The 12-seed Millbrook Wildcats went to Durham and knocked off the top-seeded Hillside Hornets 19-14 in the 4A Eastern regional semifinal on Friday night.
Two of the state's top offenses met up in Durham on Thursday night in the second round of the 4A playoffs, as top-seeded Hillside survived a scare from 16-seed Hillside by a 46-43 margin.
Talented QB and RB Wilson Kargbo Jr. and Jimmyll Williams are helping coach Ray Harrison lead Hillside back to the forefront of high school football in North Carolina.
No. 5 Hillside jumped out to a 30-point lead and never looked back as the Hornets defeated Southern Alamanace 44-22 on Friday in the regular-season finale to claim the DAC-VII conference title.
Balanced and prolific on offense, Hillside recorded three of its six touchdowns through the air and the other three via the ground game. In the first half alone, quarterback Wilson Kargbo Jr. threw two touchdown passes and ran for another.
Wilson Kargbo Jr. threw four touchdown passes and the Hillside defense recorded its second shutout of the season as the No. 6 Hornets defeated Riverside on Friday, 27-0.
The win keeps Hillside unbeaten at 7-0. Riverside, which entered on a three-game winning streak, is now 4-2.