North Carolina high school football: NCHSAA Week 3 schedule, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders

The 2023 North Carolina high school football season continues this week with games Thursday-Saturday. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's prep football slate in The Tarheel State. Week 3 Schedule and Live Scores:
Thursday (8/31)
Friday (9/1)
Saturday (9/2)

Top 25 Scoreboard

• No. 22 Reidsville (NC) @ Rockingham County (Wentworth, NC)

  Thursday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 28
    (#22) Reidsville
  • 19
    Rockingham County

  8/31 Final
• West Forsyth (Clemmons, NC) @ No. 1 Weddington (Matthews, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 22
    West Forsyth
  • 44
    (#1) Weddington

  9/01 Final
• No. 2 Hoggard (Wilmington, NC) @ Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 27
    (#2) Hoggard
  • 18
    Wallace-Rose Hill

  9/01 Final
• No. 3 Grimsley (Greensboro, NC) @ Reagan (Pfafftown, NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 41
    (#3) Grimsley
  • 15
    Reagan

  9/01 Final
• No. 5 Hough (Cornelius, NC) @ Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 20
    (#5) Hough
  • 17
    Dutch Fork

  9/01 Final
• No. 6 Cleveland (Clayton, NC) @ West Johnston (Benson, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 46
    (#6) Cleveland
  • 0
    West Johnston

  9/01 Final
• No. 7 Independence (Charlotte, NC) @ West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 20
    (#7) Independence
  • 21
    West Charlotte

  9/01 Final
• No. 8 Rolesville (NC) @ East Wake (Wendell, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 56
    (#8) Rolesville
  • 0
    East Wake

  9/01 Final
• No. 9 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC) @ Richmond (Rockingham, NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 26
    (#9) Cardinal Gibbons
  • 9
    Richmond

  9/01 Final
• No. 12 Dudley (Greensboro, NC) @ Hillside (Durham, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 54
    (#12) Dudley
  • 8
    Hillside

  9/01 Final
• Glenn (Kernersville, NC) @ No. 13 Chambers (Charlotte, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 0
    Glenn
  • 41
    (#13) Chambers

  9/01 Final
• A.C. Reynolds (Asheville, NC) @ No. 14 East Forsyth (Kernersville, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 21
    A.C. Reynolds
  • 27
    (#14) East Forsyth

  9/01 Final
• No. 15 Crest (Shelby, NC) @ Shelby (NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 53
    (#15) Crest
  • 38
    Shelby

  9/01 Final
• Polk County (Columbus, NC) @ No. 16 West Henderson (Hendersonville, NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 6
    Polk County
  • 48
    (#16) West Henderson

  9/01 Final
• J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC) @ No. 17 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 20
    J.H. Rose
  • 34
    (#17) Northern Nash

  9/01 Final
• Wakefield (Raleigh, NC) @ No. 18 Clayton (NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 7
    Wakefield
  • 45
    (#18) Clayton

  9/01 Final
• No. 19 Watauga (Boone, NC) @ Maiden (NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 47
    (#19) Watauga
  • 21
    Maiden

  9/01 Final
• No. 21 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC) @ Providence Day (Charlotte, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 7
    (#21) Charlotte Catholic
  • 42
    Providence Day

  9/01 Final
• No. 23 Clinton (NC) @ Lumberton (NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 41
    (#23) Clinton
  • 6
    Lumberton

  9/01 Final
• No. 24 Mount Airy (NC) @ Surry Central (Dobson, NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 56
    (#24) Mount Airy
  • 0
    Surry Central

  9/01 Final
• Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, NC) @ No. 25 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 22
    Hickory Ridge
  • 38
    (#25) Porter Ridge

  9/01 Final
• No. 4 Butler (Matthews, NC) @ Langston Hughes (Fairburn, GA)

  Saturday 8:00pm (Local time)

  • 30
    (#4) Butler
  • 27
    Langston Hughes

  9/02 Final

MaxPreps State Rankings: Divisional
This week's North Carolina MaxPreps computer rankings based on division. All teams ranked.

Class 4A Rankings
Class 3A Rankings
Class 2A Rankings
Class 1A Rankings

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall


State Stat Leaders