Friday's scores, heroes, notes, next week's schedule

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UP, Barry Shuford, Olympic: Became his school’s all-time winningest coach with Friday’s 21-7 win over Providence.

UP, Forestview: Broke school record of 61 points, set against Berry in 2003. Forestview beat Lake Norman Charter 63-7 Friday.

UP, North Gaston: Upset Hunter Huss 28-20 to end a 25-game conference losing streak.

UP, Mallard Creek QB Emerie Scaife: Appalachian State recruit fractured his ankle in shutout win over West Charlotte.

Friday’s Top Performers

Johnny Delahoussaey, Kannapolis Brown: 10 catches for 147 yards and two touchdowns in 30-14 win over North Meck. Teammate Sandon McKoy rushed 16 times for 79 yards and a score.

Isaac Garcia, Olympic: 19 rushes for 137 yards and a touchdown in 21-7 win over Providence in SoMeck 8 conference opener for both teams.

Will Grier, Davidson Day: Accounted for 542 yards total offense and seven touchdowns in a 45-0 win over Marvin Ridge.

Josh Ladowski, Lake Norman: 24 rushes for 128 yards and three touchdowns in 52-15 win over Alexander Central. He threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns, completing 12-of-18 attempts. Receiver Corey Joyner caught five passes for 245 yards and three scores.

CJ Nash and Bo Hines, Charlotte Christian: Hines had a game-winning punt return and Nash the game-sealing interception, all in the final 71 seconds of the Knights’ 32-31 come-from-behind win at previously unbeaten Liberty Christian (VA).

Kenny Purvis, Central Cabarrus: 30 carries for 507 yards and six touchdowns in 63-26 win over Hickory Ridge. The rushing yardage is second in state history behind the 510 from Northern Guilford's TJ Logan in a 64-26 win over Charlotte Catholic in the 2012 N.C. 3AA state championship game.

Isaiah Robinson, Independence: 152 yards rushing and three touchdowns in 69-0 win over East Meck for the Wake Forest recruit. Junior QB Kelvin Hopkins threw for 170 yards and a score. He had 39 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.

Jaylen Samuels, Mallard Creek: N.C. State signee had two rushing and two receiving touchdowns in a 59-0 win over West Charlotte. Backup QB James Smith threw for two scores and ran for two.

Josh Stilley, Hough: completed 11-of-20 passes for 296 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-13 win over rival Hopewell. Receiver Caleb Hines caught five passes for 162 yards and three scores.

Friday’s Roundup

South Meck 48, Harding 7: The Sabres got their first win of the season, upsetting previously unbeaten Harding. The Sabres had scored just 25 points in their first four games but nearly doubled their season total with the dominant win. South is 1-4 overall, 1-0 in the SoMeck 8. Harding, which was off to its best start in six years, dropped to 3-1, 0-1. The Rams were held to their lowest point total of the year. Steven Griffin Jr., son of former Sabre great Steve Griffin, had two touchdowns rushing and one interception for a touchdown. His father led the Sabres to the 1982 N.C. 4A state title.

South Meck coach Rocky White said after a tough pre-conference schedule -- which included games with 4A powers Independence and Porter Ridge -- the Sabres got a bye at just the right time. The Sabres had two weeks to prepare for Friday’s game.

“It’s starting the conference, man,” Sabres coach Rocky White said. “It’s a whole new season. We had a tough preseason schedule but now it’s a whole new season. We spent a lot of time and went back to fundamentals this week and we had a great week of practice. It paid off tonight.”

The Sabres play at Berry next week and follow that with a games against conference favorites West Meck, Charlotte Catholic and Olympic in consecutive weeks.

“We’re still young,” White said, “but if we stay healthy, we can take everything one rung at time. Our whole focus has been ‘Let’s get to the conference and try to do the best we can and try to claw our way into the playoffs.”

No. 8 Charlotte Christian 32, Liberty Christian (VA) 31: The Knights (5-0) remained unbeaten in a wild game that wasn’t decided until CJ Nash intercepted a Liberty Christian in Knights’ territory with less than 15 seconds left. Christian was down 31-26 and driving but the Knights threw an interception at the Liberty Christian 7 with 2:30 to play. Christian’s defense stopped Liberty Christian and forced a punt that Bo Hines returned 60 yards for score with 71 seconds left. Liberty Christian then drove for what it hoped would be the game-winning points before Nash’s interception. Liberty Christian fell to 4-1.

