Western Alamance High School football team lines up against Southern Alamance during their Friday night game in Elon on Sept. 10, 2021.
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Friday night's results
CUMMINGS 46, CHATHAM CENTRAL 0:Â Jonathan Paylor scored four touchdowns and host Cummings High School defeated Chatham Central in a Mid-Carolina 1-A / 2-A Conference opener.
Paylor returned a pair of punts for touchdowns, one of 60 yards and another of 74 yards, and caught four passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns for the Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0).
Zion Crawley made his first start at quarterback for Cummings and rushed 10 times for 69 yards and two touchdowns. He was 4-for-9 passing for 84 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Zyneal White added a rushing touchdown for the Cavaliers.
Chatham Central is 0-4, 0-1.
• BARTLETT YANCEY 44, GRAHAM 22: At Yanceyville, Bartlett Yancey trounced the visiting Red Devils in a Mid-Carolina 1-A / 2-A Conference opener for both schools.
Bartlett Yancey is 4-0, 1-0.
Graham is 2-2, 0-1.
• WILLIAMS 34, PITTSBORO NORTHWOOD 7: The host Bulldogs rolled to victory in a Central Carolina 3-A Conference opener.
Williams is now 2-3, 1-0.
Northwood is 1-3, 0-1.
• WESTERN ALAMANCE 44, ORANGE 7: At Elon, the host Warriors overpowered Orange in a Central Carolina 3-A Conference opener to give Western Alamance its first victory of the season.
Western Alamance is 1-3, 1-0.
Orange is 1-4, 0-1.
• EASTERN GUILFORD 58, NORTHEAST GUILFORD 8: At McLeansville, the visiting Wildcats throttled Northeast Guilford in a Mid-State 3-A Conference opener.
Eastern Guilford is 2-1, 1-0.
Northeast Guilford is 0-4, 0-1.
Below you can find the schedule and scoreboard for Week 5 of high school football around Alamance County. Scores will automatically update as they roll in on game day.
Keep checking in
Welcome to the scoreboard! Scores refresh every 60 seconds, so be sure to check in often, and we'll be adding highlights from social media and reporters throughout the night.
Friday night highlights
What to know
Here's a capsule look at your Week 5 matchups
COVID-19 protocols
Central 3-A Conference teams will be subject to new COVID-related protocols when they travel to Orange County schools for athletic competitions. Here's what that means for three Alamance County programs in that league.
Statewide scores
Here are results from across North Carolina for games played Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
- Apex Middle Creek 20, Holly Springs 12
- Asheville 54, North Davidson 0
- Asheville Erwin 27, Enka 0
- Avery County 58, Rosman 12
- Bartlett Yancey 44, Graham 22
- Belmont South Point 28, Belmont Cramer 21
- Bethel Christian Academy-Kinston 32, Pungo Christian 12
- Burlington Cummings 46, Chatham Central 0
- Burlington Williams 34, Pittsboro Northwood 0
- Burnsville Mountain Heritage 16, Swain County 10
- Camden County 28, Pasquotank County 8
- Canton Pisgah 28, Sylva Smoky Mountain 16
- Cary 23, Green Level 14
- Cary Christian 30, Rocky Mount Academy 24
- Cary Panther Creek 54, Apex 20
- Chambers 64, West Mecklenburg 6
- Chapel Hill 35, Person 21
- Charlotte Catholic 21, Charlotte Providence 14
- Charlotte Latin 33, Legion Collegiate, S.C. 0
- Charlotte Mallard Creek 29, West Charlotte 14
- Charlotte Myers Park 52, Charlotte Berry Tech 3
- Charlotte Olympic 35, Charlotte Harding 0
- Christ Church Episcopal, S.C. 48, Asheville School 20
- Claremont Bunker Hill 20, Lincolnton 6
- Clayton 7, Fuquay-Varina 0
- Clayton Cleveland 50, Wendell Corinth Holders 7
- Clinton 56, Fairmont 6
- Concord 30, East Rowan 0
- Cornelius Hough 53, North Mecklenburg 14
- Davidson Community School 45, Kernersville McGuinness 7
- Davie County 73, Winston-Salem Reynolds 28
- Durham Hillside 63, South Granville 12
- Durham Jordan 36, Greenville Conley 35
- East Columbus 46, Lejeune 0
- East Davidson 34, Lexington 12
- East Duplin 41, Warsaw Kenan 6
- East Gaston 35, Cherokee 26
- East Surry 61, North Wilkes 6
- Eastern Alamance 28, Southern Alamance 14
- Eastern Wayne 18, Newton Grove Hobbton 13
- Edenton Holmes 64, Manteo 0
- Elkin 29, North Stokes 20
- Erwin Triton 37, Fayetteville Smith 34
- Fayetteville Britt 49, Fayetteville Byrd 0
- Fayetteville Sanford 14, Spring Lake Overhills 6
- Franklin 48, East Henderson 0
- Friendship 35, Morrisville Green Hope 14
- Garner 38, South Garner 7
- Gaston KIPP Pride 20, North Edgecombe 19
- Gastonia Forestview 43, North Gaston 20
- Greensboro Dudley 57, High Point Central 0
- Greensboro Grimsley 27, Southeast Guilford 17
- Greensboro Page 41, Southwest Guilford 20
- Halifax Academy 74, Community Christian 24
- Harnett Central 28, Western Harnett 13
- Harrells Christian 64, Raleigh Wake Christian 8
