Football Recap: Friday's Loss Ends R-S Central's Winning Streak

Hilltoppers

Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 @ Hibriten	26-45
10/10/25 @ East Burke	27-14
10/03/25 vs Patton	56-7
09/26/25 @ Chase	42-7
09/19/25 vs Draughn	48-16

R-S Central dropped down to 4-4 on Friday, ending the team's four-game streak of wins. They received a blow as they fell 45-26 to the Hibriten Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Panthers are ranked 122nd).

As for Hibriten, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.0 points over those games.

Hibriten's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elan Lipford led the charge by rushing for 123 yards, while also throwing for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another rusher making a difference was Dk Mitchell, who rushed for 70 yards and three scores.

Coming up, R-S Central will face off against West Caldwell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Hibriten, they will challenge Patton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hibriten will be up against Patton's rather soft defense (which has allowed 34 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.