Christian QB Austin Kendall completed 16 of 21 passes for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Elijah Deveaux rushed 19 times for 118 yards. Hines caught five passes for 70 yards and two scores

Forestview 63, Lake Norman Charter 7: The Gaston Gazette reported that Forestview played the Mecklenburg County school without head coach Chris Medlin, assistant Jon Putnam, junior running back Bishop Ford and senior defensive end Jarvis Jeffries.

The paper reported the players were suspended after being charged with misdemeanors based on accusations of stealing $400 worth of shoes from another student. Medlin and Putnam were suspended for one week, starting Thursday. They will return Wednesday. Both coaches will continue their teaching duties and cannot attend games or practices. Gaston County school officials didn’t comment on the reason for the suspensions. Assistant David Farquharson served as acting head coach Friday as Forestview (4-1, 1-0 Big South 2A/3A) won its fourth straight game. Lake Norman Charter (5-1, 0-1) had outscored its first five opponents 182-44.

Davidson Day 45, Marvin Ridge 0: Will Grier threw for 428 yards and seven touchdowns in the easy win. Grier, a Florida recruit and prep All-American, completed 42-of-54 passes. He also rushed 12 times for 114 yards. Receiver Mike Stevens, a Kansas State recruit, had eight catches for 106 yards and two scores. Jordan Brown had 11 catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns for Davidson Day (6-0).

Providence Day 42, New Covenant 0: On homecoming, the Chargers got a pair of first quarter touchdowns from Lawson Ives, from three yards and from 15, en route to a four-touchdown first quarter lead. Providence Day lead 42-0 at halftime. Blake Henderson scored twice in the second quarter.

Country Day 21, Ravenscroft 7: The Bucs won at home behind a solid performance from Thomas Jackson, who had an 80-yard touchdown catch from Cole Bloomer and 10 rushes for 32 yards. Bloomer threw for 108 yards and Sheppard Wilson ran 14 times for 111 yards and a score.

Charlotte Latin 54, Asheville School 13: Charlotte Latin ran its record to 4-0, heading into next week’s showdown with unbeaten Charlotte Christian. Hawks QB Daniel Jones completed 19-of-24 passes for 231 yards and four scores. He ran for another score. Latin coach Larry McNulty won his 237th career game. Asheville School fell to 0-4.

SouthLake Christian 57, Highland Tech 0: QB Luke Lancaster had three touchdown passes and Riley Zaychiek scored twice in the easy win. Zaychiek caught a 15-yard pass from Lancaster and had a 10-yard run. Zaychieklso threw a six-yard touchdown pass in the easy win. SouthLake led 29-0 after the first quarter and 50-0 at halftime.

Vance 47, Robinson 7: Vance (4-1, 1-0 MECKA 8) won its third straight game with the easy win. The Cougars’ only loss was a blown-lead at Richmond Senior on Sept. 6. Vance lost 41-33. It has outscored its other opponents by a combined 188-35. Robinson fell to 0-5, 0-1.

