Here is every 2026 Wilmington-area high school football teams schedule

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With just 58 days left until the 2026 North Carolina high school football season officially kicks off, it's time to take a look at Wilmington-area teams' schedules.

The 2026 high school football season is the second since the North Carolina High School Athletic Association expanded to eight classifications. Last fall, teams like South Brunswick and Pender benefited greatly from new conferences and, of course, new opponents.

This season will have a heavy focus on new coaches in the Port City as two of Wilmington's four schools named new head coaches this offseason.

In total, 10 Wilmington-area teams will battle across three conferences and five classifications in 2026. From Week 1 to regular-season finales, we've got every game listed for you below. First, see the team-by-team schedules, then find each week's games further down.

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2026 Wilmington-area high school football schedules​

Ashley​

• 2025 record: 4-8
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All games 7 p.m.)

• Aug 21 at Sanderson
• Aug. 28 vs E.E. Smith
• Sept. 4 at Scotland
• Sept. 11 vs. Fike
• Sept. 18 at Topsail
• Sept. 25 vs. Laney
• Oct. 2 OFF
• Oct. 9 at North Brunswick
• Oct. 16 vs. New Hanover
• Oct. 23 vs. West Brunswick
• Oct. 30 at Hoggard

Hoggard​

• 2025 record: 12-1
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 at Richmond
• Aug. 28 vs. Jack Britt
• Sept. 4 at Clayton
• Sept. 11 vs. Panther Creek
• Sept. 18 OFF
• Sept. 25 at West Brunswick
• Oct. 2 vs. New Hanover
• Oct. 9 vs. Topsail
• Oct. 16 at Laney
• Oct. 23 at North Brunswick
• Oct. 30 vs. Ashley

Laney​

• 2025 record: 6-5
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 vs. D.H. Conley
• Aug. 28 at Garner
• Sept. 4 vs. J.H. Rose
• Sept. 11 at South Central
• Sept. 18 vs. West Brunswick
• Sept. 25 at Ashley
• Oct. 2 at Topsail
• Oct. 9 OFF
• Oct. 16 vs. Hoggard
• Oct. 23 at New Hanover
• Oct. 30 vs. North Brunswick

New Hanover​

• 2025 record: 6-6
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 at New Bern
• Aug. 28 vs. Purnell Swett
• Sept. 4 at Carolina Forest
• Sept. 11 vs. Northside - Jacksonville
• Sept. 18 vs. North Brunswick
• Sept. 25 OFF
• Oct. 2 at Hoggard
• Oct. 9 vs. West Brunswick
• Oct. 16 at Ashley
• Oct. 23 vs. Laney
• Oct. 30 at Topsail

North Brunswick​

• 2025 record: 3-8
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 at Corinth Holders
• Aug. 28 vs. South Brunswick
• Sept. 4 vs. West Carteret
• Sept. 11 at St. Pauls
• Sept. 18 at New Hanover
• Sept. 25 vs. Topsail
• Oct. 2 at West Brunswick
• Oct. 9 vs. Ashley
• Oct. 16 OFF
• Oct. 23 vs. Hoggard
• Oct. 30 at Laney

Topsail​

• 2025 record: 0-10
• Conference: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 vs. Dixon
• Aug. 28 vs. Croatan
• Sept. 4 at Northside
• Sept. 11 vs. Jacksonville
• Sept. 18 vs. Ashley
• Sept. 25 at North Brunswick
• Oct. 2 vs. Laney
• Oct. 9 at Hoggard
• Oct. 16 at West Brunswick
• Oct. 23 OFF
• Oct. 30 vs. New Hanover

Pender​

• 2025 record: 10-2
• Confernece: East Central (3A/4A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 vs. West Bladen
• Aug. 28 at Red Springs
• Sept. 4 OFF
• Sept. 11 at Wallace Rose Hill
• Sept. 18 vs. South Columbus
• Sept. 25 vs. Anson
• Oct. 2 at Clinton
• Oct. 9 vs. Southwest Onslow
• Oct. 16 vs. South Lenior
• Oct. 23 at East Duplin
• Oct. 30 at Heide Trask

South Brunswick​

• 2025 record: 7-4
• Conference: Southeastern (3A/4A/5A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 vs. West Brunswick
• Aug. 28 at North Brunswick
• Sept. 4 vs. Heide Trask
• Sept. 11 vs. Richlands
• Sept. 18 at Purnell Swett
• Sept. 25 OFF
• Oct. 2 at Red Springs
• Oct. 9 vs. Whiteville
• Oct. 16 vs. South Columbus
• Oct. 23 at Fairmont
• Oct. 30 at West Bladen

