Here are my predicted winners of each game of week eight of the 2024 North Carolina high school football season.

Feedback is welcome at my X account: @JoelBryantHSOT. I’d be happy to explain any of these picks there!

I’ll keep a tally of my correct and incorrect picks for next week’s version of this article, and so on.

Previous Weeks’ Picks:

• Week 1: 74.4% correct
• Week 2: 73.2% correct
• Week 3: 76.4% correct
• Week 4: 77.8% correct
• Week 5: 79.8% correct
• Week 6: 80.9% correct
• Week 7: 84.0% correct

The Huddle: The most important games of the week & Bryan Till’s return to Richmond

Predicted Winners: Week 8

• A.L. Brown @ West Cabarrus —— Prediction: A.L. Brown
• Alexander Central @ Freedom —— Prediction: Freedom
• Alleghany @ North Stokes —— Prediction: Alleghany
• Andrews @ Cherokee —— Prediction: Andrews
• Apex @ Apex Friendship —— Prediction: Apex Friendship
• Asheboro @ Central Davidson —— Prediction: Central Davidson
• Bartlett Yancey @ Southeast Alamance —— Prediction: Southeast Alamance
• Ben L. Smith @ Southern Guilford —— Prediction: Ben L. Smith
• Berry Academy @ Ballantyne Ridge —— Prediction: Berry Academy
• Bertie @ Gates County —— Prediction: Gates County
• Bishop McGuinness @ Pine Lake Prep —— Prediction: Bishop McGuinness
• Broughton @ Leesville Road —— Prediction: Leesville Road
• Bunn @ Southern Nash —— Prediction: Southern Nash
• Burns @ Thomas Jefferson —— Prediction: Burns
• C.B. Aycock @ Fike —— Prediction: C.B. Aycock
• Camden County @ Northeastern —— Prediction: Northeastern
• Cannon @ Metrolina Christian —— Prediction: Metrolina Christian
• Cape Fear @ Douglas Byrd —— Prediction: Cape Fear
• Carver @ Corvian Community —— Prediction: Corvian Community
• Central Cabarrus @ East Rowan —— Prediction: Central Cabarrus
• Chambers @ Hopewell —— Prediction: Chambers
• Charlotte Christian @ Providence Day —— Prediction: Providence Day
• Charlotte Latin @ Charlotte Country Day —— Prediction: Charlotte Latin
• CHASE @ Brevard —— Prediction: Brevard
• Christ the King @ Mountain Island Charter —— Prediction: Mountain Island Charter
• Clayton @ South Garner —— Prediction: Clayton
• Cleveland @ Willow Spring —— Prediction: Cleveland
• Concord @ South Rowan —— Prediction: Concord
• Covenant Day @ Southlake Christian —— Prediction: Covenant Day
• Croatan @ Richlands —— Prediction: Richlands
• Cummings @ Chatham Central —— Prediction: Cummings
• Cuthbertson @ Marvin Ridge —— Prediction: Marvin Ridge
• D.H. Conley @ J.H. Rose —— Prediction: J.H. Rose
• Dudley @ Northeast Guilford —— Prediction: Dudley
• E.E. Smith @ Pine Forest —— Prediction: Pine Forest
• East Burke @ Bunker Hill —— Prediction: Bunker Hill
• East Davidson @ Salisbury —— Prediction: Salisbury
• East Gaston @ Bessemer City —— Prediction: Bessemer City
• East Henderson @ Tuscola —— Prediction: Tuscola
• East Lincoln @ Fred T. Foard —— Prediction: East Lincoln
• East Rutherford @ Hendersonville —— Prediction: East Rutherford
• East Wake @ Hunt —— Prediction: Hunt
• Eastern Alamance @ Cedar Ridge —— Prediction: Eastern Alamance
• Eastern Guilford @ Atkins —— Prediction: Eastern Guilford
• Elkin @ East Wilkes —— Prediction: East Wilkes
• Enloe @ Cardinal Gibbons —— Prediction: Cardinal Gibbons
• First Flight @ Hertford County —— Prediction: Hertford County
• Forbush @ East Surry —— Prediction: East Surry
• Forest Hills @ West Stanly —— Prediction: Forest Hills
• Forestview @ Hunter Huss —— Prediction: Hunter Huss
• Fuquay-Varina @ Corinth Holders —— Prediction: Corinth Holders
