NC State football commitments in action — Week 5
NC State has 16 verbal commitments in the class of 2025, and Rivals.com has the Wolfpack ranked No. 56 in the country.
The Wolfpack lost Atlanta (Ga.) Lakeside High senior defensive lineman Makhi Williams-Lee, who had Clemson offer him.
Look below for the schedules of the various NC State recruits, and the results:
American Heritage High:
Aug. 23 — Milton (Ga.) High 37, American Heritage 28
Aug. 30 — American Heritage 51, Davie (Fla.) Western 12
Sept. 6 — Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna 48, American Heritage 45
Sept. 13 — American Heritage 23, Naples (Fla.) High 3
Sept. 20 — Miami (Fla.) Central 35, American Heritage 32
Sept. 27 — Vs. Plantation (Fla.) High
Oct. 12 — At Miami Norland
Oct. 18 — Vs. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Archbishop McCarthy
Oct. 25 — Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
Last Game: American Heritage fell to 2-3 after a 35-32 loss to Miami (Fla.) Central High, with Abraham getting four tackles, one tackle for loss and one sack.
Season Stats: Abraham has 28 tackles, two sacks and five tackles for loss.
Forest Hills High:
Aug. 23 — Gastonia Ashbrook 29, Forest Hills 13
Aug. 30 — Forest Hills 33, Spencer North Rowan 8
Sept. 6 — Walkertown High 27, Forest Hills 21
Sept. 12 — Forest Hills 36, Davidson Community School of Davidson 7
Sept. 28 — Vs. New London North Stanly
Oct. 4 — Vs. Monroe High
Oct. 10 — At Oakboro West Stanly
Oct. 18 — At Monroe Piedmont
Oct. 25 — At Monroe Parkwood
Nov. 1 — Vs. Wadesboro Anson County
Last Game: Bolder and Forest Hills had a bye week.
Season Stats: Bolder has 24 catches for 309 yards and a touchdown, and he has seven tackles and an interception on defense. He has three kickoff returns for 41 yards and one punt return for 19 yards.
Ware County High:
Aug. 16 — Ware County 40, Baxley (Ga.) Appling County 10
Aug. 23 — Douglas (Ga.) Coffee 20, Ware County 16
Aug. 30 — Ware County 49, Bainbridge (Ga.) High 7
Sept. 5 — St. Johns (Fla.) Bartram Trail 43, Ware County 42 (overtime)
Sept. 20 — Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln 10, Ware County 0
Sept. 27 — Vs. Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine
Oct. 4 — At Savannah New Hampstead
Oct. 18 — At Perry (Ga.) High
Oct. 26 — Vs. Warner Robins (Ga.) High
Nov. 1 — At Jesup (Ga.) Wayne County
Last Game: Boyd continues to remain injured and Ware County lost 10-0 to Tallahassee (Fla.) Lincoln.
Season Stats: TBD.
Santaluces High:
Aug. 23 — Santaluces 27, Boynton Beach (Fla.) Somerset Academy 21
Aug. 30 — Santaluces 20, Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High 13
Sept. 6 — Santaluces 28, Boynton Beach (Fla.) High 6
Sept. 13 — Wellington (Fla.) Palm Beach Central 23, Santaluces 8
Sept. 20 — Santaluces 49, Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge 21
Sept. 26 — Vs. Greenacres (Fla.) Leonard
Oct. 4 — At Midland (Texas) High
Oct. 10 — Vs. Lake Worth (Fla.) Park Vista
Oct. 18 — At West Palm Beach (Fla.) Forest Hill
Oct. 25 — At Lake Worth (Fla.) High
Last Game: Santaluces High cruised to a 49-21 win over Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge High. Browder was offered by Michigan this week.
Season Stats: Browder has 20 catches for 358 yards and a touchdown, and he has rushed four times for seven yards.
