WEEK 5 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACTION

FOUR PLAYERS TO WATCH Holton Ahlers, D.H. Conley: The East Carolina recruit has already thrown for 1,282 yards and 18 touchdowns (leading the state in both categories) with no interceptions in four games. Gunnar Holmberg, Heritage: The Duke recruit has played lights-out the last few weeks. He has completed 68.2 percent of his throws for 946 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Allajah Mitchell, South Granville: He’s got 449 yards and 10 touchdowns as a running back and 30 tackles with a whopping 13 for loss as a linebacker. Andrew Tuazama, Knightdale: One of the state’s top-rated tight ends also has an interception returned for touchdown as a 6-foot-6 defensive end. FOUR GAMES TO WATCH No. 1 Wake Forest (4-0) at No. 4 Southern Nash (4-0): These teams went a combined 28-1 last year. This could be the first game to go final on Friday: Wake Forest’s Wing-T offense and Southern Nash’s double-wing offense equate to few stoppages in play. No. 3 Sanderson (2-2) at No. 13 Green Hope (3-1): Former Green Hope coach Kwame Dixon returns, this time as Sanderson’s offensive coordinator. No. 11 Tarboro (4-0) at No. 20 SouthWest Edgecombe (3-0): The biggest rivalry in the county will be the biggest test for both teams thus far. St. David’s (3-0) at Arendell Parrott (3-0): Parrott has defeated St. David’s in each of the last two N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A 8-man football titles. AREA GAMES Check with school for times; most Triangle games are 7 p.m. PrepsNow ranking included THURSDAY Word of God at Ravenscroft FRIDAY Apex Friendship at Athens Drive St. David’s at Arendell Parrott North Pitt at Ayden-Grifton Hunt at Beddingfield Rolesville at Broughton J.F. Webb at Bunn Overhills at Cape Fear Cedar Ridge at No. 6 Cardinal Gibbons Holly Springs at Cary Grace Christian Raleigh at Cary Christian North Johnston at C.B. Aycock Fike at No. 7 Clayton Bethel Christian at Community Christian West Craven at No. 14 D.H. Conley Southeast Raleigh at East Wake Knightdale at No. 25 Enloe Southampton Academy (Va.) at Faith Christian J.H. Rose at Franklinton No. 16 Cleveland at No. 12 Fuquay-Varina No. 24 Leesville Road at No. 17 Garner Southern Vance at Granville Central No. 3 Sanderson at No. 13 Green Hope Farmville Central at Greene Central Smithfield-Selma at Harnett Central Rocky Mount at Havelock Jordan at No. 2 Heritage Carrboro at Jordan-Matthews Roanoke Rapids at Louisburg Panther Creek at No. 9 Middle Creek Apex at No. 22 Millbrook Goldsboro at Nash Central Lakewood at North Lenoir Northern Nash at Northeastern Warren County at Northern Vance North East Carolina Prep at Northwest Halifax Charlotte Country Day at Northwood No. 8 Orange at Riverside South Lenoir at Rosewood Hertford County at South Central North Edgecombe at South Creek Western Harnett at South Johnston Wakefield at Southern Durham Clinton at Southern Lee No. 1 Wake Forest at No. 4 Southern Nash No. 21 Kinston at Southern Wayne No. 11 Tarboro at No. 20 SouthWest Edgecombe Rocky Mount Prep at Swansboro Albemarle at Union Pines Princeton at Wake Christian No. 5 Lee County at West Carteret No. 23 Triton at West Johnston

WEEK 5 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ACTION

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