North Carolina high school football: NCHSAA first round playoff schedule, postseason brackets, live broadcasts, scores, state rankings and statewide statistical leaders

North Carolina high school football playoff brackets, live broadcasts, computer rankings, statewide stat leaders, schedules and postseason scores - live and final.

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Nov 3, 2026, 9:29am

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The 2026 North Carolina high school football season continues this week. Here's what you need to know heading into and during this weekend's postseason prep football slate in The Tarheel State.

NCHSAA Playoff Brackets

1A | 2A | 3A | 4A | 5A | 6A | 7A | 8A 

Schedule and Scores

North Carolina High School Football Live & Final Scores

Live Statewide Broadcasts 

NFHS Network Game Streams

Top 25 Scoreboard

• New Hanover (Wilmington, NC) @ No. 22 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh, NC)

  Thursday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 7
    New Hanover
  • 41
    (#22) Southeast Raleigh

  11/05 Final
• South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC) @ No. 11 Myers Park (Charlotte, NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 4-6
    South Mecklenburg
  • 7-3
    (#11) Myers Park

  7p
• South Iredell (Statesville, NC) @ No. 16 Mooresville (NC)

  Friday 7:00pm (Local time)

  • 2-8
    South Iredell
  • 5-5
    (#16) Mooresville

  7p
• Hoke County (Raeford, NC) @ No. 19 West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)

  Friday 7:30pm (Local time)

  • 5-5
    Hoke County
  • 6-4
    (#19) West Charlotte

  7:30p

MaxPreps State Rankings: Overall
This week's North Carolina MaxPreps computer rankings regardless of division. All teams ranked.

#	School	Rec.	Str.	+/-
1	Hough (Cornelius)	10-0	42.0	0
2	Weddington (Matthews)	10-0	40.9	2
3	PDHS (Charlotte)	9-1	48.1	0
4	Grimsley (Greensboro)	10-0	36.5	-2
5	RGNHS (Rabun Gap)	6-4	54.6	0
6	Mallard Creek (Charlotte)	8-2	48.1	0
7	Millbrook (Raleigh)	9-0	36.1	1
8	Garner	8-2	42.2	1
9	CGHS (Raleigh)	7-3	41.6	1
10	Lake Norman (Mooresville)	10-0	34.5	1
11	Reagan (Pfafftown)	8-2	40.8	1
12	Chambers (Charlotte)	9-1	39.8	1
13	Myers Park (Charlotte)	7-3	42.6	1
14	West Forsyth (Clemmons)	8-2	39.5	-7
15	ACS (Huntersville)	7-3	43.6	2
16	Cleveland (Clayton)	9-1	39.3	2
17	Crest (Shelby)	9-1	39.0	6
18	A.L. Brown (Kannapolis)	10-0	26.6	-3
19	Mooresville	5-5	43.2	-3
20	J.H. Rose (Greenville)	10-0	39.3	0
21	EFHS (Kernersville)	7-3	39.1	6
22	Clayton	8-2	35.8	6
23	WCHS (Charlotte)	6-4	46.9	1
24	C (CO-OP) (Concord)	7-3	41.2	2
25	Rolesville	7-2	40.0	-6
26	NJHS (Jacksonville)	10-0	30.2	-5
27	Jacksonville	7-2	37.0	-5
28	SRHS (Raleigh)	7-3	37.4	-3
29	Jay M. Robinson (Concord)	10-0	26.9	1
30	Middle Creek (Apex)	8-2	35.6	-1
31	New Bern	7-3	39.0	1
32	NNHS (Rocky Mount)	8-2	34.7	6
33	Hoggard (Wilmington)	9-1	32.6	0
34	South Point (Belmont)	9-1	35.4	2
35	Monroe	8-2	34.9	-1
36	Shelby	9-1	30.6	1
37	Page (Greensboro)	9-1	27.1	3
38	T.C. Roberson (Asheville)	8-2	31.9	4
39	Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw)	9-1	34.4	-8
40	Sun Valley (Monroe)	5-5	41.5	-5
41	Oak Grove (Winston-Salem)	8-2	30.8	2
42	Wake Forest	8-2	33.2	5
43	SSEAS (Durham)	9-1	24.5	19
44	Tarboro	9-1	26.7	2
45	Butler (Matthews)	4-6	42.6	-6
46	Franklin	10-0	26.1	6
47	Kings Mountain	7-3	35.2	-6
48	Hibriten (Lenoir)	10-0	19.2	1
49	Tuscola (Waynesville)	9-1	25.7	5
50	SWCHS (Belmont)	8-2	22.5	7

