Harnett Central’s nonconference football game at Midway has been rescheduled for Oct. 4 due to potentially unsuitable weather on Friday night. … The Fayetteville Woodpeckers start the Carolina League playoffs with a doubleheader at home against Down East today at 3 p.m. … Bill Houston, father of East Carolina football coach Mike Houston, passed away on Tuesday morning in Franklin, N.C. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday. … Roger Federer was eliminated in the U.S. Open quarterfinals in five sets by Grigor Dimitrov. …