Updated Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Carolina Varsity North Carolina high school sports

Football · 2026 · 5A · South Piedmont

Concord 1-5

Concord, Cabarrus County · Head coach Darren Shepherd

State rank

#282

week 8

In 5A

#45

power rank

RPI in class

#43

as in the report

Power

64.1

schedule strength 13.0

Points

67/204

scored / allowed

2026 season

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResult
Thu, Aug 20 at Mount Pleasant L 6–35
Fri, Aug 28 vs A L Brown L 6–44
Fri, Sep 4 vs North Gaston W 42–0
Fri, Sep 18 at West Rowan conf L 0–56
Fri, Sep 25 vs South Rowan conf L 10–27
Fri, Oct 2 at Jay M Robinson conf L 3–42
Fri, Oct 9 at Carson conf Pick: Loss 31–18 81%
Fri, Oct 16 vs Northwest Cabarrus conf –
Fri, Oct 23 at Salisbury conf –
Fri, Oct 30 vs East Rowan conf –

Picks are Carolina Varsity's for this week's games, from the week 8 report; the percent is the chance of that result.

State championship games

  • 2013 3A runner-up · lost to Havelock 21–13
  • 2012 3A runner-up · lost to Havelock 55–21
  • 2006 3A champion · beat Western Alamance 35–28
  • 2004 3A champion · beat Wilson Hunt 27–0
  • 1929 CLASS B champion · beat Oxford 13–7

Since 1923

Season by season

SeasonRecordPointsClassHead coachFinal rank
2025 7-5 278–297 5A Darren Shepherd #209
2024 4-7 207–261 Darren Shepherd #266
2023 5-5 175–189 Darren Shepherd #228
2022 3-7 196–246 Darren Shepherd #228
2021 7-4 266–211 3A Marty Paxton #176
2020 2-5 145–154 3A Marty Paxton #238
2019 1-10 122–426 3A Marty Paxton #258
2018 2-16 263–604 3A Marty Paxton #313
2017 10-13†HSFHA has 5-8 554–538 3A Glen Padgett #171
2016 16-7 829–554 3A Glen Padgett #177
2015 20-6 773–449 3A Glen Padgett #105
2014 13-9-1 609–617 3A Glen Padgett #217
2013 17-7 759–494 3A Glen Padgett #128
2012 15-8 640–513 3A Glen Padgett #115
2011 17-7 680–407 3A Glen Padgett #113
2010 16-7 716–347 3A Glen Padgett #74
2009 15-7 636–374 3A Glen Padgett #148
2008 10-9 508–501 3A EZ Smith #253
2007 12-9 569–498 3A EZ Smith #214
2006 15-6 582–371 3A EZ Smith #62
2005 6-8 276–324 3A Darren Shepherd #171
2004 15-2 534–255 3A EZ Smith #40
2003 11-3 464–247 #68
2002 6-6 198–239 E.Z. Smith #201
2001 9-3 278–163 E.Z. Smith #80
2000 8-4 161–165 E.Z. Smith #152
1999 10-5 305–187 #63
1998 12-3 418–226 #63
1997 12-2 434–159 3A #38
1996 11-2 381–104 #29
1995 9-1 181–68 #52
1994 10-2 311–120 #57
1993 6-5 241–195 3A #125
1992 8-3 293–147 #31
1991 12-2 428–148 #9
1990 10-4 278–142 #67
1989 7-4 293–191 3A #60
1988 9-4 244–116 #39
1987 4-6 104–155 #168
1986 10-3 309–149 #35
1985 9-4 231–113 #36
1984 6-3-1 152–139 #120
1983 9-2 260–126 #58
1982 8-2 216–85 #59
1981 9-2 234–111 3A #88
1980 6-4 145–188 #162
1979 3-7 132–188 #187
1978 5-5 155–118 #124
1977 7-2-1 146–70 3A #83
1976 3-7 102–168 #157
1975 10-1-1 231–75 #41
1974 6-4 175–91 #58
1973 6-4 139–114 Richard Thompson #72
1972 3-7 78–129 Richard Thompson #90
1971 6-3-1 130–72 Gerald Cook #33
1970 7-3 214–92 Gerald Cook #24
1969 10-2 260–79 Sonny Pruette #12
1968 7-3 153–62 Richard Thompson #60
1967 9-1 202–76 Richard Thompson #53
1966 5-5 148–146 Richard Thompson #112
1965 4-6 155–122 George Alley #83
1964 9-1 211–65 George Alley #42
1963 3-6-1 104–137 George Alley #142
1962 7-3 119–58 Charlie Rimer #64
1961 7-1-2 212–42 Charlie Rimer #15
1960 8-1-1 211–76 Charlie Rimer #24
1959 4-5-1 154–98 Charlie Rimer #54
1958 7-3 175–65 Charlie Rimer #26
1957 8-2 279–73 Jack Sparks #6
1956 7-3 238–91 Jack Sparks #29
1955 4-5 80–171 Jack Sparks #128
1954 6-3 241–79 Floyd Wilson #11
1953 6-2-1 82–79 Floyd Wilson #90
1952 2-7-1 76–174 Frank Austin #151
1951 8-2 145–55 Frank Austin #38
1950 5-5-1 111–127 Frank Austin #91
1947 2-0 26–6 Frank Austin #3
1943 0-0-1 0–0
1937 0-1 0–33 #43
1935 4-1 178–30 #2
1934 1-0 49–0 #2
1933 1-1 13–39 #20
1932 0-2 13–63 #41
1931 0-1 7–20
1930 0-2 6–72 #36
1929 1-0†HSFHA has 2-0 14–0 #13
1923 0-1 0–7

Records are counted from the games on file, with forfeits as the result awarded; seasons before 1950 hold only the games found so far. Final rank is Carolina Varsity's season-end power rank among North Carolina teams. Coaches are as listed by the source for each season. † Another source records this season differently and the difference is not settled yet; its record is shown underneath. Where the other source is the one in error, the season is not marked.