State Stat Leaders

Leaderboard - Player Passing Yards
1	Duncan Parker - Sr Seaforth (Pittsboro, NC)	3086
2	David Echevarria - Jr Ambassador Christian School (Huntersville, NC)	3058
3	Tyler Jackson - Jr Southeast Alamance (Haw River, NC)	2989
4	Lucas Lopez - Jr Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] (Concord, NC)	2918
5	Davis Beam - Sr East Lincoln (Denver, NC)	2806
6	Koby Howard - Sr Harnett Central (Angier, NC)	2720
7	Logan Gold - Sr CHASE (Forest City, NC)	2705
8	Lex Sevilla - Sr Middle Creek (Apex, NC)	2627
9	Cameron Gandy - Sr SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville, NC)	2562
10	Easton Roschke - Jr Langtree Charter Academy (Mooresville, NC)	2546
11	Grayson Clary - So Rabun Gap-Nacoochee (Rabun Gap, GA)	2478
12	Ian Wands - Sr Willow Spring (Fuquay-Varina, NC)	2476
13	Luke Meador - Sr Providence (Charlotte, NC)	2446
14	Ryder Schorzman - Sr Green Hope (Cary, NC)	2387
15	JaRon Ward - Sr Hendersonville (NC)	2339
16	Colby Cornelius - Sr Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, NC)	2280
17	Josiah Rice - Sr Franklinton (NC)	2271
18	Cole Hough - Sr Palisades (Charlotte, NC)	2268
19	Hudson Irwin - Sr Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, NC)	2238
20	Zak Ishman - Sr Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)	2238
21	Reed Douglas - Jr Lee County (Sanford, NC)	2202
22	Karod Harris - Jr T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC)	2201
23	Landon Brogdon - Jr Wakefield (Raleigh, NC)	2153
24	Elan Lipford - Sr Hibriten (Lenoir, NC)	2142
25	Jamouri Nichols - Sr Chambers (Charlotte, NC)	2117

Leaderboard - Player Rushing Yards
1	Teo McPhatter - Jr Princeton (NC)	2535
2	Shiloh Mukendi - Sr Asheville School (Independent) (Asheville, NC)	2383
3	Sincere Thompson - Jr Southern Alamance (Graham, NC)	2371
4	Sebastian O'keefe - Jr Terry Sanford (Fayetteville, NC)	2241
5	Sam Trantham - Jr Tuscola (Waynesville, NC)	2207
6	Shon Pone - Sr Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC)	2027
7	Javarus Johnson - So Hobbton (Newton Grove, NC)	1957
8	Da'mari McNeill - Sr Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)	1892
9	Kingston Welch - Sr Cherokee (NC)	1887
10	Karvin Magwood - Sr New Bern (NC)	1867
11	Markus Thomas - Jr Orange (Hillsborough, NC)	1823
12	Rylee Smith - Sr Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC)	1779
13	Kylan Mason - Sr Mount Airy (NC)	1735
14	Amario Spence - Sr West Iredell (Statesville, NC)	1718
15	Jaquis Parks - Jr Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC)	1705
16	Nasir Conrad - Sr Walkertown (NC)	1688
17	Jamir Jackson - Sr Monroe (NC)	1638
18	Andrew Boucher - Sr Croatan (Newport, NC)	1630
19	Zane Cheuvront - Sr Avery County (Newland, NC)	1611
20	Lemar Grier - Sr A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, NC)	1594
21	Hez Krider - Sr High Point Christian Academy (High Point, NC)	1582
22	Cristian Simmons - Sr South View (Hope Mills, NC)	1542
23	Kaveaun Pless - Jr South Point (Belmont, NC)	1541
24	TOBIAS CROMARTIE - Jr Union (Rose Hill, NC)	1530
25	Jaden Lewis - Jr East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC)	1529

