HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY FOOTBALL STANDINGS
(through games of Thursday, April 1)
SOUTH FORK 2A
Conf. All PF PA
Maiden 4-0 4-0 128 86
E. Lincoln 3-1 4-1 171 123
W. Lincoln 3-2 3-2 101 57
Newton-Conover 2-2 2-2 91 84
N. Lincoln 1-3 2-3 111 113
Lincolnton 1-3 1-3 35 127
Bandys 1-4 1-4 100 112
Note: Lake Norman Charter is not fielding a varsity team.
Friday’s games
E. Lincoln at W. Lincoln, 7 p.m.
Maiden at Newton-Conover, 7 p.m.
N. Lincoln at Lincolnton, 7 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN FOOTHILLS 2A
Conf. All PF PA
a-Hibriten 5-0 6-0 310 25
b-Bunker Hill 5-1 5-1 225 69
Draughn 4-2 4-2 111 82
E. Burke 4-2 4-2 134 135
W. Caldwell 3-3 3-3 110 130
Fred T. Foard 1-4 1-4 66 192
Patton 1-5 1-5 88 190
W. Iredell 0-6 0-6 37 235
x–clinched at least co-championship; b–clinched No. 2A state playoff bid (could lose and ultimately tie Draughn-E. Burke winner but beat both)… Ultimately, conference determines playoff bid order if all teams have not played all seven conference games.
Thursday’s results
Bunker Hill 48, Patton 0
Draughn 21, W. Caldwell 7
E. Burke 30, Fred T. Foard 14
Hibriten 50, W. Iredell 0
Next Friday’s games
Bunker Hill at W. Caldwell, 7 p.m.
Draughn at E. Burke, 7 p.m.
Fred T. Foard at W. Iredell, 7 p.m.
Hibriten at Patton, 7 p.m.
NORTHWESTERN 3A-4A
Conf. All PF PA
x-Watauga 5-0 5-0 130 45
S. Caldwell (4A) 3-0 3-1 156 54
Alexander Central 4-1 4-2 184 75
Freedom 2-2 2-3 71 152
McDowell (4A) 2-3 2-3 61 126
St. Stephens 0-5 1-5 116 167
Hickory 0-5 0-6 55 184
x–see note
Note: Conference games not played are McDowell at Hickory and Watauga at South Caldwell on Feb. 26 and South Caldwell on Freedom on March 19. They are unlikely to be made up… the 3A team and a 4A team with the best record reach the state playoffs… based on current standings with games left (and unless any missed game are reset), Watauga has clinched the league title and No. 1 state 3A seed and South Caldwell would get the No. 1 4A bid because with only one conference game to go McDowell already has three conference losses. But once the regular-season is completed, the conference can determine how to seed its teams since some schools may have completed a full six-game league schedule and others may not have.
Thursday’s results
Alexander Central 48, Hickory 0
S. Caldwell 44, St. Stephens 13
Watauga 21, Freedom 7
Next Friday’s games
McDowell at Freedom, 7 p.m.
St. Stephens at Hickory, 7 p.m.
S. Caldwell at Alexander Central, 7 p.m.
Watauga at Asheville Roberson, 7 p.m. (non-conference)
