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2023 Fayetteville high school football schedule by team and by week

monica holland, fayetteville observer
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The NCHSAA 2023 football season gets underway this week with all of Fayetteville's 10 public school teams in action Friday.

In mid-June, the Fayetteville Observer took a look at the schedules for each of Fayetteville's 10 teams to see which squads have the toughest road. The results were based on the combined record and winning percentage of a team’s opponents from the previous season.

Cape Fear has stacked its nonconference season-opening swing with some powerhouses before starting United 8 Conference play in Week 5 on Sept. 15. And Pine Forest will have a tough road to claim its third straight league title in this year's edition of the All American.

There's plenty to look forward to, so mark your calendar with this look at the complete high school football schedule for Fayetteville's 10 public school teams — broken down by team and by week.

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Team-by-team football schedules

(*denotes conference game)

Jack Britt

  • Aug. 18 — vs. Hoke County

  • Aug. 25 — vs. East Forsyth

  • Sept. 1 — Open

  • Sept. 8 — at Scotland

  • Sept. 15 — vs. Douglas Byrd*

  • Sept. 22 — at Lumberton*

  • Sept. 29 — at Purnell Swett*

  • Oct. 6 — at Seventy-First*

  • Oct. 13 — vs. Cape Fear*

  • Oct. 20 — at Gray's Creek*

  • Oct. 27 — at South View*

Douglas Byrd

  • Aug. 18 — vs. Red Springs

  • Aug. 25 — at E.E. Smith

  • Sept. 1 — at Hoke County

  • Sept. 8 — Open

  • Sept. 15 — at Jack Britt*

  • Sept. 22 — vs. South View*

  • Sept. 29 — vs. Gray's Creek*

  • Oct. 6 — at Cape Fear*

  • Oct. 13 — at Lumberton*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. Purnell Swett*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Seventy-First*

Cape Fear

  • Aug. 18 — vs. Pine Forest

  • Aug. 25 — Open

  • Sept. 1 — vs. Terry Sanford

  • Sept. 8 — at Wilmington Laney

  • Sept. 15 — vs. Lumberton*

  • Sept. 22 — at Purnell Swett*

  • Sept. 29 — at Seventy-First*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Douglas Byrd*

  • Oct. 13 — at Jack Britt*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. South View*

  • Oct. 27 — at Gray's Creek*

Gray's Creek

  • Aug. 18 — vs. E.E. Smith

  • Aug. 25 — at Red Springs

  • Sept. 1 — at Pine Forest

  • Sept. 8 — Open

  • Sept. 15 — at Purnell Swett*

  • Sept. 22 — vs. Seventy-First*

  • Sept. 29 — at Douglas Byrd*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Lumberton*

  • Oct. 13 — at South View*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. Jack Britt*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Cape Fear*

Pine Forest

  • Aug. 18 — at Cape Fear

  • Aug. 25 — vs. Seventy-First

  • Sept. 1 — vs. Gray's Creek

  • Sept. 8 — Open

  • Sept. 15 — vs. Westover*

  • Sept. 22 — at Western Harnett*

  • Sept. 29 — vs. Terry Sanford*

  • Oct. 6 — at E.E. Smith*

  • Oct. 13 — at Triton*

  • Oct. 20 — at Harnett Central*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Overhills*

Kamal Thames carries the ball during South Brunswick at Terry Sanford in Round 1 of the NCHSAA high school football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.
Kamal Thames carries the ball during South Brunswick at Terry Sanford in Round 1 of the NCHSAA high school football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022.

Terry Sanford

  • Aug. 18 — vs. Topsail

  • Aug. 25 — vs. Scotland

  • Sept. 1 — at Cape Fear

  • Sept. 8 — Open

  • Sept. 15 — at Overhills*

  • Sept. 22 — vs. Triton*

  • Sept. 29 —at Pine Forest*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Harnett Central*

  • Oct. 13 — vs. Westover*

  • Oct. 20 — at E.E. Smith*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Western Harnett*

Seventy-First

  • Aug. 18 — at Richmond Senior

  • Aug. 25 — at Pine Forest

  • Sept. 1 — Open

  • Sept. 8 — vs. Hoke County

  • Sept. 15 — at South View*

  • Sept. 22 — at Gray's Creek*

  • Sept. 29 — vs. Cape Fear*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Jack Britt*

  • Oct. 13 — at Purnell Swett*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. Lumberton*

  • Oct. 27 — at Douglas Byrd*

E.E. Smith

  • Aug. 18 — at Gray's Creek

  • Aug. 25 — vs. Douglas Byrd

  • Sept. 1 — at West Carteret

  • Sept. 8 —Open

  • Sept. 15 — at Triton*

  • Sept. 22 — vs. Overhills*

  • Sept. 29 — at Harnett Central*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Pine Forest*

  • Oct. 13 — at Western Harnett*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. Terry Sanford*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Westover*

Cape Fear at South View football on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.
Cape Fear at South View football on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022.

