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The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Lincoln Charter (Denver, NC) by a score of 50-6.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lincoln Charter	21	15	14	0	50
Highland Tech	0	6	0	0	6

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Game Stats

Lincoln Charter (25-26)

Lincoln Charter has not entered stats for this game.

Highland Tech (25-26)

Highland Tech

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	QB Rate
	Team Totals	16	27	188	.593	11.8	1	6	53.2
11	Julien Costner (Fr)	10	16	96	.625	9.6		3	39.6
40	Brandon Rice (Sr)	6	11	92	.545	15.3	1	3	73.1

Highland Tech

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	8	33	4.1	6
6	Eden Barnes (Sr)	3	12	4.0
9	Michael Smith (Jr)	1	1	1.0
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	2	10	5.0	6
40	Brandon Rice (Sr)	2	10	5.0	6

Highland Tech

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	15	192	12.8	30	1
3	Jalen Bernard (Jr)	1	24	24.0	24
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)	7	118	16.9	30	1
6	Eden Barnes (Sr)	2	12	6.0	10
9	Michael Smith (Jr)	4	36	9.0	18
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	1	2	2.0

Highland Tech

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	33	192	87	312
3	Jalen Bernard (Jr)		24		24
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)		118		118
6	Eden Barnes (Sr)	12	12		24
8	Jaydien Bates (Sr)			16	16
9	Michael Smith (Jr)	1	36		37
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	10	2	64	76
33	Graham Kucera (So)			7	7
40	Brandon Rice (Sr)	10			10

Highland Tech

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	33	188	192	221
3	Jalen Bernard (Jr)			24	24
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)			118	118
6	Eden Barnes (Sr)	12		12	24
9	Michael Smith (Jr)	1		36	37
11	Julien Costner (Fr)		96		96
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	10		2	12
40	Brandon Rice (Sr)	10	92		102

Highland Tech

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	25	17	42	1.0
3	Jalen Bernard (Jr)	1	1	2
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)	2	2	4
6	Eden Barnes (Sr)	3	1	4
8	Jaydien Bates (Sr)	1	1	2
9	Michael Smith (Jr)	4	1	5
20	A. Mowlds (Jr)	1		1
21	Brayden Clemmer (Jr)	1		1
22	Jayden Reed (Jr)	2	2	4
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	3	1	4
32	Robert Davis (Jr)	1	2	3
51	Travis Woods (Sr)	2	4	6
52	Keith Porter (So)	1	1	2
68	Jacori Ward (Jr)	1		1
70	Gavin Hote (Fr)	1		1	1.0
90	Braylon Johnson (Jr)	1	1	2

Highland Tech

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	1
21	Brayden Clemmer (Jr)	1

Highland Tech

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	76	38.0	38
44	Dirk Leibacher (Jr)	2	76	38.0	38

Highland Tech

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	18	18.0	18
44	Dirk Leibacher (Jr)	1	18	18.0	18

Highland Tech

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	6	87	14.5	36	87
8	Jaydien Bates (Sr)	1	16	16.0	16	16
23	T. Redlinger (Sr)	3	64	21.3	36	64
33	Graham Kucera (So)	2	7	3.5	7	7

Highland Tech

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6				6
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)	1	6				6

Highland Tech

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals		1					1
4	Irvin Thompson (Jr)		1					1

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Highland Tech trounced by Lincoln Charter

August 22, 2025: Gastonia, NC 28052

The Highland Tech Rams football team (Gastonia, NC), was crushed 50-6 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting Lincoln Charter Eagles (Denver, NC)

The Eagles (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC). The Rebels go into the non-league bout with a 0-1 record. In their last bout, West Lincoln was crushed by North Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC), 41-14, in a non-league bout.

The Rams now own a 0-1 record. They play next when they host Shelby for a Southern Piedmont 2A/3A/4A bout on Friday, September 5.

Check In
1st Quarter
6 - 0 The scorer has checked in. LC 6, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:07p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Hundreds

Posted @ 7:07p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 7:07p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Fair

Posted @ 7:07p
12 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - 12 Yd Rushing TD. LC 12, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:08p
13 - 0

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 13, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:09p
7 - 0

Score Correction
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter
Score correction for Lincoln Charter in 1st Quarter. LC 7, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:09p
7 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Highland Tech1st Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter kicked off to Highland Tech. Highland Tech has the ball on their own 25-yard line. LC 7, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:11p
7 - 0

Punt
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Highland Tech has punted to Lincoln Charter. Lincoln Charter has the ball on Highland Tech's 26-yard line. LC 7, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:14p
13 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - #8 Jeremiah Benton with a 12 Yd Rushing TD. LC 13, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:18p
14 - 0

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 14, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:19p
14 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Highland Tech1st Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter kicked off to Highland Tech. Highland Tech has the ball on their own 6-yard line. LC 14, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:21p
14 - 0

