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09/07/2026

Week 3 is in the books, and Clayton and Cleveland are still perfect.

Another week, another slate of games spread across Thursdays and Fridays. It's not even unusual anymore, much like Clayton coming up large in big games. What do I mean? Read on: Clayton 21, Hoggard 17 Clayton endured a lengthy lightning delay, and a game Hoggard squad, to move to 3-0…

09/02/2026

Week 3 approaches, and yes, there are Thursday games.

08/31/2026

A look back at another scattered week of Johnston County high school football.

For the second week in a row, the local high school football slate spilled over into Thursday. Casting an eye on the Friday morning sky here in Smithfield, one wonders if Saturday night will end up in play as well. For now, let's talk Thursday: West Johnston 31, Smithfield-Selma 28,…

08/28/2026

A few Week 2 games are already in the record books.

For the second week in a row, the local high school football slate spilled over into Thursday. Casting an eye on the Friday morning sky here in Smithfield, one wonders if Saturday night will end up in play as well. For now, let's talk Thursday: West Johnston 31, Smithfield-Selma 28,…

08/26/2026

The latest edition of the podcast is out now!

Podcast Want to go a little deeper with high school football coverage in Johnston County? The JoCo Sports High School Football Podcast is your new home for all things prep football. Each week, we'll feature in-depth analysis, previews of the games coming up and interviews with media personalities an...

08/26/2026

Two games are already set for Thursday. We'll update this post if more games are moved.

08/24/2026

A look back at Week 1 in Johnston County high school football.

Well, Week 1 is in the books and it had a bit of everything. We had Thursday games, we had Saturday games and we had games that never happened at all. American Leadership Academy's trip down to Lejeune is the one that got completely washed out, as there are no…

08/20/2026

American Leadership Academy has made quite an impact in its first two years as a varsity program. A 7-3 mark in 2024 as a non-affiliated member of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association laid the foundation for last year’s 4-7 record as a member of the Quad County 2A/3A/4A.…

08/20/2026

Moving up to the 8A ranks in the most recent North Carolina High School Athletic Association realignment was always going to present challenges for Corinth Holders. As Johnston County’s largest school, the Pirates were slotted in the CAP 8A with traditional powers Millbrook and Rolesville, along w...

08/20/2026

Six is the magic number for this year’s North Johnston football team. It’s the number of wins in each of head coach Kyle Schenk’s first two seasons in charge of the Panthers, and it’s the number of wins and losses (6-6) that the 2025 squad posted last fall. There are…