Southern Durham 40, MU Sports Academy (Canada) 0

Southern Durham breezed by MU Sports Academy to close out its non-conference schedule Friday.

Senior quarterback Jonathan Dillon was responsible for three of the Spartans’ scores, including a 10-yard pass to junior Jayden Bowman, a 20-yard run and a 36-yard pass to Bowman on a flea flicker. Senior running back Damien Hayes rushed for two touchdowns.

Southern Durham scored all its points in the first three quarters. The Spartans’ defense notched their first shut out of the season.

With the win, Southern Durham improved to 3-2.


Orange 43, Northern Durham 22

Orange’s offense had its way in a blowout win over Northern Durham Friday.

Junior Markus Thomas and senior Kayden Bradsher combined for 320 rushing yards with each running in a touchdown. Junior quarterback Jackson Moody, who ran in a touchdown on a quarterback sneak, completed two passes for two scores to Bradsher and senior Preston Utley. Junior Mason Stubbs also rushed for a touchdown.

Orange held a 24-6 lead at halftime, and it grew to 37-6 early in the fourth quarter. Northern Durham’s offense, which finished the night with 382 total yards, came alive too late. The Knights’ quarterback Amir Liles threw all three of his touchdown passes to senior Demirion Kelly, who ended the game with nine catches for 138 yards.

The Panthers improved to 2-3, their best five-game start since 2023.

Northern Durham slid to 2-3 after taking its third loss in a row.


Jordan-Matthews 28, East Chapel Hill 21

Junior Lennox Mordecai had his hand in three touchdowns to lead the Jets to victory Friday.

Mordecai rushed for two touchdowns and threw a score to sophomore Jaden Fisher, which gave the Jets a 14-0 advantage in the first quarter. Sophomore CJ Crutchfield ran in a 52-yard touchdown for Jordan-Matthews’ first points of the night.

Two unanswered touchdown from East Chapel Hill quarterback Leo George — the first being an 11-yard pass to senior Grady LeGuillon and the other being a 12-yard run — tied the game at halftime. However, Jordan-Matthews continued to find success running the ball in the second half, and its defense forced multiple punts to close out the win.

Jordan-Matthews improved to 3-3 on the season. East Chapel Hill fell to 1-3.


Louisburg 46, Carrboro 0

Louisburg dominated Carrboro for the Jaguars’ non-conference finale Friday.

Carrboro was shut out for the first time this season. The Jaguars fell to 1-4 on the year.


Chatham Central 35, North Stokes 0

The Bears are as red-hot as they’ve ever been.

Chatham Central blanked North Stokes Friday to tie the program’s single-season wins record of six. The Bears last won six games in 2005 under coach Mark Hoover. Coach Marlyn Scott led the Bears to their first six-win seasons in 1975 and 1976.

Junior quarterback Brooks Albright threw a touchdown each to juniors Nolan Mitchell and Gavin Williams. Albright also ran in a score. Williams led the defense with 14 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown. Junior Tyler Congrove also snagged a pick.

Senior Carson Jackson led the Bears’ rushing attack with 84 yards and a score.

Chatham Central moved to 6-0 on the season.


Top performances

Jonathan Dillon (Southern Durham, quarterback, two touchdown passes and a rushing score vs. MU Sports Academy)
Jayden Bowman (Southern Durham, receiver, two receiving touchdowns vs. MU Sports Academy)
Damien Hayes (Southern Durham, running back, two rushing touchdowns vs. MU Sports Academy)
Kayden Bradsher (Orange, running back, 13 carries, 154 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, a receiving touchdown and an interception vs. Northern Durham)
Markus Thomas (Orange, running back, 23 carries, 166 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown vs. Northern Durham)
Jackson Moody (Orange, quarterback, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown vs. Northern Durham)
Jakai Torian (Orange, linebacker, 14 tackles vs. Northern Durham)
Jaxon Crawford (Orange, defensive back, 10 tackles and a sack vs. Northern Durham)
Gus McClure (Orange, defensive end, six tackles for loss with a sack vs. Northern Durham)
Demirion Kelly (Northern Durham, receiver, nine catches, 138 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns vs. Orange)
Amir Liles (Northern Durham, quarterback, 16-for-29, 210 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and an interception vs. Orange)
Ja’Carreis Jones (Northern Durham, running back, 10 carries for 102 rushing yards vs. Orange)
Lennox Mordecai (Jordan-Matthews, quarterback, two rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown vs. East Chapel Hill)
Grady LeGuillon (East Chapel Hill, receiver, six receptions for 103 yards and a touchdown vs. Jordan-Matthews)
Brooks Albright (Chatham Central, quarterback, 9-for-18, 152 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown vs. North Stokes)
Gavin Williams (Chatham Central, linebacker and receiver, one receiving touchdown, 14 tackles and a pick-six vs. North Stokes)