Back for another year for NCPreps.com is Brian Simmons of SimmonsRatings.com and his predictions for week 1 of the North Carolina high school football season.
THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 2022
Apex Friendship (4A) at Millbrook (4A) - M by 19
Atkins (3A) at Walkertown (2A) - W by 28
Bertie (1A) at Northeastern (2A) - N by 64
Byrd, Douglas (3A) at Red Springs (2A) - B by 1
Carver (1A) at North Moore (1A) - N by 27
Gray's Creek (4A) at Hoke County (4A) - H by 11
Harrells Christian (Ind) at Arendell Parrott Academy (NC) - No pick
Hertford County (2A) at Gates County (1A) - H by 36
Hough (4A) vs. Dutch Fork (SC) (at Memorial Stadium) - D by 5
John Paul II Catholic (NC) at Bishop McGuinness (1A) - No pick
Jordan (4A) at Triton (3A) - J by 8
Ledford (3A) at North Stanly (2A) - L by 30
Mallard Creek (4A) vs. Myers Park (4A) (at Memorial Stadium) - MC by 9
Morehead (2A) at Western Guilford (4A) - M by 2
Mount Tabor (4A) at Richmond Senior (4A) - R by 31
North Davidson (3A) at Reagan (4A) - R by 21
North Rowan (1A) at East Rowan (3A) - N by 30
North Stokes (1A) at South Davidson (1A) - S by 1
Northern Durham (3A) at Scotland (3A) S by 37
Northside (Jacksonville) (3A) at Hoggard (4A) - H by 50
Riverside (Durham) (4A) at Cape Fear (3A) - C by 18
Seventy-First (3A) at Smith. E.E. (3A) - Sev by 48
South Columbus (2A) at West Bladen (2A) - W by 1
South Garner (4A) at Ashley (4A) - S by 4
South Stokes (1A) at West Stokes (2A) - W by 9
South View (4A) at Overhills (4A) - S by 23
Southwest Onslow (2A) at Jacksonville (3A) - J by 39
Starmount (1A) at East Surry (2A) - E by 27
Washington (2A) at Pamlico County (1A) - W by 38
West Iredell (3A) at Lake Norman (4A) - L by 54
Westover (3A) at Southern Lee (3A) - W by 35
FRIDAY AUGUST 19, 2022
Alexander Central (4A) at Hickory (3A) - H by 18
Alleghany (1A) at Surry Central (2A) - S by 26
Andrews (1A) at Hickory Hawks (Ind) - A by 29
Andrews, T.W. (2A) at Smith, Ben L. (3A) - S by 25
Anson (2A) at Mountain Island Charter (1A) - M by 6
Apex (4A) at Athens Drive (4A) - Apex by 21
Ashbrook (3A) at Concord (3A) - C by 3
Asheville Christian (Ind) at Ben Lippen(SC) - B by 17
Avery County (1A) at Cherryville (1A) - C by 19
Aycock, C.B. (3A) at Rosewood (1A) - A by 1
Bandys (2A) at St. Stephens (3A) - B by 12
Baylor (TN) at Rabun Gap (GA) (Ind) - B by 18
Bear Grass Charter (1A) at South Creek (1A) - S by 17
Beddingfield (2A)at Fike (3A) - F by 42
Berry Academy (4A) at East Mecklenburg (4A) - B by 16
Bunker Hill (2A) at Cramer, Stuart (3A) - B by 6
Cabarrus (Cannon/Concord co-op) (Ind) at North Raleigh Christian (Ind) - C by 23
Carolina Bearcats (Ind) at Highland Tech (1A) - C by 29
Carrboro (3A) at Yancey, Bartlett (2A) - Y by 35
Carson (3A) at Statesville (3A) - S by 14
Central Cabarrus (3A) at Mount Pleasant (2A) - M by 10
Central Davidson (3A) at Lexington (2A) - C by 48
Chapel Hill (4A) at Cedar Ridge (3A) - CH by 45
Charlotte Latin (Ind) at Christ School (Ind) - CS by 2
Cleveland (4A) at Cary (4A) - Cle by 47
Clinton (2A) at Goldsboro (2A) - C by 44
Community School of Davidson (2A) at Bessemer City (1A) - C by 21
Conley, D.H. (4A) at Laney (4A) - L by 11
Corvian Community School (1A) at Christ the King (1A) - CTK by 20
Crest (3A) at Freedom (3A) - C by 13
Croatan (3A) at Havelock (3A) - H by 41
Cummings (2A) at Williams (3A) - W by 12
