The third-round of the high school football playoffs have arrived and two area teams are making plenty of noise in their respective bids for a state championship.
After barely surviving an playoff opening battle versus Lee County last Friday, Orange rolled in its second-round tilt as the ‘Crush’ crushed Corinth Holders 42-13 in a road contest in Wendell.
Bill Hall’s nearly three-decade high school football coaching career ended with a whimper and not a bang. His Northwood Chargers were pounded by Northern Guilford 56-26 Friday night in a NCHSAA 3AA playoff opener.
We’ve reached the playoffs in high school football, and three of our area schools will be looking to get past the first round under the lights tonight and take the first step to a state championship.
Reigning state champion Southern Durham won the battle of the unbeatens Friday night, dealing Orange its first loss of the season 27-23, en route to the Big Eight conference championship.
Week ten of high school football action on WCHL features another Big 8 battle as 6-2 Chapel Hill continues its tough gauntlet of games by welcoming 6-2 Cardinal Gibbons to town.
Week eight of high school football action on WCHL features a battle for Hillsborough bragging rights between the undefeated Orange Panthers, 6-0 on the season, and the 2-4 Cedar Ridge Red Wolves.