North Duplin clinches Carolina crown outright

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on November 4, 2007 2:21 AM

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From staff reports

SEVEN SPRINGS -- North Duplin capped an undefeated regular season and seized the Class 1-A Carolina Conference title outright with a 46-6 rout of Spring Creek on Friday evening.

Senior quarterback Doug Lloyd rushed for three touchdowns, while tailback Akeem Cox rumbled for 192 yards on 18 carries. The Rebels (10-0 overall, 5-0 CC) racked up 450 yards of total offense in the regular-season finale for both teams at "The Swamp."

Lloyd scored touchdowns on runs of 11 and 1 yards during a 25-point, first-quarter outburst. Billy Mello added a 4-yard run, while Ryan Killette returned an interception 37 yards for another score.

Chris Graham hauled in a 63-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter. Lloyd provided a 5-yard run as North Duplin built an insurmountable 39-0 lead.

The Gators (0-11, 0-5 CC) avoided the shutout on Alex Dunmire's 5-yard run just before halftime.

Alan Schilling accounted for the Rebels' final touchdown -- a 3-yard run late in the final period.

North Duplin's defense forced four turnovers and yielded just 140 yards of total offense.

North Duplin 25 14 0 7 -- 46

Spring Creek 0 6 0 0 -- 6

First quarter

ND -- Mello 4 run (Warren kick), 9:03

ND -- Killette 37 interception return (Warren kick failed) 8:48

ND -- Lloyd 11 run (Warren kick failed), 7:46

ND -- Lloyd 1 run (Warren kick failed), 1:41

Second quarter

ND -- Chris Graham 63 pass from Lloyd (Warren kick), 9:38

ND -- Lloyd 5 run (Warren kick), 4:01

SC -- Dunmire 5 run (kick failed), :24

Fourth quarter

ND -- Schilling 3 run (Warren kick) ,2:09

ND SC

First Downs 17 7

Rushes-yds 33-357 22-118

Passing yds 94 22

Total yds 451 140

C-A-I 3-8-0 5-16-1

Fumbles-lost 3-2 5-3

Penalties-yds 10-80 7-45

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING --North Duplin -- Billy Mello 3-68, 1 TD; Doug Lloyd 3-17, 3 TDs, Akeem Cox 18-192; James Stevens 5-43; Alan Schilling 4-37. Spring Creek -- Alex Dunmire 13-87, TD; Dontay Boseman 2-4; Jaelyn Lee 2-4; Adam Hinson 1-2; Nick Hatem 2-11; Dwight Strickland 2-10.

PASSING -- North Duplin -- Doug Lloyd 3-8-0 94, TD. Spring Creek -- Nick Hatem 5-15-0 22; Dontay Boseman 0-1-1.

RECEIVING -- North Duplin -- Chris Graham 1-63, TD; Robert McCullen 2-31. Spring Creek -- Trey Thorton 1-2; John Mozingo 1-(-1); Alex Dunmire 2-15; Derek Stickland 1-6.