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Tim Stevens, J. Mike Blake, Clay Best, Aaron Moody, and Elliiott Warnock follow all the news for high school athletes from Wake, Orange, Durham, Chatham and Johnston Counties. 

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Broughton 42, Cary 21

CARY — Broughton’s Chandler Browning  passed for 155 yards.

                            BRO    CRY

Rushes-yards    26-141   40-95

Comp-att-yards    12-20-155    11-2 1-136

SCORING SUMMARY

BRO—C.Browning 1 run (J.Shelley kick); CRY—B.Wilson 97 kickoff return (W.Gifillan kick); BRO—E.Young 5 run (J.Shelley kick); BRO—E.Young 3 run (J.Shelley kick); BRO—R.Foster 56 pass from C.Browning (J.Shelley kick); BRO—E.Young 9 run (J.Shelley kick); CRY—D.Steed 2 run (W.Gifillan kick); BRO—O.Hayden 5 pass from C.Browning (J.Shelley kick); CRY—A.Hill 3 run (W.Gifillan kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: BRO—D.Crowmedy 2-19, S.Sheppard 2-18, S.Sheppard 2-1, E.Young 20-112; CRY—A.Hill 19-116, K.Moore 4-13, B.Wilson 6-9.

Passing: BRO—C.Browning 12-20-155-0; CRY—D.Steed 11-21-136-0.

Receiving: BRO—J. Foreman 2-32, R.Foster 3-70, O.Hayden 1-5, S.Lucas 1-18, J.Moore 2-8, E.Young 2-20; CRY—C.Barfield 2-19, B.Beazlie 1-6, R.Chapman 1-10, L.Edminsten 2-37, A.Hill 3-39, K.Moore 1-23, B.Wilson 1-2.

Apex 35, Holly Springs 24

APEX — Kevin Fogg rushed for 117 yards and scored on an 80-yard punt return to help Apex slide past Holly Springs. Holly Springs had more offense, 283 yards to 230.

                                HLY         APX

Rushes-yards       40-210    22-159

Comp-att-yards    6-12-73    6-16-71

HLY    7    3    0    14    —    24

APX    14    0    14    7    —    35

SCORING SUMMARY

APX—K.Fogg 80 punt return (T.Welsh kick); HLY—M.Collins 2 run (N.Hohns kick); APX—K.Fogg 17 run (T.Welsh kick); HLY—N.Hohns 21 FG; APX—P.Fox 6 blocked punt return (T.Welsh kick); APX—K.Fogg 12 run (T.Welsh kick); HLY—D.Collins 66 interception return (N.Hohns kick); APX—K.Fogg 16 run (T.Welsh kick); HLY—J.Graves 9 run (N.Hohns kick).

Harnett Central 37, Lee County 3

ANGIER — Harnett Central ran for 243 yards and passed for 200 more in a convincing nonconference victory over Lee County, the season opener for both.

SCORING SUMMARY

LEE—P.Hamel 23 FG; HCL—D.McKoy 8 run (T.Harpe kick); HCL—C.Hill 37 pass from B.Taylor (T.Harpe kick); HCL—D.McKoy 1 run (T.Harpe kick); HCL—D.McKoy 20 run (T.Harpe kick); HCL—D.McKoy 9 run (T.Harpe kick); HCL—Safety.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: HCL—B.Baker 2-39, D.McKoy 17-128, J.McNeil 2-18, S.Porterfield 4-16, B.Taylor 2-11, T.Wheelin 4-31.

Passing:  HCL—B.Taylor 9-13-200-1.

Receiving:  HCL—B.Baker 1-48, C.Batten 1-45, S.Hales 2-27, C.Hill 3-81.

Halifax Academy 36, St. David's 22

RALEIGH — St. David’s defense couldn’t handle Halifax Academy’s rushing game in the eight-man football opener for both teams. Halifax rolled up 373 yards on the ground. St. David’s quarterback Forrest Brandt completed 14 of 34 passes for 312 yards in the loss.