Chambers High:
Aug. 23 — Clover (S.C.) High 28, Chambers 20
Sept. 6 — Kernersville Glenn 31, Chambers 13
Sept. 13 — Chambers 56, Harrisburg Hickory Ridge 7
Sept. 20 — Chambers 9, Charlotte West Mecklenburg 6
Sept. 30 — Vs. Cornelius Hough
Oct. 4 — Vs. Charlotte Harding
Oct. 10 — At Huntersville Hopewell
Oct. 18 — Vs. Huntersville North Mecklenburg
Oct. 25 — At West Charlotte
Nov. 1 — At Charlotte Mallard Creek
Last Game: Chambers High scored nine points in the second quarter and that was needed to defeat Charlotte West Mecklenburg 9-6.
Season Stats: Concepcion has eight receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown through the first two games.
Flagler Palm Coast High:
Aug. 30 — Flagler High 56, Winter Park (Fla.) Lake Howell 15
Sept. 5 — Flagler High 7, Daytona Beach (Fla.) Mainland 2
Sept. 13 — Flagler 48, Altamonte Springs (Fla.) Lake Brantley 0
Sept. 20 — Flagler 50, Zephyrhills (Fla.) Christian Academy 19
Sept. 27 — At Orange City (Fla.) University
Oct. 4 — At Neptune Beach (Fla.) Fletcher
Oct. 11 — Vs. DeLand (Fla.) High
Oct. 18 — At Yulee (Fla.) High
Oct. 25 — Vs. Port Orange (Fla.) Spruce Creek
Nov. 1 — Vs. Palm Coast (Fla.) Matanzas
Last Game: Flagler and Cronk rolled past Zephyrhills (Fla.) Christian Academy 50-19. Cronk continued his special season with seven tackles, six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks in the win.
Season Stats: Cronk has 42 tackles (33 solo), 30 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks, one caused fumble and one fumble return for a touchdown this season.
Hoggard High:
Aug. 23 — Clayton Cleveland 35, Hoggard 32
Sept. 6 — Hoggard 48, Teachey Wallace-Rose-Hill 14
Sept. 13 — Hoggard 45, Greenville Rose 6
Sept. 24 — Hoggard 41, Leland North Brunswick 7
Sept. 28 — Vs. Wilmington Laney
Oct. 4 — At Shallotte West Brunswick
Oct. 11 — At Wilmington Ashley
Oct. 18 — Vs. Hampstead Topsail
Oct. 24 — Vs. Southport South Brunswick
Nov. 1 — At Wilmington New Hanover
Last Game: Gibbs and Hoggard High defeated Leland North Brunswick 41-7 in a rescheduled game Tuesday.
Santaluces High:
Aug. 23 — Santaluces 27, Boynton Beach (Fla.) Somerset Academy 21
Aug. 30 — Santaluces 20, Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) High 13
Sept. 6 — Santaluces 28, Boynton Beach (Fla.) High 6
Sept. 13 — Wellington (Fla.) Palm Beach Central 23, Santaluces 8
Sept. 20 — Santaluces 49, Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge 21
Sept. 26 — Vs. Greenacres (Fla.) Leonard
Oct. 4 — At Midland (Texas) High
Oct. 10 — Vs. Lake Worth (Fla.) Park Vista
Oct. 18 — At West Palm Beach (Fla.) Forest Hill
Oct. 25 — At Lake Worth (Fla.) High
Last Game: Santaluces High cruised to a 49-21 win over Loxahatchee (Fla.) Seminole Ridge High.
Season Stats: Gordon has three receptions for 70 yards on offense, plus one interception and six tackles on defense.