Friday's Scores, Observer-area
AL Brown 30, North Meck 14
Ashbrook 33, Cuthbertson 0
Burns 55, East Burke 7
Carolina Pride 35, PG Lions 6
Carson 10, Mount Pleasant 3
Central Cabarrus 63, Hickory Ridge 26
Charlotte Catholic 35, Berry 17
Charlotte Christian 32, Liberty Christian (VA) 31
Charlotte Latin 54, Asheville School 13
Chase 13, Draughn 7
Country Day 21, Ravenscroft 7
Crest 33, R-S Central 17
Davidson Day 45, Marvin Ridge 0
East Lincoln 55, Bandys 26
Freedom 65, Foard 14
Forestview 63, Lake Norman Charter 7
Hibriten 48, South Caldwell 26
Hickory 47, Patton 10
Hough 42, Hopewell 13
Independence 69, East Meck 0
Lake Norman 52, Alexander Central 15
Lincolnton 21, West Lincoln 13
Maiden 38, Bunker Hill 17
Mallard Creek 59, W. Charlotte 0
McBee, SC 28, Indian Land, SC 21
Monroe 32, Sun Valley 3
Mooresville 40, Statesville 39
Nation Ford SC 28, Clover SC 12
Newton-Conover 47, West Caldwell 7
North Gaston 28, Huss 20
North Iredell 54, West Iredell 28
North Rowan 34, Forest Hills 7
North Stanly 61, North Moore 7
Olympic 21, Providence 7
Parkwood 53, Cherryville 3
Piedmont 17, Central Academy 7
Providence Day 42, New Covenant 0
Richmond Sr. 56, Anson Sr. 27
Rocky River 37, Myers Park 14
Shelby 49, Kings Mountain 0
SouthLake Christian 57, Highland Tech 0
S. Iredell 48, N. Lincoln 0
South Meck 48, Harding 7
South Point 56, East Gaston 7
Union Acaemy 35, South Stanly 0
Vance 47, Robinson 7
Victory Christian 67, North Raleigh 0
Watauga 42, St. Stephens 21
West Meck 33, Ardrey Kell 0
West Rowan 65, South Rowan 7
York, SC 50, Rock Hill26

