North Carolina High School Football - Wake Forest toppled by Hillside
September 18, 2025: Wake Forest, NC 27587 The Wake Forest Cougars football squad (Wake Forest, NC), was toppled 20-7 in Thursday's non-league contest with the visiting Hillside Hornets (Durham, NC)
The Hornets (4-1) will now prepare for their contest against Riverside-Durham (Durham, NC). The Pirates enter the Tobacco Road 6A/7A bout with a 0-5 record. In their last bout, Riverside-Durham dropped by Franklinton (Franklinton, NC), 35-7, in a non-league bout.
The Cougars now own a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Vance County for a Northern Six 6A/7A bout on Friday, October 3. Wake Forest will encounter a Vipers team coming off a 40-8 non-league loss to Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC). The Vipers record now stands at 1-4.