Hebron Christian Academy:
Aug. 16 — Hebron Christian Academy 48, Atlanta (Ga.) Therrell 0
Aug. 23 — Hebron Christian Academy 38, Roswell (Ga.) Fellowship Christian 18
Aug. 30 — Hebron Christian Academy 24, Jacksonville (Fla.) University Christian 12
Sept. 13 — Hebron Christian Academy 49, Arden (N.C.) Christ School 3
Sept. 20 — Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity 24, Hebron Christian Academy 10
Sept .27 — At Commerce (Ga.) East Jackson
Oct. 4 — At Hartwell (Ga.) Hart County
Oct. 18 — Vs. Toccoa (Ga.) Stephens County
Oct. 25 — At Carnesville (Ga.) Franklin County
Nov. 1 — Vs. Athens (Ga.) Prince Avenue Christian
Last Game: Kemp and Hebron Christian Academy fell 24-10 to Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity.
Season Stats: Kemp has eight catches for 124 yards and a touchdown on offense through his first four games, and seven tackles, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one pass defended on defense.
Kings High:
Aug. 23 — Kings High 42, Cincinnati (Ohio) Sycamore 7
Aug. 30 — Cincinnati (Ohio) Winston Woods 19, Kings High 5
Sept. 6 — Kings High 28, Loveland (Ohio) High 20
Sept. 13 — Kings High 28, Cincinnati (Ohio) West Clermont 10
Sept. 20 — Cincinnati (Ohio) Anderson 41, Kings High 0
Sept. 27 — Vs. Lebanon (Ohio) High
Oct. 4 — Vs. Morrow (Ohio) Little Miami
Oct. 11 — At Milford (Ohio) High
Oct. 18 — Vs. Cincinnati (Ohio) Turpin
Oct. 25 — At Cincinnati (Ohio) Walnut Hills
Last Game: Kings High fell to 3-2 with a difficult 41-0 loss against Cincinnati (Ohio) Anderson High.
Westland High:
Aug. 23 — Westland 42, Columbus (Ohio) Centennial 0
Aug. 30 — Grove City (Ohio) High 38, Westland 28
Sept. 6 — Westland 28, Grove City Central Crossing 12
Sept. 13 — Westland 41, Columbus Worthington Kilbourne 7
Sept. 20 — Westland 41, Columbus Franklin Heights 0
Sept. 27 — Vs. Dublin (Ohio) Scioto
Oct. 4 — Vs. Westerville (Ohio) North
Oct. 11 — At Westerville South
Oct. 18 — Vs. Delaware (Ohio) Hayes
Oct. 25 — At Sunbury (Ohio) Big Walnut
Last Game: Westland and Rinehart scored 20 points in the first half and won 41-0 against Columbus (Ohio) Franklin Heights.
Season Stats: TBD.
Cary High:
Aug. 24 — Raleigh Broughton 35, Cary 14 (At Wake-Med)
Aug. 29 — Raleigh Enloe 49, Cary 18
Sept. 6 — Raleigh Athens Drive 28, Cary 13
Sept. 20 — Cary Green Level 30, Cary 0
Sept. 26 — At Apex High
Oct. 4 — Vs. Holly Springs High
Oct. 11 — Cary Green Hope
Oct. 18 — At Apex Friendship
Oct. 25 — At Cary Panther Creek
Nov. 1 — Vs. Apex Middle Creek
Last Game: Ritchey and Cary fell to 0-4 this season with a 30-0 loss against crosstown rival Cary Green Level.
Season Stats: Ritchey has nine catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, plus eight tackles and two sacks on defense in two games. He missed the Enloe High game with an injury.
Male High:
Aug. 23 — Male 47, Louisville (Ky.) Butler 0
Aug. 30 — Male 49, Louisville Ballard 21
Sept. 6 — Male 35, Louisville St. Xavier 34 (overtime)
Sept. 20 — Louisville Trinity 24, Male 21
Sept. 27 — At Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park
Oct. 4 — At Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass
Oct. 11 — Vs. Louisville Southern
Oct. 18 — Vs. Louisville Fern Creek
Oct. 25 — At Mt. Washington (Ky.) Bullitt East
Nov. 1 — Vs. Louisville DuPont Manual
Last Game: Sowell and Louisville Male fell 24-21 against Louisville (Ky.) Trinity.