Leaderboard - Player Receiving Yards
1	Jaxon Dollar - Sr East Lincoln (Denver, NC)	1508
2	Aaron Sadler - Jr Green Level (Cary, NC)	1218
3	Khylieb Rodriguez - Sr Ardrey Kell (Charlotte, NC)	1199
4	Travis Barton - Jr Ambassador Christian School (Huntersville, NC)	1188
5	Jaequan Timmons - Sr Union Academy (Monroe, NC)	1150
6	Nicolas Bocciardi - Sr Middle Creek (Apex, NC)	1113
7	Jack Cantando - Jr Ravenscroft (Raleigh, NC)	1100
8	Kole Thompson - Sr Harnett Central (Angier, NC)	1075
9	Marcus Sales Jr - Sr Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] (Concord, NC)	1041
10	Amir "AJ" Davis - Jr Green Hope (Cary, NC)	1041
11	Ryyan Coley - Sr Overhills (Spring Lake, NC)	1032
12	Cam Simpson - Sr Corvian Community (Charlotte, NC)	1026
13	Braylon Clark - Jr Providence Day (Charlotte, NC)	995
14	Noah Fuller - Jr Seaforth (Pittsboro, NC)	988
15	Tristan Thompson-Wynn - Sr T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC)	960
16	Jackson Bodenhamer - Sr North Stokes (Danbury, NC)	960
17	Lashaude McElvine - So Mount Zion Christian Academy (Durham, NC)	959
18	Randolph Ross - Sr South Garner (Garner, NC)	951
19	Te'vaughn Bell - Jr Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)	945
20	Tyler Myers - Jr Mooresville (NC)	915
21	Tyson Chavis - Sr Ledford (Thomasville, NC)	905
22	Carter Eberhart - So SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville, NC)	903
23	Keyahjae Smyre - Sr Maiden (NC)	888
24	Anwar Bit - Sr Parkwood (Monroe, NC)	880
25	Thomas Hay - Jr Langtree Charter Academy (Mooresville, NC)	871

Leaderboard - Player Total TDs
1	Teo McPhatter - Jr Princeton (NC)	39
2	Sam Trantham - Jr Tuscola (Waynesville, NC)	34
3	Karvin Magwood - Sr New Bern (NC)	33
4	Sincere Thompson - Jr Southern Alamance (Graham, NC)	31
5	Rylee Smith - Sr Smoky Mountain (Sylva, NC)	30
6	Hez Krider - Sr High Point Christian Academy (High Point, NC)	30
7	Mike McLean - So Scotland (Laurinburg, NC)	28
8	Jaquis Parks - Jr Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC)	28
9	Shon Pone - Sr Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC)	27
10	Sebastian O'keefe - Jr Terry Sanford (Fayetteville, NC)	27
11	Jaden Lewis - Jr East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC)	27
12	Jaheem Jenkins - Sr Hickory (NC)	27
13	Jordan Buford - Sr Hendersonville (NC)	26
14	Shiloh Mukendi - Sr Asheville School (Independent) (Asheville, NC)	26
15	Mez Harris - Sr Hunt (Wilson, NC)	26
16	Kingston Welch - Sr Cherokee (NC)	26
17	Kaveaun Pless - Jr South Point (Belmont, NC)	26
18	Devaunh White - Jr West Rowan (Mt. Ulla, NC)	26
19	AJ McClain - Sr Ashbrook (Gastonia, NC)	26
20	Michael Gatling - Sr Havelock (NC)	25
21	Jamir Jackson - Sr Monroe (NC)	25
22	Da'mari McNeill - Sr Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC)	25
23	Amario Spence - Sr West Iredell (Statesville, NC)	24
24	Xavier Cuthbertson - West Craven (Vanceboro, NC)	23
25	Wesley Tew - Jr Midway (Dunn, NC)	23

