Watauga has won six straight games at home, while Charlotte Catholic has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Pioneers will host the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Watauga is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past St. Stephens to the tune of 47-6. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Cade Keller
| 11/14/25 vs St. Stephens | 2 |
| 10/24/25 vs McDowell | 1 |
| 10/17/25 @ Alexander Central | 1 |
| 10/10/25 vs South Caldwell | 0 |
| 10/03/25 @ Freedom | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Cade Keller produced another solid performance rushing for 64 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight carries, while also throwing for 215 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. What's more, he posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in September. 119 of Keller's passing yards were hauled in by Nyle Peays.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic got themselves on the board against A.C. Reynolds on Friday, but A.C. Reynolds never followed suit. They took their game with ease, bagging a 27-0 win over the Rockets. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Rockets are ranked 116th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Garrett Nowlan and Max Whalen. Nowlan rushed for 93 yards and two scores while Whalen rushed for 72 yards and one TD. Nowlan is becoming a predictor of Charlotte Catholic's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't).
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Charlotte Catholic proved: they limited A.C. Reynolds to a paltry one yards per carry. The team can thank Keanen Teeter for the heroic effort on defense: he. Charlotte Catholic's ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Watauga's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Charlotte Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
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