Steve Lyttle

Here are the Charlotte-area high school football standings through last weekend. Also included are this week's games and the kickoff times. Greater Charlotte 7A/8A Conference All Points Allowed Hough (8A) 0-0 4-0 137 33 Hopewell (7A) 0-0 3-1 92 68 Myers Park (8A) 0-0 2-2 96 123 Garinger (8A) 0-0 1-3 81 132 South Mecklenburg (8A) 0-0 1-3 50 114 West Mecklenburg (7A) 0-0 0-4 52 110 Friday’s games Hopewell at North Mecklenburg,...

Appalachian State is the king of Power 6 football in North Carolina. Johnson C. Smith fans needn’t worry … the Golden Bulls are just fine. Lenoir-Rhyne really enjoys beating nationally-ranked opponents. Those are the biggest takeaways from another weekend of college football for schools in the Charlotte area. Appalachian State traveled to Greenville on Saturday and handed East Carolina a 27-24 defeat – the fourth straight time the Mountaineers have beaten the Pirates. App State can...

There are a number of ways to look at the Charlotte 49ers’ loss Saturday night at nationally-ranked Ole Miss, but one thing is for sure – that game is history, and another contest is fast approaching. The 49ers were soundly beaten in a game in which they were expected to be soundly beaten. Actually the 41-9 final score was not as bad as the betting line, which had Charlotte as a 45.5-point underdog against the ninth-ranked Rebels. (Charlotte 49ers photo) Charlotte actually moved the...