Friday night scores, heroes, schedule, more

ELEVATOR
DOWN, Mallard Creek: 18 penalties for 205 yards, plus two safeties, a lost fumble and a lost interception -- and the Mavericks, No. 1 in the Sweet 16, still handled No. 3 Hough comfortably. Mallard Creek won 38-21

UP, Thomas Jefferson: Improved to 6-1 with Friday’s win over Cherryville. Prior to this season, Thomas Jefferson had won seven games in five years.

UP, Highland Tech: Beat Pine Lake Prep 13-9 Friday. Both teams were winless coming in.

Cameron Roberts, Charlotte Catholic: two interceptions in Friday’s win over Olympic

UP, Vance: Ran for 279 yards in a 42-16 win over West Charlotte. It was Vance's fifth straight win over West Charlotte. The Lions last won 28-21 in 2008.

FRIDAY'S TOP PERFORMERS
Shaun Wilson, West Meck: Shrine Bowl pick had 30 carries for 164 yards and three touchdowns in Friday's 35-10 win over South Meck. He caught five passes for 115 yards and another score.

Anthony Ratliff, Butler: Junior QB completed 14-of-18 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in an easy 42-14 win over Myers Park. Ratliff also rushed 14 times for 97 yards and a score. Butler freshman running back Chrisean Davis-Pinckney ran 16 times for 168 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught three passes for 82 yards and a score.

Tony Reid, Mallard Creek: a fumble recovery and a 90-yard interception return in a 38-21 win over Hough. Teammate Jaylen Samuels, an N.C. State recruit, had 13 carries for 131 yards and three scores.

Pralowe Grier, West Charlotte: Rushed for 129 yards on 18 carries and a score. He also had an 87-yard kick return for a touchdown in a 42-16 loss to Vance

Dimitris Camp, Hopewell: Ran for 193 yards and six touchdowns in 47-34 win over North Meck. Shrine Bowl pick Dominique Heath added 143 yards and a score.

Rocky Reid, Concord: Had his sixth 200-yard game of the season in Friday’s 28-14 win over Cox Mill. He rushed for 248 yards on 29 carries as the Spiders (7-0) stayed unbeaten. For the season, Reid has 1,706 yards on 185 carries. He is a junior.

Nolan Beasley, North Mecklenburg: Threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns against Hopewell. Receiver Devon Sutton caught five passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns. He ran a punt back 49 yards for a score. Teammate Stephen Langford caught six passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns.

Isaac Garcia, Olympic: 15 carries for 209 yards and a score in a 55-21 loss to Charlotte Catholic.

Josh Stilley, Hough: Senior QB completed 16 of 31 passes for 261 yards in the loss to Mallard Creek, but suffered through four interceptions. Teammate Tylan Murell had 12 carries for 52 yards and two scores plus eight catches for 82 yards

Jaquan Brooks, South Point: QB had 207 yards rushing and three touchdowns in a 48-14 win over Ashbrook. He also threw a touchdown pass on his team's homecoming night.

Daniel Jones, Charlotte Latin: 14-of-28 for 182 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-21 win over Providence Day. Denzel Pearson had 21 carries for 178 yards and two touchdowns.

Jordan Lane, Victory Christian: Threw four touchdown passes in a 50-21 win over Metrolina Christian.

Xavier Thomas, Hunter Huss: Backup QB played in Friday’s 41-7 over East Gaston because starter Andrew Jordan was injured. He directed Huss to four touchdowns on its first seven possessions and threw for 138 yards and two scores. Kerrion Moore rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He added a 77-yard punt return.


Friday’s Roundup

Porter Ridge 52, Garinger 6: The game was moved to Porter Ridge after being originally scheduled for Garinger. Garinger has construction on campus. Garinger (0-7, 0-3 Southwestern 4A) lost its 16th straight game. The Wildcats haven’t won since beating Harding 16-14 in October of 2011. Porter Ridge (5-2 3-0 Southwestern 4A) has won five of its last six games.

