UPDATE – FINAL SCORE
Heritage 40
Vance County 7
RECAP MONDAY ON SPORTSTALK
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The Vance Vipers and Coach Aaron Elliott hope to build on last week’s Homecoming win as they head to Wake Forest to take on the Heritage Huskies.
Elliott said last week’s 27-13 win over Knightdale was special – special because it was the team’s first win of the season and special because of the several thousand partisan fans in attendance.
The team’s performance “opened our eyes as to how well we could play as a team,” Elliott said on Thursday’s SportsTalk with WIZS’s Scout Hughes and George Hoyle. “We needed that.”
Coming off a win helped the team have a great week of practice, Elliott said, adding that he is looking for his Vipers to finish out the regular season on a positive note to have a good chance to get to the playoffs.
But the Vipers have to get past the Huskies first, and Elliott said the Heritage team plays pretty good on both sides of the ball. They’ve got a mobile quarterback, so the Viper defense has to be ready.
The teams’ running games match up pretty well, and Elliott said Viper QB Aaden Trowbridge will need to establish his passing game against the Huskies’ defense.
It’s been a few weeks since Trowbridge returned after being in a concussion protocol. Elliott praised his quarterback’s performance against Knightdale. He’s not only strong – spending a lot of time in the weight room – but he’s also smart, Elliott said. That academic excellence translates well to Friday nights, “making decisions on the field that show it,” Elliott said.
Area High School Football Games for Week 9:
- Vance County (1-6, 1-1) @ Heritage (3-4, 2-0)
- Franklinton (6-1, 1-1) @ East Wake (2-5, 0-2)
- Wake Forest (5-2, 2-0) @ Knightdale (0-7, 0-2)
- J.F. Webb (3-4) vs. Cedar Ridge (0-5)
- South Granville (5-2) vs. Seaforth (6-1)
- Warren County (7-0) @ Weldon (0-6)
- Louisburg (6-1) vs. Roanoke Rapids (3-4)
- Bunn (4-3) vs. Nash Central (1-6)
- Person (2-5) @ Southern Alamance (5-2)
- Mecklenburg County, VA (2-5) @ King William, VA (5-1)
Bye Week:
- Wake Prep (5-3)
College Football Games for Week 7:
- North Carolina @ Duke
- Wake Forest @ California
- Virginia @ SMU
- Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech
- East Carolina @ Alabama-Birmingham
- Charlotte @ Temple
- App State @ Coastal Carolina
- Louisburg College vs. Myrtle Beach Prep
- Elon @ Stanford
Vance County travels to Heritage in Week 9 of the 2026 season on Friday, October 16th and you can hear all the action on WIZS 1450AM, 100.1FM, and online at wizs.com with pregame starting at 6:50 p.m. and kickoff thereafter at 7:00 p.m.
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