Here are my predicted winners of each game of week two of the 2024 North Carolina high school football season.
Feedback is welcome at my X account: @JoelBryantHSOT. I'd be happy to explain any of these picks there!
I'll keep a tally of my correct and incorrect picks for next week's version of this article, and so on.
Previous Weeks' Picks:
- Week 1: 74.4% correct
The ultimate road trip for NC high school football fans in 2024
Predicted Winners: Week 2
- A.C. Reynolds @ Shelby —— Prediction: Shelby
- A.L. Brown @ Northwest Cabarrus —— Prediction: A.L. Brown
- ALA-Johnston @ Hobgood Charter —— Prediction: ALA-Johnston
- Alleghany @ Grayson County (VA) —— Prediction: Grayson County
- Anson @ Sun Valley —— Prediction: Sun Valley
- Apex @ Fuquay-Varina —— Prediction: Apex
- Ardrey Kell @ Weddington —— Prediction: Weddington
- Ashe County @ North Wilkes —— Prediction: Ashe County
- Asheboro @ Eastern Randolph —— Prediction: Eastern Randolph
- Asheville @ Providence Day —— Prediction: Providence Day
- Asheville Christian @ Thomas Jefferson Classical —— Prediction: Asheville Christian
- Asheville School @ Christ Church Episcopal (SC) —— Prediction: Asheville School
- Ballantyne Ridge @ Corvian Community —— Prediction: Corvian Community
- Bear Grass Charter @ Union —— Prediction: Bear Grass Charter
- Beddingfield @ Hunt —— Prediction: Beddingfield
- Ben L. Smith @ Harding —— Prediction: Ben L. Smith
- Berry Academy @ Garinger —— Prediction: Berry Academy
- Bishop McGuinness @ North Stokes —— Prediction: Bishop McGuinness
- Bonnie Cone Leadership @ Highland Tech —— Prediction: Bonnie Cone
- Brevard @ Knoxville Catholic —— Prediction: Brevard
- Broughton @ Corinth Holders —— Prediction: Corinth Holders
- Bunn @ Northampton County —— Prediction: Bunn
- Burns @ Crest —— Prediction: Crest
- Butler @ Richmond —— Prediction: Butler
- C.B. Ayco*ck @ Eastern Wayne —— Prediction: C.B. Ayco*ck
- Cardinal Gibbons @ Mallard Creek —— Prediction: Mallard Creek
- Carrboro @ Jordan-Matthews —— Prediction: Carrboro
- Carver @ Lexington —— Prediction: Lexington
- Cary @ Enloe —— Prediction: Enloe
- Catawba Ridge (SC) @ East Gaston —— Prediction: Catawba Ridge
- Cedar Ridge @ Northwest Halifax —— Prediction: Northwest Halifax
- Charlotte Christian @ South Point —— Prediction: Charlotte Christian
- Charlotte Country Day @ Community School of Davidson —— Prediction: Community School of Davidson
- CHASE @ Stuart Cramer —— Prediction: Stuart Cramer
- Cherryville @ West Lincoln —— Prediction: West Lincoln
- Christ the King @ Union Academy —— Prediction: Christ the King
- Cleveland @ Heritage —— Prediction: Cleveland
- Clinton @ Wallace-Rose Hill —— Prediction: Wallace-Rose Hill
- Cosby (TN) @ Cherokee —— Prediction: Cherokee
- Covenant Day @ Mountain Island Charter —— Prediction: Mountain Island
- Cox Mill @ Kings Mountain —— Prediction: Kings Mountain
- Currituck County @ Deep Creek (VA) —— Prediction: Currituck County
- Cuthbertson @ Central Davidson —— Prediction: Central Davidson
- Dixon @ Topsail —— Prediction: Topsail
- E.E. Smith @ Douglas Byrd —— Prediction: Douglas Byrd
- East Bladen @ West Bladen —— Prediction: East Bladen
- East Burke @ Freedom —— Prediction: Freedom
- East Carteret @ Ashley —— Prediction: Ashley
- East Chapel Hill @ Montgomery Central —— Prediction: Montgomery Central
- East Duplin @ West Craven —— Prediction: East Duplin
- East Surry @ Mount Airy —— Prediction: Mount Airy
- Eastern Guilford @ Williams —— Prediction: Williams
- Enka @ Pisgah —— Prediction: Pisgah
- Erwin @ Mountain Heritage —— Prediction: Mountain Heritage
- Farmville Central @ North Lenoir —— Prediction: Farmville Central
- Forest Hills @ North Rowan —— Prediction: North Rowan
- Forestview @ East Lincoln —— Prediction: East Lincoln
- Franklinton @ South Central —— Prediction: South Central
- Fred T. Foard @ Bandys —— Prediction: Bandys
- Garner @ Middle Creek —— Prediction: Garner
