No. 11 Scotland wallops Hoke County as Bailey wins 100th game as Scots head coach
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Updated March 12, 2021 11:41 p.m. EST
By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor
Raeford, N.C. Scotland wasted no time asserting itself on Friday.
The Fighting Scots scored early and often en route to a 42-7 win at Hoke County s Raz Autry Stadium, pushing the No. 11 team in the HighSchoolOT East rankings to its second win of the year and 100th for head coach Richard Bailey since he arrived at the school. Bailey also won 100-plus games at Jack Britt.
Scotland (2-0, 2-0 Sandhills Athletic Conference) led 35-0 at halftime thanks to four touchdown passes from Tyler Barfield.
No. 3 Richmond falls behind after early lead but downs No. 9 Pinecrest in overtime
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Updated March 5, 2021 11:16 p.m. EST
By J. Mike Blake, HighSchoolOT Contributor
Southern Pines, N.C. What started as a blowout finished as a nail-biter for Richmond.
The Raiders watched a big, early lead dissipate and then had to rally to defeat Pinecrest in overtime, 42-35 on Friday night. The win was the season opener for No. 3 Richmond (1-0, 1-0 Sandhills Athletic Conference) and second for Pinecrest (1-1, 1-1).
Richmond held a 21-0 lead with just 6:32 left until halftime thanks to three scores from three different players a 7-yard run by Jaron Coleman, a blocked punt in the end zone by Gabe Altman, and a 4-yard run by linebacker C.J. Tillman from the wildcat formation.
Cardinal Gibbons routs Pinecrest, returns to first title game since 2015
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By Kyle Morton, HighSchoolOT producer
Southern Pines, NC The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders swept the Pinecrest Patriots on the road on Tuesday night to advance to the 4A state championship match.
Gibbons came out of the gates dominant, as it stormed out to a 25-11 win in the first set with relative ease.
The second set ended with the same score, but started with a 4-0 run by Pinecrest, a sign that the battle-ready Patriots weren t going to go down easily.
The offensive attack made up of junior setter Celia Ryan and outside hitter and University of Delaware signee Emily Chrysogelos was effective throughout the match, and the duo was instrumental in helping the Crusaders to two lopsided set wins.