The Mount Pleasant Tigers beat Central Cabarrus 3-0 and th Concord Spiders shutout North Gaston 42-0 in the Radio Free Cabarrus spotlight games on Friday, Sept. 4.
The full video of the games are available on the NFHS Network
How it happened
Mt. Pleasant forced three interceptions and kicked a 28-yard field goal in the first half for the win. Central Cabarrus had opportunities, but untimely penalties hurt the Vikings’ cause.
Central Cabarrus missed a 25-yard field goal, just wide right, that would have tied the game with just over two minutes to play.
Mount Pleasant moves to 3-0, while Central Cabarrus is 1-2 (both losses by three points).
At Concord, the Spiders held North Gaston to just 87 yards of offense, while the Concord offense got a 70-yard rushing performance from Izaiah Sanders. He scored three TDs and ran for two 2-point conversion.
QB Damorya Earl was five of seven passing for 100 yards and a TD. His favorite target was Naz Freeman, who caught two passes for 85 yards and a TD.
Other scores
A.L Brown rallied from 14 points down to win 28-27 over the Mooresville Blue Devils. It snaps an 8-game losing streak to the Blue Devils.
The Wonders defense stopped two Mooresville possession in the final five minutes to seal the victory. A.L. Brown is 3-0.
Jay M. Robinson had a running clock for the second straight week with a 42-0 win over A.C. Reynolds, a traditional powerhouse from Asheville.
The Bulldogs are 3-0 and have allow just two points all season.
Hickory Ridge pounded South Iredell 54-6. The Ragin’ Bulls evened their record at 1-1. The opening lost was by three points to Providence.
Northwest Cabarrus ran into a buzzsaw in Gastonia, losing 40-0 to Ashbrook. The loss drops the Trojans to 2-1 on the season.
Cox Mill dropped a high-scoring game on the road at Cuthbertson 51-37. The Chargers are 1-2 on the season. Last week first-year Head Coach Wes Hurlocker scored his first win 41-12 over Rocky River.
West Cabarrus dropped a 49-0 game to Lake Norman. The Wolverines are 0-3 on the season.
Cannon/Concord Academy moved to 3-0 with 49-14 win over Ravenscroft. Quarterback Luca Lopez had a big day going 13-17 for 263 yards and four touchdowns.
Scores from across NC
Here are scores reported on MaxPreps.com:
- Union Academy 42, Lincoln Charter 10
- Sun Valley 40, Parkwood 28
- Lawrence Academy 56, Wake Christian Academy 52
- J.H. Rose 41, Laney 17
- R.J. Reynolds 36, Atkins 0
- South Brunswick 35, Heide Trask 14
- Community School of Davidson 40, Bradford Prep 12
- Chapel Hill 49, Carrboro 25
- Weddington 31, Monroe 7
- Crest 17, Asheville 3
- Millbrook 14, Wake Forest 7
- North Forsyth 20, Carver 18
- Jordan-Matthews 36, North Stokes 24
- Jay M. Robinson 42, A.C. Reynolds 0
- East Duplin 34, Richlands 13
- South Davidson 26, Wheatmore 21
- Charlotte Catholic 24, Charlotte Christian 13
- Cardinal Gibbons 31, SSEAS 20
- Ambassador Christian School 35, Independence (W.Va.) 6
- Scotland 50, Ashley 15
- New Bern 34, West Craven 14
- Mount Pleasant 3, Central Cabarrus 0
- Anson 27, South Stanly 0
- Asheville School 62, R-S Central 31
- West Stanly 30, Albemarle 12
- Swansboro 20, White Oak 12
- South Point 19, T.C. Roberson 16
- Eastern Alamance 61, Central Davidson 22
- Manteo 26, First Flight 0
- Northside-Jacksonville 46, Topsail 16
- Northwood Academy (S.C.) 58, Charlotte Latin 35
Scores not reported by MaxPreps: Liberty Christian Academy-Sandhills Classical Christian; Murphy-East Surry; Goldsboro-Southern Wayne; Harding University-Independence.
