Solid week for the conference going 5-4 with a pretty surprising outcome from one of the top teams in the conference.
Western Alamance 52 Southern Alamance 21: Warriors offense putting points on the board big time the first two games. Darius Pinnix is a beast and Tre McCollum is a very good quarterback. Mix in a lot of other playmakers and the Warriors offense is one of the best in the area. Still to be seen how good the defense can be, but with an offense as strong as theirs it doesn't have to be great.
Eastern Alamance 34 Cummings 0: Eagles defense with another strong game. After two years of porous at best defenses, EA looks to be heading back to their dominant defensive ways. Of course the competition hasn't been great yet, so time will tell, but after giving up just 14 points through two games compared to 75 a year ago, its a good start. John Lamot with another solid game, one passing, three rushing touchdowns.
Page 52 Northern Guilford 14: Not surprised the Nighthawks lost (Page is the real deal this year) but very surprised at how lopsided it was. Northern will be fine against most competition this year, but allowing 52 points, most in school history, is not a good start. With big time offenses in Western Alamance and Eastern Alamance awaiting later in the season, Northern will have to shore up that defense.
Williams 28 Graham 10: Williams gets head coach David Grant's first victory against a Graham team that was without standout quarterback Jamie Newman. Offense seemed to play better, but hard to tell much from this one.
Morehead: 46 Martinsville (VA) 0: Good win for the Panthers, back to back shutouts is pretty impressive, no matter the level of competition. We will find out next week if the Panthers are legit as they take on county rival Reidsville.
Reidsville 25 Rockingham County 22 (OT): Speaking of Reidsville, the Rams were almost upset by the Cougars for the first time since 1989. RC led by two scores in the fourth quarter but couldn't hold on as the Rams kicked a field goal to tie it late and scored a TD after RC put up a field goal in overtime. Back to back three point losses for the Cougars who will look to get on the winning side against Eastern Randolph next week.
McMichael 28 East Davidson 10: The Phoenix looked to have shaken off the opening game loss to Reidsville with a solid win over East Davidson. The Phoenix will have another winnable game against Martinsville next week.
SE Guilford 41 Eastern Guilford 29: After a solid win to start the year over Southern Guilford, the Wildcats fell to 4A SE on an emotional night after losing a member of the student body this week in a car crash. EG will look to bounce back next week against Broughton.
High Point Central 51 NE Guilford 20: The good news, the Rams only trailed by one at halftime, bad news is they didn't score any more after the break. Perhaps the good start to the game will give NE some confidence with a winless Ragsdale team coming to visit next week.
Although probably still too early to get a real gauge, conference play does start in two weeks and my power ranking right now would look like:
1. Eastern Alamance
2. Western Alamance
3. Northern Guilford
4. Morehead
5. Eastern Guilford
6. Williams
7. Rockingham County
8. McMichael
9. NE Guilford
EA and WA really 1 and 1A in either order you like, just put EA in front after winning the conference last season.
Western Alamance 52 Southern Alamance 21: Warriors offense putting points on the board big time the first two games. Darius Pinnix is a beast and Tre McCollum is a very good quarterback. Mix in a lot of other playmakers and the Warriors offense is one of the best in the area. Still to be seen how good the defense can be, but with an offense as strong as theirs it doesn't have to be great.
Eastern Alamance 34 Cummings 0: Eagles defense with another strong game. After two years of porous at best defenses, EA looks to be heading back to their dominant defensive ways. Of course the competition hasn't been great yet, so time will tell, but after giving up just 14 points through two games compared to 75 a year ago, its a good start. John Lamot with another solid game, one passing, three rushing touchdowns.
Page 52 Northern Guilford 14: Not surprised the Nighthawks lost (Page is the real deal this year) but very surprised at how lopsided it was. Northern will be fine against most competition this year, but allowing 52 points, most in school history, is not a good start. With big time offenses in Western Alamance and Eastern Alamance awaiting later in the season, Northern will have to shore up that defense.
Williams 28 Graham 10: Williams gets head coach David Grant's first victory against a Graham team that was without standout quarterback Jamie Newman. Offense seemed to play better, but hard to tell much from this one.
Morehead: 46 Martinsville (VA) 0: Good win for the Panthers, back to back shutouts is pretty impressive, no matter the level of competition. We will find out next week if the Panthers are legit as they take on county rival Reidsville.
Reidsville 25 Rockingham County 22 (OT): Speaking of Reidsville, the Rams were almost upset by the Cougars for the first time since 1989. RC led by two scores in the fourth quarter but couldn't hold on as the Rams kicked a field goal to tie it late and scored a TD after RC put up a field goal in overtime. Back to back three point losses for the Cougars who will look to get on the winning side against Eastern Randolph next week.
McMichael 28 East Davidson 10: The Phoenix looked to have shaken off the opening game loss to Reidsville with a solid win over East Davidson. The Phoenix will have another winnable game against Martinsville next week.
SE Guilford 41 Eastern Guilford 29: After a solid win to start the year over Southern Guilford, the Wildcats fell to 4A SE on an emotional night after losing a member of the student body this week in a car crash. EG will look to bounce back next week against Broughton.
High Point Central 51 NE Guilford 20: The good news, the Rams only trailed by one at halftime, bad news is they didn't score any more after the break. Perhaps the good start to the game will give NE some confidence with a winless Ragsdale team coming to visit next week.
Although probably still too early to get a real gauge, conference play does start in two weeks and my power ranking right now would look like:
1. Eastern Alamance
2. Western Alamance
3. Northern Guilford
4. Morehead
5. Eastern Guilford
6. Williams
7. Rockingham County
8. McMichael
9. NE Guilford
EA and WA really 1 and 1A in either order you like, just put EA in front after winning the conference last season.
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