In a battle of conference rivals with identical records, No. 3 seeded Union exacted revenge on No. 6 Trask with a 41-14 win in the opening round of the 1AA state playoffs. …read more
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Nash, Union throttle Trask, 41-14
Southeast Raleigh gets past Seventy-First, 21-14
At 9-2 on the year, No. 5 seed Seventy-First entered Friday’s playoff game against 8-3 Southeast Raleigh with the better record, but still had to travel. That worked out well for the Bulldogs as they defeated the Falcons, 21-14 to advance in the 4A playoffs. …read more
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No. 5 seed Asheboro knocks of No. 4 Triton, 31-14
No. 5 seed Asheboro and No. 4 seed Triton entered their first round playoff game with identical 8-3 records, but when the clock hit triple-zero, it was the visitors that survived to play another week as Asheboro pulled away in a 31-14 win. …read more
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Cleveland holds off Union Pines 56-42 to advance
In typical Cleveland fashion, they turned their football game into a track meet Friday and crossed the finish line in the lead as they defeated Union Pines 56-42 in the opening round of the 3AA state playoffs. …read more
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Bunn trounces St. Pauls, 49-12
Longtime Bunn head coach David Howle announced Thursday that this season would be his last. Friday, his Wildcats ensured this week wouldn’t be his last as they trounced St. Pauls 49-12 in the opening round of the 2AA state playoffs. …read more
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No. 6 seed Hoggard upsets No. 3 Hillside, 38-34
Hillside never led Friday night, but they made it interesting until the final play in a 38-34 defeat to visiting Hoggard in the opening round of the 4AA state playoffs. …read more
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Cape Fear adjusts on the fly to topple Clayton 62-3 in first round of 4-A playoffs
After a week’s worth of film preparation, Cape Fear thought it knew Clayton’s playbook inside-and-out ahead of the teams’ first-round NCHSAA 4-A playoff game Friday. That is, until the Comets showed up running an entirely different offense. …read more
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Southern Nash starts slow, finishes strong in 30-15 win over Northern Nash
Southern Nash dug themselves out of an early hole Friday night in the opening round of the 3A state playoffs and kept their perfect season intact with a 30-15 win over rival Northern Nash. …read more
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Sanderson blanks South View 28-0 in first ever home playoff game
Sanderson played sturdy on both sides of the ball Friday night in their first ever home playoff game and were rewarded with a 28-0 shutout over visiting South View in the opening round of the 4AA state playoffs. …read more
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Top-seed Clinton pulls away from North Lenoir, 36-13
Top-seeded Clinton showed why they they are the top seed as they rolled to a 36-13 win over No. 8 North Lenoir Friday in the opening round of the 2AA state playoffs. …read more
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