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The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 42-0.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
HGCHS	-	-	-	-	42
Highland Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Final score provided by J. Quesinberry.

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Game Stats

Hickory Grove Christian (23-24)

Highland Tech (23-24)

Hickory Grove Christian

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	QB Rate
	Team Totals	4	10	64	.400	16.0	2	101.7
7	Zach Pierce (So)	1	3	10	.333	10.0	1	83.3
15	Grant Powell (Sr)	3	7	54	.429	18.0	1	109.5

Highland Tech

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	2	4	10	.500	5.0		0	8	56.3
15	Ryan Kepler (Sr)	2	4	10	.500	5.0		0	8	56.3

Hickory Grove Christian

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	21	139	6.6	3
4	Hayden Canfield (Sr)	2	6	3.0
7	Zach Pierce (So)	1	-3	-3.0
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	3	27	9.0	2
12	Kendall Maxwell (Jr)	12	45	3.8
15	Grant Powell (Sr)	1	-6	-6.0
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	2	70	35.0	1

Highland Tech

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	18	48	2.7	6
5	Elijah Whitted (Sr)	2	4	2.0	4
6	Micah Hinton (Sr)	4	17	4.3	6
15	Ryan Kepler (Sr)	2	1	0.5	3
21	Carmelo Adams (Jr)	3	11	3.7	4
22	Jonah Jefferies (Jr)	7	15	2.1	4

Hickory Grove Christian

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	4	64	16.0	2
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)	1	10	10.0	1
7	Zach Pierce (So)	1	6	6.0
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	1	12	12.0
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	1	36	36.0	1

Highland Tech

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	3	12	4.0	8
4	Irvin Thompson (Fr)	1	2	2.0	2
6	Micah Hinton (Sr)	1	2	2.0	2
8	Carson London (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8

Hickory Grove Christian

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	139	64	46	25	274
4	Hayden Canfield (Sr)	6				6
5	Kevin Powell (Fr)				25	25
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)		10	46		56
7	Zach Pierce (So)	-3	6			3
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	27	12			39
12	Kendall Maxwell (Jr)	45				45
15	Grant Powell (Sr)	-6				-6
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	70	36			106

Highland Tech

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	48	12	93	153
3	A. Apau-kese (Sr)			58	58
4	Irvin Thompson (Fr)		2		2
5	Elijah Whitted (Sr)	4		31	35
6	Micah Hinton (Sr)	17	2		19
8	Carson London (Jr)		8		8
15	Ryan Kepler (Sr)	1			1
21	Carmelo Adams (Jr)	11			11
22	Jonah Jefferies (Jr)	15			15
44	Jayden Onativia (Jr)			4	4

Hickory Grove Christian

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	139	64	64	203
4	Hayden Canfield (Sr)	6			6
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)			10	10
7	Zach Pierce (So)	-3	10	6	13
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	27		12	39
12	Kendall Maxwell (Jr)	45			45
15	Grant Powell (Sr)	-6	54		48
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	70		36	106

Highland Tech

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	48	10	12	58
4	Irvin Thompson (Fr)			2	2
5	Elijah Whitted (Sr)	4			4
6	Micah Hinton (Sr)	17		2	19
8	Carson London (Jr)			8	8
15	Ryan Kepler (Sr)	1	10		11
21	Carmelo Adams (Jr)	11			11
22	Jonah Jefferies (Jr)	15			15

Hickory Grove Christian

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	30	22	52	7.0
1	Kanaan Wagoner (So)	6		6	4.0
3	Collin Massey (Jr)		1	1
4	Hayden Canfield (Sr)	1	7	8	1.0
5	Kevin Powell (Fr)	1	1	2
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)	4	1	5
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)		1	1
10	Reed Rhodes (So)	1		1
11	Noah Bowen (Jr)		3	3
13	Jahzir Dukes (Sr)	2		2	1.0
14	Kendall Martin (So)	1		1
17	Noah Wagoner (Sr)	1	1	2
18	Isaiah Williams (So)		1	1
19	Mack Dorminy (Jr)	2		2
25	D. Echevarria (So)	2	2	4
30	Julian Pagán (Jr)	2		2
50	Michael Mccray (Jr)	2	1	3
51	Owen Hamilton (Jr)		1	1
52	Jesse Blazi (So)	2	1	3	1.0
57	J. Whittier (Jr)	2	1	3
71	Jackson Reebel (Sr)	1		1

Highland Tech

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	24	17	41
3	A. Apau-kese (Sr)	1		1
3	Jalen Bernard (Fr)	1		1
4	Irvin Thompson (Fr)	2	1	3
5	Elijah Whitted (Sr)	3	2	5
6	Micah Hinton (Sr)	1	2	3
7	Jorel Breeden (Jr)	1	1	2
9	Gabriel Trejo (Sr)	1		1
11	Jase Mccraw (So)	3	2	5
21	Carmelo Adams (Jr)	2	2	4
22	Jonah Jefferies (Jr)	2	2	4
40	M. Smith jr (Fr)	1	2	3
44	Jayden Onativia (Jr)	1	1	2
50	Hunter Bryan (Sr)	2	1	3
56	John Proulx (Fr)	1		1
75	Cooper Mccraw (Jr)	2	1	3

