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

Football · 2026 · 6A · Carolina Pines

Lee County 1-5

Sanford, Lee County
Also known as Sanford Central · Head coach Steve Burdeau

State rank

#238

week 8

In 6A

#45

power rank

RPI in class

#38

as in the report

Power

69.8

schedule strength 9.7

Points

116/188

scored / allowed

2026 season

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResult
Sat, Aug 22 vs Hunt L 9–33
Fri, Aug 28 vs Apex Friendship L 0–35
Fri, Sep 4 vs Overhills L 9–46
Fri, Sep 18 at Triton conf L 34–37
Fri, Sep 25 at West Johnston conf L 24–31
Fri, Oct 2 vs Western Harnett conf W 40–6
Fri, Oct 9 vs South Johnston conf Pick: Loss 27–20 69%
Fri, Oct 16 at Harnett Central conf –
Fri, Oct 23 at Union Pines conf –
Fri, Oct 30 vs Southern Lee 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

  • 2019 3AA runner-up · lost to Weddington 34–14

Since 1923

Season by season

SeasonRecordPointsClassHead coachFinal rank
2025 7-5 198–257 6A Steve Burdeau #197
2024 6-6 341–341 3A Steve Burdeau #117
2023 4-6 253–248 Steve Burdeau #170
2022 8-4 431–306 3A Steve Burdeau #110
2021 9-4 435–216 3A Steve Burdeau #37
2020 8-1 374–140 3A Steve Burdeau #18
2019 15-1 653–206 3A Steve Burdeau #13
2018 11-1 534–153 3A Steve Burdeau #31
2017 12-1 556–61 3A Burton Cates #20
2016 12-2 507–149 3A Burton Cates #25
2015 8-4 286–169 3A Charles Arrington #117
2014 9-3 371–107 3A Burton Cates #50
2013 10-3†MaxPreps has 9-3; HSFHA has 9-3 506–196 3A Burton Cates #84
2012 9-4 450–320 4A Charles Arrington #73
2011 4-6 215–295 4A F. Burton Cates #178
2010 8-6 317–226 4A F. Burton Cates #45
2009 3-8 193–225 4A Steve Burdeau #173
2008 2-9 188–307 4A Jody Stouffer #271
2007 3-8 253–320 4A Jody Stouffer #242
2006 6-6 363–395 4A Jody Stouffer #118
2005 9-6 402–427 4A Steve Burdeau #106
2004 9-4†HSFHA has 11-4 250–184 4A Jody Stouffer #57
2003 11-7 315–299
2002 10-7†HSFHA has 7-5 393–232
2001 9-4 342–190 4A
2000 7-4 308–175 Charlie Groves #49
1999 5-5 212–204 #131
1998 3-8 187–265 #181
1997 3-7 143–207 4A #189
1996 1-9 125–240 #225
1995 4-6 152–124 #100
1994 7-5 171–172 #151
1993 10-7 308–291 4A #117
1992 4-6 159–201 #137
1991 4-5†HSFHA has 6-5 147–188 John Green #112
1990 4-6 262–207 John Green #53
1989 4-6 147–203 4A John Green #86
1988 7-4 175–115 John Green #59
1987 10-2 245–96 John Green #26
1986 5-6 176–197 John Green #134
1985 4-6 147–226 John Green #202
1984 5-5 186–230 John Green #114
1983 6-4 177–161 Paul Gay #50
1982 5-5 164–179 Paul Gay #86
1981 4-5-1 148–116 4A Paul Gay #89
1980 9-2 264–81 Paul Gay #15
1979 6-4 222–181 Paul Gay #72
1978 5-4-1 178–145 Paul Gay #48
1977 6-4 247–115 Paul Gay #28
1976 8-3 259–132 Paul Gay #15
1975 9-1 363–78 Paul Gay #1
1974 12-1-1 396–87 Paul Gay #5
1973 13-1 457–111 Paul Gay #5
1972 11-2-1 374–116 Paul Gay #3
1971 4-5-1 103–144 Paul Gay #104
1970 4-6 56–133 Paul Gay #168
1969 5-0-2 82–47 Paul Gay #24
1968 13-0 524–99 Paul Gay #1
1967 11-2 272–110 Paul Gay #9
1966 11-0-1 236–65 Paul Gay #14
1965 6-4 129–107 Paul Gay #52
1964 2-7†HSFHA has 2-8 52–162 Paul Gay #108
1963 5-3-2 124–79 Paul Gay #40
1962 7-3 140–65 Paul Gay #63
1961 9-2-1 222–67 Paul Gay #12
1960 6-3-1 149–128 Paul Gay #79
1959 3-6-1 121–124 Roger Thrift #94
1958 5-4 107–100 Bobby Reynolds #71
1957 5-4 129–129 Bobby Reynolds #108
1956 6-3-1 174–110 Bobby Reynolds #111
1955 3-5-1 77–96 Bobby Reynolds #114
1954 2-7 69–191 Bobby Reynolds #182
1953 3-5-2 99–77 Bobby Reynolds #103
1952 7-1†HSFHA has 8-1 126–38 Bobby Reynolds #46
1951 8-1†HSFHA has 0-11 213–31 Bobby Reynolds #3
1950 7-2†HSFHA has 7-3 132–57 Winston Siegfried #33
1947 0-1†HSFHA has 0-2 6–46 #27
1946 0-1†HSFHA has 0-2 0–27 #34
1945 0-2†HSFHA has 0-3 0–24 #18
1944 1-3 19–72 #23
1943 0-2-1 25–38 #26
1942 0-2 7–38 Tom Cash #28
1941 0-3 10–58 #24
1940 1-0 15–0
1939 0-2 8–39 #28
1938 1-0 6–0
1937 1-1-1 7–13 #30
1936 0-2 6–60 #43
1935 0-3 12–49 #22
1934 1-2 6–46 #36
1933 2-0 26–0 #9
1932 2-0 86–13 #3
1931 0-1 0–20
1930 0-3 21–44 #27
1929 0-1†HSFHA has 0-2 0–34 #31
1926 1-0 13–0
1925 0-1 0–8
1924 1-0 20–0
1923 2-1 53–20

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.