Football · 2026 · 5A · Eastern Sandhills

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Fayetteville, Cumberland County · Head coach Joe Salas

State rank

#386

week 8

In 5A

#54

power rank

RPI in class

#55

as in the report

Power

39.8

schedule strength 2.1

Points

47/272

scored / allowed

2026 season

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu, Aug 20	at Cape Fear	L 0–50
Sat, Aug 29	vs Western Harnett	L 6–41
Fri, Sep 4	at Purnell Swett	L 14–55
Fri, Sep 11	at Gray's Creek	L 6–42
Fri, Sep 18	at Red Springs	L 8–22
Fri, Oct 2	vs Seventy-First conf	L 13–62
Fri, Oct 9	at Westover conf	Pick: Loss 50–11 99%
Fri, Oct 16	at South View conf	–
Fri, Oct 23	at E E Smith conf	–
Fri, Oct 30	vs Saint Pauls 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

2008 4A runner-up · lost to Fayetteville Seventy-First 28–7
1999 4A runner-up · lost to Asheville A.C. Reynolds 7–0
1997 4A runner-up · lost to Richmond Senior 27–7
1996 4A runner-up · lost to Crest 20–7
1995 4A runner-up · lost to West Charlotte 20–13
1983 4A runner-up · lost to Greensboro Page 21–14

Since 1972

Season by season

Season	Record	Points	Class	Head coach	Final rank
2025	0-10	75–450	5A	Dontre Brown	#379
2024	1-9	97–399		Joe Salas	#345
2023	0-10	112–407		Maurice Huey	#354
2022	3-7	98–375		Joe Salas	#361
2021	1-9	40–413	3A	Maurice Huey	#392
2020	0-6	8–251		Maurice Huey	#356
2019	2-9	148–365	3A	Mike Paroli	#276
2018	4-7	238–267	3A	mike paroli	#162
2017	0-12	70–466	3A	mike paroli	#335
2016	0-11	44–360		Mike Paroli	#288
2015	3-8	138–392		Scott Barbour	#267
2014	1-10	105–431		Scott Barbour	#314
2013	11-3	490–243	3A	Russell Stone	#56
2012	8-4	325–214	3A	Russell Stone	#112
2011	13-1	539–188	3A	Russell Stone	#27
2010	10-3	407–175	3A	Russell Stone	#65
2009	9-5	381–282	3A	Joe Salas	#78
2008	11-4-1†MaxPreps has 12-4-1	346–270	4A	Russell Stone	#26
2007	6-5	233–180	4A	Russell Stone	#71
2006	3-8	184–295	4A	Dwayne Pelham	#180
2005	4-8	147–301	4A	Joe Salas	#194
2004	5-7†HSFHA has 5-8	255–297	4A	Russell Stone	#87
2003	7-6	275–272		Bob Paroli	#60
2002	8-6	287–228		Bob Paroli	#44
2001	11-2	307–117		Bob Paroli	#14
2000	11-3	356–163		Bob Paroli	#13
1999	13-2	414–144		Bob Paroli	#8
1998	13-2	380–169		Bob Paroli	#15
1997	14-2	463–252	4A	Bob Paroli	#11
1996	13-3	386–159		Bob Paroli	#23
1995	15-1	485–145		Bob Paroli	#2
1994	12-1	382–99		Bob Paroli	#4
1993	8-4	276–179	4A	Bob Paroli	#52
1992	8-3	206–134		Bob Paroli	#77
1991	10-3	328–200		Bob Paroli	#28
1990	7-3	252–203		Bob Paroli	#70
1989	7-3	219–106	4A	Bob Paroli	#35
1988	5-5	188–165		Bob Paroli	#90
1987	6-5	212–194		Bob Paroli	#52
1986	4-6	162–191		Bob Paroli	#94
1985	10-2	246–137		Bob Paroli	#41
1984	8-2	255–139		Bob Paroli	#16
1983	13-1	384–127		Bob Paroli	#2
1982	10-2	305–88		Bob Paroli	#9
1981	6-4	210–147	4A	Bob Paroli	#63
1980	6-4	151–120		Bob Paroli	#143
1979	3-7	74–191		Bob Sanders	#228
1978	4-6	147–190		Lawson Holland	#148
1977	2-8	99–212	4A	Maurice Chapman	#206
1976	4-6	171–221		Maurice Chapman	#116
1975	3-7	117–247		Maurice Chapman	#172
1974	4-6	158–247		Maurice Chapman	#191
1973	6-4	168–246	4A	Maurice Chapman	#189
1972	8-3	228–115		Maurice Chapman	#67

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.