PITTSBORO -- Northwood found the end zone twice over the final four minutes to remain undefeated at Erwin Triton's expense.
Triton (4-2) led 15-8 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Chargers (6-0) closed the gap when Shane Peppers, nephew of Carolina Panthers standout Julius Peppers, scored from 2 yards out.
Northwood missed the potential tying extra point, but the Chargers got the break they needed when Donyea Rhodes recovered a Triton fumble near the 40-yard line. After Peppers, who finished with 155 yards rushing, picked up a few yards, Northwood quarterback Sam Griffin hooked up with A.J. Farmer for an 18-yard score with about 1:30 left to win it.
SUMMARY
Triton 0 8 7 0--15
Northwood 0 0 8 14--22
SCORING SUMMARY
T--K. Warren 49 run (two-point conversion good)
T--Warren 17 (N. Glover kick)
N--Shane Peppers 73 pass from Sam Griffin (Harold Baldwin pass from Griffin)
N--Peppers 2 run (kick failed)
N--A.J. Farmer 18 pass from Griffin (Austin Mathews pass from Griffin)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Triton, K. Warren 24-168, M. King 19-68, D. Smith 6-7, R. McNeil 1-7, M. Hayes 1-minus 11. Northwood, Shane Peppers 24-155, Austin Mathews 1-4, Tra Chandler 3-minus 1, Harold Baldwin 1-minus 4, Sam Griffin 5-minus 25.
PASSING--Triton, D. Smith 3-7-1-32, M. Hayes 1-1-minus 6. Northwood, Griffin 9-18-1-206, Baldwin 0-1.
RECEIVING--Triton K. Warren 2-29, S. Jackson 1-3. Northwood, Baldwin 2-16, Ridge Smith 2-41, A.J. Farmer 2-50, Peppers 1-73, Brendan DiBernard 1-23, Mathews 1-3.
Records--Triton 4-2, Northwood 6-0.
Jordan 32, ECH 0
CHAPEL HILL -- Four different Jordan players found the end zone, while the Falcons' defense shut out East while picking up a pair of safeties for good measure.
Afam Nwogalanya led Jordan's ground attack with 62 yards and opened the scoring with a 18-yard run. The Falcons took complete command just before halftime when they scored on a safety and then made it 16-0 when T.J. Thorpe returned the ensuing kickoff 60 yards for a touchdown.
SUMMARY
Jordan 7 9 7 9--32
ECH 0 0 0 0--0
SCORING SUMMARY
J--Afam Nwogalanya 18 run (Rex Downey kick) 1:47
J--Safety, 2:00
J--T.J. Thorpe 60 kickoff return (Downey kick) 1:50
J--Richard Belton 1 run (Downey kick), 7:11
J--Bradley Sherrod 7 run (Downey kick), 10:30
J--Safety, 7:59
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Jordan, Nwogalanya 12-62, Josh Williams 8-55, Belton 6-34, Sam Selig 2-13, Charles Williams 2-9, Devin McNeill 1-3, Sherrod 2-12, Jeron Peoples 2-(-4), Tony Mangili 1-4, Nate Evans 2-(-1); ECH, Drew Davis 6-(-20), Mark Farrish 11-55, Arquez Willis 9-25, Andrew Moore 1-(-5), Thomas Moore 1-0.
PASSING--Jordan, Selig 11-17-0 119; ECH Drew Davis 5-10-0 36, Andrew Moore 0-3-0 0.
RECEIVING--Jordan, Josh Williams 2-19, Sherrod 1-68, Nwogalanya 1-6, Charles Williams 1-0, Thorpe 4-14, Nate Morgan 1-5, Darren Bullock 1-7; ECH, Thomas Moroe 3-18, Willis 2-18.
Records--Jordan 4-2, ECH 0-6.
Orange 61, Gran. Cen. 0
HILLSBOROUGH--Nick Shriner and Drevis Torrain combined for 159 rushing yards, and Orange's defense held Granville Central to 126 yards.