• Garinger @ Charlotte Catholic —— Prediction: Charlotte Catholic
• Garner @ Southeast Raleigh —— Prediction: Garner
• Glenn @ R.J. Reynolds —— Prediction: R.J. Reynolds
• GRACE Christian @ Harrells Christian —— Prediction: Harrells Christian
• Graham @ Northwood —— Prediction: Northwood
• Gray’s Creek @ Lumberton —— Prediction: Gray’s Creek
• Green Hope @ Cary —— Prediction: Cary
• Green Level @ Holly Springs —— Prediction: Holly Springs
• Greene Central @ Washington —— Prediction: Greene Central
• Grimsley @ Ragsdale —— Prediction: Grimsley
• Harding University @ Mallard Creek —— Prediction: Mallard Creek
• Havelock @ Jacksonville —— Prediction: Havelock
• Hayesville @ Swain County —— Prediction: Swain County
• Heide Trask @ East Bladen —— Prediction: Heide Trask
• Hickory @ North Iredell —— Prediction: Hickory
• High Point Central @ Rockingham County —— Prediction: Rockingham County
• Highland Tech @ Cherryville —— Prediction: Cherryville
• Hoggard @ Ashley —— Prediction: Hoggard
• Holmes @ Currituck County —— Prediction: Holmes
• Hough @ West Charlotte —— Prediction: Hough
• Jay M. Robinson @ West Rowan —— Prediction: Jay M. Robinson
• Jordan @ East Chapel Hill —— Prediction: Jordan
• Kinston @ James Kenan —— Prediction: James Kenan
• KIPP Pride @ Wilson Prep —— Prediction: Wilson Prep
• Knightdale @ Heritage —— Prediction: Heritage
• Lake Norman @ Hickory Ridge —— Prediction: Lake Norman
• Lakewood @ North Duplin —— Prediction: North Duplin
• Lejeune @ Wake Prep —— Prediction: Wake Prep
• Louisburg @ Southern Durham —— Prediction: Southern Durham
• Maiden @ Bandys —— Prediction: Bandys
• Manteo @ Pasquotank —— Prediction: Pasquotank
• Martin @ Washington County —— Prediction: Martin
• Middle Creek @ Panther Creek —— Prediction: Middle Creek
• Midway @ Fairmont —— Prediction: Midway
• Millbrook @ Rolesville —— Prediction: Rolesville
• Monroe @ Parkwood —— Prediction: Monroe
• Montgomery Central @ Ledford —— Prediction: Montgomery Central
• Mooresville @ South Iredell —— Prediction: Mooresville
• Mount Airy @ South Stokes —— Prediction: Mount Airy
• Mount Tabor @ Davie County —— Prediction: Mount Tabor
• Murphy @ Robbinsville —— Prediction: Murphy
• Myers Park @ Ardrey Kell —— Prediction: Myers Park
• New Bern @ Northside-Jacksonville —— Prediction: New Bern
• New Hanover @ North Brunswick —— Prediction: New Hanover
• Newton-Conover @ West Lincoln —— Prediction: West Lincoln
• North Gaston @ Crest —— Prediction: Crest
• North Henderson @ Franklin —— Prediction: Franklin
• North Johnston @ Beddingfield —— Prediction: North Johnston
• North Lenoir @ East Duplin —— Prediction: East Duplin
• North Lincoln @ St. Stephens —— Prediction: North Lincoln
• North Mecklenburg @ West Mecklenburg —— Prediction: West Mecklenburg
• North Moore @ Seaforth —— Prediction: Seaforth
• North Pitt @ Ayden-Grifton —— Prediction: North Pitt
• North Raleigh Christian @ Trinity Christian —— Prediction: Trinity Christian
• North Stanly @ Lake Norman Charter —— Prediction: North Stanly
• Northampton County @ Rocky Mount Prep —— Prediction: Northampton County
• Northern Durham @ Hillside —— Prediction: Hillside
• Northern Guilford @ Northwest Guilford —— Prediction: Northern Guilford
• Northern Nash @ Nash Central —— Prediction: Northern Nash
• Northside-Pinetown @ East Carteret —— Prediction: Northside-Pinetown
• Northwest Cabarrus @ Jesse Carson —— Prediction: Northwest Cabarrus
• Oak Grove @ North Davidson —— Prediction: Oak Grove
• Olympic @ Palisades —— Prediction: Olympic
• Orange @ Person —— Prediction: Person