Leaderboard - Player Total Tackles
1	Bralan Wilson - Sr North Pitt (Bethel, NC)	167
2	Darius Scarlett - Sr North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC)	157
3	Andrew WIlliams - Jr Havelock (NC)	152
4	Finn Stevenson - Sr Panther Creek (Cary, NC)	143
5	Behn Dennison - Sr West Craven (Vanceboro, NC)	139
6	Nathaniel Skjoldager - Sr T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC)	137
7	Kenneth Best - Sr Atkins (Winston-Salem, NC)	136
8	Riddock Dinwiddie - Sr T.C. Roberson (Asheville, NC)	135
9	Grady Mahaffey - Jr Lejeune (Camp Lejeune, NC)	134
10	Austin Hall - Sr Fairmont (NC)	132
11	Alexandre Samson - Sr Asheville School (Independent) (Asheville, NC)	132
12	Cade Sanfilippo - Jr Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, NC)	131
13	Ashur Tesh - Sr East Rowan (Salisbury, NC)	130
14	Davis Weycker - Sr Piedmont (Monroe, NC)	130
15	Brandon Regan Jr. - Sr Fairmont (NC)	129
16	Jacob Brown - Sr Green Hope (Cary, NC)	129
17	Isaiah Johnson - Jr Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC)	129
18	Bradley Byrd - Sr Oak Grove (Winston-Salem, NC)	129
19	Kayden Clark - Jr Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville, NC)	128
20	Tyrell Thornton - Sr South Granville (Creedmoor, NC)	126
21	Ryan Strickland - Sr Topsail (Hampstead, NC)	126
22	Jeremiah Khang - Sr Maiden (NC)	124
23	Carson Hollar - Sr Bunker Hill (Claremont, NC)	124
24	Danny Defilippo - Jr Camden County (Camden, NC)	123
25	Ben Herdman - Sr D.H. Conley (Greenville, NC)	120

Leaderboard - Player Interceptions
1	Nathan Helms - Sr North Stanly (New London, NC)	8
2	Xavier Cuthbertson - West Craven (Vanceboro, NC)	8
3	SAMUEL LEWIS - So Felton Grove (Apex, NC)	7
4	Nazir Yellorday - Sr Roanoke Rapids (NC)	7
5	Emanuel Sutton - Sr Kinston (NC)	7
6	Madden Ward - Sr West Davidson (Lexington, NC)	7
7	Cam Simpson - Sr Corvian Community (Charlotte, NC)	7
8	Justin Walker - Sr Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg, NC)	7
9	Allen Davis Ii - Sr Garner (NC)	7
10	Perry Moore Jr. - Jr Trinity Christian (Fayetteville, NC)	7
11	Malachi Jacobs - Jr Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC)	6
12	Joshua Simmons - Jr Sallie B. Howard (Wilson, NC)	6
13	Winston Norton - Sr Person (Roxboro, NC)	6
14	Bridger Guillory - Jr Green Hope (Cary, NC)	6
15	Jaymi Campbell - Jr Albemarle (NC)	6
16	Zaden Woodley - Jr Gates County (Gatesville, NC)	6
17	Trashawn Manson - Sr Louisburg (NC)	6
18	Kanavieon Mcdaniel - Sr Southeast Collegiate Prep Academy (Halifax, NC)	6
19	Aiden Sheperd - Jr Montgomery Central (Troy, NC)	6
20	Douglas Sykes - Sr North Surry (Mount Airy, NC)	6
21	Harold (Trey) Burnett - Sr Randleman (NC)	6
22	Noah Taylor - Sr South Garner (Garner, NC)	6
23	Dj Smith - Sr Bunn (NC)	6
24	Tucker McWhirter - Jr South Point (Belmont, NC)	6
25	Elijah Skinner - Jr Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy (Winston-Salem, NC)	6

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