High School Football TONIGHT with Round Two of the NCHSAA Playoffs
NCHSAA Football Playoffs Round Two for our local teams…
All games set for 7pm, unless otherwise noted…
8-A West:
#5 Myers Park(8-3) at #4 West Forsyth(8-2)
7-A West:
#15 Matthews Butler(5-6) at #2 Grimsley(10-0)….Grimsley should be ready to roll strong in this game…Whirlies with QB Brody Lowe, RB Ty Shoemake, WRs Alex Copper and Zakai Milton, and K Chase Huellmental, plus loads of linemen and a defense that gives up little or nothing…Whirlies in business and looking to stay in business…This is one of our EmergeOrtho Games of the Week(GreensboroSports Radio), with Demetri Morrison and Coach Damon Coiro on the scene at Jamieson Stadium…Very qualified with Demetri being a former Grimsley WR, and Coach Coiro being the former Grimsley Whirlies head coach…Game On, on GreensboroSports Radio 2…Bulldogs at the Whirlies…7pm Kickoff from Jamieson Stadium….
#10 Davie County(7-4) at #7 Page(9-1)…Page with Javion Majette at QB, Robert Scott at RB, Kasai Poindexter at WR, Ike Grainger at WR, Anthony Washington at WR, and Marqui Lynch at WR….That is loaded weaponery right there…Also OL Mason Duggins, LBs Wade Harty and Jesse Poole, and there are plenty more Pirates…Enough to beat the War Eagles from Davie County??? There better be, because we all would love to see Page at Grimsley, Part II next Friday night…Page has to get off to a good start, and they need to get on the board early and often…Don’t see Page doing well if the Pirates have to spend the entire night working from behind…Got to be on that scoreboard on their first possession and keep adding to it…7pm Kickoff from Marion Kirby Stadium….
#9 Hickory Ridge(9-2) at #8 East Forsyth(7-3)
#13 Jack Britt(6-5) at #4 WS Reagan(8-2) 7:30pm
6-A West:
#9 Sun Valley(6-5) at #8 Dudley(6-4)…RB Michael Boone is the key for Dudley…Must establish him early and let him be your your workhorse/bellcow…Everybody likes going upfield, but the true believers want to get to the end zone, and the best bet is by the ground…One if by land, two if by sea, and take it from me, it will be 3+3 if the Panthers stick and go with MB/Michael Boone…3+3 equalling Six Points, as in TD/Touchdown…QBs Ferrell Price and Zamari Williamson can get you going to Vermont Carmack and CheKai Hicks, but you Boone to bring home the bacon…And that is where the big Offensvie Line kicks in…Got to follow those lead blockers, and get from the field back to the lockers…Also looking for Dudley’s defensive front to excel in this contest…Must set the tone early, and don’t be late in arrival at the Sun Valley QB…This game will be available for your listening pleasure on GreensboroSports Radio, with Luke Lee from HPU joining us in the box…Sun Valley Spartans QB Grayson Hensley with 21 TD passes, but 14 Interceptions…Over 2,000 passing yards for Hensley…Spartans’ RB Josh Bell with 2,039 yards rushing and 22 TDs…Now I am realizing this Dudley team will have their work cut out for them….Catch this game on, GreensboroSports Radio…Sun Valley, no pushover, Dudley has their hands full here…7pm Kickoff from Tarpley Stadium…
#11 Northern Guilford(7-4) at #6 Alexander Central(8-2) 7:30pm…Daniel Evans, the NG QB, with over 1,800 yards this season, and his receivers have hot hands, with Caden Cordisco and William Preston ready and they both have range…Preston over the middle and Cordisco along the sidelines, are as good as any WR Duo in the state right now…Christian Leach and Trent Timmons give good ball control from their RB spots…DB Lucas Hilliard should be All-State, and up front on the lines, MJ Smith and Khan Achina form the anchor…Three special teams kickers in FG/PATs Kobe Guardado, Kickoffs Ethan Querter, and Punts with Lucas Hilliard…Alexander Central Cougars led by RB Jaquis Parks, over 1,700 yards rushing with 27 TDs, Parks goes 5’9/225…
#12 Gastonia Ashbrook(7-4) at #5 Mount Tabor(6-4) 7pm
#15 Ragsdale(6-5) at #2 TC Roberson(8-2)…Ragsdale has the athletes, with QB Sion Stevenson, over 1800 yards passing, plus WR Isaiah Debrew, 600 yards receiving, Maurice Dines, 495 receiving yards, Matthew Dice with 795 rushing yards, and then there’s Amario Armstrong Jr., a pure athlete for help on offense and defense…Oppostion from the TC Roberson Rams, with QB Jerod Harris who has thrown for over 2,200 yards and has 32 TDs/7 INT. That gets our attention pretty quick…Ragsdale defense led by Kingtson Chandler and Double A/Amario Armstong Jr. must get in the backfield, and be in Harris’ face…Disruption, Tigers must cause Disruption…Harris is also the Rams’ leading rusher with 723 yards…WR Tristan Thompson-Wynn has 960 receiving yards and has caught 17 TD passes..
