Back for another year for NCPreps.com is Brian Simmons of SimmonsRatings.com and his predictions for week 7 of the North Carolina high school football season.
WEEK 7 GAMES
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Mountain Island Charter (2-2, 1A) at Winston-Salem Prep (1-3, 1A)* - M by 10
New Bern (6-0, 4A) at South Central (1-5, 3A)* - N by 57
South Lenoir (1-5, 2A) at Kenan, James (4-1, 2A)* - K by 42
Southwest Onslow (1-4, 2A) at Kinston (4-2, 2A)* - K by 3
Wallace-Rose Hill (5-1, 2A) at North Lenoir (1-4, 2A)* - W by 50
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
Alexander Central (2-3, 4A) at Ashe County (2-3, 3A)* - Alex by 12
Anson (3-3, 2A) at Monroe (5-1, 2A)* - M by 45
Ardrey Kell (4-1, 4A) at Myers Park (2-4, 4A)* - A by 25
Ashbrook (1-4, 3A) at North Gaston (0-5, 3A)* - A by 20
Asheville (4-1, 4A) at Reynolds, A.C. (5-1, 4A)* - R by 12
Bunker Hill (5-0, 2A) at West Lincoln (4-1, 2A)* - W by 4
Byrd, Douglas (1-4, 3A) at Gray's Creek (4-1, 4A)* - G by 45
Cabarrus (Cannon/Concord Academy co-op) (3-2, Ind) at Harrells Christian (2-3, Ind) - C by 39
Carson (1-4, 3A) at Concord (2-3, 3A)* - Even - Conc
Central Davidson (5-0, 3A) at Ledford (5-0, 3A)* - L by 17
Chapel Hill (4-0, 4A) at Southern Alamance (3-2, 4A)* - S by 13
Cherokee (1-4, 1A) at Murphy (3-2, 1A)* - M by 22
Christ Church Episcopal (SC) at Asheville School (4-1, Ind) - C by 26
Community School of Davidson (4-1, 2A) at Carver (2-4, 1A)* - CSD by 37
Cramer, Stuart (2-3, 3A) at Huss, Hunter (1-4, 3A)* - Even - H
Crest (4-1, 3A) at South Point (5-0, 3A)* - S by 6
Cuthbertson (2-3, 4A) at Sun Valley (1-4, 4A)* - C by 12
Dixon (0-5, 3A) at West Carteret (3-2, 3A)* - W by 40
Dudley (3-2, 3A) at Smith, Ben L. (1-4, 3A)* - D by 47
East Burke (2-3, 2A) at Newton-Conover (2-3, 2A)* - N by 18
East Davidson (3-2, 2A) at North Rowan (4-2, 1A)* - N by 6
East Forsyth (5-0, 4A) at Mount Tabor (5-0, 4A)* - E by 26
East Gaston (3-2, 2A) at Jefferson, Thomas (0-5, 1A)* - E by 26
East Mecklenburg (2-4, 4A) at Butler (5-1, 4A)* - B by 58
East Wilkes (5-1, 1A) at South Stokes (2-4, 1A)* - E by 20
Eastern Randolph (4-1, 1A) at Southwestern Randolph (4-1, 2A)* - E by 34
Eastern Wayne (2-3, 2A) at Princeton (4-1, 2A)* - P by 32
Elkin (1-4, 1A) at Surry Central (1-4, 2A) - S by 10
Fairmont (1-5, 2A) at Clinton (5-1, 2A)* - C by 48
Fike (2-3, 3A) at Smithfield-Selma (5-0, 3A)* - S by 25
First Flight (0-5, 3A) at Camden County (4-1, 2A)* - C by 44
Forbush (1-4, 2A) at North Surry (1-4, 2A)* - N by 1
Freedom (3-2, 3A) at Hibriten (1-4, 3A)* - F by 4
Gates County (2-3, 1A) at Tarboro (5-1, 1A)* - T by 39
Goldsboro (1-4, 2A) at Beddingfield (2-3, 2A)* - B by 26
Greene Central (6-0, 2A) at Ayden-Grifton (0-6, 2A)* - G by 46
Grimsley (5-0, 4A) at Western Guilford (0-5, 4A)* - G by 63
Harding (1-5, 4A) at Berry Academy (1-5, 4A)* - B by 2
Harnett Central (1-4, 3A) at Smith, E.E. (1-4, 3A)* - S by 12
