PITTSBORO — The Friday night lights will be back this week as scrimmages will give a sneak preview of the upcoming regular season.
The Jack Shaner Jamboree at Northwood High School signals the return of football as teams will make their way to Pittsboro for a first look at the area’s lineup on the gridiron.
Kicking off at 6 p.m. on Friday, a total of seven teams: home Northwood, Chapel Hill, Jordan-Matthews, Southern Lee, Carrboro, Trinity Christian and Providence Grove will meet for scrimmages.
6:10 p.m. — Chapel Hill vs. Northwood; Jordan-Matthews vs. Southern Lee
6:40 p.m. — Carrboro vs. Northwood; Trinity Christian vs. Providence Grove
7:10 p.m. — Chapel Hill vs. Southern Lee; Jordan-Matthews vs. Providence Grove
7:40 p.m. — Northwood vs. Southern Lee; Trinity Christian vs. Carrboro
8:10 p.m. — Chapel Hill vs. Providence Grove; Carrboro vs. Jordan-Matthews
8:40 p.m. — Trinity Christian vs. Northwood
The Chargers, who take the field with first-year head coach Mitch Johnson, will look to get in shape ahead of their season opener against Riverside-Durham.
“Putting the pieces together is the name of the game right now. But we have high expectations being in this new conference,” Johnson told the Chatham News & Record earlier in the summer.
The other Chatham team playing in this week’s jamboree, Jordan-Matthews, looks to improve after a winless 2022 season.
Jets supporters are eager to see how their team under third-year head coach Ryan Johnson looks ahead of their season opener at home against South Davidson.
Earlier this week, the Seaforth Hawks took on Moore County’s Union Pines Vikings in a scrimmage.