Main Story

Friday’s final regular-season games will shape North Carolina’s high school football playoff rankings—and decide several conference races across the Twin Counties. Key matchups include Northern Nash at Rocky Mount, Tarboro against Kinston, and Wilson Prep at defending state champion North Edgecombe.

By the Numbers
  • Northern Nash has won 6 straight games.
  • Tarboro has won 81 consecutive conference games; its last league loss was to Kinston in overtime in 2011.
  • Nash Central has allowed a combined 18 points in its last 3 wins.
  • Rocky Mount Prep has lost 4 straight after opening the season 4-1, getting outscored 135-50 in that stretch.
Yes, But

Several teams’ title hopes depend on other results and tiebreakers. Nash Central could claim the Quad County title if it wins and Louisburg loses; SouthWest Edgecombe can finish no worse than second with a win, while Wilson Prep and North Edgecombe each have a path to the Eastern Carolina 1A title.

State of Play
  • Southern Nash has already finished its regular season; the rest of the Twin Counties teams play Friday.
  • Northern Nash has secured the relevant tiebreakers over Hunt and Fike, while Tarboro is aiming to complete an unbeaten conference schedule.
What's Next

Friday’s results will settle remaining conference positions and feed into the final RPI rankings used to seed the state playoffs.

Bottom Line

One final night of regular-season football could reshape both playoff positioning and conference honors across the region.