High School Sports

Thunderstorms, tornadoes sideline high school football. Make-up dates announced

By J. Mike Blake
Gordon Thomas (40) of Western Harnett carries the ball against the pursuit of D'shaun Mcfarlane, right, of Overhills. The Western Harnett Eagles played the Overhills Jaguars in a football game that took place in Lillington, N.C. on Thursday, August 31 2017. Overhills won 48-28.
Gordon Thomas (40) of Western Harnett carries the ball against the pursuit of D'shaun Mcfarlane, right, of Overhills. The Western Harnett Eagles played the Overhills Jaguars in a football game that took place in Lillington, N.C. on Thursday, August 31 2017. Overhills won 48-28. Fabian Radulescu newsobserver.com

Only a handful of teams were able to play on Friday night under the threat of severe weather.

AREA GAMES

PrepsNow ranking included

FRIDAY

Riverside at No. 8 Cardinal Gibbons

Ravenscroft at No. 25 South Granville

North Raleigh Christian at Southlake Christian

Chatham Central at Thomas Jefferson

Word of God at Trinity Christian

SATURDAY

Homewood-Flossmoor (Ill.) at Southern Durham

Terry Sanford at No. 7 Cleveland

MONDAY

Rolesville at East Wake

No. 14 Millbrook at No. 2 Heritage

Hunt at J.H. Rose

Greene Central at North Pitt

No. 12 Middle Creek at No. 1 Wake Forest

TUESDAY

Southern Wayne at Goldsboro

OTHER

Southern Alamance at Cedar Ridge (ppd. to Oct. 12)

Harnett Central at No. 15 Fuquay-Varina (ppd. to Sept. 29)

North East Carolina Prep at Rocky Mount Prep (ppd. TBA)

This story was originally published September 1, 2017 at 6:59 PM with the headline "Thunderstorms, tornadoes sideline high school football. Make-up dates announced."

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