Apex Friendship finished its first unbeaten regular season at 10-0 and hosts Leesville Road at 7 p.m. Friday in the 8A playoffs. Middle Creek hosts Seventy-First.

Apex Friendship finished the football regular season 10-0, the first unbeaten regular season in the program’s varsity records. The Patriots host Leesville Road at 7 p.m. Friday in the second round of the NCHSAA 8A playoffs.

Friendship closed the season with a 31-14 home win over Panther Creek on Oct. 30. The result is on the team’s MaxPreps schedule, the NCHSAA’s official scores partner. The Patriots went 6-0 to win the Quad City Seven 8A.

The team’s season history starts with a 1-9 varsity season in 2016. Every season since then includes at least one loss. The best record before this year was 10-2 in 2024, playoffs included.

The season in numbers

  • Record: 10-0, and 6-0 in conference play
  • Points: 332 scored, 112 allowed
  • Shutouts: four, against Lee County, Southern Lee, Holly Springs and Green Level
  • Closest games: 34-31 at Willow Spring on Oct. 23 and 17-14 against Green Hope on Sept. 18
  • The town rivalry: a 23-13 win at Apex High on Oct. 2

Friday’s game

The NCHSAA’s 8A football bracket seeds Apex Friendship No. 2 in the eastern half. That earned a first-round bye on Nov. 6.

No. 7 Leesville Road comes to Apex after beating No. 10 Broughton 37-0 in the first round. Friendship opened its own season with a 35-20 win over Broughton on Aug. 20.

The winner plays the winner of No. 3 Hoggard and No. 6 Jordan on Friday, Nov. 20. Friendship beat Jordan 32-20 on Sept. 25. No. 1 Millbrook hosts No. 9 Laney on the other side of the eastern half.

Middle Creek is home too

Middle Creek (8-2) also plays at home at 7 p.m. Friday. The Mustangs went 5-0 to win the Triangle Six 6A/7A and closed with a 39-14 win over Holly Springs on Oct. 30, according to their MaxPreps schedule.

The 6A bracket seeds Middle Creek No. 8 in the east, with a first-round bye. No. 9 Seventy-First beat No. 24 Lee County 48-7 to reach Apex. The winner likely meets No. 1 J.H. Rose, which beat Middle Creek 36-35 in September, if Rose gets past No. 16 South Johnston.

Two other Apex schools are done for the year. Apex High finished 3-7 and did not make the field. Felton Grove, in its second season, lost 55-22 to South Johnston in the 6A first round and finished 4-7, according to its MaxPreps schedule.

What it means for you

  • Where: Apex Friendship High, 7801 Humie Olive Road, and Middle Creek High, 123 Middle Creek Park Ave.
  • When: both games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. The higher seed hosts every round up to the regional finals.
  • Tickets and streams: Middle Creek’s game has a Buy Tickets link on its MaxPreps schedule. Friendship’s had a Watch Live Stream link but no ticket link when we checked Tuesday. Check the school’s MaxPreps page before you go.
  • What comes next: the third round is Nov. 20. The 8A regional finals are Nov. 27, and the state championships are Dec. 10-12 at UNC, Campbell and Lenoir-Rhyne.

Every 2026 result for the town’s teams is on our Friday night football page, and the school guides for Apex Friendship High and Middle Creek High carry zones and calendars.