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The Wrap: Thursday’s NC, SC football scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, Friday’s schedule

With rain in the forecast for Friday in the Charlotte-area, more than a dozen area games are moving up to Thursday. Follow live scores, get the picks plus Friday’s full schedule below:

How The Sweet 16 fared, schedule

The picks

Observer coverage

Friday’s previews (live 7 am, 10/20)

Rabun Gap-Providence Day preview: game of the year (live 7:30 am, 10/20)

No. 11 JM Robinson holds off No. 12 NW Cabarrus in Cabarrus GOTW

Shelby routs East Gaston in Gaston County GOTW

Thursday’s scores

Big South 3A

Crest 49, Hunter Huss 3

Kings Mountain 24, Ashbrook 3

North Gaston 43, Stuart Cramer 10

South Point 30, Forestview 26

South Piedmont 3A

JM Robinson 21, Northwest Cabarrus 13

Western Foothills 3A

Hickory 61, Fred T. Foard 14

Statesville 48, St. Stephens 10

Catawba Valley 2A

Bandys 49, West Caldwell 7

Bunker Hill 48, Newton-Conover 21

West Lincoln 26, East Burke 0

Southern Piedmont 1A-2A

Burns 58, Cherryville 7

Highland Tech (0-8, 0-4) at Thomas Jefferson Academy (1-8, 0-5), late

Shelby 49, East Gaston 13

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

Albemarle 38, Union Academy 6

OTHER NC SCORES

Burliington Williams 49, Cedar Ridge 7

CB Aycock 56, Smithfield-Selma 21

Central Davidson 28, North Davidson 20

Chase 59, Patton 0

Davie County 40, Parkland 33

Dudley 64, Southern Guilford 6

East Forsyth 42, Glenn 12

East Surry 72, Surry Central 36

Eastern Randolph 43, Wheatmore 0

Fairmont 26, West Baden 14

Goldsboro 29, Spring Creek 6

Hibriten 32, Alexander Central 31

Hobbton 54, Union 20

Ledford 48, Asheboro 27

Leesville Road 63, Athens Drive 0

Mount Airy 63, Elkin 0

Mount Tabor 41, Reagan 14

North Rowan 21, Lexington 14

Northside-Pinetown 55, Lejune 0

Northern Guilford 42, Western Guilford 14

Northwest Guilford 50, Southeast Guilford 20

Northwood 55, Chatham Central 6

Oak Grove 49, Montgomery Central 7

Overhills 32, Triton 20

Pine Forest 10, Harnett Central 7

Princeton 24, Beddingfield 21

RS Central 41, Cloudland 28

Randleman 58, Trinity 21

Reidsville 55, Andrews 7

Rockingham County 18, Northeast Guilford 13

Seaforth 26, Jordan Matthews 7

Southern Alamance 14, Eastern Alamance 7

Southeast Alamance 55, Graham 8

Southwestern Randolph 16, Providence Grove 15

Starmount 70, South Stokes 6

West Columbus 47, Pender 24

West Craven 52, North Pitt 38

West Forsyth 54, RJ Reynolds 14

Westover 38, Western Harnett 0

Whiteville 55, East Bladen 18

Wilkes Central 29, Forbush 14

S.C. Region 3 5A

Clover 44, Fort Mill 0

S.C. Region 5 2A

Andrew Jackson 42, North Central 14

FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE

Queen City 3A-4A

Harding (1-7, 0-5) at Hough (7-1, 5-0)

Mallard Creek (4-4, 3-2) at West Mecklenburg (3-5, 1-4)

North Mecklenburg (3-5, 2-3) at Hopewell (3-5, 1-4)

West Charlotte (7-1, 4-1) at Chambers (6-2, 4-1)

South Meck 4A

Myers Park (5-3, 3-0) at Berry Academy (2-5, 0-3)

Olympic (2-6, 0-3) at Ardrey Kell (5-3, 2-1)

Southwestern 4A

East Mecklenburg (1-7, 1-3) at Charlotte Catholic (6-3, 3-2)

Providence (3-5, 1-3) at Garinger (0-8, 0-4)

