Game of the Week: Lincolnton (0-1) @ South Point (0-1): Neither team expected to start the season like they did. Lincolnton was upset last week by North Lincoln 26-13. South Point found themselves on the wrong side of a 35-13 blowout. With the loss, the Red Raiders have their 39 game regular season winning streak snapped. Both teams are determined to avoid starting the season 0-2. The Red Raiders have not started 0-2 since 2010. One of those losses was to Lincolnton 43-42 in overtime. It is not likely the Red Raiders will start 0-2 this time around, but there’s a reason they play the game.
My pick: South Point 34 – Lincolnton 27
Ashbrook (1-0) @ Crest (1-0): Crest ended a long losing streak to South Point last week as they smashed the Red Raiders 35-13. Now Crest is hopeful to keep a winning streak of their own alive against another Gaston County opponent. The Chargers have won six straight against Ashbrook including a 23-13 victory in the second round of the playoffs last year. Ashbrook is looking to snap the losing streak against the Chargers. The last time the Green Wave beat Crest was in 2010 when Ashbrook upset Crest 20-17. Ashbrook’s defense pitched a shutout last week in a 23-0 rout of Burns, but the offense sputtered in the second half. To have a chance at a victory, Ashbrook will need to be clicking in both phases.
My pick: Crest 24 – Ashbrook 17
Clover, SC (0-1) @ Forestview (1-0): The Jaguars begin the season with a win for the first time in five years after drubbing Nation Ford 48-28. Now, the Jaguars turn their focus over to Clover. Forestview is hoping to make it three wins in a row over Clover. But the Blue Eagles will have other ideas. Another year under Coach Chad Smith’s system should provide them with much needed growth. Look for this to be much closer than last year’s 41-6 blowout victory.
My pick: Forestview 35 – Clover 21
North Gaston (1-0) @ East Rutherford (0-1): North Gaston started the season off on the right foot and hopes to keep the momentum going. But East Rutherford will be a tougher task than last week’s game. Last year, the Wildcats toppled the Cavaliers 43-42. Could this be another one of those exciting games?
My pick: East Rutherford 27 – North Gaston 24
Hunter Huss (0-1) @ Vance (1-0): Huss’s tough nonconference schedule just got tougher. Vance opened up the season with a dominant 49-0 win over West Mecklenburg. The Huskies lost a tough one to Kings Mountain 34-21. It was 21-0 at some point in the first half. The Huskies are going to need to bring their A+ game in order to be competitive in this game.
My pick: Vance 42 – Hunter Huss 7
R-S Central (1-0) @ Stuart Cramer (0-1): Expect more growing pains for the Stuart Cramer. The Storm dropped their opener against Thomas Jefferson last week 28-7. The Hilltoppers are coming off a 26-15 win over McDowell. This game could get away from Cramer rather quickly.
My pick: R-S Central 35 – Stuart Cramer 7
East Gaston (0-1) @ Kings Mountain (1-0): Kings Mountain is looking to build on last week’s 34-21 victory over Hunter Huss. East Gaston is out to show that they are a completely different team from last year. The Warriors gave East Lincoln a run for their money in the first half last week. They even had a 14-6 lead before watching it dwindle as the Mustangs walked away with a 35-14 win. The Mountaineers will likely be another tall mountain to climb, though. But if East Gaston can show the same fight that they showed against a stout East Lincoln team, this game may get interesting.
My pick: Kings Mountain 38 – East Gaston 21
Shelby (1-0) @ A.C. Reynolds (0-1): If last year’s game with A.C. Reynolds is any indication, this game could be one for the books. Reynolds left Blanton Stadium last year with a 49-42 victory. The Rockets are hoping to avoid dropping two in a row at home as they lost 43-35 to West Forsyth last week. Shelby started the season off on fire, whipping Polk County 50-20. The Golden Lions are hoping to avenge last year’s loss to the Rockets. This could be another back-and-forth game just like last year’s contest.
My pick: Shelby 42 – A.C. Reynolds 38
Q Foundation (0-0) @ East Lincoln (1-0): After struggling early to East Gaston last week, the Mustangs pulled away with the victory (35-14). Don’t look for the Mustangs to have much trouble with the Q Foundation.
My pick: East Lincoln 42 – Q Foundation 6
North Lincoln (1-0) @ West Lincoln (1-0): North Lincoln started the season with a surprising 26-13 upset over Lincolnton. West Lincoln also started off with a win. They topped Draughn 34-21. The Rebels are hoping to put together two consecutive winning seasons. The Knights are just trying to get a winning season, period. This could be a shootout.
My pick: North Lincoln 26 – West Lincoln 20
Highland Tech (0-0) @ Central Academy (0-1): Highland Tech begins their season this week as they travel to Monroe to take on Central Academy. Like last year and the previous years, depth will continue to be a concern for the Rams.
My pick: Central Academy 38 – Highland Tech 0
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