Week 8 Schedule and Guru’s Gameday Picks

Last week, my record was 137-20 winning percentage of 87.2.

4A West Guru’s Pick
Alexander Central (4-2) at Watauga (4-2) Watauga
Asheville (4-2) at T.C. Roberson (2-3) Asheville
Berry (2-4) at Olympic (4-1) Olympic
Butler (4-2) at Rocky River (2-4) Butler
Charlotte Catholic (5-1) at Garinger (1-5) Charlotte Catholic
Davie County (4-2) at Mount Tabor (3-2) (Monday) Mount Tabor
Enka (1-4) at McDowell (4-1) McDowell
Erwin (3-3) at A.C. Reynolds (3-3) A.C. Reynolds
Freedom (3-2) at South Caldwell (4-1) South Caldwell
Harding (2-5) at Myers Park (5-2) Myers Park
Hopewell (1-5) at Chambers (5-1) Chambers
Independence (2-3) at Providence (2-4) Independence
Marvin Ridge (4-1) at Cuthbertson (3-3) Marvin Ridge
Northwest Guilford (3-3) at Northern Guilford (6-0) Northern Guilford
Page (3-3) at Western Guilford (1-4) Page
Piedmont (2-4) at Sun Valley (1-5) Piedmont
R.J. Reynolds (2-4) at Glenn (4-1) Glenn
Ragsdale (1-5) at Grimsley (6-0) Grimsley
Reagan (3-3) at West Forsyth (3-2) West Forsyth
South Iredell (2-4) at Mooresville (2-4) Mooresville
South Mecklenburg (5-1) at Ardrey Kell (3-2) South Meck
Southeast Guilford (3-3) at Southwest Guilford (3-3) Southeast Guilford
Weddington (5-1) at Porter Ridge (3-1) Weddington
West Cabarrus (2-4) at A.L. Brown (3-3) A.L. Brown
West Charlotte (4-1) at Hough (6-0) Hough
West Mecklenburg (3-4) at North Mecklenburg (3-2) North Meck
4A East
Broughton (0-6) at Sanderson (2-2) Sanderson
Cary (3-3) at Green Hope (2-3) Cary
Chapel Hill (5-1) at Jordan (2-3) Jordan
Enloe (1-5) at Athens Drive (0-5) Enloe
Heritage (6-0) at Knightdale (3-2) Heritage
Hillside (4-2) at Riverside (2-4) Hillside
Hoke County (2-5) at Southern Lee (0-5) Hoke County
J.H. Rose (4-3) at D.H. Conley (2-4) J.H. Rose
Jack Britt (3-2) at Seventy-First (5-0) Seventy-First
Leesville Road (5-0) at Cardinal Gibbons (4-2) Cardinal Gibbons
Lumberton (0-5) at Gray’s Creek (2-3) Gray’s Creek
New Hanover (3-3) at Laney (4-1) Laney
North Brunswick (3-2) at Hoggard (5-1) Hoggard
Northside-Jacksonville (0-7) at New Bern (6-1) New Bern
Overhills (1-3) at Westover (4-0) Westover
Panther Creek (5-1) at Middle Creek (4-2) Middle Creek
Pine Forest (4-1) at E.E. Smith (0-4) Pine Forest
Rolesville (4-2) at Millbrook (5-1) Rolesville
South Brunswick (5-1) at Ashley (1-4) South Brunswick
South Garner (4-3) at Clayton (3-4) Clayton
South View (4-1) at Purnell Swett (0-1) South View
Southeast Raleigh (2-3) at Garner (2-2) Garner
Topsail (1-4) at West Brunswick (2-3) West Brunswick
Wake Forest (4-2) at Wakefield (4-2) Wake Forest

Wednesday Night
Richmond 69, Union Pines 6

Thursday Night
Apex 48, Apex Friendship 24
Fuquay-Varina 28, Corinth Holders 14
Hickory Ridge 27, Lake Norman 0
Holly Springs 7, Green Level 6
Pinecrest 34, Lee County 14
Southern Alamance 40, Northern Durham 0