South View

  • Aug. 18 — vs. Overhills

  • Aug. 25 — at Hoke County

  • Sept. 1 — at Durham Riverside

  • Sept. 8 —Open

  • Sept. 15 — vs. Seventy-First*

  • Sept. 22 — at Douglas Byrd*

  • Sept. 29 — vs. Lumberton*

  • Oct. 6 — at Purnell Swett*

  • Oct. 13 — vs. Gray's Creek*

  • Oct. 20 — at Cape Fear*

  • Oct. 27 — vs. Jack Britt*

Westover

  • Aug. 18 — vs. St. Pauls

  • Aug. 25 — vs. Smithfield-Selma

  • Sept. 1 — at Fairmont

  • Sept. 8 —Open

  • Sept. 15 — at Pine Forest*

  • Sept. 22 — vs. Harnett Central*

  • Sept. 29 — at Triton*

  • Oct. 6 — vs. Overhills*

  • Oct. 13 — at Terry Sanford*

  • Oct. 20 — vs. Western Harnett*

  • Oct. 27 — at E.E. Smith*

Week-by-week schedules

Aug. 18

  • Pine Forest at Cape Fear

  • Red Springs at Douglas Byrd

  • E.E. Smith at Gray's Creek

  • Hoke County at Jack Britt

  • Seventy-First at Richmond Senior

  • Overhills at South View

  • Topsail at Terry Sanford

  • St. Pauls at Westover

Aug. 25

  • Douglas Byrd at E.E. Smith

  • Gray's Creek at Red Springs

  • East Forsyth at Jack Britt

  • Seventy-First at Pine Forest

  • South View at Hoke County

  • Scotland at Terry Sanford

  • Smithfield-Selma at Westover

  • Cape Fear (Open)

Sept. 1

  • Terry Sanford at Cape Fear

  • Douglas Byrd at Hoke County

  • Gray's Creek at Pine Forest

  • South View at Durham Riverside

  • Fairmont at Westover

  • E.E. Smith at West Carteret

  • Jack Britt (Open)

  • Seventy First (Open)

Sept. 8

  • Cape Fear at Wilmington Laney

  • Jack Britt at Scotland

  • Hoke County at Seventy-First

  • Douglas Byrd (Open)

  • Gray's Creek (Open)

  • E.E. Smith (Open)

  • Pine Forest (Open)

  • South View (Open)

  • Terry Sanford (Open)

  • Westover (Open)

Sept. 15

  • Lumberton at Cape Fear

  • Douglas Byrd at Jack Britt

  • Gray's Creek at Purnell Swett

  • Seventy-First at South View

  • Terry Sanford at Overhills

  • E.E. Smith at Triton

  • Westover at Pine Forest

Sept. 22

  • Cape Fear at Purnell Swett

  • South View at Douglas Byrd

  • Seventy-First at Gray's Creek

  • Jack Britt at Lumberton

  • Overhills at E.E. Smith

  • Pine Forest at Western Harnett

  • Triton at Terry Sanford

  • Harnett Central at Westover

Sept. 29

  • Cape Fear at Seventy First

  • Gray's Creek at Douglas Byrd

  • Purnell Swett at Jack Britt

  • Lumberton at South View

  • E.E. Smith at Harnett Central

  • Terry Sanford at Pine Forest

  • Westover at Triton

Oct. 6

  • Douglas Byrd at Cape Fear

  • Lumberton at Gray's Creek

  • Jack Britt at Seventy-First

  • South View at Purnell Swett

  • Pine Forest at E.E. Smith

  • Harnett Central at Terry Sanford

  • Overhills at Westover

Oct. 13

  • Cape Fear at Jack Britt

  • Douglas Byrd at Lumberton

  • Gray's Creek at South View

  • Seventy-First at Purnell Swett

  • E.E. Smith at Western Harnett

  • Pine Forest at Triton

  • Westover at Terry Sanford

Oct. 20

  • South View at Cape Fear

  • Purnell Swett at Douglas Byrd

  • Jack Britt at Gray's Creek

  • Lumberton at Seventy-First

  • Terry Sanford at E.E. Smith

  • Pine Forest at Harnett Central

  • Terry Sanford at E.E. Smith

  • Western Harnett at Westover

Oct. 27

  • Cape Fear at Gray's Creek

  • Seventy-First at Douglas Byrd

  • Jack Britt at South View

  • Westover at E.E. Smith

  • Overhills at Pine Forest

  • Western Harnett at Terry Sanford

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Fayetteville high school football schedule for 2023 season