704 Metro Area Week 2 Games To Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Charlotte Metro Area got off to a fun start in Week 1 with competitive games across the area. Here are some games to watch in Week 2 across the 704:<br><br><strong>Davie County at West Rowan</strong><br><br>This is an interesting area matchup where Davie County is coming off of a disappointing loss, while West Rowan comes off of a nice win against area rival North Rowan. Davie has been picked as a team to watch this season under Head Coach Brian Hinson, while West Rowan has some talented players back for a team that made the 2nd round of the state playoffs last season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["918776"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a90c8ce4363a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The star middle linebacker will have a big role in slowing down a potent West Rowan attack that put up over 30 points last week in their victory. Elijah is a true 3-down middle linebacker committed to play college football at the Division 1 level, and he'll be extra motivated to get the War Eagles back on track after a tough Week 1 loss..</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2061057"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a90c8ce436e9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Davie County likes to establish the run first and foremost in their offense, and big defensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='2061057' first='Kayden' last='Weeks'] is a major run stopper. Kayden prides himself in being a run stopper more than anything else, and he'll be put to the test against a big Davie County offensive line. His play will go a long way in seeing if the Falcons move to 2-0 on the young season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Butler at Statesville </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both of these teams are coming into this game after Week 1 victories. The Bulldogs were victorious over Olympic 27-14, while the Greyhounds pulled out a victory over East Surry 36-22. Both teams have new head coaches as well with Donald Littlejohn leading Butler and Breon Holmes leading Statesville. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":2348091,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a911674493e1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The senior signal-caller for the Bulldogs threw for 212 yards and 4 touchdowns in their Week 1 victory. If their starting running back is out once again this week, it will be important for Niko to do a great job in distributing the football to a talented group of receivers on the offensive side of the ball. Limiting mistakes and turnovers will also be very important.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["2206348"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a91167449451"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The explosive pass rusher and receiver will need to have a big game for the Greyhounds to get a win here. Being disruptive up front is going to be important against Butler's spread offense that has a lot of quick reads overall. Newman has the athletic ability to be a difference maker on both sides of the ball, and an opportunity against a Charlotte school could be a spark for a big game out of him. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cardinal Gibbons vs. Hough - Keep Pounding Classic Saturday at Bank of America Stadium</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both of these teams won in Week 1, but in really different ways. The Crusaders cruised to a big victory over Dudley, while the Huskies played a state championship level game against 2-time state champion Northwestern (SC) and won 15-10. Hough is a heavy favorite here, but Cardinal Gibbons has history in competing well against favored teams from Charlotte in their recent past. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1044292"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a911674494d4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The Crusaders best chance for victory here is to just stay in the fight and keep the Hough offense from getting on track..Linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1044292' first='Skylar' last='Alston'] will be majorly important in these efforts. Coming off of a big Week 1 performance with double digit tackles and multiple sacks, he will have to have a big game for Cardinal.Gibbons to have a real chance at a victory here in Week 2. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["254550"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a91167449528"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The Marshall commit played well enough to win overall in Week 1, connecting with WR [player_tooltip player_id='1678655' first='Jahmere' last='Anderson'] for two critical touchdown passes in a narrow 15-10 victory. The Hough offense will look to improve in both the running and passing game overall, and Ethan is a big driver of both of those efforts by design in their offense. If the offense can get going, the Huskies defense has plenty of talent and will look to build off the 12 sacks they collected in Week 1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->