Jacksonville 62, South Central 30

Amari Pearson scored five touchdowns as Jacksonville outscored South Central in a Big Carolina 6-A/7-A Conference game.

Pearson set the tone with a 9-yard touchdown to make it 7-0. His 62-yard touchdown run made it 28-14 in the second quarter while he added scoring runs of 58, 40 and 50 in the third.

Isaiah Hillary threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Mikhail White, Josiah Benton had a 60-yard touchdown run, SaRonn Thompson returned an interception 75 yards for a score and Montez Jimenez had a 3-yard touchdown run.

Jacksonville (5-2, 2-1) visits D.H. Conley next week while South Central (3-5, 0-3) hosts White Oak. 

East Duplin 35, Clinton 21

Noah LeBlanc rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries as East Duplin defeated Clinton in an East Central 3-A/4-A Conference showdown.

LeBlanc had touchdown runs of 12, 2 and 38 yards. Keeshon Mckinnie added 77 yards on nine carries, including a 4-yard touchdown, and Zachary Cruz had 57 yards on seven carries.

Semaj Scott returned an interception five yards for a touchdown to give the Panthers a 35-7 lead in the third. Scott had eight tackles, McKinnie had 12 tackles, Amir Lamont had seven tackles and two sacks and Esiah Bennerman had nine tackles.

The Panthers held the Dark Horses to just one first down and minus-1-yard rushing in the first half.

East Duplin (7-1, 3-0) hosts Pender next week while Clinton (5-3, 2-1) visits Trask. 

Northside 39, Dixon 6

Leading just 12-6 at halftime, Northside outscored Dixon 27-0 in the second half to earn the Coastal 5-A/6-A Conference victory.

Gavyn Davis returned the third-quarter kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown to make it 19-6. Rahlai Anderson followed with an 8-yard touchdown run. Reginald Gray III then found Kaleb Robinson for a 9-yard score before Anderson scored from five yards.

Anderson scored early to give the Monarchs a 6-0 lead before the Bulldogs’ Aiden Tilley tied the game. Gray found Evan Wanga for a 33-yard score to make it 12-6.

Northside (8-0, 4-0) visits Swansboro next week while Dixon (2-6, 0-4) visits Richlands. 

Southwest 48, Trask 0

Ton Bolden rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and Davion Cephus threw for 114 yards as Southwest topped Trask in East Central Conference action.

A Cephus rushing touchdown and two-point conversion put the Stallions ahead 8-0 in the first quarter. Bolden added a touchdown and two-point conversion to make it 16-0 in the second.

Judah Clyde added a 21-yard score, and Quan Bacon had a 5-yard score as Southwest led 32-0 at halftime. Mason Houze added a 40-yard touchdown and Cephus scored to end the third.

Southwest (3-5, 2-1) hosts South Lenoir next week while Trask (2-6, 1-2) hosts Clinton. 

Liberty Christian 36, Sandhills Classical Christian 30

Eddie Deptola rushed for two touchdowns, threw for another and intercepted two passes to lead undefeated Liberty Christian past Sandhills Classical.

Deptola also had two two-point conversion runs and a pair or two-point conversion completions. Daniel Canales had a touchdown catch and Caleb Malpass ran for a touchdown.

John Hansley and Korvin Wilson each had two-point conversions, Andrew Smith had a sack and a fumble recovery, Logan Potting had two forced fumbles and a recovery and Eli Arnette had a sack and a forced fumble.

The Heat trailed 14-8 after the first quarter, but led 16-14 at halftime. The game was tied 22-22 entering the fourth. Liberty topped Sandhills 38-28 earlier this season.

Liberty Christian (6-0) hosts Wayne Prep Academy next week while Sandhills (2-3) hosts Community Christian. 

Lejeune 40, Jones Senior 0

Grady Mahaffey scored four touchdowns and Cameron McKinnis scored two as Lejeune topped Jones Senior in a Coastal Plains 1-A/2-A Conference game.

McKinnis got the scoring going on a touchdown run before Mahaffey returned an interception for a score. Mahaffey added a touchdown run as the Devilpups led 21-0 in the first quarter.

Desean Godbolt had a touchdown run while Mckinnis capped the scoring with a 70-yard touchdown run. The 40 points were the most by Lejeune since a 66-44 victory over Spring Creek in 2024.

Lejeune (2-5, 1-2) hosts Pamlico next week while Jones Senior (0-8, 0-3) hosts East Carteret. 

West Carteret 14, Richlands 13

Baylee Rathe’s 5-yard touchdown run in the third quarter moved Richlands to within one, but the Wildcats weren’t able to take the lead in falling to Coastal Conference foe West Carteret.

Anthony Kohler-Howard had a 30-yard touchdown run as the Wildcats led 7-6 in the second.

Richlands (1-7, 0-4) hosts Dixon next week while West Carteret (3-5, 2-3) hosts Croatan. 

Havelock 53, Swansboro 19

Trailing 15-7 after the first quarter, Swansboro was outscored 38-6 between the second and third in a Coastal Conference loss to Havelock.

Markis Sam’s 22-yard touchdown run brought Swansboro within 15-7. Gavin Jones returned an interception 81 yards for a score to move the Pirates within 30-13 in the second.

Swansboro (6-2, 2-2) hosts Northside next week while Havelock (5-4, 4-1) has an open date and visits Northside on Oct. 30. 

J.H. Rose 62, White Oak 0

White Oak allowed 27 first-quarter points as the Vikings fell to Big Carolina Conference leader J.H. Rose.

The Vikings (2-5, 0-3) visit South Central next week while the Rampants (8-0, 3-0) hosts New Bern.