10 SPORTS

The 90th season of the National Football League has kicked off. The NFL Preseason was a great way to see how the teams would be in the regular season, which started on September 10.

The preseason wasn’t a good start for the Panthers, with a record of 0-4. The Panthers’ first game in the preseason was against the Giants, a team expected to be great this year. The Panthers fought hard but lost 17-24. The Panthers’ second game was against the Dolphins; this year the Dolphins are expected to have a great team. The Dolphins won the game 17-27. Again, in week three of the preseason, the Panthers lost to the Baltimore Ravens 17-13. In week four, the Panthers went up against the Steelers. The Steelers were favored to win, and they did 21-10. Week one is over in the NFL regular season; this week was a good way to show which teams would be excellent and which teams would be awful. First off, the Panthers lost their first regular season game against the Eagles 38-10. During the game, Donovan McNabb of the Eagles broke a rib after he made a touchdown. The Steelers barely beat the Tennessee Titans 10-13. The

Seattle Seahawks beat the St. Louis Rams by a long shot with a score of 0-28. The Giants, a top rated team, beat the Redskins 17-23. The teams predicted to not have high-quality teams lost in week one. Other games in week one were the Jets at the Texans; the Jets won 24-7. Another game was the Cardinals vs. the 49ers; the 49ers won that game 20-16. Then at the end of week one, the Patriots and the Bills faced off; the Patriots were trailing the Bills 24-13. Then after 2 touchdowns in less than five minutes, the Patriots won the game 25-24.

Tom Brady, with the Patriots, is expected to dominate the season, along with the Steelers and the Giants. Michael Vick is back with the Eagles and played in week 3 of the regular season. The Carolina Panthers are expected to be okay this season if Jake Delhomme can pull off a few first-class games. Teams predicted to have bad records during the regular season are the Raiders, Lions, Chiefs, and Browns.

This NFL season is expected to be a good one. Who will make the Superbowl this year, and who will make the playoffs? Stay tuned this season to find out.

Upcoming Schedule

SUN, OCT 4 T I M E (ET) TV

Detroit at Chicago

1 : 0 0 PM FOX

Cincinnati at Cleveland

1 : 0 0 PM CBS

Seattle at Indianapolis

1 : 0 0 PM FOX

NY Giants at Kansas City

1 : 0 0 PM FOX

Baltimore at New England

1 : 0 0 PM CBS

Tampa Bay at Washington

1 : 0 0 PM FOX

Tennessee at Jacksonville

1 : 0 0 PM CBS

Oakland at Houston

1 : 0 0 PM CBS

NY Jets at New Orleans

4 : 0 5 PM CBS

Buffalo at Miami 4 : 0 5 PM CBS

St. Louis at San Francisco

4 : 1 5 PM FOX

Dallas at Denver

4 : 1 5 PM FOX

San Diego at Pittsburgh

8 : 2 0 PM NBC

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Jake Delhomme throws a pass.

Donovan McNabb of the Eagles.

JV Volleyball10/1 @ Asheboro, 5 P.M.10/5 vs East Forsyth, 5 P.M.10/6 vs Southern Guilford, 5 P.M.10/8 @ Northeast Guilford, 5 P.M.10/12 @ Glenn, 5 P.M.10/13 vs Ledford, 5 P.M.10/15 @ Southwestern Randolph, 5 P.M.

Varsity Volleyball10/1 @ Asheboro, 6:15 P.M.10/5 vs East Forsyth, 6:15 P.M.10/6 vs Southern Guilford, 6:15 P.M.10/8 @ Northeast Guilford, 6:15 P.M.10/12 @ Glenn, 6:15 P.M.10/13 vs Ledford, 6:15 P.M.10/15 @ Southwestern Randolph, 6:15 P.M.10/21 TBD10/22 TBD

JV Football10/8 @ Ledford, 7 P.M.10/15 @ Asheboro, 7 P.M.10/22 vs Southern Guilford, 7 P.M.10/29 @ Northeast Guilford, 7 P.M. Varsity Football10/8 vs Ledford, 7:30 P.M.10/16 vs Asheboro, 7:30 P.M.10/23 @ Southern Guilford, 7:30 P.M.10/30 vs Northeast Guilford, 7:30 P.M.

Girls’ Tennis10/5 vs Ledford, 4:30 P.M.10/7 @ Southwestern Randolph, 4:30 P.M.10/14 TBD10/15 TBD

JV Soccer10/5 vs Northeast Guilford, 5:30 P.M.10/7 @ Ledford, 5:30 P.M.10/12 vs Southwestern Randolph, 5:30 P.M.10/14 @ Asheboro, 5:30 P.M.10/19 vs Southern Guilford, 5:30 P.M.10/21 @ Northeast Guilford, 5:30 P.M.10/26 vs Ledford, 5:30 P.M.10/28 @ Southwestern Randolph, 5:30 P.M. Varsity Soccer10/5 vs Northeast Guilford, 7 P.M.10/7 @ Ledford, 7 P.M.10/12 vs Southwestern Randolph, 7 P.M.10/14 @ Asheboro, 7 P.M.10/19 vs Southern Guilford, 7 P.M.10/21 @ Northeast Guilford, 7 P.M.10/26 vs Ledford, 7 P.M.10/28 @ Southwestern Randolph, 7 P.M.

october sports scheduleCross Country10/6 @ Ledford, 5 P.M.10/13 (Boys) vs Ledford @ Southwestern Randolph, 5 P.M.10/13 (Girls) vs Southwestern Randolph @ Ledford, 5 P.M.10/20 TBD

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