TALKING PREPS: The Week 10 high school football preview show On tap: ➡️Is this new-look AL Brown team ready for prime time? ➡️Dale still backs Weddington in 7A, but is Grimsley catching up? ➡️How do teams avoid all these 'trap' games this week from becoming upsets? And which 3 under-the-radar teams can make real playoff runs? ➡️The Talking Preps interview: Ethan Royal, Hough NC players of the week 🏈Sebastian O'Keefe, Terry Sanford 🏈Elan Lipford, Hibriten 🏈Aury Greenfield, Jay M. Robinson 🏈Weston Michalak, Mooresville 🏈Amari Pearson, Jacksonville 🏈Ashur Tesh, East Rowan 🏈Samuel Raphael, Eastern Alamance 🏈Emory McClain, West Charlotte BUCK ON SPORTS Former Clemson Tiger, Carolina Panther Brentson Bucker on: ➡️Would the Charlotte 49ers be making a mistake by moving on from coach Tim Albin next month and starting our (again)? ➡️What's harder: Coaching a prep powerhouse or a rebuild? ➡️What's the hardest position to coach? CHARLOTTE CONFERENCES We asked Gary and Dale for their thoughts on how to best realign CMS conferences. The discussion gets lively HUSKY HILL Sam updates his Hough "Husky Hill" tier rankings of the state's best team, and one former NC Super 25 member falls off after a Game of Thrones-style "Red Wedding" MR FOOTBALL The semifinalist list for the state's top high school player does something unprecedented: It grows. Find out who was added. GAMES OF THE WEEK Regional Freedom (7-1) at Alexander Central (6-2 Southern Durham (6-2) at Hillside (6-2) Asheboro (7-1) at NE Guilford (6-2) West Rowan (6-2) at NW Cabarrus (7-1) West Craven (6-2) at SouthWest Edgecombe (6-2) Franklinton (7-1) at Wake Forest (6-2) Reagan (7-1) at West Forsyth (7-1) CHARLOTTE GAMES Myers Park at Hough Chambers at West Charlotte Mt. Pleasant at Monroe Corvian at Christ the King Country Day at Charlotte Latin COACH VS COACH 1. What is the toughest position to coach in football and why? 2. Should NC offer to bring in private schools to the association and to the playoffs? Let’s assume they have same 25-mile radius as charters. 3. Is Charlotte widening the gap with other areas of the state or is it tightening up? @ALBrownFootball @GrierLemar72059 @HoughFB @eforspeed @shxfty_sebas @elipford7 @hibfootball @Aury_Greenfield @JMRFootball @Westonmqb11_ @Mooresville_FB @CARDBALL1 @AmariPearson9 @ERHSathletics @EAHS_Football @DubCFootball @emorymcclainjr @myersparkfball @JCCougarsFB @MPHS_Tigers @Monroe_Redhawks @CoachChrisNC @CTKCrusaders @CCDSFootball @CLS_Hawks @FHSPats_Sports @ACougarfootball @SouthernD_FB @HSHornetsfb @WRowan_Football @NCHSTROJANS

The Charlotte 49ers will not go winless this season. The 49ers went to Philadelphia Saturday and beat Temple, 38-31, to improve to 1-6. Temple fell to 2-5. Charlotte QB Conner Harrell (23-31, 281 yards, 2 TDs) and 49ers RB Henry Rutledge (17 carries, 123 yards) had big days. Charlotte WR Derrick Ely had six catches for 96 yards and a score. Charlotte allowed 455 yards to Temple, including 206 yards rushing but the 49ers passed for 281 yards and ran for 168.

Here's how a big defensive stop and a big special teams play helped AL Brown hold off Hickory Ridge's upset bid at home. ✍️ @langstonwertzjr 📸(the great) @jsiner 🎥Jonathan Siner charlotteobserver.com/sports…