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New Bern's Terry Vaughan sacks Sanderson quarterback Jeff Massey.
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New Bern, West Craven, Jones Senior advance
Pamlico lone local team to fall in playoffs
It got scary for a bit, but the New Bern football team took care of business Friday night, stomping Sanderson, 48-20, to advance to the second round of the 4-AA state playoffs.
The Bears (10-2) jumped out to a 21-0 lead as the offense had first downs or touchdowns on 11 of the first 13 plays from scrimmage.
Vince McDuffie, who finished with 113 yards on 16 carries with three TDs, scored from 1-yard out to make it 7-0 with 8:47 to go in the first quarter. He made it 14-0 with an 11-yard scamper four minutes later.
Bears quarterback Brett Williams connected with McDuffie on an 18-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second quarter and it appeared a rout was on.
But Sanderson (6-6) got the ball on the Bears' next drive after New Bern attempted a fake punt, but fumbled the snap.
Eight plays later, Spartan running back Brewer Brunson scored from 3 yards out to cut the lead to 14 with 2:53 to go in the half.
On the next play from scrimmage, Williams' pass was tipped by Perry Simmons and intercepted by Fred McCullough at the 6. Three plays later, Jeff Massey ran in from 1 yard out to cut the lead to 21-14.
The Bears came out and scored on their first two drives of the second half, getting a 1-yard run by McDuffie and a 19-yard run by Tyrell Lindsay.
Lindsay had a 37-yard TD pass to Demarcus Howell and an 8-yard TD strike to Mike Price for the Bears' other scores.
Sanderson's other score came on a 5-yard pass by Massey to Matt James.
New Bern, on an eight-game winning streak, will play Athens Drive at home next week. Athens Drive held off the Chip Williams coached Wakefield team, 41-39, to advance.
West Craven 35, Eastern Alamance 20
MEBANE - West Craven got revenge from its lost to Eastern Alamance last year. The Eagles beat Eastern Alamance 35-20 in the first round of the 3-A state playoffs on Friday.
Eagles' quarterback Brett Mooring threw for 283 yards and four touchdowns.
Bobby Cox hauled in two scores, while Ryan Murphy and Erik Highsmith both had touchdowns.
Chris Ipock returned an interception 21 yards for a touchdown for West Craven.
The Eagles ran for just 35 yards against Eastern Alamance.
West Craven (8-4) will head to Bertie County next week. Bertie defeated Southwest Edgecombe, 36-24.
Jones Senior 37, SE Halifax 8
TRENTON - Jones Senior got over a sloppy first quarter to beat Southeast Halifax, 37-8, in the first round of the 1-A state playoffs on Friday.
TrojansĄŻ quarterback Covair Frost completed 14-of-23 passes for 182 yards and two touchdowns.
Josh Brown hauled in four catches for 89 yards and two scores, while Thomas Fryar added three receptions for 87 yards for Jones Senior.
Jones Senior turned the ball over two times and was held scoreless in the first quarter.
Jones scored first when Frost hit Brown for a 22-yard score with 10:19 left in the first quarter.
SE Halifax answered with a 28-yard touchdown run by Chris Mills. The Trojans converted the
2-point conversion on Mike Hines' run.
On the ensuing kickoff, Jones Senior's Damien Fields returned it for a touchdown.
Frost came back and hit Brown for a 1-yard touchdown with 13 seconds left in the first half. Frost punched in the 2-point conversion, giving the Trojans a 23-8 lead at the half.
Running back Tyrel Dove and Frost added third-quarter touchdown runs for Jones Senior to cap off the victory.
Jones Senior forced five turnovers.
North Johnston 24, Pamlico 0
BAYBORO - Pamlico's revived scheme in the backfield proved to be effective Friday as the Hurricanes were shutout by North Johnston, 24-0.
Caleb Henthorn took the snaps for Pamlico while Fraqwan Jones was moved to the tailback position.
A 45-yard run by E.J Knight with 9:02 left in the first quarter gave the Panthers a 7-0 lead.
They followed up with another touchdown with 7:11 left in the first half on a 33-yard pass from Cliff Holloman to Pierre Dickerson.
The Hurricanes' defense prevented a touchdown with 4:24 left in the half, but North Johnston settled for a 24-yard field goal by Garrett Grady, giving the Panthers a 17-0 lead.
With 32 seconds left in the half, Holloman launched an 81-yard touchdown pass to Travis Pope, giving the Panthers a 24-0 lead going into the half.
Jones' had 183 yards on 23 carries, but the Hurricanes were unable to get into the end zone.
