Marvin Ridge football will host Piedmont for Homecoming on Friday, Sept. 18, at The Stables with a 4-0 record on the line.
Head coach David Johnson's first season has produced four straight wins. The Mavericks opened with a school-record 77-13 victory over Cox Mill that featured eight offensive touchdowns and a punt-return score by senior Anthony Fuller, according to the Enquirer Journal. Through two games, the offense averaged 475 yards per game, the Enquirer Journal reported.
A win over Ballantyne Ridge made it 2-0. Then came a 42-21 victory over Ardrey Kell on Friday, Sept. 4, per WBTV.
The Mavericks survived their closest test Thursday, Sept. 10, edging Ashbrook 35-33, according to the Charlotte Observer. The Observer's weekly schedule lists Piedmont at Marvin Ridge as the next matchup.
Field hockey Senior Night opens the week
The week began Monday, Sept. 14, with field hockey Senior Night at The Stables. Marvin Ridge Athletics announced the event on X, calling it the start of a stretch packed with action across all Maverick sports leading into Homecoming.
The field hockey team traveled to Queens University to face Myers Park on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and headed to Elon Park to take on Weddington on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Scores from those games were not available.
No individual seniors were named in the announcement.
Fall follows eight-championship year
The fall season comes on the heels of a 2025-26 school year in which Marvin Ridge captured eight NCHSAA state championships. The athletics department marked the achievement on May 31, and fall tryouts opened in late July.
The Mavericks host Piedmont at The Stables on Friday for Homecoming.