Trask​

• 2025 record: 3-8
• Conference: South Central (3A/4A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 at East Bladen
• Aug. 28 vs. East Columbus
• Sept. 4 at South Brunswick
• Sept. 11 at West Bladen
• Sept. 18 vs. Lumberton
• Sept. 25 OFF
• Oct. 2 at South Lenoir
• Oct. 9 vs. East Duplin
• Oct. 16 at Southwest Onslow
• Oct. 23 vs. Clinton
• Oct. 30 vs. Pender

West Brunswick​

• 2025 record: 7-5
• Confernece: Carolina Coast (6A/7A/8A)

2026 schedule (All Games 7 p.m.)

• Aug. 21 at South Brunswick
• Aug. 28 at Whiteville
• Sept. 4 vs. North Myrtle Beach
• Sept. 11 at South Columbus
• Sept. 18 at Laney
• Sept. 25 vs. Hoggard
• Oct. 2 vs. North Brunswick
• Oct. 9 at New Hanover
• Oct. 16 vs. Topsail
• Oct. 23 at Ashley
• Oct. 30 OFF

2026 Wilmington-area high school football schedules: Week-by-Week​

Week 1 (Aug. 21)​

• Ashley at Sanderson
• Hoggard at Richmond
• Laney vs. D.H. Conley
• New Hanover at New Bern
• North Brunswick at Corinth Holders
• Topsail vs. Dixon
• Pender vs. West Bladen
• South Brunswick vs. West Brunswick
• Trask at East Bladen

Week 2 (Aug. 28)​

• Ashley vs. E.E. Smith
• Hoggard vs. Jack Britt
• Laney at Garner
• New Hanover vs. Purnell Swett
• North Brunswick vs. South Brunswick
• Topsail vs. Croatan
• Pender at Red Springs
• Trask vs. East Columbus
• West Brunswick at Whiteville

Week 3 (Sept. 4)​

• Ashley at Scotland
• Hoggard at Clayton
• Laney vs. J.H. Rose
• New Hanover at Carolina Forest
• North Brunswick vs. West Carteret
• Topsail at Northside
• South Brunswick vs. Trask
• West Brunswick vs. North Myrtle Beach
• OFF: Pender

Week 4 (Sept. 11)​

• Ashley vs. Fike
• Hoggard vs. Panther Creek
• Laney at South Central
• New Hanover vs. Northside - Jacksonville
• North Brunswick at St. Pauls
• Topsail vs. Jacksonville
• Pender at Wallace Rose Hill
• South Brunswick vs. Richlands
• Trask at West Bladen
• West Brunswick at South Columbus

Week 5 (Sept. 18)​

• Ashley at Topsail
• Laney vs. West Brunswick
• New Hanover vs. North Brunswick
• Pender vs. South Columbus
• South Brunswick at Purnell Swett
• Trask vs. Lumberton
• OFF: Hoggard

Week 6 (Sept. 25)​

• Ashley vs. Laney
• Hoggard at West Brunswick
• North Brunswick vs. Topsail
• Pender vs. Anson
• OFF: New Hanover, South Brunswick, Trask

Week 7 (Oct. 2)​

• Hoggard vs. New Hanover
• Laney at Topsail
• North Brunswick at West Brunswick
• Pender at Clinton
• South Brunswick at Red Springs
• Trask at South Lenoir
• OFF: Ashley

Week 8 (Oct. 9)​

• Ashley at North Brunswick
• Hoggard vs. Topsail
• New Hanover vs. West Brunswick
• Pender vs. Southwest Onslow
• South Brunswick vs. Whiteville
• Trask vs. East Duplin
• OFF: Laney

Week 9 (Oct. 16)​

• Ashley vs. New Hanover
• Hoggard at Laney
• Topsail at West Brunswick
• Pender vs. South Lenior
• South Brunswick vs. South Columbus
• Trask at Southwest Onslow
• OFF: North Brunswick

Week 10 (Oct. 23)​

• Ashley vs. West Brunswick
• Hoggard at North Brunswick
• Laney at New Hanover
• Pender at East Duplin
• South Brunswick at Fairmont
• Trask vs. Clinton
• OFF: Topsail

Week 11 (Oct. 30)​

• Ashley at Hoggard
• Laney vs. North Brunswick
• Topsail vs. New Hanover
• Pender at Heide Trask
• South Brunswick at West Bladen
• Trask vs. Pender
• OFF: West Brunswick

This article originally appeared on Wilmington StarNews: 2026 Wilmington, NC high school football schedules by week and team

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