#19 Eastern Guilford(4-6) at #3 Asheboro(9-1)…EG Wildcats with a huge Round One Win at Glenn, but Eastern does not want to rest on those laurells, they are on the road looking for more, with QB Jaykin Jerman, RBs Jorden McGriff and Jaden Lewis, WRs Kam Mitchell and Sam Haith IV all making major contributions, but the EG Defense will have to get focused to stop the Asheboro Blue Comets’ QB Dallas Brinton…Britton with just 1,277 yards passing with 10 TDs/5 INT., but here is the kicker, and not the football kicker, but the sort of thing that will kick you in the butt if you are not careful…Dallas Britton with 891 yards rushing and 17 TDs…He is 5’11/168, and the 168 says you better start getting a hit/helmet on this guy every time…His brother, Connor Britton has rushed for 828 yards and 10 TDs, but Connor Britton is listed at just 150 pounds…Got to lay the lumber on that young man too…EG is facing a heavy helping of the Britton Brothers, but Northern Guilford handed the Asheboro Blue Comets their only loss of the season, but the score was 51-8…Asheboro beat EG earlier, 34-20, but Eastern led the game, 20-6 at Halftime…Two Strong Halves will equal One Big Win for Eastern Guilford, and it comes down to stopping the Britton Brothers…
6-A East:
#11 Harnett Central(9-2) at #6 Southern Alamance(8-2)
#10 Triton(10-1) at #5 Burlington Williams(6-2)
5-A East:
#19 West Carteret(5-6) at #1 Southeast Alamance(10-0)
#10 Orange(7-4) at #7 Eastern Alamance(7-2)
#13 Western Alamance(6-5) at #4 Croatan(9-1)
4-A East:
#18 Anson County(5-6) at #2 High Point Andrews(9-1)…High Point Andrews is well stocked up with QB Caleb Moore, RB Chavone Martin, and WR RJ Hawkins…Plus Kace Shaw is ready at QB, RB, or WR if needed…Anson County was once coached by former East Carolina coach Ed Emory, but that is all I remember about these guys, and they may be wishing they had Ed Emory back in the fold, once this game gets going…Anson’s game evolves around Cordarrius Bivens, who has 1,066 rushing yards and he has scored 16 TDs…Stop Bivens and it is pretty much, Game Over…The Anson QB has even thrown for 500 yards this season…495 passing yards, with 2 TDs/3 INT. Andrews should be ready to roll fast in this one…
#12 Randleman(5-6) at #5 Reidsville(7-3)
1-A West:
#8 College Prep and Leadership Academy(4-7) at #1 Chatham Central(10-0)…CPLA led on offense by Willie Baker Jr. and by freshman Braylin Bobbit…Bobbit at 6’3/232 also plays middle linebacker for the CPLA Royals…Score was 43-6, Chatham Central when the two teams met in the regular season…Chatham Central Bears led by their QB Brooks Albright who has gone 84-135 passing for 1,435 yards, with 21 TDs/4 INT….Albright leads the Bears in rushing, with 404 yards and 8 TDs…Two very good Bears’ receivers in Mitchell and Phillips, who have caught 15 TD passes between them…
NCISAA Playoffs Semifinals:
Trinity Christian(7-4) at High Point Christian Academy(9-2)…If RB Hez Krider and QB Amsterdam Knox are right, HPCA Cougars should win this game by two Touchdowns…Cougars expected to march on, but they better be carefull and not overlook the Trinity team…QB Bralynn Howard is the man to watch for Trinity Christian…Ten TD passes, but only 1 INT….309 yards rushing by Howard and 4 more TDs…Get him wrapped up, and HPCA has the game wrapped up…..
This Week’s Top Ten Poll:
1)Grimsley(10-0)
2)Page(9-1)
3)High Point Andrews(9-1)
4)Northern Guilford(6-4)
5)Dudley(6-4)
6)Ragsdale(6-5)
7)High Point Christian Academy(9-2)
8)Eastern Guilford(4-6)
9)College Prep and Leadership Academy(4-7)
10)Northeast Guilford(1-9)
Picks from this Week’s Games:
West Forsyth
Grimsley
Page
Dudley
Northern Guilford
TC Roberson
Eastern Guilford
Southern Alamance
Triton
Southeast Alamance
Eastern Alamance
Croaton
High Point Andrews
Reidsville
Chatham Central
High Point Christian Academy