"It was the first game this season that we've met all of our game goals," Smith said. "Offensively, defensively and on special teams, we played well."

Now No. 1 in The News & Observer's rankings, WF-R rushed for 342 yards, passed for 186 and blocked a punt. Enloe rushed for 152 yards but needed 44 attempts.

Enloe traditionally has battled the Cougars, but Smith credited defensive coordinator Reggie Lucas with having a good plan.

"Reggie Lucas has developed a good scheme to use against Enloe's double-wing offense, and we executed it well," Smith said.

On offense, Torrey White had 142 yards in receptions and Trea Jones had 171 yards rushing. Quarterback Tim Hartman passed for 186 yards.

The Cougars are running into one of the hottest teams in the area on Friday when they play Broughton. The Caps scored five touchdowns in a 35-18 victory over a Leesville Road team that hadn't given up a touchdown in a month.

"Broughton looks extremely good in the lines," Smith said. "Southern Durham has a great front, strong and quick. But Broughton looks just as good."

The Caps are averaging 35.4 points per game since losing to Apex 28-24 on Aug. 29. In the five games since the loss, Emery Young has scored 12 touchdowns and averaged 120.4 rushing yards. He had 167 yards in the win over Leesville Road.

DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES: West Johnston has built its 7-0 record by finding ways to win games.

"Sometimes we throw. Sometimes we run. Sometimes we have won with defense," said first-year Wildcats coach Bennett Jones. "If people stack to stop the run, we have a good quarterback and good receivers. If people lay back, we can run."

Jones became the head coach on the week practice began. He didn't envision fielding a team that would be reach 7-0.

"I knew there were good athletes here," said Jones, who was the defensive coordinator at Clayton in 2007. "But I didn't know how they would respond to change."

West's balance makes it hard to stop. The Wildcats average 227 yards rushing and 202 passing.

The Wildcats play Jones' old Clayton club on Friday.

"It's our homecoming game, and I'm coaching against Gary [Fowler, Clayton's coach]. It should be quite a week," Jones said.

99-YARD RETURN: Garner senior Patrick Monahan had a 99-yard interception return in the Trojans' 31-10 come-from-behind victory over Knightdale.

The score was tied 10-10 before Monahan's game-turning play.

GARINGER WINS: Charlotte Garinger won its first game on the field since 2002 when it defeated West Mecklenburg 31-12.

Excluding forfeits, the win broke a 61-game losing streak on the field. Garinger picked up four forfeit wins in 2007 but hadn't won a game on the field since defeating Charlotte Myers Park 20-13 on Oct. 11, 2002.

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