- Hendersonville 49, R-S Central 42
- Hickory 22, East Lincoln 21
- Hickory Ridge 48, Kannapolis Brown 14
- Hickory St. Stephens 21, West Iredell 0
- Indian Trail Porter Ridge 22, Charlotte Ardrey Kell 14
- Jacksonville White Oak 44, Rocky Point Trask 0
- Kings Mountain 45, Gastonia Huss 6
- Kinston Parrott Academy 50, Raleigh St. David's 8
- Kinston 55, South Lenoir 12
- Lake Norman Charter 48, Monroe Union Academy 18
- Lawndale Burns 72, Gastonia Highland Tech 0
- Lawrence Academy 32, Lasker Northeast 8
- Lee County 42, Cameron Union Pines 0
- Marshville Forest Hills 13, Montgomery Central 10
- Matthews Butler 70, Charlotte Garinger 0
- McDowell County 16, Asheville Roberson 6
- Mint Hill Rocky River 48, East Mecklenburg 0
- Mitchell County 63, Madison County 20
- Monroe 60, Monroe Sun Valley 21
- Monroe Parkwood 22, Monroe Piedmont 21
- Mooresboro Jefferson 42, Bessemer City 0
- Mooresville 33, Concord Cox Mill 14
- Morganton Freedom 42, Central Cabarrus 19
- Murphy 63, Cherokee, Tenn. 23
- New Bern 42, Havelock 7
- Newton Grove Midway 49, Red Springs 22
- Newton-Conover 37, West Caldwell 6
- North Forsyth 32, Eden Morehead 0
- North Henderson 49, West Henderson 14
- North Iredell 34, Newton Foard 0
- North Pitt 42, Greene Central 12
- North Rowan 57, South Davidson 0
- North Surry 26, Wilkes Central 20
- Northern Guilford 49, Jamestown Ragsdale 8
- Northwest Cabarrus 25, South Rowan 20
- Northwest Guilford 43, Western Guilford 0
- Oak Grove 27, West Stanly 0
- Pamlico County 32, North Duplin 8
- Pender County 54, Holly Ridge Dixon 0
- Pfafftown Reagan 22, East Forsyth 18
- Pinetown Northside 34, Croatan 14
- Polk County 41, Morganton Patton 8
- Princeton 42, Richlands 0
- Rabun Gap-Nachoochee, Ga. 37, Arden Christ School 13
- Raleigh Leesville Road 13, Wake Forest 10
- Raleigh Ravenscroft 55, Trinity Christian 26
- Raleigh Wakefield 23, Northern Durham 0
- Randleman 31, North Stanly 28
- Riverside Martin 58, Gates County 36
- Roanoke Rapids 38, Franklinton 0
- Robert B. Glenn 63, Winston-Salem Parkland 0
- Rockingham County 14, Southern Guilford 6
- Rolesville 64, Raleigh Broughton 26
- Salisbury 49, Thomasville 21
- Scotland 52, Hoke County 6
- Shelby 63, Cherryville 21
- Shelby Crest 44, Gastonia Ashbrook 27
- South Brunswick 35, Topsail 14
- South Caldwell 44, Lenoir Hibriten 42
- South Central Pitt 20, Jacksonville Northside 7
- South Johnston 21, Smithfield-Selma 14
- South Mecklenburg 17, Catawba Ridge, S.C. 3
- South Stokes 44, Alleghany County 25
- SouthWest Edgecombe 47, Farmville Central 29
- Southeast Halifax 45, Warren County 32
- Southern Nash 13, Nash Central 6
- Statesville 14, North Lincoln 5
- Tarboro 54, Perquimans 40
- Thomasville Ledford 34, Providence Grove 14
- Trinity 48, Carrboro 8
- Trinity Wheatmore 34, Asheboro 32
- Valdese Draughn 36, Swannanoa Owen 7
- Wake Forest Heritage 52, Raleigh Athens Drive 7
- Wallace-Rose Hill 62, Southwest Onslow 22
- Washington County 34, Robersonville South Creek 20
- Watauga County 54, Ashe County 7
- Waxhaw Cuthbertson 27, Concord Robinson 6
- Waynesville Tuscola 46, Hayesville 21
- Weldon 12, Northwest Halifax 8
- West Carteret 33, East Carteret 0
- West Columbus 54, Salemburg Lakewood 24
- West Forsyth 36, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 14
- West Johnston 42, Wilson Fike 21
- West Lincoln 20, Catawba Bandys 17, OT
- West Rowan 49, China Grove Carson 14
- Western Alamance 44, Orange 7
- Whiteville 48, Goldsboro 0
- Wilmington Hoggard 28, West Brunswick 14
- Wilson Hunt 49, Pikeville Aycock 0
- Winston-Salem Atkins 20, Greensboro Smith 12
- Winston-Salem Carver 32, Christ the King High School 26, OT
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
- Ayden-Grifton vs. West Craven, ccd.
- Bear Grass vs. Jones County, ccd.
- Brevard vs. Andrews, ppd.
- Cape Fear vs. Lumberton, ppd. to Sep 18th.
- East Bladen vs. West Bladen, ppd. to Sep 20th.
- East Wilkes vs. Mount Airy, ccd.
- Fayetteville Pine Forest vs. Fayetteville Westover, ppd.
- Goldsboro Rosewood vs. Pinetown Northside, ccd.
- North Buncombe vs. Asheville Reynolds, ppd. to Sep 20th.
- Pembroke Swett vs. Gray's Creek, ppd.
- Richmond County vs. Southern Lee, ppd. to Oct 12th.
- Siler City Jordan-Matthews vs. Swansboro, ccd.
- South Stanly vs. Central Davidson, ccd.
- St. Pauls vs. Charlotte Providence Day, ccd.
- Wilson Beddingfield vs. Croatan, ccd.
What happened in Week 4
Here's Times-News coverage from last week's high school football action
Prospect watch
USA TODAY Network recruiting reporter Chapel Fowler breaks down performances by some of the state's top prospects every week
Recruiting ladder: Mountain Island Charter's record-breaking duo among Week 4 standouts
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