Providence Grove wins conference football title for first time

CLIMAX – Providence Grove’s first conference championship in football came with Nick Straughn rushing for two touchdowns and 196 yards in Friday night’s 31-9 victory against visiting Thomasville.

That made the Patriots outright champions of the Central Carolina 3-A Conference under first-year coach Cody Moran. A Thomasville triumph would have created a three-way tie at the top.

The Patriots (8-2 overall, 5-0 Central Carolina 3-A Conference) also benefited from Jackson Lawver’s 100 rushing yards and his touchdown pass to Holden Swift Lawver also ran for a touchdown. Swift also secured an interception on defense.

Carson Jones booted a 33-yard field goal.

Thomasville dropped to 5-5, 3-2.

Wheatmore 34, Trinity 7: At Trinity, Gavin McPherson ran for three touchdowns as the Warriors won the road in the matchup between neighbors in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.

Connor Benton threw for two touchdowns and 248 yards despite three interceptions. Bentley Mills and Zach Helton each had a TD reception for Wheatmore (2-8, 2-3), which led 19-7 at halftime.

Kenny Hoover and Helton both made interceptions for Wheatmore’s defense.

Khad’n Fuller made two interceptions for Trinity (1-9, 0-5).

Asheboro 37, Southern Guilford 0: At Greensboro, Dallas Brinton rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more touchdowns in the Triad Area Athletic Conference finale.

DJ Scott pulled in both touchdown receptions and Jayden Spruill ran for a touchdown. Jefferson Aguilar kicked a 33-yard field goal. Brinton threw for 128 yards and ran for 80.

The Blue Comets (7-3, 2-3) led 27-0 at halftime on the way to their second shutout of the season. Garrison Cheek and Williams Sherrod made interceptions.

Southern Guilford is 2-8, 0-5.