FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL – 2016 WEEK 1
#4NEW BERN at HILLSIDE7PM ESPNNEWBERN
#8AYDEN–GRIFTON at WEST CRAVEN7PMESPNGREENVILLE
#7 WASHINGTON at #1HAVELOCK730PM
#3 DH CONLEY at SE RALEIGH7PM
SOUTH CENTRAL at #10 GREENE CENTRAL
#9 JACKSONVILLE at SW ONSLOW7PM
MORE NOTABLE WEEK ONE MATCHUPS
FARMVILLE CENTRAL at KINSTON
RIVERSIDE at JONES SR
CROATAN at PAMLICO
NORTH LENOIR at EASTERN WAYNE
JAMES KEENAN at SOUTHERN WAYNE
CB AYCOCK at ROSEWOOD
WEST CARTERET at NORTHSIDE
WHITE OAK at ASHLEY
SWANSBORO at LEJUENE
EAST DUPLIN at RICHLANDS
#2 JH ROSE & NORTH PITT (BYE WEEK)
THE 252 ESPN RADIO FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL POLL (PRESEASON 8-15-16)
RANK TEAM WINS/LOSS (CONF ) POINTS 1STPLACEVOTES
#1 – HAVELOCK RAMS 0 – 0 68 (6)
#2 – JH ROSE RAMPANTS 0 – 0 60
#3 – DH CONLEY VIKINGS 0 – 0 59 (1)
#4 – NEW BERN BEARS 0 – 0 48
#5 – WEST CRAVEN EAGLES 0 – 0 45
#6 – KINSTON VIKINGS 0 – 0 34
#7 – WASHINGTON PAM PACK 0 – 0 28
#8 – AYDEN-GRIFTON CHARGERS 0 – 0 16
#9 – JACKSONVILLE CARDINALS 0 – 0 12
#10 – GREENE CENTRAL RAMS 0 – 0 6
FNF IMPACT PLAYERS
QB – HOLTON AHLERS DHConley/JR 6’4” 234LBS highly recruited qb looks to continue
his rise . After an 11-3 season in 2015, Ahlers has even bigger goals this fall.
“We’re focused on winning a state championship — that’s the main goal,” he said. “We have to continue to work hard, stay humble and play every game like it’s our last.” -scout.com
RB- TONY SHARPE Havelock/SR 5’8” 190LBS heading into his senior season and looking to rebound from injury plagued junior season , still rushed for over 1400 yards 24 TDS ( had 2,290 yards & 38 TDS as a sophomore )
RB – DONTAVIES “E.J.” HARRIS JHRose/SR 5’10” 184LBS rushed for 1.939 yards 25tds in 2015 ( averaged over 130 yds per game before Charlotte Catholic limited him to 57 in the 4A State Championship last year
RB- DONALD HOWARD New Bern/SR 5’11” 230LBS playing his third year of varsity – rushed for 681 yards last season , sharing the workload with now graduated Rayshi Boldes . Averaged 6.1 yards per carry and 6 rushing Tds ( 52 yard TD run vs CBAycock was the longest running play of the season for the Bears )
QB – RYAN GOODWIN JHRose/SR 5’11” 180LBS Ryan Goodwin entered the starting lineup in his team’s third game due to injury, then promptly threw for 3,358 yards (60.2 completion percentage) and 45 touchdowns to just 8 interceptions