- Gates County @ Pasquotank County —— Prediction: Pasquotank
- Glenn @ Ragsdale —— Prediction: Ragsdale
- Goldsboro @ Southern Wayne —— Prediction: Southern Wayne
- Green Hope @ Athens Drive —— Prediction: Green Hope
- Greenville Hurricanes (SC) @ Draughn —— Prediction: Draughn
- Grimsley @ Rolesville —— Prediction: Rolesville
- Halifax County (VA) @ Person —— Prediction: Person
- Heard County (GA) @ Murphy —— Prediction: Murphy
- Hendersonville @ West Henderson —— Prediction: West Henderson
- Hibriten @ Hunter Huss —— Prediction: Hunter Huss
- High Point Christian @ North Raleigh Christian —— Prediction: High Point Christian
- Hoke County @ South View —— Prediction: South View
- Holly Springs @ Clayton —— Prediction: Clayton
- Holmes @ Bertie —— Prediction: Holmes
- Hopewell @ Marvin Ridge —— Prediction: Marvin Ridge
- Independence @ Hickory Ridge —— Prediction: Independence
- J.F. Webb @ Warren County —— Prediction: J.F. Webb
- J.H. Rose @ Northeastern —— Prediction: Northeastern
- Jack Britt @ East Forsyth —— Prediction: East Forsyth
- Jacksonville @ White Oak —— Prediction: Jacksonville
- James Kenan @ Midway —— Prediction: James Kenan
- Jordan @ Southern Alamance —— Prediction: Southern Alamance
- Kinston @ Greene Central —— Prediction: Greene Central
- Knightdale @ East Wake —— Prediction: Knightdale
- Lakewood @ KIPP Pride —— Prediction: Lakewood
- Laney @ Havelock —— Prediction: Havelock
- Ledford @ West Davidson —— Prediction: Ledford
- Leesville Road @ Panther Creek —— Prediction: Leesville Road
- Lincolnton @ North Lincoln —— Prediction: North Lincoln
- Louisburg @ Southeast Halifax —— Prediction: Louisburg
- Madison @ East Henderson —— Prediction: East Henderson
- Manteo @ Norfolk Christian (VA) —— Prediction: Norfolk Christian
- Martin County @ Ayden-Grifton —— Prediction: Ayden-Grifton
- McMichael @ Forbush —— Prediction: McMichael
- Metrolina Christian @ Charlotte Latin —— Prediction: Charlotte Latin
- Mitchell @ McDowell —— Prediction: Mitchell
- Mooresville @ Reagan —— Prediction: Mooresville
- Morehead @ Rockingham County —— Prediction: Rockingham County
- Mount Pleasant @ Concord —— Prediction: Concord
- Mount Tabor @ North Forsyth —— Prediction: Mount Tabor
- Mount Zion Christian @ Hickory Grove Christian —— Prediction: Hickory Grove
- Myers Park @ Hough —— Prediction: Hough
- New Bern @ Northern Guilford —— Prediction: Northern Guilford
- Newton-Conover @ Hickory —— Prediction: Hickory
- North Davidson @ Northwest Guilford —— Prediction: Northwest Guilford
- North Duplin @ Northside-Pinetown —— Prediction: Northside-Pinetown
- North Gaston @ Bessemer City —— Prediction: North Gaston
- North Henderson @ Rosman —— Prediction: North Henderson
- North Mecklenburg @ Olympic —— Prediction: Olympic
- North Moore @ Southwestern Randolph —— Prediction: North Moore
- North Stanly @ East Rowan —— Prediction: North Stanly
- North Surry @ South Stokes —— Prediction: North Surry
- North Wake Saints @ Trinity Christian —— Prediction: Trinity Christian
- Northeast Guilford @ Western Guilford —— Prediction: Norteast Guilford
- Northern Nash @ Fike —— Prediction: Northern Nash
- Northside-Jacksonville @ Swansboro —— Prediction: Northside-Jacksonville
- Northwood @ Union Pines —— Prediction: Union Pines
- Oak Grove @ West Forsyth —— Prediction: West Forsyth
- Orange @ Chapel Hill —— Prediction: Chapel Hill
- Overhills @ Pinecrest —— Prediction: Pinecrest
- Owen @ North Buncombe —— Prediction: North Buncombe
- Palisades @ East Mecklenburg —— Prediction: Palisades
- Pamlico County @ Croatan —— Prediction: Croatan
- Parkland @ Atkins —— Prediction: Parkland
- Parkwood @ Central-Pageland (SC) —— Prediction: Central-Pageland
- Perquimans @ Camden County —— Prediction: Perquimans
- Piedmont @ Central Cabarrus —— Prediction: Central Cabarrus
- Pine Forest @ Seventy-First —— Prediction: Seventy-First
