Catawba fell from the top spot in the rankings following a loss, while state teams suffered back-to-back losing weeks.
The rankings
North Carolina’s record: 14-16 in week 6, 12-17 in week 7 (94-103 overall)
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UNC Pembroke: 6-1, won 52-21 over Shorter (at North Greenville)
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Duke: 4-2, off week (Georgia Tech)
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Wingate: 4-2, won 41-28 over Catawba (at Emory & Henry)
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Catawba: 5-2, lost, 41-28 at Wingate (off week)
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Johnson C. Smith: 5-1, off week (at Shaw)
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App State: 4-2, won 41-20 at Georgia State (Coastal Carolina)
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NC Central: 5-2, won 45-7 at Florida A&M (off week)
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Wake Forest: 4-2, won 39-14 at Oregon State (off week)
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Gardner Webb: 4-2, won 21-10 at Eastern Illinois (UT Martin)
10. NC Wesleyan, 2-3, lost, 41-38 to Belhaven (at Huntingdon)
11. ECU: 3-3, lost 26-19 at Tulane (Tulsa)
12. NC State: 4-3, lost 36-7 at Notre Dame (off week)
13. Winston-Salem State: 3-4, lost 20-13 at Shaw (Livingstone)
14. Fayetteville State: 4-3, won 38-14 over Livingstone (off week)
15. Mars Hill, 3-3, lost, 48-23 to Emory & Henry (at Newberry)
16. Chowan, 2-4, lost 40-10 at West Florida (at Barton)
17. Livingstone: 3-3, lost 38-14 at Fayetteville State (at Winston-Salem State)
18. Western Carolina: 4-3, won 52-7 over Furman (at The Citadel)
19. Lenoir-Rhyne: 3-4, lost 35-28 to Anderson (UVA Wise)
20. Brevard: 3-2, won 35-32 over Southern Virginia (at LaGrange)
21. Elon: 4-3, lost 29-21 to Villanova (at William & Mary)
22. Greensboro: 1-4, lost 17-10 to Huntingdon (at Belhaven)
23. UNC: 2-3, off week (Cal)
24. Campbell: 2-5, won 38-21 at Hampton (New Hampshire)
25. Shaw: 2-4, won 20-13 over Winston-Salem State (JC Smith)
26. Guilford: 2-4, lost 45-7 to Shenandoah (Randolph-Macon)
27. Methodist: 1-4, lost 26-7 to LaGrange (at Southern Virginia)
28. Elizabeth City State: 1-5, lost 37-18 to Virginia Union (at Virginia State)
29. Barton: 1-5, beat Ferrum 34-20 (Chowan)
30. Charlotte: 1-5, lost 24-7 at Army (Temple)
31. Davidson: 1-5, lost 57-13 to St. Thomas (at Drake)
32. NC A&T: 1-6, lost 22-16 to SC State (off week)
State title standings:
In week six, Catawba beat Mars Hill, 42-28, NC State beat Campbell, 56-10, Elizabeth City State beat Livingstone, 37-29
In week seven, Wingate beat Catawba, Shaw beat Winston-Salem State, Fayetteville State beat Livingstone
This week, we have three intrastate clashes:
Shaw hosts JC Smith
WSSU hosts Livingstone
Barton hosts Chowan
Here are the in-state records for the state’s 32 teams:
2-0 Duke, NC Central, Wingate
3-1 NC State
1-0 App State, Gardner-Webb, Chowan, UNC, JC Smith, Elon, Shaw
1-1 ECU, UNC Pembroke, Wake Forest, Guilford, Davidson, Greensboro, Catawba, Winston-Salem State
2-2 Fayetteville State,
1-3 Western Carolina, Elizabeth City
0-0 NC Wesleyan, Lenoir Rhyne, Brevard, Barton
0-1 Methodist, NC A&T
0-2 Charlotte, Mars Hill, Livingstone
0-3 Campbell
Homecoming
It was a rough two weeks for homecoming hosts in NC. In week six, Mars Hill lost to Emory & Henry, Chowan lost to North Greenville, NC A&T lost to SC State
In week seven, UNC Pembroke beat Shorter, Fayetteville State beat Livingstone, Elon lost to Villanova, Davidson lost to St. Thomas
North Carolina teams’ homecoming record now stands at 4-6.
Homecoming games this week:
App State (Coastal Carolina)
Campbell (New Hampshire)
WSSU (Livingstone)
Gardner-Webb (UT Martin)
Lenoir-Rhyne (UVA Wise)
Shaw (JC Smith)
Charlotte (Temple)
All-state performances for Week 6:
Quarterback: Tre Robinson, UNC Pembroke, 25-33 for 354 yards, 6 TDs, 56 yards rushing
Running backs: Kevin Lalin, Catawba, 173 yards, 1 TD, Caleb Robles, Guilford, 144 yards, 4 TDs
Receiver: Jaquan Albright, UNC Pembroke, 11 catches, 129 yards, 2 TDs, Que Kennedy, UNC Pembroke, 5 catches, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Defensive line: Guy Taylor, Wingate, 5 tackles, 3 solo, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 56-yard interception return TD, Wesley Williams, Duke, 9 tackles, 4 solo, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks
Linebacker: Elliott Schaper, Duke, 12 tackles, 4 solo, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 interception, Vincent Hill, JC Smith, 10 tackles, 4 solo, 1 TFL, 1 forced fumble
Defensive back: Evan Simons, Catawba, 12 tackles, 8 solo, 3 TFLs, 2 sacks, 23-yard interception return, Colton Phares, App State, 10 tackles, 5 solos, 1.5 TFL, 1 interception
Special teams: Kade Richardson, Duke, 2 50+ yard punts, long of 57, 49.6 average, 3 of 5 punts downed inside the 20
All-state performances for Week 7:
Quarterback: Tre Robinson, UNC Pembroke, 17-23 for 296 yards, 4 TDs, 65 yards rushing, TD
Running backs: Xavier Pugh, Wingate, 164 yards, 3 TDs, Nahjiir Seagraves, NC Wesleyan, 209 yards, 3 TDs
Receiver: Que Kennedy, UNC Pembroke, 7 catches, 118 yards, 2 TDs, Tyson Resper, NC Wesleyan, 12 catches, 226 yards, TD
Defensive line: Isaiah Herrera, Catawba, 6 tackles, 3 solo, 1 sack, 2 TFLs, 1 forced fumble, Isi Etute, UNC Pembroke, 5 tackles, 1 solo, 2 TFLs, 1 fumble recovery
Linebacker: Jaquan Edwards Wingate, 9 tackles, 6 solo, 2.5 TFL, pass breakup, QB hit, Eli Lipscomb, Wingate, 8 tackles, 5 solo, 2 TFLs, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Defensive back: Justin Foreman, UNC Pembroke, 8 tackles, 4 solo, 2.5 TFLs, 30-yard interception return for a TD, Eric Adams, NCCU, 2 pass breakups, 1 tackle, 33-yard interception return for TD
Special teams: DeNigel Cooper, App State, blocked field goal, 3 tackles, 1 solo, 1 QB hit on defense