Interception
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - #0 King Davis intercepts a Highland Tech pass and has the ball on Highland Tech's 7-yard line. LC 14, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:24p
20 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - #8 Jeremiah Benton with a 4 Yd Rushing TD. LC 20, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:27p
21 - 0

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 21, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:28p
21 - 0

Possession Update - Kickoff
Highland Tech1st Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter kicked off to Highland Tech. Highland Tech has the ball. LC 21, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:30p
21 - 0

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
LC 21, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:35p
21 - 0

Interception
Lincoln Charter2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - #0 King Davis intercepts a Highland Tech pass and has the ball on their own 20-yard line. LC 21, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:39p
27 - 0

Rushing Touchdown
Lincoln Charter2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - #7 Braydon Walden with a 25 Yd Rushing TD. LC 27, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:47p
29 - 0

Two Point Pass Completed
Lincoln Charter2nd Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - Pass completed for a 2Pt Conversion. LC 29, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:48p
35 - 0

Pick-6
Lincoln Charter2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - Pick 6! #0 King Davis with the return. LC 35, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:54p
36 - 0

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 36, HTHS 0

Posted @ 7:56p
36 - 6

Passing Touchdown
Highland Tech2nd Quarter Under a minute
Highland Tech - #40 Brandon Rice 30 Yd pass completed to #4 Irvin Thompson for a TD. LC 36, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:06p
36 - 6

Passing Two Point Conversion Failed
Highland Tech2nd Quarter Under a minute
Highland Tech - 2Pt Conversion Failed. LC 36, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:06p
36 - 6

Halftime
Halftime
LC 36, HTHS 6

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Posted @ 8:14p
36 - 6

Start of 3rd Quarter
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter
Lincoln Charter to kick off to Highland Tech.

Posted @ 8:37p
36 - 6

Interception
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter intercepts a Highland Tech pass. LC 36, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:38p
42 - 6

Rushing Touchdown
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - Rushing TD. LC 42, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:38p
43 - 6

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 43, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:40p
43 - 6

Interception
Highland Tech3rd Quarter ~5 minutes to go
Highland Tech intercepts a Lincoln Charter pass and has the ball on their own 14-yard line. LC 43, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:57p
43 - 6

Interception
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter ~3 minutes to go
Lincoln Charter intercepts a Highland Tech pass. LC 43, HTHS 6

Posted @ 8:59p
49 - 6

Pick-6
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter Under a minute
Lincoln Charter - Pick 6! LC 49, HTHS 6

Posted @ 9:06p
50 - 6

Made Point After
Lincoln Charter3rd Quarter Under a minute
Lincoln Charter - PAT Good. LC 50, HTHS 6

Posted @ 9:06p
50 - 6

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
LC 50, HTHS 6

Posted @ 9:13p
50 - 6

End of Game
Final
LC 50, HTHS 6

Posted @ 9:23p

LC @ Highland Tech Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 22, 2025 @ 7p

The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Lincoln Charter (Denver, NC) by a score of 50-6.

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Rankings & Records

Lincoln Charter (25-26)

National
5,895

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
1-0	0-0	1-0	1.000	50	6

Highland Tech (25-26)

National	NC	Class
13,235	398	39

Overall	Home	Away	Win %	PF	PA
0-1	0-1	0-0	.000	6	50

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Lincoln Charter	21.0	15.0	14.0	0	50.0
Highland Tech	0	6.0	0	0	6.0

Team Stat Comparison

Lincoln Charter		Highland Tech
-	Rushing Yards Per Game	33.0
-	Passing Yards Per Game	188.0
-	Receiving Yards Per Game	192.0
-	Total Yards Per Game	221.0
-	Tackles Per Game	42.0
-	Points Per Game	6.0

Team Leaders

Lincoln Charter		Highland Tech	National Avg.
-	Rushing Yards Per Game	#6 Eden Barnes12.0	22.9
-	Passing Yards Per Game	#11 Julien Costner96.0	33.7
-	Receiving Yards Per Game	#4 Irvin Thompson118.0	20.7
-	Total Yards Per Game	#4 Irvin Thompson118.0	44.9
-	Tackles Per Game	#51 Travis Woods6.0	3.5
-	Points Per Game	#4 Irvin Thompson6.0	5.4

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Lincoln Charter	0-0		Highland Tech	0-0

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/29/25	Lincoln Charter	West Lincoln			10/17/25	Highland Tech	West Lincoln

Record Breakdown

Lincoln Charter (25-26)		Highland Tech (25-26)
1-0	Overall	0-1
0-0	League	0-0
1-0	Non-League	0-1
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
0-0	Home	0-1
1-0	Away	0-0
0-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
1-0	In-State	0-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0