Cuthbertson (4A) at Parkwood (3A) - C by 23
Davie County (4A) at Mooresville (4A) - M by 1
Dudley (3A) at Page (4A) - D by 16
East Bladen (2A) at Wallace-Rose Hill (2A) - W by 48
East Chapel Hill (4A) at Bunn (2A) - B by 46
East Davidson (2A) at Providence Grove (2A) - P by 18
East Duplin (2A) at Dixon (3A) - E by 42
East Rutherford (2A) at West Henderson (3A) - W by 30
East Wake (3A) at Southern Nash (3A) - S by 14
East Wilkes (1A) at West Wilkes (2A) - E by 13
Eastern Randolph (1A) at Eastern Alamance (3A) - EA by 20
Elkin (1A) at North Wilkes (2A) - N by 13
Enloe (4A) at Southeast Raleigh (4A) - E by 3
Fairmont (2A) at Lumberton (4A) - L by 19
Forest Hills (2A) at Piedmont (4A) - F by 4
Forestview (3A) at Burns (2A) - B by 15
Franklin (3A) at Murphy (1A) - M by 18
Franklinton (3A) at Corinth Holders (4A) - C by 23
Garinger (4A) at Harding (4A)- H by 45
Grace Christian (Ind) at Trinity Christian (Ind)* - T by 31
Green Hope (4A) at Broughton (4A) - B by 5
Green Level (4A) at Sanderson (4A) - S by 31
Greene Central (2A) at North Lenoir (2A) - G by 1
Grimsley (4A) at Clayton (4A) - G by 30
Harnett Central (3A) at West Johnston (3A) - W by 19
Hibriten (3A) at East Lincoln (3A) - E by 19
Hickory Ridge (4A) at Huss, Hunter (3A) - HR by 50
Hobbton (1A) at Midway (2A) - M by 18
Holly Springs (4A) at Heritage (4A) - Her by 24
Hopewell (4A) at Cox Mill (4A) - C by 26
Hunt (3A) at Rose, J.H. (3A) - R by 2
Jefferson, Thomas (1A) - at Draughn (1A) - D by 6
Jones Senior (1A) at South Lenoir (2A) - S by 19
Jordan-Matthews (2A) at Southwestern Randolph (2A) - S by 44
Kenan, James (2A) at Ayden-Grifton (2A) - K by 14
Kings Mountain (3A) at Shelby (2A) - S by 5
KIPP Pride Academy (1A) at Washington County (1A) - K by 1
Knightdale (4A) at Garner (4A) - K by 7
Leesville Road (4A) at Wakefield (4A) - L by 25
Legion Collegiate (SC) at Providence Day (Ind) - P by 52
Madison (2A) at Tuscola (3A) - T by 27
Maiden (2A) at Foard (3A) - M by 55
Manteo (2A) at Perquimans (1A) - P by 32
Marvin Ridge (4A) at Monroe (2A) - MR by 12
McDowell (4A) at R-S Central (2A) - R by 3
Middle Creek (4A) at Fuquay-Varina (4A) - M by 15
Mitchell (1A) at Erwin (3A) - Mit by 13
Mount Airy (1A) at North Surry (2A) - M by 22
Mountain Heritage (1A) at Chase (2A) - C by 31
New Hanover (4A) at New Bern (4A) - NB by 34
North Brunswick (3A) at Whiteville (2A) - N by 2
North Forsyth (2A) at Forbush (2A) - F by 9
\North Gaston (3A) at East Gaston (2A) - E by 26
North Henderson (3A) at Hendersonville (2A) - H by 37
North Iredell (3A) at South Iredell (4A) - S by 22
North Johnston (2A) at Farmville Central (2A) - F by 18
North Mecklenburg (4A) at Brown, A.L. (4A) - Even - B
North Wake Saints (Ind) at High Point Christian (Ind) - H by 29
Northampton County (1A) at Roanoke Rapids (2A) - R by 10
Northern Guilford (4A) at Eastern Guilford (3A) - N by 18
Northern Nash (3A) at Southwest Edgecombe (2A) - N by 37
Northside (Pinetown) (1A) at Camden County (2A) - N by 24\
Northwest Cabarrus (3A) at West Cabarrus (4A) - W by 27
Northwest Guilford (4A) at East Forsyth (4A) - E by 42
Northwood (3A) at Lee County (3A) - L by 43
Oak Grove (3A) at Southwest Guilford (4A) - O by 1
Palisades (4A) at West Mecklenburg (3A) - W by 24
Panther Creek (4A) at Hillside (4A) - P by 1
Pasquotank County (2A) at Northwest Halifax (1A) - P by 13
Patton (2A) at East Burke (2A) - E by 5
