Prep football roundup

By From staff reports
Published in Sports on November 16, 2013 11:43 PM

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North Duplin 18, Weldon 12

* WELDON -- North Duplin scored all of its points in the final 10 minutes to upend Weldon 18-12 in the opening round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association class 1-A (small-school) playoffs.

The teams remained scoreless through three quarters as neither offense could find a footing. James Britt got the Rebels on the scoreboard when he connected with Ced Kornegay on a 24-yard touchdown pass with 10 minutes to play.

North Duplin recovered an onside kick and drove down for a second score, which came on a one-yard plunge by Britt. Weldon cut the deficit to 12-6 on the next possession, but the Rebels iced the win when Britt found the end zone for a second time on a one-yard sneak.

Daron Goodman paced the North Duplin attack with 167 yards on 34 carries. Emiliano Mora added 56 yards on six totes. Britt completed both of his pass attempts for 53 yards and on touchdown.

North Duplin (5-7 overall) advance to play Lejeune next week in Jacksonville.

Tarboro 52, Spring Creek 0

* TARBORO -- Spring Creek couldn't get its offense going in a 52-0 loss on Friday night at Tarboro in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association class 1-AA (large-school) state playoffs.

The Gators tallied just 120 yards of offense. The top-seeded Vikings jumped ahead 35-0 by halftime and tacked on 17 points over the final two quarters.

Tarboro's Radja Bobbitt scored three touchdowns.

Spring Creek finished the season 3-9 and won three games for the first time since 2005. It was the final game for 12 Gators' seniors.

"The fact that we were able to get back to the playoffs I am ecstatic about that," Spring Creek head coach Aaron Sanders said. "You're talking about a senior class that had more wins their senior year than they had the rest of the time they were in high school combined. We're losing a lot of seniors but we have a big junior class and I'm really excited with what we have coming back."

Western Alamance 41,

C.B. Aycock 6

* ELON -- Western Alamance scored 34 unanswered points in the second half of a 41-6 win over Charles B. Aycock in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association class 3-A (small-school) state playoffs.

Neil Clark's 67-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-3 from the Golden Falcons' 33-yard line late in the first half, accounted for Aycock's only touchdown.

Western Alamance (11-1) piled up 291 yards of offense in the second half, including 240 on the ground.

The Golden Falcons concluded head coach Steve Brooks' first season at 4-8.

Whiteville 55, Rosewood 0

* WHITEVILLE -- Rosewood had its season come to an end with a 55-0 loss on Friday night in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association class 1-AA (large-school) state playoffs.

The Eagles were held to 81 yards of offense and trailed 35-0 at halftime. Mike Woodard was Rosewood's leading rusher with 40 yards on seven carries.

Rosewood finished the season 4-8.

"We are very appreciate of the hard work our seniors have put in for four years," Eagles' head coach Robert Britt said. "They will be missed."