Havelock (3-2, 3A) at Conley, D.H. (3-2, 4A)* - H by 3
Hayesville (4-1, 1A) at Andrews (5-0, 1A)* - A by 28
Hendersonville (5-1, 2A) at Chase (5-0, 2A)* - C by 8
High Point Central (0-5, 3A) at Northeast Guilford (3-2, 3A)* - N by 24
Highland Tech (0-6, 1A) at Shelby (3-3, 2A)* - S by 66
Hobbton (4-1, 1A) at Rosewood (2-4, 1A)* - R by 16
Hoke County (3-3, 4A) at Richmond Senior (2-4, 4A)* - R by 5
Hopewell (1-4, 4A) at West Charlotte (3-3, 3A)* - W by 24
Hunt (2-3, 3A) at Southern Wayne (2-3, 3A)* - H by 28
Independence (4-1, 4A) at Garinger (0-6, 4A)* - I by 55
Kings Mountain (5-0, 3A) at Forestview (3-2, 3A)* - K by 39
Lake Norman (5-0, 4A) at West Cabarrus (0-5, 4A)* - L by 43
Lejeune (0-5, 1A) at Jones Senior (0-5, 1A)* - J by 18
Lincolnton (2-3, 2A) at Bandys (2-3, 2A)* - L by 12
Madison (1-4, 2A) at Rosman (0-6, 1A)* - M by 20
Maiden (4-1, 2A) at West Caldwell (0-5, 2A)* - M by 48
Mallard Creek (4-2, 4A) at North Mecklenburg (3-2, 4A)* - M by 41
Manteo (2-3, 2A) at Currituck County (3-2, 3A)* - C by 43
Marvin Ridge (2-3, 4A) at Porter Ridge (3-2, 4A)* - P by 12
Mitchell (4-2, 1A) at Draughn (5-1, 1A)* - M by 5
Mooresville (4-1, 4A) at Providence (2-3, 4A) - M by 14
Morehead (3-2, 2A) at West Stokes (2-3, 2A)* - M by 1
Mount Pleasant (4-2, 2A) at South Stanly (0-5, 1A)* - M by 46
Mountain Heritage (1-4, 1A) at Owen (0-5, 2A)* - M by 11
Nash Central (4-1, 2A) at Rocky Mount (3-2, 3A)* - R by 3
New Hanover (4-1, 4A) at Ashley (1-4, 4A)* - N by 37
North Brunswick (4-1, 3A) at Topsail (3-2, 4A)* - N by 16
North Buncombe (0-6, 3A) at McDowell (3-2, 4A)* - M by 29
North Davidson (1-4, 3A) at Montgomery Central (0-4, 3A)* - N by 43
North Edgecombe (2-3, 1A) at Northwest Halifax (1-4, 1A)* - NE by 34
North Iredell (1-4, 3A) at North Lincoln (0-5, 3A)* - NL by 15
North Johnston (1-4, 2A) at Spring Creek (2-3, 2A)* - N by 35
North Moore (5-0, 1A) at Jordan-Matthews (0-6, 2A)* - N by 53
North Pitt (2-3, 2A) at Southwest Edgecombe (1-5, 2A)* - S by 4
North Raleigh Christian (4-1, Ind) at Covenant Day (5-0, Ind) - N by 4
North Stokes (1-5, 1A) at Alleghany (1-4, 1A)* - A by 15
Northeastern (3-2, 2A) at Hertford County (5-0, 2A)* - H by 1
Northside (Pinetown) (3-2, 1A) at East Carteret (2-3, 2A)* - N by 7
Oak Grove (5-0, 3A) at Asheboro (1-4, 3A)* - O by 45
Olympic (5-0, 4A) at Palisades (1-4, 4A)* - O by 44
Page (3-2, 4A) at Northwest Guilford (3-2, 4A)* - N by 7
Parkwood (3-3, 3A) at Forest Hills (5-0, 2A)* - Even - F
Pasquotank County (1-4, 2A) at Holmes (3-2, 2A)* - H by 43
Patton (0-5, 2A) at East Rutherford (1-5, 2A)* - E by 2
Piedmont (0-5, 3A) at Weddington (4-1, 3A)* - W by 56
Pine Lake Prep (5-0, 2A) at Christ the King (5-0, 1A)* - P by 23
Pisgah (2-3, 3A) at Franklin (3-2, 3A)* - F by 1
Polk County (3-3, 2A) at R-S Central (2-4, 2A)* - P by 20
Providence Grove (4-1, 2A) at Trinity (4-1, 2A)* - P by 29
Ravenscroft (6-0, Ind) at High Point Christian (3-2, Ind) - R by 32