Pender (1A) at Lejeune (1A) - P by 58
Person (3A) at Webb, J.F. (2A) - P by 16
Pine Forest (4A) at Britt, Jack (4A) - P by 10
Pisgah (3A) at Brevard (2A) - P by 28
Polk County (2A) at Newton-Conover (2A) - P by 7
Porter Ridge (4A) at Rocky River (4A) - P by 32
Princeton (2A) at Smithfield-Selma(3A) - P by 7
Providence (4A) at Ardrey Kell (4A) - A by 27
Ragsdale (4A) at Northeast Guilford (3A) - R by 8
Randleman (2A) at Asheboro (3A) - R by 6
Ravenscroft (Ind) at Granville Central (2A) - R by 30
Reidsville (2A) at Western Alamance (3A) - R by 20
Reynolds, R.J.(4A) at High Point Central (3A) - R by 18
Richlands (3A) at South Brunswick (3A) - S by 28
Riverside (Williamston) (1A) at North Pitt (2A) - N by 19
Robbinsville (1A) at Asheville (4A) - A by 29
Robinson, J.M. (2A) at Independence (4A) - I by 5
Rockingham County (3A) at McMichael (2A) - M by 5
Rocky Mount (3A) at Tarboro (1A) - T by 10
Rolesville (4A) at Pinecrest (4A) - R by 15
Rosman (1A) at East Henderson (3A) - E by 30
Sanford, Terry (3A) at Glenn (4A) - G by 22
Smoky Mountain (3A) at Cherokee (1A) - S by 13
South Caldwell (4A) at West Caldwell (2A) - S by 43
South Central (3A) at Kinston (2A) - Even - K
South Granville (2A) at Orange (3A) - S by 15
South Mecklenburg (4A) at Charlotte Catholic (4A) - S by 6
South Point (3A) at Lincolnton (2A) - S by 23
South Rowan (3A) at Parkland (4A) - P by 2
South Stanly (1A) at West Stanly (2A) - W by 35
Southeast Halifax (1A) at Nash Central (2A) - N by 29
Southern Alamance (4A) at Graham (2A) - S by 48
Southern Durham (3A) at Wake Forest (4A) - W by 35
Southern Guilford (3A) at Southeast Guilford (4A) - SEG by 43
Southern Wayne (3A) at Eastern Wayne (2A) - E by 16
Southlake Christian (Ind) at Lake Norman Charter (3A) - L by 6
Southside (1A) at North Duplin (1A) - S by 30
Spring Creek (2A) at Lakewood (1A) - L by 26
St. Pauls (2A) at Metrolina Christian (Ind) - S by 11
Sun Valley (4A) at Olympic (4A) - O by 28
Swain County (1A) at North Buncombe (3A) - S by 23
Swansboro (3A) at East Carteret (2A) - S by 7
Swett, Purnell (4A) at Seaforth (2A) - Sea by 8
TEACH Beach Breakers (VA) at Currituck County (3A) - C by 41
Thomasville (1A) at Albemarle (1A) - T by 41
Topsail (4A) at Trask, Heide (2A) - Top by 35
Towns County (GA) at Hayesville (1A) - H by 3
Trinity (2A) at Chatham Central (1A) - T by 37
Union Academy (1A) at Wake Prep Academy (Ind) - U by 11
Union Pines (3A) at Montgomery Central (3A) - M by 4
Vance County (3A) at Warren County (1A) - V by 22
Wake Christian (Ind) at Hickory Grove Christian (Ind) - H by 14
Watauga (4A) at Roberson, T.C. (4A) - W by 45
Weddington (4A) at Charlotte Christian (Ind) - W by 32
West Brunswick (3A) at Carolina Forest (SC) - C by 20
West Carteret (3A) at West Craven (2A) - W Cart by 3
West Charlotte (3A) at Butler (4A) - B by 26
West Columbus (1A) at Union (1A) - W by 29
West Davidson (2A) at Wheatmore (2A) - WD by 4
West Forsyth (4A) at Reynolds, A.C. (4A) - WF by 21
West Lincoln (2A) at North Lincoln (3A) - N by 11
West Rowan (3A) at Salisbury (2A) - S by 19
Western Harnett (3A) at South Johnston (3A) - S by 40
Wilkes Central (2A) at Ashe County (3A) - W by 7
Wilson Prep (1A) at East Columbus (1A) - E by 27
SATURDAY AUGUST 20, 2022
Cardinal Gibbons (4A) vs. Chambers (4A) (at Rock Hill, SC) Cham by 3
Greensboro Predators (Ind) at Cabarrus Stallions (Ind)* - C by 23
