The High Point Christian Academy Cougars will challenge the South Wake Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (High Point Christian Academy has seven straight victories, South Wake has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
High Point Christian Academy proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 38) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Asheville School (Independent). Those 24 points were actually the fewest the Cougars have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jaylen Moore and Shiloh Mukendi. Moore had a great game and rushed for 233 yards and two scores while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Mukendi was balling out in the loss, rushing for 107 yards on only eight carries.
Cam Norton
| 10/10/25 vs Asheville School (Independent) | 13 |
| 10/03/25 @ SouthLake Christian Academy | 8 |
| 09/26/25 vs Trinity Christian | 5 |
| 09/12/25 @ Harrells Christian Academy | 13 |
| 09/05/25 vs North Raleigh Christian Academy | 14 |
| + 6 more games |
High Point Christian Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. Asheville School (Independent)'s QB won't forget Cam Norton anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Norton has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 11 times he's played. Rhyne Russell was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 14 total tackles.
Meanwhile, South Wake played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of John Paul II Catholic. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
South Wake's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for High Point Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for High Point Christian Academy against South Wake in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 48-7 win. In that contest, the Cougars amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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