RALEIGH – Cardinal Gibbons continued its climb to a conference title with a convincing 41-14 win over visiting Orange Friday night.
“We wanted to climb a ladder and each week is another step,” first year coach Henry Trevathan said.
The Crusaders (8-2, 4-0) pulled away from a 22-14 third quarter lead, scoring 20 unanswered points to set up a showdown with Oxford Webb next week for the Carolina 3A conference title.
Undefeated Apex plays at Wakefield while Wake Forest-Rolesville travels to Broughton.
Playoff scores from teams in the Southwest Wake Area such as Apex, Cary Academy, Cary Christian, Athens Drive and Cary in sports like tennis, volleyball, soccer and field hockey.
Undefeated Broughton, the 2009 state 4-A girls dual-team tennis champion, is at home today against 18-2 Panther Creek. Green Hope (19-1) is hope against Greenville Rose (17-1).
Here are second-round match-ups in the NCHSAA volleyball playoffs with results from Saturday's first round. Most schools will play their second-round games on Tuesday.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association volleyball tournaments begins Saturday, Oct. 23.
Area teams in bold.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association dual-team tennis tournament begins Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Undefeated Broughton, the 2009 state 4-A champion, opens at home against Wilmington Hoggard (10-4). Tri-Nine winner Green Hope (18-1) is at home against Durham Riverside (13-4) while Piedmont Athletic champ East Chapel Hill (17-3) is at home against Fayetteville Britt (12-2). Clayton (15-2 and the top seed from the Greater Neuse) is home against Apex (12-4).
Read more for the complete pairings.
RALEIGH - Defending Carolina Six 3-A Conference champion Cardinal Gibbons had its hands full with visiting Chapel Hill in the first first half, but dominated the second half to roll to a 50-30 league win.
The Crusaders (4-2, 1-0) picked off six Tigers passes and rushed for 271 yards in the game.
Although several Triangle schools are ranked this week, the highest-ranked team is Durham's Jordan High, which is No. 2 in the 4-A rankings.
An ample amount of rushing from Brent Burnette and a helping dose in the air from Cam Pappas in the first half helped Cedar Ridge run away with its 35-14 victory against Cardinal Gibbons despite going nearly the entire second half without a score.
Burnette chewed up 163 yards on the ground in the game on 20 carries with three touchdowns while Pappas passed for 117 yards and accounted for two touchdowns to lead the Red Wolves (5-1).
