South Johnston High standout running back Tony Davis will sign a
national letter of intent to attend Fayetteville State on a football
scholarship on Wednesday morning. Davis compiled more than 5,000 yards
rushing in his career for the Trojans.

I try my hand at determining what's on the table in tomorrow night's area prep football games. Read about who's playing who, what's at stake and the playoff possibilities for all of our teams now at theherald-nc.com/sports.

You can access the story directly by clicking here http://www.theherald-nc.com/sports/story/9550.html

Back early from a few days off. ...

Friday night's prep football scores:

Smithfield-Selma 7, Holly Springs 3

Clayton 12, East Wake 0

Tonight's games (Monday, Oct. 27)

North Johnston at Princeton, 7

Overhills at South Johnston, 7

West Johnston at Knightdale, 7 

Remember, our reports from the Monday night games will appear online at theherald-nc.com/sports since we'll miss the deadline for the print edition. Full reports on the SSS and Clayton games will appear in the paper as normal. 

West Johnston 34, Clayton 14

Garner 28, Smithfield-Selma 7

South Johnston 31, Southern Lee 12

North Johnston 21, North Duplin 20 (OT)

Princeton 41, Spring Creek 0 

Be sure to check out my preview of Friday night's prep football games in Johnston County now online at theherald-nc.com/sports. The focus is on the match up between West Johnston and Clayton as former Clayton assistant coach Bennett Jones leads the Widlcats against longtime Clayton head coach Gary Fowler.

You can go directly to the story by clicking here http://www.theherald-nc.com/sports/story/9372.html

West Johnston 21, East Wake 14

The Wildcats led 21-0 when one of its players threw punches at an assistant coach and had to be escorted off of the field by a deputy sheriff. West then had to hang on, recovering an onside kick in the final seconds, to seal their seventh win of the season.

Clayton 24, Holly Springs 17

The Comets trailed 10-0 at the half, pulled ahead 16-10, then fell back behind 17-16 before winning.

Southeast Raleigh 41, Smithfield-Selma 13

The Spartans fall in a double-digit hole (this one, 20-0) for the third straight game and never recover. UNC recruit Justin Dixon doesn't play in the game after being suspended.

Triton 40, South Johnston 29

The Hawks hand the Trojans their second loss in as many Cape Fear Valley 3-A Conference outings. South was the defending league champion.

Smithfield-Selma is up to sixth (from  eighth) and South Johnston moves up to eighth (from ninth) in the latest N&O High School Huddle top-12 area poll. Both teams won their openers last week in convincing fashion.

You can view the entire poll now at http://www.newsobserver.com/821/story/1193855.html

South Johnston piled up 493 yards of offense and picked up four first-quarter touchdowns in route to the victory. Tony Davis ran for 185 yards and Patrick Dunigan threw for 239. Caleb Lucas had 101 yards receiving and a pair of touchdown passes.

Friday night's scores

Smithfield-Selma 27, Triton 0

South Johnston 55, Princeton 7

Sanderson 25, Clayton 19

West Johnston 41, Athens Drive 14

Union 36, North Johnston 35