Football Game Preview: Asheboro Blue Comets vs. Southern Guilford Storm + How To Watch

Blue Comets

Points

10/24/25 vs Northeast Guilford	35
10/17/25 vs Eastern Guilford	37
10/10/25 @ Southeast Guilford	3
10/03/25 vs Northern Guilford	27
09/19/25 @ Eastern Randolph	20
+ 4 more games

Asheboro hasn't had much luck against Southern Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blue Comets will head out on the road to square off against the Storm at 7:30 p.m. Asheboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.

On Friday, Asheboro didn't have quite enough to beat Northeast Guilford and fell 38-35. While the Blue Comets had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Rams 14-3.

Asheboro might have lost, but man, Dallas Brinton was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 126 yards and one touchdown on only 12 passes. Brinton also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing one fumble and making three total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Southern Guilford came up short against Southeast Guilford on Friday and fell 42-30. While losing is never fun, the Storm can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Falcons are ranked 126th).

Asheboro will have to contain Robert Scott as he made an impact in Southern Guilford's last game. He rushed for 137 yards and a pair of TDs on only 13 carries, and also caught one touchdown.

Southern Guilford's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Asheboro, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant wideouts against one another: Brinton and Scott. Brinton just won't slow down this season and has thrown 6 touchdowns while averaging 75.9 passing yards per game. Scott has been a dominant force too and has caught 2 touchdowns while averaging 13 receiving yards per game.

Asheboro was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Southern Guilford in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. Can the Blue Comets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.