Shriner (87 yards) opened the scoring with a 40-yard run, then Torrain (82 yards) followed with a 20-yard run as Orange built 41-0 halftime lead.
Lorenzo Evans scored from 76 yards on his lone carry in the second half for Orange (2-3).
SUMMARY
Granville Central 0 0 0 0-- 0
Orange 13 28 6 14--61
SCORING SUMMARY
O--Nick Shriner 40 run (kick failed)
O--Drevis Torrain 20 run (Conner Kileen kick)
O--Fred Blanks 1 run (Kileen kick)
O--Jamaal Owens 23 pass from Blanks (Kileen kick)
O--Thomas Jones 12 run (Kileen kick)
O--Torrain 33 run (Kileen kick)
O--Donovan McCulley 23 pass from Blanks (kick failed)
O--Lorenzo Evans 76 run (Kileen kick)
O--Matt Williams 1 run (Kileen kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--Granville Central, Johnny Bryson 14-85, Kenneth Walls 11-27, Brent Ray 3-14, Tyler Parrott 6-10, Andrew Edwards 1-2, Brandun Lickliter 2-minus 6. Orange, Nick Shriner 5-87, Drevis Torrain 5-82, Lorenzo Evans 1-76, Thomas Jones 6-32, Matt Williams 8-32, Fred Blanks 2-minus 1.
PASSING--Granville Central, Lickliter 0-2-0. Orange, Blanks 5-9-0-94.
RECEIVING--Orange, Donovan McCulley 3-57, Jamaal Owens 1-23, Shriner 1-14.
Records--Granville Central 0-6, Orange 2-3.
NE Guil. 35, S. Granville 7
MCCLEANSVILLE -- Rayshawn Trader rushed for 181 yards on just seven carries, including a pair of long first-half touchdowns, to lead Northeast Guilford over visiting South Granville.
SUMMARY
S. Granville 0 0 0 7-- 7
NE Guilford 13 13 9 0--35
SCORING SUMMARY
NG--Trey Ingram 3 run, Shane Fleming kick, 9:01
NG--Rayshawn Trader 53 run, kick failed, 6:17
NG--Trader 97 run, run failed, 9:28
NG--Tyler Fairley 35 fumble return, Fleming kick, 8:30
NG--Safety, 10:27
NG--Michael Sanders 29 run, Fleming kick, 4:01
SG--Tony Byrd 5 run, Corey Phillips kick, 8:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING--South Granville, Ian Bosley 26-105, Dillon Beck 6-26, Darien Smith 1-6, Cedric Cash 1-3, Byrd 19-(-43); NE Guilford, Trader 7-181, Ingram 5-45, Sanders 3-44, Charles Dent 1-6, Jacob McCann 3-9, Tyson Brown 2-5, Johnny King 2-4, Darius White 3-3, Demetrius Phillips 1-2, Justice Walker 1-(-2).
PASSING--South Granville, Byrd 2-6-1 32; NE Guilford, White 3-6-2 43.
RECEIVING--South Granville, Beck 1-29, Clarence Peace 1-3; NE Guilford, Phillips 2-30, King 1-13.
Records--NE Guilford 3-3, South Granville 4-2.
Mount Zion 42, Highland Tech 13
GASTONIA -- Mount Zion quarterback Tevin Brantlely ran for three touchdowns and passed for one to lead Mt. Zion to a road victory.
Brantley scored on run covering 35, 30 and 10 yards and hit Desmond Lewis with an 82-yard scoring pass.
SUMMARY
Mount Zion 12 8 14 8--42
Highland 0 7 6 0--13
SCORING SUMMARY
MZ--Tevin Brantley 10 run (run failed)
MZ--Brantley 35 run (run failed)
H--Highland TD information unavailable
MZ--James Andre 97 kickoff return (Brantley run)
MZ--Desmond Lewis 82 pass from Brantley (Brantley run)
H--Highland TD information unavailable
MZ--Brantley 30 run (run failed)
MZ--Hakeem Vinson 11 pass from Andre (Darvel Webber run)
Records--Highland Tech 1-3, Mount Zion 3-3.
