ON CHARGER BOULEVARD
This week: Northwood (2-0, 3-3) hosts East Chapel Hill (0-2, 0-6; 3A Big Eight Conference) Kickoff: 7 pm at Northwood High School, Chargers Stadium.
Head Coach: Brian Nunn
Leading returnees for Chapel Hill: QB Anton Enoch, WR Anthony Enoch, RB Andre Davis, OLB Xavier Rogers, FS Zaion Vaughn, MLB Alex Wiley, DT Karam Mallah.
Last week: Northwood 42, Chapel Hill 35; Vance County 32, East Chapel Hill 13
Last meeting: 2018; Northwood 30, East Chapel Hill 6
Notable: East Chapel Hill’s assistant coach is former Jordan-Matthews standout and Elon University player Ryan Johnson. East Chapel Hill returned to varsity football last season after a year of just jayvee football.
Game keys: Northwood will be favored for the fourth week in a and if the Chargers take care of business will be over .500 at 4-3 after an 0-3 start. Jack Thompson has surged in the run by Northwood, and if the senior quarterback can have another consistent outing on Friday, the locals should take care of business. Aaron Ross and Deuce Powell should give the Wildcats fits but the Northwood defense will have to contain the twin brother tandem of Anton and Anthony Enoch at quarterback and wide receiver respectivley.
IN THE JET HANGAR
This week: Jordan-Matthews (0-2, 1-6) is traveling to Randleman on Friday night to battle Randleman (2-0, 6-0; 2A PAC 7 Conference) Kickoff: 7:30 pm at Randleman High School, Tigers Stadium.
Head Coach: Shane Handy
Leading returnees for Randleman: RB Jaquan Snipes, RB Na’hiem Lilly, QB Coby Price, WR Dominick Poole, OL Steven Trim, LB Kevin Cruz, DE Christian James.
Last week: Eastern Randolph 66, Jordan-Matthews 6; Randleman 55, Providence Grove 27
Last meeting: 2018; Randleman 48, Jordan-Matthews 6
Notable: Randleman is shooting for its third consecutive 2A PAC 7 Conference crown and is currently tied atop the league standings with Eastern Randolph and HP Andrews.
Game keys: The run through the 2A PAC 7 Conference gauntlet continues for the young Jets this week against powerful Randleman. There simply is no margin of error for the Jets who must find away contain one of the top backs in the state in Jaquan Snipes, and another talented runner in Na’hiem Lilly. Quarterback Coby Price has given Randleman another talented signal caller in his junior campaign which further complicates the efforts of J-M to eliminate chunk plays by the Tigers. Sustaining drives against a RHS defense led by LB Kevin Cruz and DE Christian James will be a must if the Jets are to remain in contention.
From the coach: J-M’s Sam Spencer says his team will have to “play almost perfect to stay in the game against a veteran and talented Randleman team. For us, it’s just taking steps forward and remaining positive. Competing for four quarters is what we want to continue to see.”
FROM THE
BEARS’ DEN
This week: Chatham Central bye week