Holly Springs got a balanced effort on offense and shut down an in-form offense as the No. 12 Golden Hawks defeated previously undefeated No. 13 Apex 31-19 on Friday to win the Southwest Wake 4A conference.
Holly Springs (8-1, 6-0) got rushing touchdowns from three different rushers, but Holly Springs opened up the scoring with a five-yard passing touchdown by Joel Sheehan to Jayden Johnson.
The Holly Springs Golden Hawks picked up a crucial Southwest Wake 4A conference win as a late defensive stand saved a 35-30 victory over the Middle Creek Mustangs.
No. 8 Heritage used a strong showing from its defense and counted on the legs of quarterback Lex Thomas to wear down Holly Springs, winning 20-14 Friday night to open up the season.