Rocky River (2-6, 1-3) at Independence (6-2, 4-0)

Big South (NCISAA)

Charlotte Latin (2-6, 0-1) at Charlotte Christian (5-3, 0-1)

Greater Metro 4 4A

A.L. Brown (4-4, 2-3) at Mooresville (8-0, 4-0)

Cox Mill (3-5, 2-2) at Hickory Ridge (2-6, 2-2)

Lake Norman (8-0, 4-0) at South Iredell (2-6, 0-4)

Southern Carolina 4A

Cuthbertson (6-3, 1-2) at Weddington (7-1, 2-0)

Marvin Ridge (4-4, 0-2) at Sun Valley (7-1, 1-1)

South Piedmont 3A

Jesse Carson (3-5, 2-3) at Central Cabarrus (2-6, 1-4)

South Rowan (2-6, 1-4) at East Rowan (0-8, 0-5)

West Rowan (3-5, 3-2) at Concord (5-3, 3-3)

Western Foothills 3A

North Iredell (3-5, 2-3) at East Lincoln (6-2, 3-2), 7:30

West Iredell (5-3, 2-3) at North Lincoln (5-3, 2-3), 7:30

Rocky River 2A-3A

Anson County (4-4, 2-1) at West Stanly (5-3, 2-1)

Monroe (7-1, 3-0) at Piedmont (1-7, 0-3)

Parkwood (1-7, 0-3) at Forest Hills (7-1, 2-1)

Catawba Valley 2A

Maiden (5-3, 3-2) at Lincolnton (4-4, 4-1), 7:30

Western Athletic (NCISAA)

Cannon School (5-3, 1-1) at Christ School (1-6, 0-1)

Piedmont Athletic (NCISAA)

High Point Christian (7-1, 2-1) at Hickory Grove Christian (8-0, 3-0)

SouthLake Christian (0-7, 0-3) at Asheville School (4-5, 3-0)

Catawba Shores 1A-2A

Christ the King (4-4, 2-3) at Community School of Davidson (7-1, 5-0)

Mountain Island Charter (5-3, 2-3) at Carver (1-7, 1-4)

Pine Lake Prep (7-1, 5-0) at Corvian Community (4-4, 2-3)

Winston-Salem Prep (1-7, 0-5) at Bishop McGuinness (4-4, 3-2)

Yadkin Valley 1A-2A

North Stanly (6-2, 2-0) at Mount Pleasant (5-3, 2-1)

Nonconference

Charlotte Country Day (3-5) at Metrolina Christian (6-3)

Rabun Gap School (GA) at Providence Day (8-0)

South Mecklenburg (3-5) at Porter Ridge (6-2)

South Stanly (4-4) at Lake Norman Charter (5-3)

S.C. Region 3 5A

Rock Hill (5-3, 3-0) at Blythewood (3-5, 1-2), 7:30

Spring Valley (0-7, 0-3) at Nation Ford (3-5, 1-2), 7:30

S.C. Region 3 4A

Indian Land (4-4, 0-3) at Catawba Ridge (1-7, 0-3), 7:30

Lancaster (1-7, 1-2) at York (6-2, 2-1), 7:30

South Pointe (6-2, 3-0) at Northwestern (7-1, 3-0), 7:30

S.C. Region 4 3A

Chester (8-1, 3-0) at Clinton (6-2, 2-0), 7:30

Emerald (0-8, 0-2) at Union County (1-7, 0-2), 7:30

S.C. Region 5 2A

Cheraw (3-5, 2-1) at Buford (2-6, 0-3), 7:30

Chesterfield (2-6, 1-2) at Central Pageland (2-6, 1-2), 7:30

S.C. Region 3 1A

Great Falls (2-7, 0-3) at McBee (5-3, 2-0), 7:30

SATURDAY

Independent Association playoffs

Anderson (SC) Cavaliers (4-4) at Cabarrus Stallions (4-5), 6

Open week: Bessemer City, Butler, Covenant Day, Palisades, West Cabarrus



This story was originally published October 18, 2023 at 10:18 AM with the headline "The Wrap: Thursday’s NC, SC football scores, how The Sweet 16 fared, Friday’s schedule."

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