Davidson Day 42, Country Day 35: Davidson Day kept its unbeaten season going and avenged a 41-point defeat to the Bucs last season. Country Day took a 35-34 lead late in the game, but Davidson Day drove for the game-winning touchdown and two-point conversion. All-America QB Will Grier threw for 279 yards and four touchdowns. He rushed for 123 yards and another score. Teammate Jordan Brown had 105 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Providence 24, Berry 14: The game featured a pair of North Carolina recruits. Berry’s Cayson Collins, a Shrine Bowl defensive pick, had 15 tackles, a forced fumble and three tackles for a loss. Providence’s Austin Proehl caught seven passes for 169 yards and a score.

No. 6 Charlotte Christian 56, Carolina Pride 12: Charlotte Christian ran its record to 7-0 with the easy win. The Knights led 28-6 at halftime and cruised. Christian’s Jaylon McClinton rushed 15 times for 130 yards, averaging nine yards per carry. Bo Hines was 9-of-10 passing for 139 yards and five touchdowns. He ran four times for 17 yards and caught three passes for 73 yards.

Rocky River 28, East Meck 6: Nailil Ramadan broke a scoreless tie in the second quarter. His score led to three straight touchdowns for Rocky River, which took a 21-0 lead and cruised home. Ramadan finished with two touchdowns for Rocky River (7-1, 3-0). Rocky River plays Sweet 16 No. 4 Butler next week in a battle of conference unbeatens. East Meck fell to 0-8 overall, 0-3 in Southwestern 4A conference games.

Ardrey Kell 38, Harding 29: Ardrey Kell (4-3, 1-2 SoMeck 8) snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with the tough win. It was the second time this season the Knights topped 30 points. Ardrey Kell beat Marvin Ridge 45-24 Sept. 6. After a 3-0 start, Harding has dropped three straight. The Rams are 3-3 overall and 0-3 in SoMeck 8 conference play.

By The Numbers

114: Yards rushing, on two plays, for Charlotte Catholic’s Elijah Hood that were called back for penalities. Catholic beat Olympic 55-14 and Hood ran 19 times for 294 yards and five touchdowns.

6: Turnovers forced by Mallard Creek’s defense in a 38-21 win over Hough. Four of the turnovers were via interceptions.

7: Hopewell beat North Mecklenburg for the seventh straight time Friday, winning 47-34

55: Statesville was down 28-0 to West Iredell before scoring 55 unanswered points and winning 55-28.

21: Charlotte Latin scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 41-21 win over Providence Day.


FRIDAY'S SCORES
Bessemer City 38, Community School of Davidson 30
Butler 42, Myers Park 14
Carson 48, South Rowan 6
Central Cabarrus 28, West Rowan 16
Charlotte Catholic 55, Olympic 21
Charlotte Christian 56, Carolina Pride 12
Charlotte Latin 42, Providence Day 21
Concord 28, Cox Mill 14
Crest 43, Kings Mountain 7
Cuthbertson 20, Marvin Ridge 12
Davidson Day 42, Country Day 35
Draughn 28, East Burke 21
East Davidson 33, Salisbury 32
East Lincoln 14, Bunker Hill 10
Forestview 54, North Gaston 22
Forest Hills 21, Mt Pleasant 16
Freedom 41, Watauga 34 OT
Hibriten 49, Foard 7
Hickory Grove 61, Asheville School 20
Highland Tech 13, Pine Lake Prep9
Hopewell 47, North Meck 34
Hunter Huss 41, East Gaston 7
Kannapolis 61, Robinson 6
Lake Norman 42, South Iredell 41
Lincolnton 30, Bandys 29
Maiden 46, West Caldwell 26
Mallard Creek 38, Hough 21
Monroe 46, Central Academy 14
Mooresville 28, Alexander Central 23
Northwestern 49, Clover 6
North Lincoln 26, North Iredell 20
North Rowan 33, Lexington 13
North Stanly 26, East Montgomery 24
Parkwood 41, West Stanly 0
Porter Ridge 52, Garinger 6
Providence 24, Berry 14
Rock Hill South Point 63, Nation Ford 3
Rocky River 28, East Meck 6
Shelby 48, East Rutherford 10
South Point 48, Ashbrook 14
South Stanly 65, South Davidson 0
Statesville 55, West Iredell 28
Sun Valley 28, Piedmont 14
Thomas Jefferson 20, Cherryville 14
Union Academy 55, North Moore 6
Vance 42, West Charlotte 16
Victory Christian 50, Metrolina Christian 21
Weddington 41, Anson 0
West Lincoln 48, Newton-Conover 19
West Meck 35, South Meck 10
West Montgomery 48, Albemarle 14