• Parkland @ East Forsyth —— Prediction: East Forsyth
• Pender @ Hobbton —— Prediction: Pender
• Piedmont @ Anson —— Prediction: Anson
• Pinecrest @ Lee County —— Prediction: Pinecrest
• Porter Ridge @ Weddington —— Prediction: Weddington
• Princeton @ Goldsboro —— Prediction: Princeton
• Providence @ Independence —— Prediction: Independence
• Purnell Swett @ South View —— Prediction: South View
• Randleman @ Providence Grove —— Prediction: Randleman
• Ravenscroft School @ Wake Christian —— Prediction: Ravenscroft School
• Riverside @ Chapel Hill —— Prediction: Riverside
• Rocky Mount @ Roanoke Rapids —— Prediction: Rocky Mount
• Rocky River @ Butler —— Prediction: Butler
• Rosewood @ Union —— Prediction: Rosewood
• Sanderson @ Athens Drive —— Prediction: Sanderson
• Seventy-First @ Jack Britt —— Prediction: Seventy-First
• Smithfield-Selma @ West Johnston —— Prediction: West Johnston
• South Caldwell @ Hibriten —— Prediction: Hibriten
• South Davidson @ Thomasville —— Prediction: Thomasville
• South Johnston @ Southern Wayne —— Prediction: South Johnston
• South Lenoir @ Southwest Onslow —— Prediction: Southwest Onslow
• South Point @ Kings Mountain —— Prediction: South Point
• South Stanly @ Albemarle —— Prediction: South Stanly
• Southeast Halifax @ North Edgecombe —— Prediction: North Edgecombe
• Southern Lee @ Hoke County —— Prediction: Southern Lee
• Southside @ Pamlico County —— Prediction: Pamlico County
• Southwest Guilford @ Southeast Guilford —— Prediction: Southeast Guilford
• Southwestern Randolph @ Wheatmore —— Prediction: Southwestern Randolph
• Spring Creek @ Eastern Wayne —— Prediction: Eastern Wayne
• St. Pauls @ Red Springs —— Prediction: St. Pauls
• Statesville @ West Iredell —— Prediction: Statesville
• Stuart Cramer @ Ashbrook —— Prediction: Ashbrook
• Surry Central @ North Surry —— Prediction: North Surry
• Swansboro @ Dixon —— Prediction: Dixon
• T.W. Andrews @ Morehead —— Prediction: T.W. Andrews
• Tarboro @ Perquimans —— Prediction: Tarboro
• Terry Sanford @ Harnett Central —— Prediction: Terry Sanford
• Topsail @ South Brunswick —— Prediction: Topsail
• Trinity @ Eastern Randolph —— Prediction: Eastern Randolph
• Union Academy @ Mount Pleasant —— Prediction: Mount Pleasant
• Union Pines @ Richmond —— Prediction: Richmond
• Vance County @ South Granville —— Prediction: Vance County
• Wake Forest @ Wakefield —— Prediction: Wake Forest
• Walkertown @ North Forsyth —— Prediction: Walkertown
• Weldon @ Northwest Halifax —— Prediction: Weldon
• West Bladen @ Clinton —— Prediction: Clinton
• West Brunswick @ Laney —— Prediction: Laney
• West Caldwell @ Lincolnton —— Prediction: Lincolnton
• West Carteret @ White Oak —— Prediction: White Oak
• West Columbus @ South Columbus —— Prediction: South Columbus
• West Craven @ Farmville Central —— Prediction: Farmville Central
• West Davidson @ Lexington —— Prediction: Lexington
• West Forsyth @ Reagan —— Prediction: West Forsyth
• West Henderson @ Pisgah —— Prediction: Pisgah
• West Stokes @ Reidsville —— Prediction: Reidsville
• Western Alamance @ Williams —— Prediction: Williams
• Western Guilford @ Page —— Prediction: Western Guilford
• Western Harnett @ Triton —— Prediction: Triton
• Westover @ Overhills —— Prediction: Overhills
• Whiteville @ East Columbus —— Prediction: Whiteville
• Wilkes Central @ West Wilkes —— Prediction: West Wilkes
• Winston-Salem Prep @ Community School of Davidson —— Prediction: Community School of Davidson

Schedule and Scores by Date

Source: highschoolot.com