Reagan (3-2, 4A) at Davie County (2-3, 4A)* - R by 8
Reidsville (5-1, 2A) at Walkertown (4-1, 2A)* - R by 22
Reynolds, R.J. (1-4, 4A) at Parkland (0-5, 4A)* - R by 34
Richlands (2-3, 3A) at Swansboro (1-4, 3A)* - R by 2
Roanoke Rapids (2-3, 2A) at Northern Nash (5-0, 3A)* - N by 45
Robbinsville (4-1, 1A) at Swain County (3-2, 1A)* - R by 9
Rockingham County (2-3, 3A) at Eastern Guilford (2-3, 3A)* - E by 26
Rocky Mount Prep (0-5, 1A) at Southeast Halifax (3-2, 1A)* - S by 57
Rocky River (1-4, 4A) at Charlotte Catholic (4-1, 4A)* - C by 47
Rose, J.H. (5-1, 3A) at Northside(Jacksonville) (1-4, 3A)* - R by 27
Salisbury (5-1, 2A) at South Davidson (3-3, 1A)* - Sal by 48
Seaforth (1-5, 2A) at Chatham Central (1-4, 1A)* - S by 12
Smoky Mountain (4-2, 3A) at West Henderson (5-0, 3A)* - W by 16
South Brunswick (3-2, 3A) at Hoggard (4-1, 4A)* - H by 29
South Columbus (1-4, 2A) at Pender (3-2, 1A)* - P by 23
South Creek (0-6, 1A) at Bertie (1-4, 1A)* - B by 21
South Granville (1-4, 2A) at Southern Durham (2-3, 3A)* - SD by 19
South Iredell (4-1, 4A) at Hickory Ridge (3-3, 4A)* - H by 24
South Rowan (1-5, 3A) at Central Cabarrus (1-4, 3A)* - C by 17
South View (1-4, 4A) at Lumberton (0-5, 1A)* - S by 32
Southeast Guilford (3-2, 4A) at Ragsdale (1-4, 4A)* - S by 18
Southeast Raleigh (2-3, 4A) at Clayton (2-3, 4A)* - C by 42
Southern Guilford (3-2, 3A) at Atkins (1-3, 3A)* - S by 15
Southside (3-2, 1A) at Pamlico County (1-4, 1A)* - S by 11
Southwest Guilford (3-2, 4A) at Northern Guilford (3-2, 4A)* - N by 16
St. Stephens (3-2, 3A) at Hickory (3-2, 3A)* - H by 13
Starmount (3-2, 1A) at Mount Airy (5-1, 1A)* - M by 32
Statesville (2-3, 3A) at Foard (0-5, 3A)* - S by 44
Thomasville (4-1, 1A) at West Davidson (2-3, 2A)* - T by 39
Triton (2-3, 3A) at Westover (4-1, 3A)* - W by 18
Union Academy (1-5, 1A) at North Stanly (3-2, 2A)* - N by 42
Warren County (4-2, 1A) at Northampton County (5-1, 1A)* - N by 36
Washington (2-3, 2A) at Farmville Central (3-3, 2A)* - W by 2
Watauga (4-1, 4A) at South Caldwell (4-1, 4A)* - W by 29
West Brunswick (1-4, 3A) at Laney (3-2, 4A)* - L by 26
West Columbus (4-1, 1A) at Trask, Heide (3-2, 2A)* - W by 1
West Forsyth (1-4, 4A) at Glenn (2-3, 4A)* - W by 2
West Iredell (1-4, 3A) at East Lincoln (5-0, 3A)* - E by 52
West Mecklenburg (4-2, 3A) at Hough (4-1, 4A)* - H by 46
West Rowan (5-1, 3A) at Northwest Cabarrus (5-1, 3A)* - W by 11
West Wilkes (1-5, 2A) at North Wilkes (3-2, 1A)* - N by 15
Wheatmore (1-4, 2A) at Randleman (3-2, 2A)* - R by 39
White Oak (3-1, 3A) at Croatan (2-3, 3A)* - W by 15
Whiteville (4-1, 2A) at East Columbus (2-3, 1A)* - W by 50
Wilkes Central (4-2, 2A) at East Surry (6-0, 2A)* - E by 44
Williams (4-2, 3A) at Eastern Alamance (4-1, 3A)* - E by 9
Wilson Prep (4-1, 1A) at Weldon (1-2, 1A)* - WP by 26
Yancey, Bartlett (4-2, 2A) at Cummings (2-2, 2A)* - C by 16
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Andrews, T.W. (3-3, 2A) at North Forsyth (2-3, 2A)* - N by 10
