North Carolina High School Football - R-S Central over East Burke
October 10, 2025: Connelly Springs, NC 28612 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC) and the host East Burke Cavaliers (Connelly Springs, NC), witnessed R-S Central's football squad knock off East Burke by a tally of 27-14.
The Hilltoppers (4-3) will now prepare for their bout against Hibriten (Lenoir, NC). The Panthers go into the Western Piedmont 3A/4A bout with a 6-1 record. In their last bout, Hibriten beat Draughn (Valdese, NC), 56-0, in a league bout.
The Cavaliers now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Chase for a Western Piedmont 3A/4A bout on Friday, October 17. East Burke will encounter a Trojans team coming off a 56-7 league loss to East Rutherford (Bostic, NC). The Trojans record now stands at 3-4.