30, North Edgecombe 6
Southern Nash 68, Bunn 7
Southern Pines Pinecrest 23, Lee County 13
Southwest Guilford 26, Southeast Guilford 20, OT
Southwest Onslow 50, South Lenoir 0
Southwestern Randolph 18, Trinity Wheatmore 0
Spring Lake Overhills 38, Fayetteville Westover 19
St. Pauls 35, Fairmont 6
Tarboro 42, Perquimans 6
Thomasville 48, South Davidson 2
Topsail 40, South Brunswick 34
Trinity Christian 58, Raleigh Ravenscroft 12
Valdese Draughn 57, Madison County 7
Vance County 14, South Granville 0
Wake Forest 41, Raleigh Wakefield 17
Warsaw Kenan 49, Kinston 26
Watauga County 41, Alexander Central 34
Waxhaw Cuthbertson 24, Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 21
Wayne Christian 50, Faith Christian 14
Waynesville Tuscola 41, East Henderson 0
West Columbus 54, South Columbus 6
West Craven 20, Farmville Central 7
West Henderson 30, Canton Pisgah 10
West Johnston 27, Smithfield-Selma 6
West Lincoln 26, Newton-Conover 20
Whiteville 71, East Columbus 0
Wilkes Central 7, West Wilkes 6
Wilmington Hoggard 38, Wilmington Ashley 6
Wilmington Laney 49, West Brunswick 7
Wilson Beddingfield 21, North Johnston 0
Wilson Fike 15, Pikeville Aycock 13
Wilson Hunt 35, East Wake 0
Wilson Prep 54, Gaston KIPP Pride 21
Winston-Salem Carver 26, Corvian 14
Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 35, Davie County 34
Friday’s South Carolina scores
Andrew Jackson 56, Chesterfield 0
Ashley Ridge 31, West Ashley 20
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 62, Branchville 7
Beaufort 41, Battery Creek 6
Belton-Honea Path 55, Palmetto 21
Ben Lippen 22, Trinity Byrnes School 18
Berkeley 52, Wando 10
Camden 41, Darlington 6
Cane Bay 16, Stratford 14
Carolina Forest 49, Conway 17
Cheraw 63, Central 13
Chester 60, Union County 0
Clearwater Academy, Fla. 34, Gray Collegiate Academy 27
Clover 48, Spring Valley 0
Crescent 35, Walhalla 7
D.W. Daniel 56, West Oak 0
Dillon 42, Aynor 16
Dorchester Academy 38, Patrick Henry Academy 23
Dorman 26, Mauldin 12
Fort Dorchester 49, Goose Creek 35
Gilbert 60, Swansea 0
Greenwood 24, Easley 7
Greer 28, Eastside 14
Hampton County 55, Edisto 0
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 51, Williston-Elko 0
Irmo 38, Ridge View 6
James Island 49, May River 14
Lamar 34, Green Sea Floyds 0
Latta 33, Hannah-Pamplico 0
Laurence Manning Academy 23, Porter-Gaud 14
Laurens 18, Riverside 17
Loris 48, Waccamaw 3
Lugoff-Elgin 14, Westwood 6
Manning 40, Georgetown 13
McBee 56, Whitmire 20
Myrtle Beach 24, Hartsville 21
Newberry 35, Mid-Carolina 0
Ninety Six 42, Landrum 14
Northside Christian 34, Anderson Cavaliers 2
Northwestern 45, Indian Land 14
Pinewood Prep 35, Florence Christian 12
Powdersville 61, Fountain Inn 14
Silver Bluff 34, Batesburg-Leesville 28
South Florence 51, Wilson 14
St. Joseph 44, Dixie 14
Strom Thurmond 48, Saluda 3
Summerville 69, R.B. Stall 0
T.L. Hanna 56, J.L. Mann 35
Williamsburg Academy 26, Beaufort Academy 13
Wilson Hall 52, Pee Dee Academy 14
Woodland 41, Ridgeland-Hardeeville 12
Woodruff 36, Emerald 35
Wren 50, Southside 0
York Comprehensive 39, Catawba Ridge 20
This week’s picks
Next week’s schedule
WEEK 9
FRIDAY, OCT. 13
Queen City 3A-4A
Chambers at North Mecklenburg
Harding at West Charlotte
Hopewell at West Mecklenburg
Hough at Mallard Creek
South Meck 4A
Olympic at Myers Park
South Mecklenburg at Ardrey Kell
Southwestern 4A
Butler at Charlotte Catholic
East Mecklenburg at Independence
Rocky River at Providence
Big South (NCISAA)
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Latin
Providence Day at Charlotte Christian
Greater Metro 4 4A
Lake Norman at Cox Mill
Mooresville at West Cabarrus
South Iredell at A.L. Brown
Southern Carolina 4A
Cuthbertson at Porter Ridge
Sun Valley at Weddington
Big South 3A
Ashbrook at South Point, 7:30
Forestview at Crest, 7:30
North Gaston at Hunter Huss, 7:30
Stuart Cramer at Kings Mountain, 7:30
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at West Rowan, 7:30
Concord at Northwest Cabarrus
East Rowan at Jesse Carson
South Rowan at Jay M. Robinson
Western Foothills 3A
Hickory at West Iredell, 7:30
North Lincoln at Fred T. Foard, 7:30
Statesville at North Iredell, 7:30
St. Stephens at East Lincoln, 7:30
Rocky River 2A-3A
Monroe at Anson County
Piedmont at Forest Hills
West Stanly at Parkwood
Piedmont Athletic (NCISAA)
Hickory Grove Christian at Asheville Christian
Asheville School at High Point Christian
Western Athletic (NCISAA)
Metrolina Christian at Cannon School
Catawba Valley 2A
East Burke at Lincolnton, 7:30
Maiden at Bunker Hill, 7:30
Newton-Conover at Bandys, 7:30
West Caldwell at West Lincoln, 7:30
Catawba Shores 1A-2A
Bishop McGuinness at Mountain Island Charter
Carver at Pine Lake Prep
Winston-Salem Prep at Christ the King
Southern Piedmont 1A-2A
Bessemer City at Shelby, 7:30
East Gaston at Burns, 7:30
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Cherryville, 7:30
Yadkin Valley 1A-2A
Mount Pleasant at Albemarle, 7:30
North Stanly at South Stanly, 7:30
Nonconference
Orangewood Christian (FL) at Covenant Day
Palisades at Marvin Ridge
Union Academy at Lake Norman Charter
S.C. Region 3 5A
Blythewood at Clover, 7:30
Fort Mill at Spring Valley, 7:30
Nation Ford at Rock Hill, 7:30
S.C. Region 3 4A
Catawba Ridge at Lancaster, 7:30
Northwestern at York, 7:30
South Pointe at Indian Land, 7:30
S.C. Region 4 3A
Clinton at Woodruff, 7:30
Emerald at Chester, 7:30
S.C. Region 5 2A
Buford at Chesterfield, 7:30
Central Pageland at Andrew Jackson, 7:30
North Central at Cheraw, 7:30
S.C. Region 3 1A
McBee at C.A. Johnson, 7:30
Lewisville at Great Falls, 7:30
Open week: Berry Academy, Community School of Davidson, Corvian Community, Garinger, Hickory Ridge, Highland Tech, SouthLake Christian
