ASHEBORO – Aiden Robinson ran 15 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and Asheboro’s football team won a Mid-Piedmont Conference game for the first time since 2019, defeating visiting North Davidson 17-14 on Friday night.
Robinson’s go-ahead run and Micah Garcia’s extra-point kick were the only points of the second half.
Asheboro (3-5 overall, 1-2 Mid-Piedmont Conference) opened the scoring on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Logan Laughlin to Elijah Woodley in the first quarter. Garcia had a 23-yard field goal for the Blue Comets in the second quarter, but North Davidson (2-6, 1-2) led 14-10 at halftime.
Since winning the last game of the 2019 regular season, Asheboro had dropped 23 consecutive league outings.
Wheatmore 3, Trinity 0: At Trinity, Parker Bartlett kicked a 27-yard field goal with 54 seconds remaining as the visiting Warriors picked up their first victory under first-year coach Jacob Sheffield, winning the Piedmont Athletic Conference game against their neighboring rival.
Running back Johnathan Kelly ran for 134 yards on 33 carries for Wheatmore (1-7, 1-2).
Julian Mashburn made a fourth-down tackle to halt Trinity, allowing the Warriors to gain possession for what became the winning possession.
Danny Craig intercepted a second-quarter pass for the Warriors. The Wheatmore defense, often with Kelly, Dominic Hittepole and Ashtin Bennett leading the charge, was able to apply pressure on Trinity quarterback Noah Bradley.
The Bulldogs (2-6, 0-3) had 180 yards of total offense.
A year ago, Sheffield was a Trinity assistant coach.
Eastern Randolph 57, Providence Grove 13: At Climax, Lucas Smith ran for fourth touchdowns for the visiting Wildcats in the PAC romp.
Julian Brooks returned a fumble for a touchdown, Cade McCallum threw to DeSean Shamberger for a touchdown and James Combs and Allen Goodman ran for touchdowns for Eastern Randolph (8-0, 3-0), which led 37-13 at halftime.
Providence Grove (2-6, 1-2) scored on a gadget play with Brady Collins throwing to quarterback Jackson Lawver and on Holden Swift’s fumble return.
Randleman 34, Southwestern Randolph 14: At Asheboro, Micah Thurston ran for two touchdowns and the visiting Tigers (8-0, 3-0) overcame a second-half deficit for a PAC victory, scoring the game’s final 21 points.
Southwestern Randolph used Brody Sheppard’s 11-yard run and an extra-point kick for a 14-13 third-quarter lead. The Cougars (4-4, 1-2) earlier had a rushing touchdown from Noah Stills.
Quarterback John Kirkpatrick’s 2-yard run gave the Tigers (8-0, 3-0) the lead for good. Tyshaun Goldston scored on a reception and a rush in the first half.
