Triangle Prep Football Central: Friday’s previews, schedules, standings
(News & Observer’s Sweet 16 rankings included)
Apex (0-5, 0-5 South Wake Athletic 4A) at South Garner (0-6, 0-5), 6:30 p.m. – It’s a “feel-good” game for one of these winless teams. Apex QB Max Bartelt and WR Carter Oddo are having solid seasons. South Garner freshman DB James Johnson has caused three fumbles this season.
No. 4 Apex Friendship (6-0, 5-0 South Wake Athletic 4A) at Garner (3-3, 3-2), 6:30 p.m. – The visiting Patriots aim to cap a perfect regular season. Their defense has allowed only 42 points in five conference games. But they’re facing a Garner team that has won three in a row, with RB Markyell Royster averaging nearly 150 rushing yards a contest.
Broughton (2-4, 2-3 CAP 7 4A) at No. 14 Millbrook (4-2, 4-1), 6:30 p.m. – A playoff berth awaits Millbrook if it can handle the Caps. Broughton has been susceptible to the pass this season, and Millbrook QB Ford Spainhour is averaging 212 yards in the air per game.
Cary (2-3, 2-3 Triangle 4A) at Athens Drive (3-3, 3-3), 6:30 p.m. – Don’t look for a lot of points in this game between two teams near the middle of the conference standings. These are teams with solid defenses but erratic offenses.
East Wake (1-4, 1-3 Greater Neuse 3A) at Smithfield-Selma (2-4, 0-4), 6:30 p.m. – The visiting Warriors’ hopes of finishing the season with two straight victories might rest with stopping Spartans’ RB Clevonte Watson, who has rushed for 659 yards this season.
No. 11 Hillside (4-1, 4-1 Triangle 4A) at Green Level (1-3, 1-3), 7 p.m. – The Hornets can wrap up a playoff berth with a victory at Green Level. Senior QB Aden Beatty is completing nearly 65 percent of his passes for Hillside.
Jordan (2-4, 2-4 Triangle 4A) at Green Hope (3-1, 3-1), 7 p.m. – Green Hope is another team with realistic playoff hopes. The Falcons have allowed only one touchdown in their last two games, but they haven’t played in two weeks.
No. 15 Leesville Road (4-2) at No. 16 Holly Springs (4-2), 7 p.m. – A pair of teams resting in third place in their conferences and potentially seeking a wild-card playoff berth meet in what could be a big game. Holly Springs’ defense, which started the season impressively, has been shaky in recent weeks. WR’s Nasir Winston and L.J. Lennon give Leesville Road one of the area’s top receiving duos.
No. 5 Panther Creek (5-0, 5-0 Triangle 4A) at Riverside (0-5, 0-5), 6:30 p.m. – Panther Creek QB Amari Odom, who threw for four touchdown passes last week, aims to wrap up a perfect regular season for the Panthers.
No. 1 Rolesville (5-0, 4-0 Northern Athletic 4A) at Corinth Holders (1-4, 1-2), 7 p.m. –This could be a tough test for Rolesville, which has clinched the conference’s No. 1 playoff berth. Corinth Holders is much-improved this season and has a strong ground game behind RB Jaheim Fields.
No. 7 Wake Forest (4-1, 3-1 Northern Athletic 4A) at No. 6 Heritage (4-1, 2-1), 6:30 p.m. – This is likely a win-or-else game for these teams, battling for second place in the conference. Heritage played well in last week’s 29-21 loss to Rolesville, but Wake Forest has one of the area’s stingiest defenses.
Outside Wake County
Orange (3-2, 3-2 Big 8 3A) at No. 12 Chapel Hill (4-1, 4-1), 6:30 p.m. – A victory enables the host Tigers to finish in a first-place conference tie with Southern Durham, who they beat this season. Orange is coming off its best outing of the season, a 36-6 victory over Cedar Ridge.
No. 10 Princeton (6-0, 4-0 Carolina 1A) at Rosewood (6-0, 4-0), 7 p.m. – RB Jaydon Brooks (822 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns) leads the powerful Princeton ground game. But Rosewood RB Avante George has even better numbers – 1,030 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns. These are two of the state’s best 1A teams, meeting to settle the conference championship.