Season Stats: Sowell has nine tackles, two tackles for loss and two sacks on defense through his first three games.
T.L. Hanna High:
Aug. 23 — T.L. Hanna 19, Duncan (S.C.) James F. Byrnes 16
Sept. 6 — Anderson (S.C.) Westside 56, T.L. Hanna 20
Sept. 12 — T.L. Hanna 36, Piedmont (S.C.) Wren 29
Sept. 20 — Greenwood (S.C.) High 25, T.L. Hanna 21
Sept. 27 — At Mauldin (S.C.) High
Oct. 4 — Vs. Simpsonville (S.C.) Hillcrest
Oct. 11 — At Piedmont Woodmont
Oct. 18 — Vs. Greenville J.L. Mann
Oct. 25 — At Easley (S.C.) High
Nov. 1 — Vs. Greenville High
Last Game: Strong and T.L. Hanna fell to 2-2 after a 25-21 loss to Greenwood (S.C.) High.
Season Stats: Strong has seven tackles (five solo) and two passes broken up through the first three games this season.
Tuscarora High:
Aug. 29 — Tuscarora 42, Leesburg (Va.) Heritage 7
Sept. 6 — Ashburn (Va.) Independence 21, Tuscarora 20
Sept. 13 — Tuscarora 42, Leesburg Loudoun County 7
Sept. 20 — Tuscarora 14, Aldie (Va.) Lightridge 7
Sept. 27 — At Sterling (Va.) Potomac Falls
Oct. 10 — Vs. Purcellville (Va.) Loudoun Valley
Oct. 18 — Vs. Ashburn Rock Ridge
Oct. 25 — At Sterling Dominion
Oct. 31 — Vs. Purcellville Woodgrove
Nov. 8 — At Ashburn Broad Run
Last Game: Teasdell and Tuscarora won the defensive battle 14-7 over Aldie (Va.) Lightridge.
Season Stats: TBD.
Richland Northeast:
Aug. 23 — Richland Northeast 45, Columbia (S.C.) Spring Valley 13
Aug. 30 — Richland Northeast 36, Sumter (S.C.) Crestwood 32
Sept. 6 — Richland Northeast 25, Blythewood (S.C.) Westwood 0
Sept. 12 — Richland Northeast 58, Fort Mill (S.C.) Nation Ford 49
Sept. 20 — At Camden (S.C.) High
Sept. 28 — Vs. Lancaster (S.C.) High
Oct. 4 — At Columbia Dreher
Oct. 11 — At Columbia A.C. Florida
Oct. 25 — Vs. York (S.C.) High
Nov. 1 — Vs. Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe
Last Game: Wilson and Richland Northeast improved to 5-0 with a spirited 26-15 win at Camden (S.C.) High.
Season Stats: Wilson has gone 61-of-103 passing for 1,142 yards and 13 touchdowns, plus he has rushed 51 times for 482 yards and seven scores through the first four games.
Class of 2026 commit
Reagan High:
Aug. 23 — Reagan High 20, Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 13
Aug. 30 — Reagan High 34, Mooresville High 28
Sept. 6 — Greensboro Grimsley 42, Reagan High 7
Sept. 20 — Kernersville East Forsyth 69, Reagan High 21
Sept. 27 — At Kernersville Glenn
Oct. 4 — At Mocksville Davie County
Oct. 11 — Vs. Clemmons West Forsyth
Oct. 18 — Vs. Winston-Salem Parkland
Oct. 25 — At Winston-Salem Mount Tabor
Nov. 1 — At Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds
Last Game: Smith suffered a season-ending ACL knee injury Aug. 30.
Season Stats: Smith finished going 21-of-40 passing for 385 yards and three touchdowns, and two interceptions. He finished the year with four carries for 26 yards and one touchdown, and one reception for a 8-yard score.
Previous weeks
NC State football commitments in action — Week 1
NC State football commitments in action — Week 2
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