North Carolina High School Football - Northern felled by Southern
September 16, 2016: Durham, NC 27703 The Northern Knights football team (Durham, NC), was knocked off 35-19 in Friday's non-league challenge with the host Southern Spartans (Durham, NC)
The Spartans (2-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Orange (Hillsborough, NC). The Panthers come into the Big Eight 3A challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Orange knocked off Western Guilford (Greensboro, NC), 37-9, in a non-league challenge.
The Knights now sport a 1-4 record. They take the field next when they host Riverside for a PAC-6 4A challenge on Friday, September 23. Northern will meet a Pirates team coming off a 32-0 non-league loss to Wakefield (Raleigh, NC). The Pirates record now stands at 2-3.