Tyrone Outlaw of Person leads the PAC-Six boys all-conference basketball team.

WAKE FOREST -- After a stunning loss to East Wake last week, Wake-Forest Rolesville coach Reggie Lucas felt his team needed more big plays.

His players came through for him Friday night in a big way, using a mixture of big plays and smash-mouth running to a 37-19 win over Northern Durham.

“We put ourselves in great situations,” Lucas said. “A couple of times we didn’t finish, but for the most part we did and I think that was key for us.”

Wake Forest-Rolesville broke the game open by scoring 24 unanswered points in the first half, including three second-quarter touchdowns. Running back Chris Love was responsible for two scores, including a 71-yard sprint.

New Bern advanced to its first 4-A dual team state championship match appearance Thursday night, emerging from a regional round that included West Johnston, Sanderson and Northern Durham. West (23-2) fell to New Bern (16-3) in the regional championship.

On Saturday, four area runners placed in the top 10 at the National Footlocker South Regional Cross Country meet in Charlotte, which qualifies them for the National Footlocker Cross Country Meet in San Diego on Dec. 11.

DURHAM -- In his final regular season game, Durham Hillside senior quarterback Vad Lee treated the crowd at Durham County Stadium to a show.

The 6-foot-2 quarterback -- and Georgia Tech recruit -- ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another 161 yards and two more scores, as the Hornets -- the No. 1 team in the N&O rankings -- completed a perfect regular season and captured the outright Piedmont Athletic Conference title with a 38-6 victory over Northern Durham.

Wake Forest-Rolesville tops Leesville Road 20-14 in overtime. Marcus Jones runs six yards for the winning score. Leesville had fumbled on its overtime possession.  Wake Forest, Wakefield and Leesville Road all finish 5-1 in the Cap 8.(FINAL)

No. 1-ranked Durham Hillside defeated Northern Durham 38-6 to finish the regular season 11-0 and claim the Piedmont Athletic 4-A championship. QB Vad Lee rushed for 138 yards and passes for 161. (FINAL)

Panther Creek got a 25-yard field goal from Garrett Lang in the final minutes to defeat Cary 10-7 and clinch the Tri-Nine's No. 1 seed into the playoffs.

Athens Drive 35, Holly Springs 31 (FINAL)

Broughton 51, Sanderson 20 (FINAL)

Cardinal Gibbons 28, Oxford Webb 6 (FINAL). Crusaders win league championship.

Cary Christian 57, Northeast Academy 56 (FINAL) (NCISAA eight-man semifinals) (Teams score on first 15 possessions and Cary Christian gets game winner with 15 seconds left)

Clayton 38, Smithfield-Selma 6 (FINAL) (Clayton coach Gary Fowler notches his 200th win. He is 200-11-1 in his career, all at Clayton. Comets grab No. 3 berth from Greater Neuse No. 3 berth)

Fuquay-Varina 31, Lee County 10 (FINAL). Bengals finish 10-1, share Tri-Nine title.

Garner 42, Harnett Central 0 (FINAL) (Garner goes undefeated in Greater Neuse) (Central QB Brian Taylor apparent shoulder injury and out)

Knightdale 28, East Wake 14 (FINAL)

Middle Creek 42, Apex 31 (FINAL)

Millbrook 21, Enloe 20 (FINAL)

Pittsboro Northwood 41, Cedar Ridge 17 (FINAL)

Rosewood 27, Princeton 6 (FINAL)

Triton 40, South Johnston 34 (FINAL)

Southeast Raleigh 47, West Johnston 30 (FINAL). Bulldogs finish runner-up in the Greater Neuse.

Word of God 54, Kinston Parrott 7 (FINAL): Undefeated Rams roll into NCISAA eight-man title game.

DURHAM – Southern Durham's game against rival Northern Durham on Friday night served as a microcosm of its entire year. Just like their season, the Spartans started slow, but turned it on in the fourth quarter and finished the regular season by rallying to beat the Knights 13-6 at home on Senior Night.

The win was the Spartans' fifth in a row -- all in conference play -- after losing it's first six games. It also tied them for second place in the Piedmont Athletic Conference with Northern, a game behind Durham Hillside.

DURHAM — It’s been quite a while since things were going so well for Northern Durham on the football field, and it got even better for the Knights Friday night.

Xavier Taylor scored two early touchdowns on the ground and Deandre Melvin caught Charah Wheeler passes for the final two scores as the Knights rolled to a 41-14 homecoming win over PAC-6 4-A rival East Chapel Hill on at Durham County Stadium.

DURHAM - After going winless in 2009, Northern Durham was just looking to get the monkey of its back in '10. The Knights did that in the second week of the season by defeating Rocky Mount.

After losing three straight games, Northern has reversed its fortunes with a three-game winning streak and a first-place tie atop the PAC-6 with Durham Hillside after defeating Durham Riverside 41-28 and spoiling the Pirates homecoming.

Northern Durham coach Anthony Sullivan left it up to his kids Friday night.

In a tie game late in the fourth quarter and facing a 4th and 1 from his own 35-yard-line, Sullivan let his team go for it. They rewarded his confidence by making it, then Xavier Taylor put the icing on the cake with a 47-yard touchdown run as Northern held on to a 21-14 home victory over Durham Jordan to stay undefeated in the Pac 6 conference.