Two local high schools each took home state championships last weekend. Chapel Hill High School took home the North Carolina 7A championship in women’s lacrosse, while Carrboro High won the 4A championship in women’s soccer.
Chapel Hill High won the women’s lacrosse title, its first in school history, by defeating local powerhouse Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh 12-8 in the championship game in Hickory on Saturday. Gibbons had won nine of the last 10 state championships and four in a row. Chapel Hill’s Scarlett Gilner – the daughter of head coach David Gilner – scored six goals on her way to earning MVP honors. Scarlett is committed to play collegiately for Elon next season.
The win capped off a 23-4 season for the Tigers, who finished 9-1 in conference play. Chapel Hill High’s only conference loss came against their rivals East Chapel Hill High School on May 4, who finished as runners-up in their own state championship game for the 1A-6A tournament.
In Durham, Carrboro High women’s soccer won its title by defeating Hibriten 1-0 in the championship match. The Jaguars outshot the Panthers 21-2 on their way to the win, and Ali Stuntebeck was named MVP after providing the match-winning assist. Carrboro finished the season on a 25-match unbeaten streak after dropping its first match of the year — with the team only conceding one goal across seven matches in the month of May.
Saturday’s victory is the Carrboro High women’s soccer program’s sixth state championship win and its first since 2019.
Featured image via Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
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