Thursday games
Several late schedule changes were announced by schools, due to the possibility of stormy weather Thursday night. These changes were announced by schools, with games being played Thursday night:
No. 8 Clayton (5-1, 3-1 Greater Neuse 3A) at West Johnston (5-1, 3-1)
Enloe (0-6, 0-5 CAP 7 4A) at No. 2 Cardinal Gibbons (5-0, 5-0)
Fuquay-Varina (3-3, 2-3 South Wake Athletic 4A) at No. 9 Middle Creek (5-1, 4-1)
Knightdale (3-3, 1-3 Northern Athletic 4A) at Wakefield (1-5, 0-4)
Southeast Raleigh (1-4, 1-4 CAP 7 4A) at Sanderson (2-3, 2-3)
-- Steve Lyttle
This week’s schedule
Thursday
CAP 7 4A
Enloe at Cardinal Gibbons, 6:30
Southeast Raleigh at Sanderson, 6:30
Northern Athletic 4A
Knightdale at Wakefield, 6:30
Greater Neuse 3A
Clayton at West Johnston, 6:30
Mid-Carolina 2A
Graham at Cummings, 7
Carolina 1A
North Duplin at Hobbton, 7
Union at Lakewood, 7
Friday
CAP 7 4A
Broughton at Millbrook, 6:30
Northern Athletic 4A
Rolesville at Corinth Holders, 7
Wake Forest at Heritage, 6:30
South Wake Athletic 4A
Apex at South Garner, 6:30
Apex Friendship at Garner, 6:30
Fuquay-Varina at Middle Creek, 7
Triangle 4A
Cary at Athens Drive, 6:30
Hillside at Green Level, 7
Jordan at Green Hope, 7
Panther Creek at Riverside, 6:30
Big 8 3A
Northern at Northwood, 7
Orange at Chapel Hill, 6:30
Vance County at Cedar Ridge, 7
Greater Neuse 3A
Cleveland at South Johnston, 6:30
East Wake at Smithfield-Selma, 6:30
Eastern Plains 2A
Farmville Central at North Pitt, 6
Nash Central at North Johnston, 6
SouthWest Edgecombe at Beddingfield, 6
Mid-Carolina 2A
Bartlett-Yancey at Reidsville, 7
Carolina 1A
Princeton at Rosewood, 7
Nonconference
Leesville Road at Holly Springs, 7
J.F. Webb at Carrboro, 7
Area Standings
CAP 7 4A
Conference | All | ||||||
Cardinal Gibbons | 5-0 | 196 | 34 | 5-0-0 | 196 | 34 | |
Millbrook | 4-1 | 154 | 121 | 4-2-0 | 195 | 184 | |
Leesville Road | 4-2 | 195 | 68 | 4-2-0 | 195 | 68 | |
Broughton | 2-3 | 89 | 215 | 2-4-0 | 102 | 234 | |
Sanderson | 2-3 | 151 | 148 | 2-3-0 | 151 | 148 | |
Southeast Raleigh | 1-4 | 48 | 112 | 1-4-0 | 48 | 112 | |
Enloe | 0-5 | 92 | 227 | 0-6-0 | 98 | 269 |
Friday’s games
Broughton at Millbrook
Enloe at Cardinal Gibbons
Southeast Raleigh at Sanderson
Leesville Road at Holly Springs (nonconference)
Northern Athletic 4A
Conference | All | ||||||
Rolesville | 4-0 | 150 | 79 | 5-0-0 | 191 | 86 | |
Wake Forest | 3-1 | 49 | 43 | 4-1-0 | 82 | 50 | |
Heritage | 2-1 | 87 | 60 | 4-1-0 | 134 | 95 | |
Corinth Holders | 1-2 | 56 | 66 | 1-4-0 | 71 | 134 | |
Knightdale | 1-3 | 72 | 109 | 3-3-0 | 126 | 109 | |
Wakefield | 0-4 | 77 | 134 | 1-5-0 | 127 | 184 |
Friday’s games
Knightdale at Wakefield
Rolesville at Corinth Holders
Wake Forest at Heritage
South Wake Athletic 4A
Conference | All | ||||||
Apex Friendship | 5-0 | 123 | 42 | 6-0-0 | 186 | 83 | |
Middle Creek | 4-1 | 182 | 42 | 5-1-0 | 224 | 48 | |
Holly Springs | 4-2 | 121 | 108 | 4-2-0 | 121 | 108 | |
Garner | 3-2 | 105 | 100 | 3-3-0 | 112 | 133 | |
Fuquay-Varina | 2-3 | 69 | 68 | 3-3-0 | 86 | 80 | |
Apex | 0-5 | 76 | 164 | 0-5-0 | 76 | 164 | |
South Garner | 0-5 | 30 | 182 | 0-6-0 | 30 | 212 |
