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2023 Football
NCHSAA State Championship Playoff Results
3A East Brackets     4A East Brackets

United 8 Conference
Conference Standings & Team Stats

SEVENTY FIRST (#2 3A East)
         def #31 Triton 56-7, 1st rd;     Box Score
         def #15 Burlington Williams 40-20, 2nd rd;  Box Score
         def #7 Wilson Fike 48-0, 3rd rd;  Box Score
         def #3 Southern Alamance 32-27, 4th rd;  Box Score
         def #13 Northern Nash 50-36, 3A Eastern 3A Reg.Championship Box Score
         lost to Hickory 33-26, 3A State Championship    Box Score
        
Game Stats from NCHSAA
CAPE FEAR (#16 3A East)  
         def #17 Western Alamance 34-12, 1st rd;   Box Score
         lost to #1 Havelock 27-15, 2nd rd;   Box Score
JACK BRITT (#8 4A East) 
         lost to #25 Fuquay-Varina 17--9, 1st rd;   Box Score
SOUTH VIEW (#20 4A East) 
         lost to #13 Clayton 55-20, 1st rd;   Box Score
GRAY'S CREEK  (#31 4A East) 
         lost to #2 Cleveland 57-13, 1st rd;   Box Score
PURNELL SWETT (#32 4A East) 
         lost to #1 Rolesville 62-0, 1st rd;   Box Score

All American Conference
Conference Standings & Team Stats

PINE FOREST  (#9 4A East)   
          lost to #24 Wilmington Ashley 35-19, 1st rd;  Box Score
HARNETT CENTRAL (#11 3A East) 
          def #22 West Carteret 42-30, 1st rd;   Box Score
          lost to #27 Terry Sanford 43-22, 2nd rd;   Box Score
TERRY SANFORD (#27 3A East) 
          def  #6 Vance County 34-27, 1st rd;   Box Score
          def #11 Harnett Central 43-22, 2nd rd;    Box Score
          lost to #3 Southern Alamance, 3rd rd;   Box Score
OVERHILLS (#28 4A East) 
          lost to #5 Cardinal Gibbons 40-0, 1st rd;     Box Score
TRITON (#31 3A East) 
          lost to #2 Seventy First 56-7, 1st rd;    Box Score

3A State Championship Articles
Falcons drop state title game to Hickory (City View - 12/9/23)

Hickory wins first State Championship since 1996 (NCHSAA.org - 12/8/23)

Seventy-First football comes heartbreakingly close to state title (Fayetteville Observer - 12/8/23)

Lackey rushes for 3 touchdowns as Hickory beat Seventy-First in 3A championship (HighSchoolOT.com - 12/8/23)

HSOT Postgame Show: Hickory beats Seventy-First in 3A championship (HighSchoolOT.com - 12/8/23)

Video highlights from Seventy-First vs. Hickory in NCHSAA 3A championship (Fayetteville Observer - 12/8/23)

PHOTOS: Seventy-First falls to Hickory in the NCHSAA 3A football championship game (Fayetteville Observer - 12/8/23)

State Championship Preview: McLaurin, Seventy-First make bid for title against Hickory (City View - 12/7/23)

He guided Seventy-First to two state championships and won five altogether. He says this year's team is 'a really special bunch of kids' (City View - 12/7/23)

Can Seventy-First football beat Hickory for a 4th state title? 3 keys (Fayetteville Observer - 12/6/23)

Top prospects playing in this weekend's NCHSAA football championships (Fayetteville Observer - 12/6/23)

Seventy-First vs. Hickory in NCHSAA championship: Scouting report (Fayetteville Observer - 12/5/23)

How the 2023 football finalists have fared in past state championship games (HighSchoolOT.com - 12/3/23)

Eastern 3A Regional Championship Articles
Seventy-First avenges last season's loss to Northern Nash, heads to 3A championship (HighSchoolOT.com - 12/2/23)

How to watch NCHSAA football championships, schedule, ticket info  (Fayetteville Observer - 12/2/23)

Seventy-First avenges last lost to Northern Nash with 3A East title (Fayetteville Observer - 12/2/23)

PHOTOS: Seventy-First defeats Northern Nash in 3A East Regionals (Fayetteville Observer - 12/2/23)

WATCH: Seventy-First video highlights form 3A East final win over Northern Nash  (Fayetteville Observer - 12/2/23)

Seventy-First football team looks toward the Eastern 3A NCHSAA championship football playoffs (City View - 11/30/23)

Seventy-First football is held together by these 'glue guys' (Fayetteville Observer - 11/30/23)

4th Round Articles
Seventy-First football pushed to brink in NCHSAA playoffs fourth round (Fayetteville Observer - 11/25/23)

WATCH: Seventy-First football vs. So. Alamance highlights, NCHSAA playoffs 4th round (Fayetteville Observer - 11/25/23)

PHOTOS: Seventy-First hosts Southern Alamance in fourth round playoff game (Fayetteville Observer - 11/24/23)

3 keys for Seventy-First football in NCHSAA playoff vs. Southern Alamance (Fayetteville Observer - 11/21/23)

3rd Round Articles
Seventy-First football steamrolls into 4th round of state playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/17/23)

Banged-up Terry Sanford football hits wall at Southern Alamance in NCHSAA playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/17/23)

2nd Round Articles
Seventy-First's winning recipe to long-lasting success: Defense (Fayetteville Observer - 11/15/23)

WATCH: Terry Sanford football highligts vs. Harnett Central in state playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/11/23)

Football playoffs; Seventy-First still unbeaten (Fayetteville Observer - 11/11/23)

Terry Sanford football rallies from 4th-quarter deficit, another upset (Fayetteville Observer - 11/11/23)

Cape Fear football gives Havelock all it can handle in NCHSAA playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/11/23)

Predictions for 2nd round of NCHSAA playoffs (Fayetteville Observer)

Earl Vaughan Jr's picks for 2nd Round of playoffs (City View)

NCHSAA football playoffs: Where Fayetteville teams play in Round 2  (Fayetteville Observer - 11/4/23)

1st Round Articles
WATCH: Cape Fear football highlights vs. Western Alamance in state playoffs  (Fayetteville Observer - 11/4/23)

NCHSAA football playoff recaps: Terry Sanford notches biggest upset of first round  (Fayetteville Observer - 11/3/23)

Cape Fear defense demolishes Western Alamance, advances to second round of playoffs  (Fayetteville Observer - 11/3/23)

PHOTOS: Western Alamance at Cape Fear football game  (Fayetteville Observer - 11/3/23)

Predictions for 1st round of playoffs (Fayetteville Observer)

Earl Vaughan Jr's picks for 1st Round of playoffs (City View)

Here is where your team is headed in the NCHSAA football playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 10/28/23)

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