Hickory Grove Christian

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	5.0	25
1	Kanaan Wagoner (So)	3.0	15
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)	1.0	5
71	Jackson Reebel (Sr)	1.0	5

Highland Tech

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
50	Hunter Bryan (Sr)	2.0
75	Cooper Mccraw (Jr)	1.0

Hickory Grove Christian

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	Fmb Rec	FR Yds
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0	1	0
1	Kanaan Wagoner (So)				1	0
5	Kevin Powell (Fr)	1	25	25.0

Defensive Statistics

Highland Tech has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Hickory Grove Christian

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals					1	46	46.0	46	2	46
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)					1	46	46.0	46	2	46

Highland Tech

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	7	93	13.3	21	93
3	A. Apau-kese (Sr)	4	58	14.5	21	58
5	Elijah Whitted (Sr)	2	31	15.5	17	31
44	Jayden Onativia (Jr)	1	4	4.0	4	4

Hickory Grove Christian

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	6	42
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)	2	12		12
7	Zach Pierce (So)			6	6
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	2	12		12
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	2	12		12

Points

Highland Tech has not entered any points stats.

Hickory Grove Christian

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	6	1.0					6
7	Zach Pierce (So)	6	6	1.0					6

PATs and Field Goals

Highland Tech has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

Hickory Grove Christian

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD PR	Total
	Team Totals	3	2	1	6
6	Aydan Cannon (Sr)		1	1	2
8	Gavin Thompson (Sr)	2			2
24	A. Hawkins jr. (Jr)	1	1		2

Touchdowns

Highland Tech has not entered any touchdowns stats.

Hickory Grove Christian's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Highland Tech's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Highland Tech crushed by Hickory Grove Christian

August 25, 2023: Gastonia, NC 28052

In Friday's non-league game, the Hickory Grove Christian Lions (Charlotte, NC) football team smashed the host Highland Tech Rams (Gastonia, NC), by a score of 42-0.

The Lions (2-0) will now prepare for their game against South Wake (Apex, NC). The Lions come into the non-league game with a 0-2 record. In their last game, South Wake was ripped by Wake Christian Academy (Raleigh, NC), 50-0, in a non-league game.

The Rams now sport a 0-2 record. They take the field next when they travel to Union Academy for a non-league game on Friday, September 1. Highland Tech will battle a Cardinals team coming off a 21-9 non-league loss to Christ the King (Huntersville, NC). The Cardinals record now stands at 0-2.

Check In
4th Quarter
42 - 0 The scorer has checked in. HGCHS 42, HTHS 0

Posted @ 9:15p
42 - 0

End of Game
Final
HGCHS 42, HTHS 0

Posted @ 9:20p

HGCHS @ Highland Tech Football Game Info

Fri., Aug. 25, 2023 @ 7:30p

The Highland Tech (Gastonia, NC) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, NC) by a score of 42-0.

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Rankings & Records

Hickory Grove Christian (23-24)

NC	Class
215	4

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
9-3	3-2	4-1	5-2	.750	.600	389	209

Highland Tech (23-24)

NC	Class
411	66

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
0-10	0-6	0-5	0-5	.000	.000	30	551

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Hickory Grove Christian	9.8	12.6	7.8	2.6	32.4
Highland Tech	0	0	1.8	0	3.0

Team Stat Comparison

Hickory Grove Christian		Highland Tech
222.3	Rushing Yards Per Game	149.3
76.8	Passing Yards Per Game	17.2
76.8	Receiving Yards Per Game	37.2
299.0	Total Yards Per Game	166.5
69.9	Tackles Per Game	36.1
2.9	Sacks Per Game	1.3
32.3	Points Per Game	3.0

Team Leaders

Hickory Grove Christian		Highland Tech	National Avg.
#24 Anthony Hawkins jr.169.2	Rushing Yards Per Game	#22 Jonah Jefferies53.2	20.6
#15 Grant Powell65.8	Passing Yards Per Game	#15 Ryan Kepler17.2	50.5
#6 Aydan Cannon54.0	Receiving Yards Per Game	#5 Elijah Whitted17.6	17.5
#24 Anthony Hawkins jr.172.9	Total Yards Per Game	#22 Jonah Jefferies61.2	36.9
#10 Ryan Quesinberry8.3	Tackles Per Game	#5 Elijah Whitted5.0	2.7
#50 Michael Mccray0.7	Sacks Per Game	#50 Hunter Bryan0.6	0.2
#24 Anthony Hawkins jr.14.7	Points Per Game	#75 Cooper Mccraw1.1	2.1

Record Breakdown

Hickory Grove Christian (23-24)		Highland Tech (23-24)
9-3	Overall	0-10
3-2	League	0-6
5-0	Non-League	0-4
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
4-1	Home	0-5
5-2	Away	0-5
0-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	0-0
9-3	In-State	0-9
0-0	Out-of-State	0-1