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Andrews 26, Rosman 21

Ashe County 35, West Wilkes 14

Asheville 55, Enka 14

Asheville Erwin 55, McDowell County 20

Boonville Starmount 42, Wilkes Central 7

Canton Pisgah 56, West Henderson 14

Cape Fear 14, Fayetteville Seventy-First 13

Carrboro 20, Yanceyville Yancey 14

Clinton 21, Midway 18

Cuthbertson 20, Marvin Ridge 12

Durham Riverside 42, East Chapel Hill 10

Erwin Triton 63, South Johnston 21

Fayetteville Britt 42, Fayetteville Smith 30

Garner 35, Clayton 28

Goldsboro 48, South Lenoir 7

High Point Central 32, East Forsyth 14

Holly Springs 48, Cary 14

Hope Mills South View 13, Fayetteville Pine Forest 10

Jacksonville Northside 26, East Duplin 21

Knightdale 40, Harnett Central 7

Madison County 21, West Greene (Tenn.) 6

Northern Durham 21, Person 14

Princeton 50, Hobbton 0

Raleigh Leesville Road 28, Raleigh Sanderson 17

Raleigh Millbrook 34, Raleigh Broughton 13

Raleigh Wakefield 32, Wake Forest 26

Rocky Mount 10, Nash Central 3

Rocky Mount Academy 64, Arendell-Parrott Academy 0

South Columbus 51, South Robeson 16

Southeast Raleigh 31, East Wake 21

Southern Durham 45, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 28

Southern Guilford 28, Central Davidson 21

Swain County 28, Hayesville 21

Wake Forest Heritage 39, Raleigh Enloe 12

Wallace-Rose Hill 57, Union 0

West Bladen 57, Rocky Point Trask 26

Wilson Beddingfield 47, North Johnston 8

Wilson Hunt 14, Northern Nash 7

South Carolina

Chesterfield 38, Indian Land 3

Lamar 50, Lewisville 7

Northwestern 49, Clover 6

Rock Hill 29, Fort Mill 23

River Bluff 41, Great Falls 21

South Pointe 63, Nation Ford 3

Woodruff 21, Chester 6

York 49, Lancaster 7

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Ashley Ridge 44, Colleton County 25