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina

A.L. Brown 30, North Mecklenburg 14

Albemarle 68, South Davidson 0

Arden Christ School 31, Concord First Assembly 14

Ashbrook 33, Cuthbertson 0

Burns 55, East Burke 7

Butler 68, Garinger 0

Carson 10, Mount Pleasant 3

Charlotte Catholic 35, Berry 17

Charlotte Christian 32, Liberty Christian (Va.) 31

Chase 13, Draughn 7

Central Cabarrus 63, Hickory Ridge 26

Concord 55, East Rowan 28

Crest 33, R-S Central 17

Davidson Day 45, Marvin Ridge 0

East Lincoln 55, Bandys 26

Freedom 65, Fred T. Foard 14

Forestview 63, Lake Norman Charter 7

Hibriten 48, South Caldwell 26

Hickory 47, Patton 10

Hough 42, Hopewell 13

Independence 69, East Mecklenburg 0

Lincolnton 21, West Lincoln 13

Mallard Creek 59, West Charlotte 0

Monroe 32, Sun Valley 3

Newton-Conover 47, West Caldwell 7

North Gaston 28, Hunter Huss 20

North Rowan 34, Forest Hills 7

North Stanly 61, North Moore 7

Olympic 21, Providence 7

Parkwood 53, Cherryville 3

Piedmont 17, Central Academy 7

Providence Day 42, New Covenant 0

Rocky River 37, Myers Park 14

Shelby 49, Kings Mountain 0

SouthLake Christian 57, Highland Tech 0

South Iredell 48, North Lincoln 0

South Mecklenburg 48, Harding 7

South Point 56, East Gaston 7

Union Academy 35, South Stanly 0

West Mecklenburg 33, Ardrey Kell 0

West Rowan 65, South Rowan 7

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Apex 21, Middle Creek 7

Ashe County 28, Alleghany County 21

Black Mountain Owen 36, Avery County 27

Boonville Starmount 35, Elkin 21

Bunn 19, Northampton-East 7

Burnsville Mountain Heritage 36, Hendersonville 21

Cameron Union Pines 13, Fayetteville Westover 6

Canton Pisgah 42, East Henderson 14

Cary Christian 39, Word of God Christian Academy 18

Central Davidson 33, Southwestern Randolph 0

Clayton 49, Harnett Central 7

Cleveland 63, Durham Riverside 49

Clinton 42, Pender 0

Durham Hillside 40, Nash Central 0

East Carteret 30, Croatan 28

East Davidson 44, Trinity 13

East Surry 37, South Stokes 28

East Wake 54, Garner 40

Eastern Alamance 49, Burlington Williams 7

Eastern Randolph 21, Kernersville McGuinness 0

Edenton Holmes 43, Hertford County 21

Elizabeth City Northeastern 41, Kill Devil Hills First Flight 19

Enka 35, North Buncombe 14

Fayetteville Britt 34, Fayetteville Seventy-First 26

Fayetteville Pine Forest 27, Fayetteville Smith 21

Franklin 33, Brevard 14

Greensboro Dudley 46, Northern Durham 7

Harrells Christian 75, Cannon School 7

Hayesville 46, Cherokee 6

High Point Andrews 55, North Surry 3

Holly Springs 27, Fuquay-Varina 21

Hope Mills South View 34, Spring Lake Overhills 19

Jamestown Ragsdale 28, East Chapel Hill 7

Knightdale 24, West Johnston 10

Lakewood 52, Seven Springs Spring Creek 13

Lee County 36, Gray’s Creek 9

Lejeune 39, North Duplin 22

Louisburg 36, Southern Vance 20

Manteo 48, Bertie County 14

Midway 16, East Bladen 13

Morrisville Green Hope 20, Cary 16

Murphy 49, Rosman 22

North Edgecombe 46, KIPP Pride 24

North Forsyth 9, Southern Guilford 7

North Henderson 34, West Henderson 7

North Pitt 38, Greene Central 19

Northern Guilford 30, Western Alamance 7

Northern Nash 24, Smithfield-Selma 7

Northwest Guilford 39, Greensboro Grimsley 7

Orange County 41, Pittsboro Northwood 21

Pamlico County 45, Dixon 6

Panther Creek 28, Raleigh Athens Drive 7

Person 51, Yanceyville Bartlett-Yancey 28

Plymouth 56, Columbia 0

Polk County 21, Madison County 7



Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 56, Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 28

Raleigh Millbrook 56, Raleigh Enloe 13

Raleigh Wake Christian 56, Kestrel Heights 0

Raleigh Wakefield 34, Raleigh Sanderson 27

Randleman 10, Thomasville 7

Reidsville 32, Northeast Guilford 7

Richmond Sr. 56, Anson Sr. 27

Roanoke Rapids 69, Northwest Halifax 0

Rosewood 27, Hobbton 8

South Columbus 51, West Columbus 14

Southeast Guilford 43, Southwest Guilford 13

Southern Nash 28, Ayden-Grifton 13

Southern Pines Pinecrest 55, Durham Jordan 7

St. David’s 55, Halifax Academy 33

Thomas Jefferson 35, Rabun Gap-Nachoochee (Ga.) 13

Thomasville Ledford 28, Western Guilford 21

Union Academy 35, South Stanly 0

Wake Forest Heritage 30, Raleigh Leesville Road 7

Wake Forest 49, Raleigh Broughton 10

Wallace-Rose Hill 70, Rocky Point Trask 0

Warren County 36, Weldon 6

Waynesville Tuscola 38, Sylva Smoky Mountain 12

West Bladen 41, Union 34

West Craven 43, West Carteret 17

West Forsyth 52, Winston-Salem Parkland 6

Western Harnett 26, Siler City Jordan-Matthews 14

Whiteville 55, East Columbus 0

Wilkes Central 26, West Wilkes 25

Wilmington Laney 34, West Brunswick 20

Wilson Beddingfield 15, Wilson Hunt 13

Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 28, North Davidson 25

South Carolina

Buford 10, Great Falls 6

Lewisville 38, Eau Claire 12

McBee 28, Indian Land 21

Nation Ford 28, Clover 12

Northwestern 34, Lancaster 0

South Pointe 52, Fort Mill 14

York 50, Rock Hill 26

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Abbeville 34, Clinton 12

Ashley Ridge 27, Cane Bay 20

Batesburg-Leesville 56, Gilbert 28

Beaufort 49, Carolina Forest 35

Belton-Honea Path 64, Walhalla 0

Berkeley 31, Timberland 12

Blackville-Hilda 35, North 14

Blue Ridge 43, Berea 15

Blythewood 34, Sumter 19

Branchville 37, Lincoln 6

Buford 10, Great Falls 6

Camden 48, Lakewood 20

Carvers Bay 39, St. James 6

Chapin 25, Mid-Carolina 0

Chapman 28, Saluda 24

Chesnee 47, Carolina High and Academy 14

Crescent 44, Powdersville 42 (OT)