3A West Guru’s Pick
Atkins (1-4) at Eastern Guilford (4-1) Eastern Guilford
Bear Grass Charter (1-3) at Lake Norman Charter (4-1) LN Charter
Carson (1-4) at Northwest Cabarrus (3-4) NW Cabarrus
Crest (4-1) at Shelby (5-1) Crest
East Rowan (0-5) at Central Cabarrus (1-4) Central Cabarrus
Enka (1-4) at McDowell (4-1) McDowell
Erwin (3-3) at A.C. Reynolds (3-3) A.C. Reynolds
Franklin (4-2) at North Henderson (3-3) Franklin
Fred T. Foard (0-5) at East Lincoln (4-2) East Lincoln
Freedom (3-2) at South Caldwell (4-1) South Caldwell
Hibriten (3-2) at Ashe County (1-4) Hibriten
Hunter Huss (0-4) at Forestview (3-3) Forestview
Kings Mountain (5-1) at South Point (4-2) Kings Mountain
North Davidson (2-3) at Oak Grove (4-1) North Davidson
North Iredell (2-3) at Hickory (3-3) Hickory
Pisgah (5-1) at West Henderson (1-5) Pisgah
Rockingham County (3-2) at High Point Central (1-4) Rockingham Co.
South Rowan (1-6) at Concord (3-2) Concord
Southern Guilford (3-3) at Ben L. Smith (1-5) Southern Guilford
St. Stephens (1-4) at North Lincoln (4-2) North Lincoln
Tuscola (4-2) at East Henderson (1-4) Tuscola
West Charlotte (4-1) at Hough (6-0) Hough
West Iredell (1-3) at Statesville (5-0)(Monday) Statesville
West Mecklenburg (3-4) at North Mecklenburg (3-2) North Meck
West Stanly (2-2) at Parkwood (3-1) Parkwood
3A East
Carrboro (1-5) at J.F. Webb (2-2) J.F. Webb
Currituck County (3-3) at Holmes (3-2) Holmes
Dixon (1-3) at Swansboro (2-3) Swansboro
Douglas Byrd (0-6) at Cape Fear (3-2) Cape Fear
Fike (3-2) at Aycock (0-6) Fike
First Flight (2-3) at Hertford County (4-2) Hertford County
Franklinton (1-4) at Louisburg (4-0) Franklinton
Granville Central (0-6) at Southern Durham (2-4) Southern Durham
Harnett Central (2-3) at Terry Sanford (2-2) Terry Sanford
Hoke County (2-5) at Southern Lee (0-5) Hoke County
Hunt (5-1) at East Wake (3-3) Hunt
J.H. Rose (4-3) at D.H. Conley (2-4) J.H. Rose
Jack Britt (3-2) at Seventy-First (5-0) Seventy-First
Jacksonville (4-1) at Havelock (4-1) Jacksonville
North Brunswick (3-2) at Hoggard (5-1) Hoggard
Northside-Jacksonville (0-7) at New Bern (6-1) New Bern
Overhills (1-3) at Westover (4-0) Westover
Pine Forest (4-1) at E.E. Smith (0-4) Pine Forest
Richlands (0-4) at Croatan (2-4) Croatan
South Brunswick (5-1) at Ashley (1-4) South Brunswick
South Granville (1-5) at Vance County (4-1) South Granville
Southern Nash (5-0) at Bunn (2-4) Southern Nash
Southern Wayne (1-4) at South Johnston (5-1) South Johnston
Topsail (1-4) at West Brunswick (2-3) West Brunswick
Triton (1-4) at Western Harnett (1-5) Triton
West Johnston (4-1) at Smithfield-Selma (3-3) Smithfield-Selma

Thursday Night
Central Davidson 68, Asheboro 13
Dudley 68, Northeast Guilford 0
Ledford 31, Montgomery Central 14
Northern Nash 49, Nash Central 6
Orange 26, Person 14
Pinecrest 34, Lee County 14
Rocky Mount 13, Roanoke Rapids 10
Stuart Cramer 31, Ashbrook 20
Western Alamance 37, Bartlett Yancey 26

 

