Football Friday
High school football coverage and highlights
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Watch Replay: Football Friday 2026 - Week 5
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Watch Replay: Football Friday 2026 - Week 4
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Football Friday - Week 3 of 2026
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Watch Replay: Football Friday 2026 - Week 3
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Football Friday Highlights: Hillside beats E.E. Smith in overtime in Week 1 (Aug. 20, 2026)
Hillside survived a trip to E.E. Smith in Week 1 and escaped with a 30-22 win in overtime.
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Highlights: Northern Durham football downs Bartlett Yancey in Week 1 (Aug. 20, 2026)
Northern Durham got off to a strong start in the 2026 football season with a 45-18 win over Bartlett Yancey.
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Watch Replay: Football Friday - Week 2
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Football Friday: Week 2
Chris Lea has of all the hard-hitting action across the Triangle for this week’s high school football recap and a preview of Saturday’s action for UNC and NC State.
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Watch Replay: Football Friday - Week 1
From the Triangle to the Sandhills, host Chris Lea takes you through high school football highlights and gets you ready for college game day on Saturday.
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Watch all the high school football highlights on WRAL's Football Friday
Football is back, and WRAL will have all the action from across North Carolina every Friday.
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High school football season kicks off with safety and security measures in place
Thursday night kicks off the start of high school football season. School districts emphasize current policies to keep everyone safe this year.
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Potential storms prompt some NC schools to adjust week 1 football schedules
Some North Carolina high schools have changed the date of their week one football games ahead of some potential storms.
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Scary moments then applause after player goes down at Southeast Raleigh football game
A high school football player from Cleveland High School was taken to the hospital after suffering from cardiac arrest during the varsity football game at Southeast Raleigh High School. Medics performed chest compressions on the field and said the athlete does have a pulse.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 9
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 12 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 8
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 14 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 7
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 14 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 6
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 20 games in North Carolina.
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Green Level High School football players lead mental health awareness initiative for a second year
In partnership with the National Alliance of Mental Illness Wake County, captains of the Green Level High School football team are leading a mental health awareness initiative to confront stigma and spark honest conversations around mental health.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 5
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 17 games in North Carolina.
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Wake Forest community unites in blue for first game since former Rolesville principal's death
Faith, family and football will come together Friday night as Wake Forest High School plays at Wakefield High, the first game since the death of Ericka Lucas.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 4
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 15 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 3
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 19 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 2
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 20 games in North Carolina.
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HighSchoolOT and Football Friday's game coverage for week 1
HighSchoolOT and Football Friday will have stories, highlights, photos, and interviews from 19 games in North Carolina.
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In Belichick's first year, UNC pitches plan to improve fan, gameday experience in Chapel Hill
North Carolina is launching a new series of game-day events to complement fans' excitement for a new era of UNC football.