- Pine Lake Prep @ SouthLake Christian —— Prediction: Pine Lake Prep
- Polk County @ Tuscola —— Prediction: Tuscola
- Princeton @ Harnett Central —— Prediction: Harnett Central
- Providence @ South Mecklenburg —— Prediction: Providence
- Purnell Swett @ Fairmont —— Prediction: Purnell Swett
- R-S Central @ South Caldwell —— Prediction: South Caldwell
- Rabun Gap (GA) @ Christ School —— Prediction: Rabun Gap (GA)
- Ravenscroft @ Cannon —— Prediction: Cannon
- Red Springs @ Gray's Creek —— Prediction: Gray's Creek
- Reidsville @ Page —— Prediction: Reidsville
- Robbinsville @ Franklin —— Prediction: Robbinsville
- Rosewood @ North Johnston —— Prediction: Rosewood
- Sanderson @ Riverside —— Prediction: Riverside
- Smoky Mountain @ Swain County —— Prediction: Smoky Mountain
- South Brunswick @ South Columbus —— Prediction: South Columbus
- South Davidson @ Chatham Central —— Prediction: South Davidson
- South Iredell @ Porter Ridge —— Prediction: Porter Ridge
- South Stanly @ South Rowan —— Prediction: South Stanly
- Southeast Alamance @ Eastern Alamance —— Prediction: Southeast Alamance
- Southeast Guilford @ Dudley —— Prediction: Dudley
- Southeast Raleigh @ Wakefield —— Prediction: Southeast Raleigh
- Southern Durham @ Hillside —— Prediction: Southern Durham
- Southern Guilford @ Providence Grove —— Prediction: Providence Grove
- Southern Lee @ Seaforth —— Prediction: Southern Lee
- Southern Nash @ South Granville —— Prediction: Southern Nash
- SouthWest Edgecombe @ Nash Central —— Prediction: SouthWest Edgecombe
- Southwest Guilford @ R.J. Reynolds —— Prediction: R.J. Reynolds
- Southwest Onslow @ Richlands —— Prediction: Southwest Onslow
- Spring Creek @ Lejeune —— Prediction: Lejeune
- St. Pauls @ Lee County —— Prediction: St. Pauls
- St. Stephens @ Bunker Hill —— Prediction: Bunker Hill
- Starmount @ North Iredell —— Prediction: Starmount
- Statesville @ Lake Norman —— Prediction: Statesville
- Surry Central @ East Wilkes —— Prediction: East Wilkes
- T.C. Roberson @ East Rutherford —— Prediction: T.C. Roberson
- T.W. Andrews @ High Point Central —— Prediction: T.W. Andrews
- Tarboro @ Hertford County —— Prediction: Tarboro
- Terry Sanford @ Scotland —— Prediction: Scotland
- Thomasville @ Bartlett Yancey —— Prediction: Bartlett Yancey
- Trask @ Hobbton —— Prediction: Trask
- Trinity @ Albemarle —— Prediction: Albemarle
- Triton @ South Johnston —— Prediction: South Johnston
- Vance County @ Rocky Mount —— Prediction: Vance County
- Wake Forest @ South Garner —— Prediction: Wake Forest
- Wake Prep @ GRACE Christian —— Prediction: GRACE
- Walkertown @ Salisbury —— Prediction: Salisbury
- Washington @ D.H. Conley —— Prediction: D.H. Conley
- Washington County @ Southside —— Prediction: Washington County
- Watauga @ Avery County —— Prediction: Watauga
- Weldon @ Roanoke Rapids —— Prediction: Roanoke Rapids
- West Brunswick @ Whiteville —— Prediction: Whiteville
- West Cabarrus @ Jay M. Robinson —— Prediction: Jay M. Robinson
- West Carteret @ North Brunswick —— Prediction: North Brunswick
- West Charlotte @ Monroe —— Prediction: West Charlotte
- West Columbus @ Sandhills Titans —— Prediction: West Columbus
- West Iredell @ West Caldwell —— Prediction: West Iredell
- West Johnston @ Western Harnett —— Prediction: West Johnston
- West Mecklenburg @ Rocky River —— Prediction: West Mecklenburg
- West Rowan @ Davie County —— Prediction: West Rowan
- West Stanly @ Jesse Carson —— Prediction: West Stanly
- West Stokes @ Randleman —— Prediction: Randleman
- West Wilkes @ Elkin —— Prediction: Elkin
- Western Alamance @ Cummings —— Prediction: Cummings
- Westover @ Smithfield-Selma —— Prediction: Westover
- Wheatmore @ East Davidson —— Prediction: Wheatmore
- Wilkes Central @ Alexander Central —— Prediction: Alexander Central
- Willow Spring @ Green Level —— Prediction: Willow Spring
- Winston-Salem Prep @ Lake Norman Charter —— Prediction: Lake Norman Charter
