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10/01/2026

Week 7 High School Football Preview
By: Jordan Honeycutt

This week brings a clash between high schools that are namesakes of their two cities – Jacksonville and New Bern.
The 3-1 Cardinals and Bears (4-1) will meet on the field at Jacksonville High Friday night at 7 p.m.
Also in Onslow County, a marquee matchup takes place at Northside High School as the undefeated Monarchs (5-0) will take on fellow unbeaten Croatan (6-0).
In another intra-county battle in Onslow, Dixon (2-3) takes on 5-1 Swansboro in the “Friendly City By The Sea.”
White Oak (2-2) hosts D.H. Conley this week, Richlands is idle and Southwest Onslow (1-4) hosts 4-1 East Duplin.
Jones Senior is winless on the season and will host 1-4 Pamlico County this week to try and get off the schneid.
In Craven County, West Craven has the week idle after winning three-straight games to get to 4-2 on the year.
The Eagles will be back in action Oct. 9th at North Johnston.
Havelock (2-4) will look to improve its season in a backyard brawl type of game against 2-3 West Carteret in Morehead City.

09/30/2026

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09/26/2026

Monarchs remain unbeaten in rout of Richlands
By: Jordan Honeycutt

RICHLANDS – After a slow, mucked up, penalty-filled first quarter, Northside-Jacksonville led Richlands just 8-0.
When the second quarter began, the Monarchs’ offense woke up and roared.
They lit up the scoreboard for 53 points and kept the Wildcats stuck on zero for a 53-0 victory.
Northside quarterback Reginald Gray threw for three touchdown passes, two to wide receiver Evan Wanga.
“Our team is a championship caliber team, we’re capable of it,” Wanga said. “We’ve been playing together since we were little, so everything out there is really natural to us.”
The scoreboard may not seem like Northside faced much adversity Friday night, but that first quarter was a frustrating one.
They had a punt return touchdown called back due to a penalty and struggled to find rhythm.
They scored four times in the second quarter, and put up a safety, for a 39-0 halftime lead.
Gray threw all three of his scoring passes in that quarter, the two to Wanga, and another to Gavyn Davis.
“I told our guys to just go out there and play Northside football,” Northside Head Coach Kendrick Po***ck said. “I think this team is a lot like my first team here in 2016 – they can run it, throw it and I just make sure to tell them to control what they can control.”
The Monarchs (5-0) will try to keep it rolling next week when they host another undefeated team in Croatan (6-0).
Richlands (1-5) will be idle next week before they take on Croatan Oct. 9th.

09/25/2026

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09/24/2026

High School Football Week 6 Preview
By: Jordan Honeycutt

Some football teams across Eastern North Carolina are already into conference play while others are finishing up their non-conference portion of the schedule.
This week brings the “Battle of the Bears” as New Bern hosts Hertford County. New Bern (3-1) is coming off an idle week and will try to start a new winning streak after falling to Cleveland two weeks ago.
The Havelock Rams (2-3) snapped a three-game skid last week with a 49-7 win over Richlands. This week, they take on an unbeaten team in Croatan.
West Craven will look to stay on the winning track as winners of their last two, over North Pitt and Farmville Central.
The Eagles (3-2) will host the Washington Pam Pack Friday night.
In Onslow County, Jacksonville (3-1) has the week idle as they prepare for a matchup with New Bern next week.
Undefeated Northside (4-0) is back on the field this week after having last week off. The Monarchs will look to remain perfect on the year when they travel to 1-4 Richlands.
White Oak (2-2) defeated Southwest Onslow (1-4), 30-15, a week ago. Both the Vikings and the Stallions have this week’s schedule vacant.
Dixon (2-2) also has the week idle while Swansboro (4-1) will hit the road to take on West Carteret. The Pirates dropped their first game of the year, a week ago, to Croatan, 28-0.

09/23/2026

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09/23/2026

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09/23/2026

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09/19/2026

Explosive plays key Cardinals’ victory over East Duplin
By: Jordan Honeycutt

JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Cardinals set the tone of Friday night’s football game versus East Duplin on the first play of the game.
Cardinals’ quarterback Josiah Benton kept the ball around the corner, off the edge and darted away from everyone for a 60-yard touchdown run.
On East Duplin’s first possession, Jacksonville’s defense had something to say as well.
Defensive back Dominic Williams stepped in front of a pass and returned it for a pick-six, putting the Cardinals up 14-0. The final result was a 42-7 win for Jacksonville.
Williams also added a punt return touchdown in the second quarter as Jacksonville was up 35-0 at the half.
“I just read the quarterback,” Williams said. “We watched film to prepare and I just read it.”
Jacksonville’s defense was up to the task of stopping the Panthers’ rushing attack.
“We executed the game plan extremely well tonight,” Jacksonville Head Coach Beau Williams said. “I think the guys were motivated tonight.”
Five of the six touchdown plays the Cardinals (3-1) had Friday night were explosive ones, as each one went for 19 yards or more.
East Duplin (4-1) got on the scoreboard in the third quarter on an 8-yard rushing touchdown from Keeshon McKinnie.
Both teams are idle next week. Jacksonville has a matchup with New Bern on Oct. 2nd, while East Duplin will travel to Southwest Onslow that same night.