Cardinal Gibbons punches ticket to title game with 30-14 win over New Bern
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By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer
Raleigh, N.C. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders are headed to their second 4A state championship game in a row after a 30-14 win over the New Bern Bears.
A game full of ups and downs for both sides ultimately settled into a familiar pattern for the unbeaten Crusaders, as their outstanding defense and deep ground attack guided them to the win.
Blake Raphael got the scoring started in the first quarter with a three-yard touchdown run on a dive play, and an aggressive decision to go for two paid off and gave the Crusaders an early 8-0 lead.
Cardinal Gibbons holds off Richmond, advances to second straight regional final Updated: 2021-04-24 00:22:59
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Updated April 24, 2021 12:22 a.m. EDT
Raleigh, N.C. Cardinal Gibbons will be in the 4A East football regional final for the second straight season after a thrilling 28-14 win over Richmond on Friday.
Gibbons (8-0) was up 21-0 early but Richmond (4-1) made it 21-7 at halftime and cut the lead to a 7-point margin early in the fourth quarter.
The two teams were locked at 21-14 with the Crusaders leading until 1:59 left when, on 4th-and-11 and with Richmond hoping to get one last possession to tie it up, quarterback Connor Clark found running back Donovan Shepard on a 36-yard wheel route for a knockout punch.
Cardinal Gibbons rolls past Pine Forest 49-7, into second round
Softball Updated: 2021-04-17 00:56:31
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By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer
Raleigh, N.C. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders are one step closer to another regional championship after a 49-7 win over the Pine Forest Trojans on Friday night.
The Crusaders got going early and added on when Carter Scarce came up with an interception on a pass by Pine Forest quarterback Cody Pineiro to set his team up with the ball.
It turned out that Scarce was the beneficiary of his own play, as he wound up running the ball in for the touchdown.
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