By james art 
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The Big South 3A race remains front and center as the 2024 high school football season winds its way into the home stretch.
Week 10 begins with a virtual five-way tie atop the conference, with Ashbrook, Crest, Kings Mountain, Hunter Huss and South Point each having one league loss. Friday night should provide some clarity, four of those teams meet in games loaded with playoff implications.
After snapping a 17-game losing streak at South Point, Ashbrook looks to add another long streak to its collection when it travels to Kings Mountain. The Green Wave have lost seven in a row at Kings Mountain, a streak dating back to 2012.
Thanks to Ashbrook’s Friday night win over South Point, Crest is back in the Big South 3A title conversation. The same goes for Hunter Huss, who snapped a three-game hitting streak heading into Friday’s game with the Chargers.
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Crest is first in the make-or-break stretch for the Huskies, followed by their annual “Battle for the Victory Bell” at Ashbrook before traveling to South Point to close out the season.
Lincolnton’s pursuit of a Catawba Valley 2A title also got new life Friday night after the Maidens defeated Bunker Hill. The Wolves travel to Maiden in Week 10, the teams part of a virtual three-way tie atop the conference with Bunker Hill.
Bunker Hill, Lincolnton and Maiden each have one loss in CVAC play.
Here’s the rest of the Week 10 schedule in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties, with games starting at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Week 10 High School Football Schedules
Ashbrook in King’s Mountain
Cherryville in Burns
Hunter Huss Coat of Arms
East Burke in West Lincoln
East Gaston at Shelby
East Lincoln in North Iredell
Forestview at South Point
Lincolnton in Maiden
North Gaston at Stuart Kramer
North Lincoln at West Iredell
Thomas Jefferson of Highland Tech
Winston-Salem Carver at Mountain Island Charter
Ranking
(Up to week 9)
Great South 3A
1. Ashbrook (7-1, 4-1 Big South 3A); T2. South Point (5-1, 3-1); Crest (6-1, 3-1), Kings Mountain (5-2, 3-1), Hunter Huss (4-2, 3-1); 6. Forest view (1-7, 1-4); T7. Stewart Kramer (1-6, 0-4), North Gaston (2-5, 0-4)
Southern Piedmont 1A/2A
T1. Shelby (6-2, 4-0 SPC), Burns (6-2, 4-0); 3. Bessemer City (5-4, 3-2); T4. East Gaston (3-5, 2-2), Cherryville (3-6, 2-2); 6. Highland Tech (3-4, 0-4); 7. Thomas Jefferson (2-7, 0-5)
Western Foothills 3A
1. Hickory (8-0, 5-0 WFAC); T2. North Lincoln (7-1, 4-1), Statesville (7-1, 4-1); 4. East Lincoln (6-2, 3-2); 5. North Iredell (3-5, 2-3); 6. Saint Stephen (1-7, 1-4); T7. West Iredell (2-5, 0-4), Ford (0-7, 0-4)
Catawba Valley 2A
T1. Maiden (6-2, 4-1 CVAC), Lincolnton (4-4, 4-1); 3. Bunker Hill (5-2, 3-1); 4. West Lincoln (5-3, 3-2); 5. Bandys (5-2, 2-2); 6. Newton-Conover (1-6, 1-3); 7. East Burke (1-5, 0-3); 8. West Caldwell (0-7, 0-4)
Catawba Shores 1A/2A
1. Corvian Community (8-0, 5-0 CSAC); 2. Community School of Davidson (5-3, 4-1); T3. Mountain Island Charter (4-4, 3-2), Christ the King (3-5, 3-2); 5. Bishop McGuinness (5-3, 2-3); 6. Pine Lake Prep (2-6, 2-3); 7. Winston-Salem Carver (3-5, 1-4); 8. Winston-Salem Prep 1-6, 0-5)