Apex (5-0, 4A) at Green Level (2-3, 4A)* - A by 22
Aycock, C.B. (5-0, 3A) at South Johnston (3-2, 3A)* - A by 7
Bessemer City (2-4, 1A) at Burns (4-1, 2A)* - Burns by 52
Britt, Jack (3-2, 4A) at Swett, Purnell (2-3, 4A)* - B by 31
Broughton (2-3, 4A) at Leesville Road (4-1, 4A)* - L by 43
Carrboro (2-3, 3A) at Vance County (3-2, 3A)* - V by 31
Cedar Ridge (1-4, 3A) at Orange (1-5, 3A)* - O by 38
Charlotte Christian (4-1, Ind) at Rabun Gap (GA) (4-2, Ind) - C by 4
Cleveland (5-0, 4A) at Fuquay-Varina (2-3, 4A)* - C by 25
Corinth Holders (2-3, 4A) at South Garner (3-2, 4A)* - S by 11
East Bladen (1-5, 2A) at West Bladen (1-4, 2A)* - E by 19
Enka (1-3, 3A) at Roberson, T.C. (4-1, 4A)* - R by 27
Enloe (0-5, 4A) at Cardinal Gibbons (3-2, 4A)* - C by 57
Franklinton (2-3, 3A) at Bunn (4-1, 2A)* - B by 8
Grace Christian (0-5, Ind) at Wake Christian (0-6, Ind)* - W by 17
Heritage (5-0, 4A) at Millbrook (5-0, 4A)* - M by 14
Hickory Grove Christian (5-0, Ind) at Southlake Christian (0-6, Ind)* - H by 14
Hickory Hawks (3-2, Ind) at Sandhills Titans (0-2, Ind) - H by 26
Hillside (5-0, 4A) at Jordan (1-4, 4A)* - H by 46
Hobgood Charter (NC) at Bear Grass Charter (3-3, 1A) - No pick
Holly Springs (4-1, 4A) at Cary (0-5, 4A)* - H by 38
Louisburg (4-1, 2A) at East Chapel Hill (0-4, 4A) - L by 44
Metrolina Christian (2-3, Ind) at Trinity Christian (3-1, Ind) - M by 12
Middle Creek (3-2, 4A) at Green Hope (1-4, 4A)* - M by 32
Northern Durham (2-3, 4A) at Riverside (Durham) (4-1, 4A)* - R by 27
Overhills (3-2, 4A) at Western Harnett (0-5, 3A)* - O by 46
Panther Creek (2-3, 4A) at Apex Friendship (3-2, 4A)* - A by 9
Person (3-2, 3A) at Northwood (3-3, 3A)* - P by 8
Pinecrest (3-2, 4A) at Southern Lee (1-5, 3A)* - P by 43
Providence Day (5-0, Ind) at Charlotte Country Day (3-3, Ind)* - P by 54
Red Springs (0-5, 2A) at Midway (4-2, 2A)* - M by 30
Riverside (Martin) (6-0, 1A) at Perquimans (1-5, 1A)* - R by 38
Robinson, J.M. (4-1, 2A) at Albemarle (1-4, 1A)* - R by 35
Sanderson (3-2, 4A) at Athens Drive (1-4, 3A)* - S by 7
Scotland (3-3, 3A) at Union Pines (2-3, 3A)* - S by 31
Seventy-First (5-0, 3A) at Cape Fear (4-1, 4A)* - S by 16
South Wake Crusaders (0-4, Ind) at Carolina Bearcats (1-4, Ind) - C by 34
Tuscola (5-0, 3A) at North Henderson (2-3, 3A)* - T by 29
Union (0-4, 1A) at Lakewood (4-2, 1A)* - L by 45
Wake Forest (4-1, 4A) at Knightdale (5-0, 4A)* - W by 30
Wake Prep Academy (2-1, Ind) at Mount Zion Christian (2-0, Ind) - W by 1
Wakefield (2-3, 4A) at Rolesville (3-2, 4A)* - R by 38
West Johnston (3-2, 3A) at East Wake (1-4, 3A)* - E by 3
Willow Spring (1-4, 4A) at Garner (0-5, 4A)* - G by 24
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 2022
North Wake Saints (3-2, Ind) at Virginia Spartans (VA) - N by 45
MONDAY OCTOBER 3, 2022
Cox Mill (4-2, 4A) at Brown, A.L. (3-2, 4A)* - C by 7
Pine Forest (3-2, 4A) at Sanford, Terry (4-1, 3A)* - S by 10