Crestwood 41, Lake City 13

Cross 29, Lake Marion 27

D.W. Daniel 63, Palmetto 0

Estill 40, Whale Branch 0

Fort Dorchester 41, Wando 13

Gaffney 37, Dorman 34

Goose Creek 35, Dutch Fork 21

Greer 42, Travelers Rest 3

Hanahan 56, Wade Hampton (H) 16

Hillcrest 22, Greenwood 14

Hilton Head 33, Bluffton 32

Irmo 37, Aiken 23

Johnsonville 63, C.E. Murray 32

Landrum 38, Liberty 33

Laurens 34, Easley 16

Lewisville 38, Eau Claire 12

Lexington 34, Cooper City (Fla.) 27

Loris 18, Georgetown 14

Marlboro County 27, Dillon 6

Mauldin 48, Wade Hampton (G) 23

Midland Valley 35, Baptist Hill 0

Myrtle Beach 31, Conway 7

Ninety Six 38, Woodruff 35

North Augusta 27, Strom Thurmond 20

North Central 20, Andrew Jackson 19

North Myrtle Beach 42, Green Sea-Floyds 7

Orangeburg Prep 22, Heathwood Hall 14

Orangeburg-Wilkinson 28, Richland Northeast 21

Pickens 45, Eastside 7

Ridgeland-Hardeeville 28, Battery Creek 26

Spartanburg 48, Riverside 0

Spring Valley 28, South Aiken 16

St. John’s 53, Scott’s Branch 13

St. Joseph 49, McCormick 0

Stratford 43, Colleton County 0

Summerville 35, West Ashley 14

T.L. Hanna 49, J.L. Mann 35

Union County 35, Newberry 17

Waccamaw 27, Timmonsville 6

West Florence 44, Wilson 20

Westwood 32, Ridge View 14

Williston-Elko 62, Wagener-Salley 40

Wilson Hall 49, Porter-Gaud 0

Woodland 62, Academic Magnet 7

Woodmont 17, Westside 12

Wren 43, Seneca 24

NEXT WEEK'S OBSERVER-AREA SCHEDULE

Friday, October 4
A.L. Brown at Vance, 7
Bandys at West Caldwell
Bessemer City at Forestview
Butler at East Mecklenburg, 7
Central Cabarrus at Concord
Charlotte Catholic at Harding, 7
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Latin
Charlotte Country Day at Weddington
Chase at Crest
Cox Mill at South Rowan
East Burke at Shelby
East Gaston at Lake Norman Charter
East Lincoln at Lincolnton
East Rutherford at Burns
East Rowan at Hickory Ridge
Fayetteville Christian at Westminster Catawba
First Assembly at Hickory Grove
Freedom at Hickory
Garinger at Rocky River, 7
Hibriten at St. Stephens
Independence at Porter Ridge
Jay M. Robinson at Hough, 7
Kings Mountain at Draughn
Mallard Creek at Hopewell, 7
Marvin Ridge at Cuthbertson
Metrolina Christian at High Point Christian
Mooresville at North Iredell
Mount Pleasant at Northwest Cabarrus
Newton Conover at Maiden
North Gaston at Ashbrook
North Lincoln at Alexander Central
North Stanly at Chatham Central
Olympic at Ardrey Kell, 7
Patton at South Caldwell
Providence Day at SouthLake Christian
Ravenscroft at Cannon
Salisbury at SE Guilford
South Iredell at West Iredell
South Mecklenburg at Berry, 7
South Point at Hunter Huss
South Stanly at East Montgomery
Statesville at Lake Norman
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Highland Tech
Union Academy at West Montgomery
Watauga at Fred T. Foard
West Charlotte at North Mecklenburg, 7
West Lincoln at Bunker Hill
West Mecklenburg at Providence, 7
West Rowan at Carson
West Stanly at Piedmont
South Carolina
Clover at Rock Hill
Fayetteville Christian at Westminster Catawba
Fort Mill at York
Indian Land at Cheraw
Lancaster at Nation Ford
Northwestern at South Pointe

Open: Albermarle, Anson Senior, Central Academy, Cherryville, Community School of Davidson, Cuthbertson, Davidson Day, Forest Hills, Monroe, Myers Park, North Rowan, Parkwood, Q Foundation, R.S. Central, Sun Valley.