2A West Guru’s Pick
Anson County (2-3) at Forest Hills (3-3) Forest Hills
Bandys (2-2) at Maiden (6-0) Maiden
Brevard (2-3) at Chase (5-1) Chase
Bunker Hill (6-0) at East Burke (1-3) Bunker Hill
Crest (4-1) at Shelby (5-1) Crest
Eastern Randolph (5-0) at Trinity (3-3) Eastern Randolph
Forbush (5-1) at Surry Central (4-2) Forbush
J.M. Robinson (5-1) at North Stanly (2-3) J.M. Robinson
Lexington (0-4) at West Davidson (0-5) West Davidson
Lincolnton (2-4) at West Caldwell (0-5) Lincolnton
Maidson (3-3) at Draughn (3-3) Draughn
Patton (2-3) at R-S Central (1-4) R-S Central
Pine Lake Prep (3-2) at Bishop McGuinness (1-4) Pine Lake Prep
Providence Grove (5-1) at Randleman (3-3) Randleman
Rosman (0-5) at Owen (1-5) Owen
T.W. Andrews (1-5) at West Stokes (3-2) West Stokes
Thomas Jefferson (3-2) at Burns (4-2) Burns
Walkertwon (3-3) at North Forsyth (3-3) Walkertown
West Lincoln (4-2) at Newton-Conover West Lincoln
West Stanly (2-2) at Parkwood (3-1) Parkwood
West Wilkes (1-3) at North Surry (1-4) North Surry
Wheatmore (3-2) at Southwestern Randolph (5-1) SW Randolph
Wilkes Central (2-2) at North Wilkes (1-4) Wilkes Central
2A East
Ayden-Grifton (2-3) at North Pitt (5-1) North Pitt
Beddingfield (1-3) at North Johnston (1-5) Beddingfield
Carrboro (1-5) at J.F. Webb (2-2) J.F. Webb
Cummings (4-1) at Jordan-Matthews (0-6) Cummings
Currituck County (3-3) at Holmes (3-2) Holmes
East Columbus (2-3) at Trask (0-5) East Columbus
East Duplin (5-1) at North Lenoir (3-2) East Duplin
Eastern Wayne (4-2) at Spring Creek (3-2) Eastern Wayne
Farmville Central (2-5) at West Craven (1-3) West Craven
First Flight (2-3) at Hertford County (4-2) Hertford County
Franklinton (1-4) at Louisburg (4-0) Franklinton
Granville Central (0-6) at Southern Durham (2-4) Southern Durham
James Kenan (2-2) at Kinston (6-1) Kinston
Jones (2-3) at East Carteret (1-4) East Carteret
Pasquotank County (0-4) at Manteo (0-6) Manteo
Red Springs (1-1) at East Bladen (2-4) Red Springs
South Granville (1-5) at Vance County (4-1) South Granville
Southern Nash (5-0) at Bunn (2-4) Southern Nash
Southwest Onslow (1-5) at South Lenoir (2-3) SW Onslow
St. Pauls (3-0) at West Bladen (2-2) St. Pauls
Washington (4-2) at Greene Central (3-4) Washington
West Columbus (3-2) at South Columbus (1-3) South Columbus

Thursday Night
East Gaston 48, Bessemer City 28
Graham 41, Chatham Central 6
McMichael 43, Morehead 3
North Surry 53, West Wilkes 8
Northern Nash 49, Nash Central 6
Princeton 71, Goldsboro 8
Rocky Mount 13, Roanoke Rapids 10
Salisbury 49, East Davidson 0
Wallace-Rose Hill 63, Rosewood 27
Western Alamance 37, Bartlett Yancey 26
Whiteville 65, Pender 12

 

1A West Guru’s Pick
Mountain Island Charter (5-1) at Christ the King (1-5) MICS
Albemarle (0-5) at South Stanly (1-4) Albemarle
Andrews (5-0) at Swain County (2-3) Andrews
Cherryville (1-5) at Highland Tech (0-6) Cherryville
East Wikes (2-4) at Alleghany (1-4) East Wilkes
Eastern Randolph (5-0) at Trinity (3-3) Eastern Randolph
Hayesville (2-4) at Murphy (4-2) Murphy
Maidson (3-3) at Draughn (3-3) Draughn
Mountain Heritage (4-1) at Avery County (1-5) Mountain Heritage
North Stokes (4-3) at Mount Airy Mount Airy
Pine Lake Prep (3-2) at Bishop McGuinness (1-4) Pine Lake Prep
Robbinsville (3-2) at Cherokee (2-3) Robbinsville
Rosman (0-5) at Owen (1-5) Owen
Starmount (2-4) at Elkin (3-2) (Monday) Elkin
Thomas Jefferson (3-2) at Burns (4-2) Burns
Thomasville (5-1) at South Davidson (1-4) Thomasville

 

1A East
Bear Grass Charter (1-3) at Lake Norman Charter (4-1) LN Charter
East Columbus (2-3) at Trask (0-5) East Columbus
Gates County (1-3) at Bertie (1-3) Gates County
Hobbton (1-5) at Wake Christian (2-3) Hobbton
Jones (2-3) at East Carteret (1-4) East Carteret
KIPP Pride (3-2) at Warren County (1-4) Warren County
Lejeune (0-6) at Pamlico County (1-4) Pamlico Co.
North Duplin (2-3) at Lakewood (2-5) North Duplin
Northwest Halifax (1-1) at Northampton (4-2) Northampton
Perquimans (2-2) at Washington County (2-2) Perquimans
Weldon (2-1) at Rocky Mount Prep (0-3) Weldon
West Columbus (3-2) at South Columbus (1-3) South Columbus

Thursday Night
East Gaston 48, Bessemer City 28
Graham 41, Chatham Central 6
North Edgecombe 49, Southeast Halifax 12
Wallace-Rose Hill 63, Rosewood 27
Whiteville 65, Pender 12

About Chris Hughes

Nicknamed the 'Guru of High School Football' by Charlotte Observer columnist Langston Wertz, Jr., Chris Hughes is the Founder and Managing Editor of CarolinaPreps.com. A lifelong fan of the game, Chris grew up in Kannapolis and has devoted most of his life to covering the sport. Before starting CarolinaPreps, he spent time as a coach at multiple schools and is a U.S. Army veteran.

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