After moving to the top spot in the rankings, Wingate suffered its first loss, leaving North Carolina without an unbeaten team. At the bottom of the rankings, two teams are still winless after Methodist recorded its first victory.
North Carolina team posted their best weekly winning percentage of the last two seasons and moved to within two games of .500.
The rankings
North Carolina’s record: 14-9 (68-7 overall)
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Catawba: 4-1, won 63-23 over Southern Connecticut State (Mars Hill)
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UNC Pembroke: 4-1, won 31-0 at Valdosta State (at Erskine)
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Duke: 3-2, won 38-3 at Syracuse (at Cal)
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Wingate: 3-1, lost 21-14 to Carson Newman (at Newberry this week)
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Johnson C. Smith: 4-1, won 69-13 over Bluefield State (at Virginia State)
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App State: 2-2, lost, 47-14 at Boise State (Oregon State)
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NC Wesleyan, 2-1, off week (at LaGrange)
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ECU: 3-2, won 28-6 over Army (off week)
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NC Central: 4-2, won 50-42 at East Texas A&M (off week)
10. NC State: 3-2, lost 23-21 to Virginia Tech (Campbell)
11. Winston-Salem State: 3-2, won 28-21 at Bowie State (Virginia Union)
12. Wake Forest: 2-2, lost 30-29 to Georgia Tech (at Virginia Tech)
13. Gardner Webb: 2-2, off week (Charleston Southern)
14. Mars Hill, 3-1, won 21-7 over Mary Hardin Baylor (at Catawba)
15. Chowan, 2-2, won 30-29 at Shorter (North Greenville)
16. Livingstone: 3-1, won, 31-7 over Lincoln, PA (at Elizabeth City State)
17. Greensboro: 1-2, off week (at Southern Virginia)
18. UNC: 2-2, off week (Clemson)
19. Lenoir-Rhyne: 2-3, lost 20-17 to Newberry (at Valdosta State)
20. Brevard: 2-1, off week (at Belhaven)
21. Elon: 3-2, won 41-20 over Hampton (at Towson)
22. Fayetteville State: 2-3, won 34-14 over Virginia State (at Bowie State)
23. Western Carolina: 2-3, won 42-35 at Campbell (at Wofford)
24. Campbell: 1-4, lost 42-35 to Western Carolina (at NC State)
25. Methodist: 1-2, won 20-19 over Newport News Apprentice (at Huntingdon)
26. Shaw: 1-3, lost 59-7 to Virginia Union (at Bluefield State)
27. Guilford: 1-3, lost to Hampden-Sydney, 69-14 (at Gallaudet)
28. Charlotte: 1-3, off week (at South Florida)
29. Davidson: 1-3, off week (at Stetson)
30. NC A&T: 1-4, lost 37-30 at Maine (at William & Mary)
31. Barton: 0-4, off week (Delta State)
32. Elizabeth City State: 0-4, off week (Livingstone)
State title standings:
We had one game between North Carolina teams this past week. Western Carolina won a 42-35 shootout at Campbell.
This week, we have three intrastate clashes:
Catawba hosts Mars Hill, NC State hosts Campbell, Elizabeth City State hosts Livingstone
Here are the in-state records for the state’s 32 teams:
2-0 Duke, NC Central
1-0 Winston-Salem State, App State, Gardner-Webb, Chowan, Wingate, UNC, JC Smith
2-1 Elon, NC State
1-1 ECU, UNC Pembroke, Wake Forest, Guilford, Davidson, Greensboro
1-2 Fayetteville State,
1-3 Western Carolina
0-0 NC Wesleyan, Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne, Brevard, Livingstone, Shaw, Barton
0-1 Mars Hill, Methodist, NC A&T
0-2 Charlotte, Campbell,
0-3 Elizabeth City
Homecoming
Two teams had homecoming last week, with J.C. Smith beating Bluefield and Guilford getting blown out by Hampden-Sydney.
North Carolina teams’ homecoming record now stands at 2-1.
Homecoming games this week:
Chowan (North Greenville)
All-state performances for Week 5:
Quarterback: Maurice Smith, Chowan, 12-20 for 281 yards, 2 TDs, 47 yards rushing, 1 TD
Running backs: Bennett Galloway, Catawba, 87 yards, 4 TDs, Nate Sheppard, Duke, 168 yards, 2 TDs
Receiver: Que Kennedy, UNC Pembroke, 3 catches, 130 yards, 2 TDs from two different quarterbacks, Davontay Deloatch, Winston-Salem State, 12 catches, 88 yards, 3 TDs
Defensive line: Mandjou Berte, Wingate, 13 tackles, 5 solo, 1 sack, 4 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles, 1 QB hit, Donquarius Parker, NCCU, 6 tackles, 2 solo, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 1 safety, 1 forced fumble
Linebacker: Jamieson Alston, Winston-Salem State, 13 tackles, 9 solo, 5.5 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, Jordan Thompson, WCU, 11 tackles, 7 solo, 2.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB hit
Defensive back: Jamiel Davis, UNC Pembroke, 3 tackles, 2 solo, 1 pass breakup, 45-yard interception return for a TD, Caleb Weaver, Duke, 7 tackles, 3 solos, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 pass breakup, 1 interception with 40-yard return
Special teams: Isaiah Perry, JC Smith, 133 kick return yards, including a 100-yard TD
All-state performances for Week 2:
Quarterback: Landen Clark, Elon
Running backs: Demond Claiborne, Wake Forest, Hollywood Smothers, NC State,
Receiver: Songa Yates, Lenoir-Rhyne, Jakobe Lane, Chowan
Defensive line: Jake Louro, Elon, Jasiyah Robinson, ECU
Linebacker: Brodie Carroll, Elon, Cian Slone, NC State
Defensive back: Samaurie Dukes, Western Carolina, TyQueron Hines, JC Smith
Special teams: Caden Noonkester, NC State
All-state performances for Week 3:
Quarterback: Walker Harris, NC Central
Running backs: Wesley Graves, NC A&T, Nahjir Seagraves, NC Wesleyan
Receiver: Shane Shapiro, Guilford, E. Jai Mason, Charlotte
Defensive line: Robert Holtz, G-W, Kieran Davis, ECU
Linebacker: Mikai Gbayor, UNC, Brodie Carroll, Elon
Defensive back: Ja’Marley Riddle, ECU, Nick Andersen, Wake Forest
Special teams: Stephen Brantley, Western Carolina
