Don's Football Cafe: Week 1
Don's Football Cafe will be a new feature on NCPreps.com this year. The slogan will be Open Friday Night & Serving Crow Nightly. This feature will take a look at the games involving the Greater Metro 4A, Central Piedmont 4A, South Piedmont 3A, Central Carolina 1A/2A, and Yadkin Valley 1A/2A Conferences.
Let's take a look at Week 1 of the 2022 North Carolina high school football season.
Don's Specials this week are:
In the South Piedmont 3A and Greater Metro 4A: Northwest Cabarrus at West Cabarrus
NWC will be favored in this game even though they are a 3A school playing away. The schools are only a few miles apart. West Cabarrus in only their 3rd year playing will be hungry to upset the Trojans.
Don's Pick: Northwest Cabarrus 23, West Cabarrus 20
In the South Piedmont 3A and Yadkin Valley 1A/2A: Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant
Up and coming 3A Central Cabarrus will be playing at 2A powerhouse Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant Head Football Coach Mike Johns has retired, and Danny Crosby has taken over the Tigers.
Don's Pick: Central Cabarrus 27 Mount Pleasant 20
In the South Piedmont 3A/Central Carolina 1A/2A: West Rowan at Salisbury
3A West Rowan will be playing at 2A Salisbury on opening night. Salisbury will be playing without Georgia recruit Jalon Walker but will have Central Carolina Offensive POY QB Mike Geter back. West Rowan will be very good running and passing attack behind QB Luke Graham.
Don's Pick: Salisbury 35 West Rowan 27
In the Central Piedmont 4A: West Forsyth at AC Reynolds
The Titans travel to AC Reynolds with a win last year at home 37-7. AC Reynolds looks to change that as the Rockets have a stellar defense led by Dashawn Stone and Asher Cunningham. West Forsyth is coming off a 6-5 season and will be anxious to start the season of with a win.
Don's Pick: West Forsyth 31 AC Reynolds 21
Week One Schedule
Greater Metro 4A
Davie at Mooresville
West Iredell at Lake Norman
North Iredell at South Iredell
North Meck at AL Brown
Hopewell at Cox Mill
NW Cabarrus at West Cabarrus
Hickory Ridge at Huss
South Piedmont 3A
Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant
Ashbrook at Concord
East Rowan at North Rowan
Jesse Carson at Statesville
NW Cabarrus at West Cabarrus
South Rowan at Parkland
West Rowan at Salisbury
Central Piedmont 4A
Davie County at Mooresville
NW Guilford at East Forsyth
Terry Sanford at Glenn
Mount Tabor at Richmond County
South Rowan at Parkland
RJ Reynolds at High Point Central
North Davidson at Reagan
West Forsyth at AC Reynolds
Central Carolina 1A/2A
East Davidson (2A) at Providence Grove
Central Davidson at Lexington (2A)
West Rowan at Salisbury (2A)
West Davidson (2A) at Wheatmore
East Rowan at North Rowan (1A)
North Stokes at South Davidson (1A)
Thomasville (1A) at Albemarle
Yadkin Valley 1A/2A
JM Robinson (2A) at Independence
Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant (2A)
Ledford at North Stanly (2A)
Thomasville at Albemarle (1A)
South Stanly (1A) at West Stanly
Union Academy (1A) at Wake Prep Academy
Steve Thomas contributed to this report.