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SalisburyCarson

Hornets
24
Cougars
16

The Carson (China Grove, NC) JV football team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Salisbury (NC) by a score of 24-16.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Salisbury----24
Carson----16
Final score provided by S. DragonFly.
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Game Story

North Carolina High School Football - Salisbury over Carson

September 18, 2025: China Grove, NC 28023

The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Salisbury Hornets (Salisbury, NC) and the host Carson Cougars (China Grove, NC), witnessed Salisbury's football squad knock off Carson by a tally of 24-16.

The Hornets (1-3) will now prepare for their bout against Jay M. Robinson (Concord, NC). The Bulldogs go into the non-league bout with a 2-0 record. In their last bout, Jay M. Robinson overcame East Rowan (Salisbury, NC), 32-7, in a non-league bout.

The Cougars now own a 2-2 record. They play next when they travel to West Rowan for a non-league bout on Thursday, September 25. Carson will encounter a Falcons team coming off a 37-8 non-league win over Concord (Concord, NC). The Falcons record now stands at 2-1.

Salisbury @ Carson Football Game Info

Thu., Sep. 18, 2025 @ 6p
The Carson (China Grove, NC) JV football team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Salisbury (NC) by a score of 24-16.

Rankings & Records

Salisbury (25-26)

OverallHomeAwayWin %PFPA
2-81-41-4.20098220

Carson (25-26)

OverallHomeAwayWin %PFPA
4-62-32-3.400184205

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3Final
Salisbury		1.201.22.4006.09.8
Carson		1.53.31.510.306.0-18.4

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Salisbury1-5Carson3-4
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/24/25Jay M. RobinsonSalisbury(L) 36-1210/23/25CarsonJay M. Robinson(L) 27-24
10/2/25East RowanSalisbury(L) 24-129/10/25CarsonEast Rowan(W) 28-22
10/16/25CarsonEast Rowan(L) 27-13
10/9/25SalisburyNorthwest Cabarrus(L) 28-610/2/25Northwest CabarrusCarson(L) 20-7
10/16/25SalisburySouth Rowan(L) 16-010/30/25South RowanCarson(L) 20-14
10/23/25ConcordSalisbury(W) 18-1210/9/25ConcordCarson(W) 28-8
10/30/25West RowanSalisbury(L) 14-09/24/25CarsonWest Rowan(W) 20-14

Record Breakdown

Salisbury (25-26)

Carson (25-26)
2-8
Overall
4-6
0-0
League
0-0
2-8
Non-League
4-6
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
1-5
Common Opponent
3-4
1-4
Home
2-3
1-4
Away
2-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
2-8
In-State
4-6
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0