Football Recap: Central Cabarrus Drops Highest Score of Season Against Berry + How To Watch

Vikings

Team Score (Highest)

10/17/25 @ Berry	34
09/19/25 @ Hickory Ridge	27
10/10/25 vs A.L. Brown	21
08/29/25 vs Northwest Cabarrus	21
09/05/25 vs Mount Pleasant	20

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Cabarrus). They took down the Berry Cardinals 34-15 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.

Central Cabarrus' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Damonte James, who rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. James has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise. La'Qui Mitchell-Moore also deserves some recognition as he rushed for his first rushing yard of the season.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Central Cabarrus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Although Berry took the loss, they still got scores from Nizione McGee and Romeo Abreu.

Central Cabarrus' record now sits at 3-5. As for Berry, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central Cabarrus is set to take on their familiar foe West Cabarrus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Berry will challenge rival Olympic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.