Aynor 42, Marion 16

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 27, Calhoun County 8

Batesburg-Leesville 48, Ninety Six 14

Beaufort 35, Bluffton 27

Bishop England 66, Burke 0

Blue Ridge 69, Travelers Rest 7

Boiling Springs 41, Wade Hampton (G) 21

Brookland-Cayce 40, Gilbert 27

Broome 28, Union County 27

Carvers Bay 65, Scott’s Branch 0

Chapin 19, A.C. Flora 18

Cheraw 40, Andrew Jackson 20

Clinton 50, Chapman 21

Crescent 21, Carolina High and Academy 12

Crestwood 10, Hartsville 7

D.W. Daniel 10, Belton-Honea Path 0

Darlington 34, Manning 32

Dillon 47, Mullins 6

Dorman 42, Spartanburg 35

Dutch Fork 59, South Aiken 28

Easley 30, Westside 17

Edisto 41, Barnwell 20

Emerald 27, Seneca 17

Fairfield Central 58, Eau Claire 6

Florence Christian 42, Calhoun Academy 7

Fox Creek 52, North 18

Goose Creek 56, Carolina Forest 14

Greenwood 45, Woodmont 12

Greer 70, Berea 0

Hammond 41, Ben Lippen 22

Hanahan 36, Berkeley 0

Hillcrest 69, J.L. Mann 27

Hilton Head 27, James Island 13

Irmo 16, Ridge View 14

James F. Byrnes 57, Riverside 0

Johnsonville 47, Latta 27

Laurens 38, T.L. Hanna 14

Lexington 18, North Augusta 14

Liberty 51, Blacksburg 22

Loris 54, Waccamaw 0

Lower Richland 28, Camden 21

Lugoff-Elgin 31, Richland Northeast 10

Marlboro County 35, Lakewood 0

Newberry 14, Abbeville 0

North Central 22, Pelion 8

North Myrtle Beach 35, Georgetown 0

Northwestern 49, Clover 6

Orangeburg-Wilkinson 32, R.B. Stall 7

Pendleton 34, Powdersville 12

Ridgeland 33, North Charleston 24

Saluda 48, Mid-Carolina 12

Silver Bluff 35, Wade Hampton (H) 14

Socastee 37, Myrtle Beach 21

South Florence 28, Sumter 21

Southside 28, Eastside 7

Spring Valley 49, Blythewood 20

St. John’s 33, Cross 25

St. Joseph 35, Ware Shoals 14

Stratford 42, Cane Bay 7

Strom Thurmond 39, Airport 7

Summerville 24, Fort Dorchester 7

Swansea 47, Midland Valley 42

Timberland 38, Lake City 14

Wando 29, West Ashley 24

West Florence 41, Conway 19

Westwood 38, Dreher 3

Whale Branch 48, Bethune-Bowman 6

White Knoll 35, Aiken 20

Williston-Elko 6, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 0

Woodland 34, Battery Creek 20

Wren 48, West Oak 13






NEXT WEEK'S OBSERVER AREA SCHEDULE
Alexander Central at Statesville
Berry at Harding, 7
Bessemer City at Pine Lake Prep
Burns at Shelby
Butler at Rocky River, 7
Carson at Concord
Central Academy at West Stanly
Central Cabarrus at South Rowan
Charlotte Catholic at South Mecklenburg, 7
Charlotte Country Day at Charlotte Christian
Charlotte Latin at Cannon
Chatham Central at South Stanly
Cherryville at Highland Tech
Cuthbertson at Weddington
East Burke at Crest
East Gaston at Ashbrook
East Lincoln at Newton Conover
East Rutherford at Draughn
Garinger at Independence, 7
Hibriten at Watauga
Hickory at St. Stephens
Hickory Grove at Westminster Catawba
Hickory Ridge at Northwest Cabarrus
Hopewell at West Charlotte, 7
Hough at A.L. Brown
Hunter Huss at Lake Norman Charter
Jay M. Robinson at North Mecklenburg, 7
Kings Mountain at R.S. Central                                                
Lincolnton at Bunker Hill
Maiden at Bandys
Mallard Creek at Vance, 7
Metrolina Christian at Davidson Day
Mooresville at North Lincoln
Mount Pleasant at Monroe
Myers Park at Porter Ridge
North Gaston at Chase
North Iredell at South Iredell
North Moore at Albermarle
North Rowan at West Davidson
North Stanly at West Montgomery
Olympic at West Mecklenburg, 7
Parkwood at Forest Hills
Patton at Fred T. Foard
Piedmont at Anson Senior
Providence at Ardrey Kell, 7
Providence Day at Rabun Gap Nacoochee (GA)
Salisbury at Lexington
South Caldwell at Freedom
SouthLake Christian at Trinity Christian
South Point at Forestview
Sun Valley at Marvin Ridge
Thomas Jefferson Academy at Community School of Davidson
West Caldwell at West Lincoln
West Iredell at Lake Norman
West Rowan at East Rowan
South Carolina
Indian Land at Central
Hickory Grove at Westminster Catawba
Lancaster at Clover
Nation Ford at York
Northwestern at Fort Mill
South Pointe at Rock Hill