Note we won’t broadcast the completion of Concord at Northwest Cabarrus due work commitments of our broadcasters. Concord leads Northwest Cabarrus 29-0 headed to the second half. Thank you for your understanding.
Here are the scores from Friday’s action:
Mallard Creek 56-0 J.M. Robinson
Concord 43 Northwest Cabarrus 7
East Rowan 28 Central Cabarrus 21
A.L. Brown 28 West Charlotte 7 halftime
Mount Pleasant 46 Parkwood 13
Cannon School 29 Wake Christian 14
Tigers clinch the Rocky River title, Reece sets record
Mount Pleasant’s eighth straight win clinches no worse than a tie for the Rocky River Conference title. Monroe only has one loss but it was to the Tigers, giving Mount the tie-breaker.
Running back Cody Reece carried the ball 33 times for 267 yards and four touchdowns, giving him nearly 2000 yards for the season. It breaks Jose Sanchez’ single season rushing record of 1770 set in 2007. It was also the last time the Tigers won the league title.
Mount Pleasant wins at Carson behind Reece, defense
The Mount Pleasant Tigers won 31-15 at Jesse Carson behind a strong defense and another big performance from running back Cody Reece. He carried the ball 28 times for 280 yards and two touchdowns. It was the Tigers’ third straight win. Here is the Charlotte Observer’s top performers list along with other regional highlights: Charlotte area round-up
Reid, Black help Spiders remain unbeaten
The Concord Spiders’ star running back Rocky Reid carried the ball 34 times for 209 yards as the Spiders beat East Rowan 29-12. Quarterback Keenan Black was nine of 15 passing for 164 yards and two touchdowns.
Black left the game in the second half with an injury. Right now his status for next week is in doubt.
The Spiders (5-0, 3-0) travel to Central Cabarrus for a big South Piedmont Conference next Friday.
Reid, who is now the all-time leading rusherfor Concord, is about 520 yards behind Nick Maddox of the A.L. Brown for the Cabarrus County record. Right now we don’t have the official rushing total for Reid and there have been different reported rushing totals in recent weeks.
Perry comes up big Wonders’ win
Daveon Perry scored the A.L. Brown Wonders’ first two touchdowns in a 33-12 win over North Mecklenburg to open MeCKa Conference play. Perry returned a fumble 42 yards for a TD and later returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. He later picked off a Viking pass.
Mullen and Bulls’ D key win over Central Cabarrus
Nate Mullen scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to help the Hickory Ridge Ragin’ Bulls rally from a 17-7 deficit to defeat Central Cabarrus 21-17. Jaylen Rudisell also had a 59-yard TD run for the Bulls. Rudisell had 20 carries for 130 yards. Hickory Ridge, known for its explosive offense, held the Vikings to just 12 first downs. Kyle Tyson had 18 tackles to lead the defensive effort.
Daiyann Fuller led the Vikings with 148 yards rushing on 12 carries, including a 51-yard TD run. Xavier Harris had 22 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Cox Mill wins the Coddle Creek Cup
The Cox Mill Chargers rolled up big numbers and held the Northwest Cabarrus offense in check for a 56-0 win. The win gives the Chargers the Coddle Creek Cup.
Charleston Southern claims 47-41 OT win over the Charlotte 49ers
The #25 ranked Buccaneers scored a touchdown in overtime for a win over the Charlotte 49ers at Jerry Richardson Stadium Saturday afternoon. Here is the game story from Charlotte49ers.com
The Wildcats made their first ever trip to Princeton Stadium for a football game.
Davidson falls at Princeton
The Davidson Wildcats fell 56-17 to Princeton in New Jersey Saturday night. One of the highlights on the tough night was a 23-play drive in the third quarter for a touchdown. Here is the game story from DavidsonWildcats.com
The Tigers and Vikings square off Saturday at 7 p.m.
The 2nd Annual Alumni tackle football game between Mount Pleasant and Central Cabarrus, “The Battle of Highway 49,” will be held Saturday, Sept 20th, at Mount Pleasant High School. Kickoff is at 7 pm. Admission is $10 and advance tickets are on sale in the main office at Mount Pleasant High School and Central Cabarrus High School . Proceeds from advance ticket sales will benefit the athletic departments at each high school. For more information, please contact Athletic Director Phil Furr at Mount Pleasant or Athletic Director Kevin Bryant at Central Cabarrus.
Former A.L. Brown Wonder Kalif Phillips rushed for 102 yards and two TDs in the Charlotte 49ers win in Durham. He did not play the fourth quarter after suffering a bruised shoulder. Charlotte built a 40-0 lead before the Eagles came back in the second half.
Charlotte (3-0) travels to Elon Saturday at 7 p.m.
VMI drops Wildcats despite offensive explosion
Davidson junior wide receiver William Morris caught a career-high 16 passes for 208 yards, but miscues proved costly as VMI defeated the Wildcats, 52-24.
Morris’ 16 catches were one shy of the single-game Davidson (1-2) record of 17, shared by Mike Mikolayunas ’70 and Lanny Funsten ’13, and his 208 yards ranked as the fifth-most in a single game in Davidson history. Likewise, senior quarterback J.P. Douglas also enjoyed a career day, as he completed 28 of 41 passing attempts for 317 yards – all career highs – and threw one touchdown to Morris along with one interception when he was hit as he threw.
Junior running back David Rogers gained 103 yards on 10 rushes with two touchdowns, helping Davidson rack up 531 yards of offense, it’s most since racking up 566 against Johnson C. Smith in 2011.
However, VMI (1-2) started fast and made big plays to maintain the lead throughout the contest, gaining 597 yards of offense. Davidson was only able to come away with one field goal in three red zone trips in the first half, and surrendered a pair of turnovers in the second half to nullify promising drives.
Davidson opens PFL play Saturday, hosting Morehead State at 1 p.m.
In a defensive struggle, South Rowan beat Northwest Cabarrus 18-13
Cabarrus high school scores week 4
Concord 32 Hickory Ridge 29
Central Cabarrus 28 Jesse Carson 21
A.L. Brown 42 Berry Academy 21
Mount Pleasant 32 Jay M. Robinson 0
East Rowan 46 Cox Mill 43
South Rowan 18 Northwest Cabarrus 13
Concord wins on E.Z. Smith Night
Check back later this weekend for some of the top performances of the weekend and more.
Concord High School is naming the field at Robert C. Bailey Stadium in honor of the legendary coach.
Radio Free Cabarrus will have coverage on the Sundrop Pregame Show at 7 p.m. followed by the South Piedmont Conference opener between Hickory Ridge and Concord. Both teams are undefeated on the young season.
After a 33-9 win at Campbell, the Charlotte 49ers host Johnson C. Smith Saturday at Jerry Richardson Stadium. Kickoff is at noon.
The Golden Bulls are opening their season, while the 49ers look to move to 2-0.
Phillips’ 3 TDs lead 49ers in opening win
Davidson (1-0) hosts Catawba Saturday
The Davidson Wildcats (1-0) will host Catawba at 7 p.m. Saturday at Richardson Stadium in Davidson. The Wildcats are coming off a 56-0 win over College of Faith-Charlotte. It will be the season opener for the Catawba Indians from Salisbury.
