Central Cabarrus fought the good fight in their overtime  matchup against West Cabarrus  on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of  41-38. On the bright side, the 38- point  effort marked the Vikings' highest-scoring  contest to date.

 Damonte James
| 10/24/25 vs West Cabarrus | 173 | 
| 10/17/25 @ Berry | 112 | 
| 10/10/25 vs A.L. Brown | 149 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Cox Mill | 220 | 
| 09/26/25 vs Olympic | 107 | 
| + 4 more games | 
 Despite the loss, Central Cabarrus still got an impressive performance from   Damonte James, who rushed for 173 yards and three  scores while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. James is  crushing it when it comes to  rushing yards: he's   rushed for at least 102 every time he's  taken the field this season.  Chris Ikana also deserves some recognition as  he  posted his first  receiving yards of the season.
Central Cabarrus has  traveled a rocky road recently, having  lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record  this season. As for West Cabarrus,  the  victory made it two in a row for them and  bumps their season record up to 5-4.
 Central Cabarrus has already played their next matchup,  a  51-8  win against Harding University on the 30th. As for West Cabarrus, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next  contest,  a  20-10  loss against A.L. Brown on the 30th.
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