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17 Nov

Prep Football Playoffs: Eastern Randolph, Randleman win in first round

Randolph RecordSportsclass 1-A, Class 2-A, Class 3-A, prep football, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

The Asheboro football team gathers for its first playoff game in eight years Friday night at Greensboro Dudley. (Thadd Sanders / For Randolph Record) The season ends for Southwestern Randolph and Asheboro in road losses RAMSEUR – Lucas Smith ran for two touchdowns and made a scoring catch as Eastern Randolph opened the Class 1A state playoffs by blowing past visiting Swain County in a 49-0 victory Friday night. Smith scored on runs of 1 and 45 yards and then caught a TD pass from No. 3. Kobe Walker ran for touchdowns from 1 and 2 yards out. Jayden Spinks…

11 Nov

Prep football: E. Randolph, Randleman to start at home in states; Asheboro returns to postseason

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, class 1-A, Class 2-A, Class 3-A, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, nchsaa, prep football, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, state playoffs

Eastern Randolph and Randleman will play home football games to begin the state playoffs Friday night, while Asheboro makes a long-awaited return to the postseason. Eastern Randolph (10-0), the Piedmont Athletic Conference champion for a fourth year a row, is the No. 4 seed in the Class 1A West Region with a game against No. 29 seed Swain County (1-9). In Class 2A, fourth-seeded Randleman (8-2), which has lost its last two games, is home against No. 29 seed East Gaston (4-6). No. 27 seed Southwestern Randolph (6-4) visits sixth-seeded East Surry (8-2), which holds a seven-game winning streak and…

02 Nov

Prep football: Wildcats notch another perfect PAC record, top Randleman by one

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Mid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Providence Grove Patriots, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Eastern Randolph’s Rayden West looks to make a move against Randleman’s Jay Richards during Friday night’s game. (Thadd Sanders / For Randolph Record) RAMSEUR – Eastern Randolph barely preserved its undefeated mark but the Wildcats did enough to capture another championship. Eastern Randolph held on to defeat visiting Randleman in Friday night’s Piedmont Athletic Conference showdown, winning 27-26. Eastern Randolph is undefeated in PAC play for four consecutive seasons with a 20-0 record across that span. The Wildcats (10-0 overall, 5-0 PAC) should be among the highest seeds in the Class 1A West Region for the state playoffs when those…

31 Oct

Football regular season concludes with key matchups in Randolph County

Randolph RecordSportsMid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football

The final night of the high school football regular season comes with a matchup of the two top teams in the Piedmont Athletic Conference. Randleman visits Eastern Randolph, marking the third year in a row the teams meet with first place at stake to conclude the regular season. This is a bit different from the past two years because Randleman has already lost a conference game, but the Tigers can gain a share of the title by knocking off Eastern Randolph. In the Mid-Piedmont Conference, Asheboro is looking for a winning record in league play and a .500 mark overall.…

26 Oct

PAC showdown on tap despite Trinity’s upset win

Randolph RecordSportsAsheboro Blue Comets, Eastern Randolph Wildcats, Mid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Southwestern Randolph Cougars, Trinity Bulldogs

Eastern Randolph and Randleman will play with the championship at stake There’s still a showdown to determine the Piedmont Athletic Conference football championship this week, but getting there took a strange twist. Last-place Trinity stunned previously undefeated Randleman 21-19 on Friday night. Yet the Tigers can still gain a share of the conference crown if they defeat host Eastern Randolph in this Friday night’s regular-season finale. The teams met with unblemished league records last year, with Eastern Randolph winning 22-21. Here’s a look at last week’s results: Trinity 21, Randleman 19: At Randleman, Zorn Williams and Daniel Rogers ran for…

23 Oct

Jones gives Providence Grove big kicks on football field

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Carson Jones of Providence Grove boots a 50-yard field goal against Asheboro. (Courtesy photo) CLIMAX – Carson Jones of Providence Grove didn’t know kicking footballs for long distances would be so rewarding when he first became involved with the sport. Now he wants more of it. Long kicks have garnered attention for the junior specialist, who gives the Patriots another dimension on offense. Earlier this season, he booted a 50-yard field goal at Asheboro. “Those are kicks you really want to make,” Jones said. Those came on top of a pair of field goals of 50-plus yards for the junior…

19 Oct

Prep football: Blue Comets snap conference drought; Wheatmore nabs first victory

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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…

17 Oct

Randolph County prep football teams set for third league games

Randolph RecordSportsMid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Randleman Tigers

Micah Thurston of Randleman cuts through a hole during last Friday night’s game against Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) This week marks passing of the midway mark of the conference play for Randolph County football teams in either the Piedmont Athletic Conference or Mid-Piedmont Conference. Teams in those leagues play five conference games. Here's a look at the games for the third week of conference play: Friday’s games (scheduled for 7:30 p.m. starts) Randleman (7-0, 2-0) at Southwestern Randolph (4-3, 1-1) Eastern Randolph (7-0, 2-0) at Providence Grove (2-5, 1-1) Wheatmore (0-7, 0-2) at Trinity (2-5, 0-2) North…

12 Oct

Prep football: Big scoring boosts Tigers, Wildcats, Cougars in PAC victories

Randolph RecordSportsEastern Randolph Wildcats, Mid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football, Randleman Tigers, Southwestern Randolph Cougars

Randleman’s Triston Chriscoe reaches the end zone for a touchdown against Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) High-scoring outputs were in the works for the winning teams Friday night in high school football. Randleman and Eastern Randolph remained unbeaten, while Southwestern Randolph picked up its first Piedmont Athletic Conference. Randleman 42, Providence Grove 10: At Climax, three of John Kirkpatrick’s four touchdown passes went to Chase Farlow in the PAC road game, putting a dent on the Patriots’ homecoming. Brayden Gladden caught the other touchdown pass, while Daylan Atkins and Triston Chriscoe ran for touchdowns for the Tigers…

11 Oct

Area football teams set for second week of league play

Randolph RecordSportsMid-Piedmont Conference, piedmont athletic conference, prep football

Here's a list of this week's high school football games involving Randolph County teams. It's the second week of league competition for the Piedmont Athletic Conference and Mid-Piedmont Conference. Games are slated for 7:30 p.m. starts. Friday’s games Randleman (6-0, 1-0) at Providence Grove (2-4, 1-0) Trinity (2-4, 0-1) at Eastern Randolph (6-0, 1-0) Southwestern Randolph (3-3, 0-1) at Wheatmore (0-6, 0-1) Asheboro (2-4, 0-1) at Central Davidson (3-3, 1-0)