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09/16/2026

Week 5 Johnston County football preview:

This week, a couple of all-Johnston County games are on the docket, ALA opens conference play and Cleveland entertains New Bern in a battle of unbeaten teams. In addition, Corinth Holders takes a bye after a stirring win over South Garner in Week 3. Sounds fun, right? Corinth Holders at…

09/14/2026

A look back at Week 4's action for Johnston County prep football teams:

Death, taxes and fast starts to football seasons from Clayton and Cleveland are relative certainties, it seems. The aforementioned schools are 4-0 after big wins in Week 4, while Princeton laid down a bit of a marker in a convincing rivalry win over North Johnston. Let's break it down a…

09/09/2026

Check out our Week 4 Johnston County high school football preview:

It's hard to believe that we're already roughly a third of the way through the football season, but the calendar pages just keep on turning. This week, a couple of all-Johnston County games are on the docket, ALA opens conference play and Cleveland entertains New Bern in a battle of…

09/07/2026

Week 3 is in the books, and Clayton and Cleveland are still perfect.

Another week, another slate of games spread across Thursdays and Fridays. It's not even unusual anymore, much like Clayton coming up large in big games. What do I mean? Read on: Clayton 21, Hoggard 17 Clayton endured a lengthy lightning delay, and a game Hoggard squad, to move to 3-0…

09/02/2026

Week 3 approaches, and yes, there are Thursday games.

08/31/2026

A look back at another scattered week of Johnston County high school football.

For the second week in a row, the local high school football slate spilled over into Thursday. Casting an eye on the Friday morning sky here in Smithfield, one wonders if Saturday night will end up in play as well. For now, let's talk Thursday: West Johnston 31, Smithfield-Selma 28,…

08/28/2026

A few Week 2 games are already in the record books.

For the second week in a row, the local high school football slate spilled over into Thursday. Casting an eye on the Friday morning sky here in Smithfield, one wonders if Saturday night will end up in play as well. For now, let's talk Thursday: West Johnston 31, Smithfield-Selma 28,…

08/26/2026

The latest edition of the podcast is out now!

Podcast Want to go a little deeper with high school football coverage in Johnston County? The JoCo Sports High School Football Podcast is your new home for all things prep football. Each week, we'll feature in-depth analysis, previews of the games coming up and interviews with media personalities an...

08/26/2026

Two games are already set for Thursday. We'll update this post if more games are moved.

08/24/2026

A look back at Week 1 in Johnston County high school football.

Well, Week 1 is in the books and it had a bit of everything. We had Thursday games, we had Saturday games and we had games that never happened at all. American Leadership Academy's trip down to Lejeune is the one that got completely washed out, as there are no…