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

Football · 2026 · 7A · Tobacco Road

Riverside 1-5

Durham, Durham County · Head coach Cory Lea

State rank

#321

week 8

In 7A

#58

power rank

RPI in class

#54

as in the report

Power

56.1

schedule strength 5.5

Points

75/211

scored / allowed

2026 season

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResult
Thu, Aug 20 vs East Wake L 20–27
Fri, Aug 28 vs Sanderson L 12–27
Fri, Sep 4 vs Person W 27–26
Fri, Sep 11 vs Jordan L 0–56
Fri, Sep 18 at Franklinton L 0–54
Fri, Oct 2 vs Northern conf L 16–21
Fri, Oct 9 vs Hillside conf Pick: Loss 41–14 95%
Fri, Oct 16 at Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi conf –
Fri, Oct 23 at East Chapel Hill conf –
Fri, Oct 30 at Chapel Hill 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

  • 2006 4AA runner-up · lost to Charlotte Independence 49–19

Since 1991

Season by season

SeasonRecordPointsClassHead coachFinal rank
2025 2-8 163–320 7A Cory Lea #283
2024 4-6 200–338 Cory Lea #332
2023 4-6†HSFHA has 4-7 214–285 Cory Lea #293
2022 6-5 318–218 Cory Lea #103
2021 2-8 187–331 4A Cory Lea #301
2020 0-5-1 42–148 4A Andre George #285
2019 8-4†HSFHA has 9-4 400–280 4A Cory Lea #89
2018 7-4 258–178 4A Cory Lea #118
2017 4-7 197–223 4A Cory Lea #226
2016 4-7 163–199 Cory Lea #190
2015 3-9†HSFHA has 4-7 107–285 Chris Howell #303
2014 4-9 315–381 4A Chris Howell #164
2013 8-4 393–313 4A David Hackney #133
2012 1-9 199–310 4A David Hackney #249
2011 2-7 157–315 Cory Lea #290
2010 1-10 175–415 Todd Spell #248
2009 4-7 168–304 4A Cory Lea #254
2008 1-10 185–490 4A Todd Spell #308
2007 1-10 144–339 4A Shamar Jackson #269
2006 11-5 312–307 4A Tommy Blalock #68
2005 5-7 196–253 4A Cory Lea #123
2004 8-5 317–250 4A Shamar Jackson #70
2003 3-8 129–240 #158
2002 10-3 356–195 Linny Wrenn #28
2001 3-8 111–251 #216
2000 6-5 237–134 Linny Wrenn #70
1999 9-3 330–221 #74
1998 10-2 389–150 #58
1997 7-4 313–226 4A #126
1996 6-6 216–230 #126
1995 4-7 192–244 #199
1994 5-5†HSFHA has 6-5 206–208 #121
1993 4-6†HSFHA has 5-6 214–269 4A #107
1992 4-5†HSFHA has 5-5 122–196 #145
1991 1-8†HSFHA has 2-8 92–343 #283

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.