NC HS Football Starts Early This Year | Fayetteville News

North Carolina’s 2026 high school football season kicks off early this year—with Week One games moving to Thursday to dodge summer storms. Feel the fall energy as teams hit the gridiron, including Garner High vs. Millbrook Wildcats on Thursday night and Cardinal Gibbons vs. Dudley Panthers for the CBS 17 Game of the Week on Friday. Catch live scores and highlights starting at 11:20 p.m. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/446a05b71e0a02e9