Prep football: Asheboro rallies, while Cougars, Tigers, Patriots roll

Southwestern Randolph’s Asher Haggerty prepares to grab a touchdown pass in front of Jordan-Matthews’ No. 2 on Friday night in Siler City. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

Asheboro’s Dallas Brinton scored on a 3-yard run with 1:02 remaining as the Blue Comets pulled out a 37-33 victory against Eastern Guilford on homecoming in Triad Area Athletic Conference football Friday night.

Brinton ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns and Connor Brinton returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Jaydon Spruill also scored a touchdown for the Blue Comets.

Asheboro (6-2 overall, 1-2 Triad Area Athletic Conference) overcame a nine-point deficit and didn’t hold its first lead until the third quarter.

Tyler Whaley-Melvin rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown for Eastern Guilford (4-4, 1-2).

Southwestern Randolph 48, Jordan-Matthews 18: At Siler City, the visiting Cougars scored four touchdowns, including two by Brody Sheppard, in the final 6½ minutes to pull away after a sizeable lead nearly vanished in the Four Rivers Conference road game.

“Brody Sheppard did (in this game) what he has done all year long,” Southwestern Randolph coach Seth Baxter said. “Just putting it on his shoulders and takes it to the end zone.”

Luke Dalke ran and threw for a first-half touchdown for Southwestern Randolph (5-3, 1-1). Asher Haggerty and Thomas Costello scored touchdowns. Trivett Kennedy returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown.

“We’re growing up each week and we’re improving each week,” Baxter said.

Jordan-Matthews (5-4, 1-2) trailed 21-0 before rallying to within 21-18 early in the fourth quarter.

Randleman 42, High Point Central 0: At High Point, Matthew Bowman caught two of John Kirkpatrick’s four touchdown passes in the first half in the Piedmont Athletic Conference game.

It was the first shutout for the Tigers (6-3, 4-1) since early October 2024.

Lincoln Lawson (48-yard play) and Connor Cassidy (15-yard play). Reid Herring had a TD throw of 43 yards to Trey Burnett. Landon Whitaker added a 21-yard run for the only touchdown in the second half.

Kirkpatrick was 12-for-16 for 219 yards.

High Point Central is 0-8, 0-4.

Providence Grove 32, East Davidson 14: At Climax, Jackson Lawver ran for 162 yards with a touchdown and threw for 110 yards in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference romp on homecoming.

Nick Straughn added 151 rushing yards with a 47-yard scoring run and Carson Jones booted field goals from 26, 32 and 32 yards for the Patriots (6-2, 3-0), who led 21-7 at halftime.

Jacob Flinchum ran for a touchdown and a two-point conversion.

East Davidson fell to 1-7, 1-2.

West Davidson 14, Wheatmore 7: At Trinity, the Warriors (1-7, 1-2) lost on homecoming in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference matchup.

West Davidson (5-3, 2-1) won for the second week in a row by seven points.

Thomasville 44, Trinity 0: At Trinity, the Bulldogs (1-7, -0) were held to 93 yards of total offense in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference game.

Keyshon Sanders ran for two touchdowns and Galiesha Murchison threw two touchdown passes for Thomasville (4-4, 2-1), which has won three of its past four games.