BEULAVILLE, Duplin County — It's week four of the high school football season and much like week three, there were several intra-county rivalry games.
The Premiere Matchup of the night was between a pair of unbeaten teams as East Duplin took on Croatan.
Something had to give and it was not going to be given by the Panthers as East Duplin cruised to a 56-13 victory to get to 4-0 and drop the Cougars to 3-1.
Scores from this week include:
East Duplin 56, Croatan 13
James Kenan 42, East Bladen 14
North Duplin 63, Lejeune 20
Wallace-Rose Hill 56, Pender 14
Southwest Onslow 57, Goldsboro 0
Richlands 48, South Lenoir 0
Washington 12, Kinston 7
Ayden-Grifton 21, Pamlico County 12
Martin County 24, Southside 6
Northside of Beaufort County 49, Bear Grass Charter 6
Havelock 20, West Craven 13
New Bern 49, Knightdale 0
Hoggard 38, J.H. Rose 14
Jacksonville 35, West Carteret 8
Eastern Wayne 53, Greene Central 26 (Game called in 3rd quarter due to fighting)
Currituck County 46, South Central 13
Northern Nash 37, D.H. Conley 12
John Paul II 40, Grace Christian 8
Parrott Academy 75, Liberty Christian Academy 12
Community Christian 22, Pungo Christian 14
Bertie 34, First Flight 7
This week's Battle Royale game featured an Onslow County meeting between White Oak and Northside-Jacksonville.
White Oak prevailed, 35-22, as the Vikings improve to 3-1 on the season.
The Monarchs fell to 1-3.
White Oak 35, Northside-Jacksonville 22
Topsail 34, Swansboro 7
Dixon 28, Trask 22
Farmville Central 50, Roanoke Rapids 0 (Game played Thurs. Sept. 7, 2023)
Tarboro 35, Southwest Edgecombe 20
North Pitt vs. Edenton Holmes (Game moved to Mon. Sept. 11, 2023)
Hobbton 64, Spring Creek 14