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The R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC) JV football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against McDowell (Marion, NC) by a score of 16-12.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
McDowell066012
R-S Central008816
Final score provided by B. Hutchins.
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Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - McDowell edged by R-S Central

August 21, 2025: Rutherfordton, NC 28139

The R-S Central Hilltoppers tipped the visiting McDowell Titans football squad by a margin of 16-12 in Thursday's non-league test.

The Hilltoppers now sport a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to North Henderson for a non-league test on Thursday, August 28. R-S Central will meet a Knights squad coming off a 34-6 non-league loss to Enka (Enka, NC). The Knights record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, McDowell falls to 0-1 on the year. The Titans host Asheville (Asheville, NC) to face the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, August 28. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 0-1. Asheville lost 22-0 in their recent non-league challenge against East Rutherford (Bostic, NC)

McDowell @ R-S Central Football Game Info

Thu., Aug. 21, 2025 @ 6p
The R-S Central (Rutherfordton, NC) JV football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against McDowell (Marion, NC) by a score of 16-12.

Rankings & Records

McDowell (25-26)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
1-80-11-30-5.111.00098306

R-S Central (25-26)

OverallConferenceHomeAwayWin %Conference %PFPA
4-61-41-43-2.400.200238237

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
McDowell
01.21.21.610.9
R-S Central
3.55.59.55.523.8

Record Breakdown

McDowell (25-26)

R-S Central (25-26)

1-8
Overall
4-6
0-1
League
1-4
1-7
Non-League
3-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-0
Common Opponent
0-0
1-3
Home
1-4
0-5
Away
3-2
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
1-8
In-State
4-5
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1