Jordan 56, Riverside 0

Jordan’s defense smothered Riverside, which played without starting quarterback Taylen Lea, for its first shutout of the season. 

The Falcons held the Pirates to 53 yards of offense, including zero rushing yards. Senior Xavier Perkins and junior Tyshaun Couch each came away with pick sixes.

Jordan rushed for 152 yards and five touchdowns. Junior running back Nigel Winston found the end zone twice.

The Falcons moved to 3-1 on the season, while Riverside fell to 1-3.


Green Hope 49, Northern Durham 6

Green Hope outscored Northern Durham 35-6 in the first half of a dominant performance.  

Senior quarterback Ryder Schorzman threw for 225 yards and five touchdowns. Junior receiver Amir Davis hauled in five catches for 80 yards and two scores.

Northern Durham fell to 2-2 on the year.


Hillside 28, Orange 22

Hillside overcame a 14-0 deficit to defeat Orange in an overtime thriller on the road.

The Hornets began the overtime period on defense, stopping Orange junior Markus Thomas at the 1-yard line on fourth down. On the first play of Hillside’s ensuing possession, senior Eric Mayo ran in a 10-yard walk-off touchdown.

Down two scores with five minutes left in the second quarter, senior quarterback Xavier Stevenson put the Hornets on the board with a 1-yard sneak over the goal line. Minutes later, Hillside once again found itself deep in Orange territory, tying the game with a 3-yard touchdown run by Mayo and a successful two-point conversion.

The Panthers made a push to score before the half, but Hillside blocked their field goal attempt at the buzzer.

After a scoreless third quarter, Thomas put his team back ahead with a 3-yard touchdown run. Hillside responded with an 11-yard touchdown run by Stevenson and a successful two-point attempt to once again tie the game at 22.

Hillside improved to 3-1 on the season, while Orange fell to 1-2.



McMichael 19, Cedar Ridge 16

Cedar Ridge’s final shot to the end zone was knocked down, resulting in a close loss to McMichael.

Down by three on its last drive, Cedar Ridge entered McMichael territory with a hook and ladder executed by junior receiver Thomas Matthews and senior running back Omari Smith. The Red Wolves got down to the 22-yard line with 10 seconds remaining, but could not get the touchdown to pull off the win.

Cedar Ridge struck first in the opening quarter with a 13-yard touchdown reception by Smith.

Shortly after a 9-yard touchdown run McMichael senior Nate Harris, sophomore Kamryn Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from senior Matthew Asay to put the Red Wolves ahead 16-7 in the second quarter.

The Phoenix scored 12 unanswered points to drop Cedar Ridge to 0-3 on the season.


Carrboro 13, East Chapel Hill 9

Carrboro picked up its first win of the season over East Chapel Hill.

Early adversity didn’t affect the Jaguars. They overcame an early safety and held the Wildcats to one touchdown for the remainder of the game.

Carrboro junior Jake Stevenson threw for 136 yards and two scores, connecting in the end zone with senior Max Sparrow and junior Zachary Baumler.

The Jaguars improved to 1-3, while East Chapel Hill fell to 1-2.


Apex 52, Chapel Hill 0

Chapel Hill had no answer for Apex’s passing attack in a blowout loss.

The Cougars led 24-0 at halftime thanks to three touchdown passes by junior quarterback Brayden Tyler.

Tyler finished the night with six touchdown passes. Senior receiver Mack Bandi logged three touchdown receptions.

Chapel Hill fell to 1-3 on the year.


Wheatmore 58, Jordan-Matthews 20

Wheatmore rushed for 430 yards and seven touchdowns to take down Jordan-Matthews.

Juniors Lane Cole and Banks Juju both went for over 100 rushing yards. Juju logged three scores on the ground, while Cole ran in two touchdowns.

Jordan-Matthews trailed 26-6 at halftime, and it gave up 27 points in the fourth quarter.

The Jets, who fell to 2-2 on the year, gave up the most points in a game since 2022.


Chatham Central 54, North Moore 28

Chatham Central’s offense rolled into more history during its home opener.

Junior quarterback Brooks Albright threw for 302 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Bears over North Moore. Junior receiver Nolan Mitchell hauled in seven catches for 182 yards and three touchdowns. Gavin Williams, a junior receiver, caught two touchdown receptions.

Williams once again led the defense with 12 tackles, including three tackles for loss and two sacks.

The Bears were in control the whole night, leading 34-14 at halftime.

Chatham Central moved to 4-0, which matches its best start in program history (Chatham Central started 4-0 in 1990).


Top performances

Jakai Torian (Orange, linebacker, 11 tackles and three sacks vs. Hillside)
Eric Mayo (Hillside, running back, two rushing touchdowns vs. Orange)
Xavier Stevenson (Hillside, quarterback, two rushing touchdowns vs. Orange)
Jonah Witherspoon (Jordan, quarterback, 8-for-11 passing, 134 passing yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown vs. Riverside)
Xavier Perkins (Jordan, defensive end, two tackles and a pick six vs. Riverside)
Tyshaun Couch (Jordan, defensive back, two tackles and a pick six vs. Riverside)
Jake Stevenson (Carrboro, quarterback, 14-for-25 passing, 136 passing yards and two passing touchdowns vs. East Chapel Hill)
Brooks Albright (Chatham Central, quarterback, 17-for-25 passing, 302 passing yards and six passing touchdowns vs. North Moore)
Nolan Mitchell (Chatham Central, receiver, seven receptions, 182 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns vs. North Moore)
Gavin Williams (Chatham Central, receiver and linebacker, four receptions, 81 receiving yards, two receiving touchdowns, 12 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks vs. North Moore)
Noah Fuller (Seaforth, receiver, five receptions, 148 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns and an interception vs. Northwood)