Statewide Scoreboard: Thursday, Aug. 31

The time for preseason chatter is finished.

We’re done with Media Days. And fall camps. And – though we had fun debating them and putting them together – preseason all-conference, all-state and all-American lists.

At long last, let’s play some games!

Five season openers involving North Carolina college teams are on the docket for Thursday, with two more – pushed back by Hurricane Idalia’s visit to Southeastern North Carolina – coming Friday afternoon.

Check back here for final scores:

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