CONCORD – These are the results of first-round playoff games involving Cabarrus County high school football teams Friday night, with the Independent Tribune’s Cream of Cabarrus rankings included:

Cox Mill fans have fun during the big game against Northern Guilford.
Friday’s results
Class 4A
Hickory Ridge (bye)
Class 3AA
No. 1 Northwest Cabarrus 31, Marvin Ridge 30
Northern Guilford 39, No. 2 Cox Mill 35
No. 4 A.L. Brown 56, Asheville T.C. Roberson 50
Mount Tabor 21, No. 5 Central Cabarrus 20 (OT)
Class 2AA
Salisbury 45, No. 6 Mount Pleasant 7
Other games
4A
Kernersville Glenn 42, South Iredell 0
3AA
Watauga 61, Waxhaw Cuthbertson 21

Northwest Cabarrus High School vs Marvin Ridge. Joan Moore/Special to The Independent Tribune
NEXT WEEK’S GAMES
Class 4AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kernersville Glenn (8-4) at Hickory Ridge (8-3)
Class 3AA
Northern Guilford (8-4) at Northwest Cabarrus (11-1)
A.L. Brown (8-3) at Watauga (11-1)