Friday’s games
Apex at South Garner
Apex Friendship at Garner
Fuquay-Varina at Middle Creek
Leesville Road at Holly Springs (nonconference)
Triangle 4A
Conference | All | ||||||
Panther Creek | 5-0 | 149 | 26 | 5-0-0 | 149 | 26 | |
Hillside | 4-1 | 109 | 43 | 4-1-0 | 109 | 43 | |
Green Hope | 3-1 | 95 | 33 | 3-1-0 | 95 | 33 | |
Athens Drive | 3-3 | 114 | 108 | 3-3-0 | 114 | 108 | |
Cary | 2-3 | 43 | 97 | 2-3-0 | 43 | 97 | |
Jordan | 2-4 | 71 | 182 | 2-4-0 | 71 | 182 | |
Green Level | 1-3 | 41 | 76 | 1-3-0 | 41 | 76 | |
Riverside | 0-5 | 42 | 99 | 0-5-0 | 42 | 99 |
Friday’s games
Cary at Athens Drive
Hillside at Green Level
Jordan at Green Hope
Panther Creek at Riverside
Big 8 3A
Conference | All | ||||||
Southern Durham | 5-1 | 187 | 73 | 5-1-0 | 187 | 73 | |
Chapel Hill | 4-1 | 150 | 65 | 4-1-0 | 150 | 65 | |
Northwood | 3-1 | 82 | 46 | 3-2-0 | 92 | 76 | |
Orange | 3-2 | 72 | 50 | 3-2-0 | 72 | 50 | |
Northern | 1-3 | 65 | 63 | 1-3-0 | 65 | 63 | |
Vance County | 0-3 | 14 | 84 | 0-3-0 | 14 | 84 | |
Cedar Ridge | 0-5 | 31 | 220 | 0-5-0 | 31 | 220 | |
(a) East Chapel Hill |
– not playing this fall
Friday’s games
Northern at Northwood
Orange at Chapel Hill
Vance County at Cedar Ridge
(Southern Durham, bye)
Greater Neuse 3A
Conference | All | ||||||
Cleveland | 4-0 | 198 | 34 | 6-0-0 | 299 | 78 | |
Clayton | 3-1 | 172 | 47 | 5-1-0 | 208 | 59 | |
West Johnston | 3-1 | 112 | 135 | 5-1-0 | 161 | 164 | |
South Johnston | 1-3 | 102 | 142 | 2-4-0 | 129 | 182 | |
East Wake | 1-3 | 60 | 163 | 1-4-0 | 60 | 184 | |
Smithfield-Selma | 0-4 | 56 | 179 | 2-4-0 | 122 | 191 |
Friday’s games
Clayton at West Johnston
Cleveland at South Johnston
East Wake at Smithfield-Selma
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Eastern Plains 2A
Conference | All | ||||||
Beddingfield | 4-0 | 244 | 50 | 4-2-0 | 280 | 105 | |
SouthWest Edgecombe | 4-0 | 179 | 78 | 4-2-0 | 179 | 119 | |
Nash Central | 1-2 | 55 | 122 | 1-4-0 | 68 | 202 | |
North Pitt | 1-2 | 101 | 141 | 1-4-0 | 137 | 200 | |
Farmville Central | 1-3 | 131 | 152 | 1-5-0 | 151 | 211 | |
North Johnston | 0-4 | 32 | 199 | 0-6-0 | 32 | 279 |
Friday’s games
Farmville Central at North Pitt
Nash Central at North Johnston
SouthWest Edgecombe at Beddingfield
Mid-State 2A
Conference | All | ||||||
Reidsville | 3-0 | 180 | 14 | 5-0-0 | 270 | 28 | |
Bartlett-Yancey | 3-0 | 172 | 42 | 4-1-0 | 221 | 82 | |
Cummings | 1-2 | 123 | 135 | 3-3-0 | 263 | 278 | |
Graham | 1-2 | 31 | 132 | 1-4-0 | 37 | 217 | |
Carrboro | 0-4 | 26 | 209 | 0-6-0 | 36 | 260 |
Thursday’s game
Graham at Cummings
Friday’s games
Bartlett-Yancey at Reidsville
J.F. Webb at Carrboro (nonconference)
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Carolina 1A
Conference | All | ||||||
Princeton | 4-0 | 236 | 18 | 6-0-0 | 310 | 61 | |
Rosewood | 4-0 | 205 | 62 | 6-0-0 | 281 | 86 | |
North Duplin | 2-2 | 90 | 143 | 3-3-0 | 139 | 195 | |
Hobbton | 1-3 | 147 | 154 | 1-5-0 | 180 | 243 | |
Lakewood | 1-3 | 6 | 146 | 1-5-0 | 119 | 266 | |
Union | 0-4 | 12 | 209 | 0-5-0 | 117 | 237 |
Thursday’s games
North Duplin at Hobbton
Union at Lakewood
Friday’s game
Princeton at Rosewood
