BARCO — The Currituck football team defeated Hickory (Va.) 12-6 Thursday night at Currituck County High School.

EDENTON — The John A. Holmes boys soccer team earned a 0-0 result against Williamston-Riverside Wednesday evening at Purser Soccer Complex.

It’s an unusual week for most of the area’s high school football teams as five of the six schools will be playing under the Thursday night lights, instead of Friday.

With the exception of Currituck which already scheduled a Thursday home game against Hickory (Va.), possible bad weather…

EDENTON — The Northeastern girls tennis team defeated John A. Holmes 6-3 Tuesday at John A. Holmes High School.

GATESVILLE — The Northeastern boys soccer team defeated Gates 4-1 Monday at Gates County High School.

HERTFORD — In a volleyball matchup that featured arguably the top two volleyball programs in the region, the first of two meetings of the 2018 season between Currituck and Perquimans lived up to billing.

Trailing two sets to zero against a Perquimans team that had dominated during its first five matches of the season, Currituck rallied in the final three sets to defeat Perquimans 13-25, 25-27, 25-17, 25-19, 15-8 Monday evening at Perquimans County High School.

Is this the season?

Is this the season that the Currituck and Perquimans volleyball teams claim regional championships and berth to state championship games in their respective classes?

Two games into the 2018 season, the Northeastern football team is on the same pace as last season’s 13-1 team.

Pasquotank High School broke open a tight contest with three third quarter touchdowns and defeated visiting Northwest Halifax of Littleton, N.C. by a final score of 44-6.

EDENTON — That John A. Holmes (2-0) soundly defeated Central Virginia Disciples 53-6 on Friday shouldn't come as a shock to Aces fans who are accustomed to high scoring games from this storied team that has won several state championships during the past century.