This page tracks North Carolina high school football scores for the 2026 season. Bookmark for North Carolina high school football schedules, weekly scoreboards, playoff updates and links to the latest NCHSAA and NCISAA coverage throughout the 2026 season.
We have arrived at Week 8 of the North Carolina high school football schedule, with nearly 200 games set for Friday, Oct. 9 and a handful of contests on Thursday, Oct. 8, Saturday, Oct. 10 and Monday, Oct. 12.
👉 Looking for Week 7 results (Oct. 2 weekend)? Check out the Week 7 North Carolina High School Scoreboard.
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🏈 North Carolina High School Football Scores & Schedules
➡️ Week 8 | Oct. 9, 2026 Games
Games are sorted alphabetically by away team. Use Ctrl/Cmd+F to find your school. Start times subject to change.
Sources: MaxPreps, HighSchoolOT, VarsityNC, Scorestream, social media
🏈 2026 Season Scoreboard: Week-By-Week Archive
Click on a week to review scores
➡️ Week 1 | Aug. 20-24 Games: Stormy weather alters the schedule, Hough beats Northwestern (SC), Providence Day & Grimsley win big
➡️ Week 2 | Aug. 27-31 Games: More inclement weather scrambles the game schedule, Hunt snaps Tarboro’s win streak, Millbrook impressive again, Hough tops Cardinals Gibbons
➡️ Week 3 | Sept. 3-6 Games: Hough cruises past Providence Day in battle of the state’s top-ranked teams, Clayton edges Hoggard, Grimsley & Weddington win again
➡️ Week 4 | Sept. 10-12 Games: Providence Day bounces back, Weddington stays unbeaten, No. 1 Hough tops Mooresville
➡️ Week 5 | Sept. 17-21 Games: More Friday night rain issues, Hough beats out-of-state-foe, Lake Norman tops Reagan, Southeast Raleigh clips Garner
➡️ Week 6 | Sept. 25 Games: Hough, Grimsley, Weddington and Chambers earn shutout wins; Millbrook-Rolesville suspended right before overtime
➡️ Week 7 | Oct. 2 Games: Grimsley beats one of Virginia’s top teams, Weddington rolls past Marvin Ridge, Franklin improves to 7-0
More North Carolina High School Football Resources
- 🗺️ 2025-2029 NCHSAA Conference Alignments
- 🏆 NCHSAA Football Champions
- 🏆 NCISAA Football Champions
- ⭐ High School Fabulous 15 Rankings
- 📋 2027 NC High School Football Recruiting Tracker
🏆 2025 State Championship Recap
North Carolina crowned 11 high school football state champions in 2025 — eight divisions within the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and three within the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA).
Visit our 2025 playoff hubs to review brackets and see the paths taken by each state champion:
⏪ North Carolina High School Football Archives
Find scores and playoff brackets from past seasons:
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