                                SDA            HXA

Rushes-yards            26-143       58-373

Comp-Att-yards        14-34-312  4-7-107

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: SDA—F.Brandt 17-77, R.McMillan 8-69; HXA—P.Meyers 25-173, R.Rawlins 27-185.

Passing: SDA—F.Brandt 14-34-312-1; HXA—P.Meyers 3-5-107-1.

Receiving: SDA—W.Brewer 8-179, S.Bridgers 1-38, R.McMillan 5-95; HXA—R.Rawlins 1-39.

N. Ral. Chr. 24, Westminister 7

RALEIGH — North Raleigh Christian’s defense dominated the game, holding Westminister to just 49 yards rushing in the first half. North Raleigh built a 17-0 lead by halftime.

WCC    0    0    7    0    —    7

NRC    7    10    7    0    —    24

SCORING SUMMARY

NRC—G.Taylor 3 run (M.Cantrall kick); NRC—J.Haas 15 pass from J.Haas (M.Cantrall kick); NRC—M.Cantrall 32 FG; NRC—G.Taylor 19 run; WCC—B.Adams 63 pass from I.Brandt

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: NRC—J.Diamond 22-138, W.Haas 10-45, L.Miller 5-(-16), G.Taylor 13-70.

Pittsboro Northwood 48, East Chapel Hill 14

 

CHAPEL HILL — Pittsboro Northwood had no trouble with East Chapel Hill in a nonconference game that was the season-opener for both schools. The Chargers dominated, racing to a 35-0 lead in the first half over the Wildcats.

NWD    21    14    10    3    —    48

ECH    0    7    0    7    —    14

SCORING SUMMARY

NWD—A.Farmer 12 pass from S.Griffin (A.Easterling kick); NWD—R.Smith 1 run (A.Easterling kick); NWD—P.Mason 17 pass from S.Griffin (A.Easterling kick); NWD—T.Golstun 5 run (A.Easterling kick); ECH—D.Rush 82 run (T.Moore kick); NWD—A.Farmer 28 pass from S.Griffin (A.Easterling kick); NWD—A.Easterling 30 FG; NWD—T.Golstun 68 run (A.Easterling kick); NWD—A.Easterling 37 FG; ECH—D.Rush 72 pass from M.Huntington-Meaf (T.Moore kick).

Smithfield-Selma 27, Triton 0

ERWIN — Smithfield-Selma’s defense dominated, especially in second half, in the season opener for both schools.

SSS 0 7 14 6 — 27

TRI 0 0 0 0 — 0

SCORING SUMMARY

SSS—D.Bunn 1 run (H.Johnson kick); SSS—J.Snead 16 run; SSS—J.Snead 3 blocked punt return (A.Rouse run); SSS—J.Dixon 5 run.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: SSS—D.Bunn 4-14, J.Dixon 19-106, J.Jones 3-18, T.Reddick 3-2, A.Rouse 2-2, J.Snead 11-60, D.Terry 1-1, D.Williams 3-(-13); TRI—S.Bell 5-(-23), B.Hicks 7-(-2), E.Nichols 14-46, J.Pressley 1-(-2), K.Warren 7-71.

Passing: SSS—A.Rouse 2-9-71-0, D.Terry 0-1-0-0; TRI—S.Bell 0-5-0-1, J.Leggett 1-3-6-1.

Receiving: SSS—D.Bunn 1-25, A.Green 1-46; TRI—Z.Hicks 1-6.

South Johnston is rolling, 55-7

South Johnston, the Cape Fear Valley 3-A favorite, is beating 1-A Princeton 55-7 in the fourth quarter.

Sanderson tops Clayton, 25-18

Sanderson High held off Clayton 25-18 in a non-conference football victory on Friday night.

Northwood defeats East Chapel Hill, 48-14

Pittsboro Northwood defeated East Chapel Hill 48-14 in the football opener for each school.