The East Burke varsity football team (6-5) secured its first North Carolina High School Athletic Association state playoff win since 2015 thanks to a 36-14 victory over North Surry in the opening round of the 4A bracket on Nov. 6 in Icard.
Freedom (8-2) had a bye in the opening round of the 6A bracket, while first-round games in the 3A bracket on Nov. 6 saw 22nd-seeded Patton (1-10) fight hard but lose by a 19-14 final at 11th-seeded Union Academy and 23rd-seeded Draughn (0-11) suffer a 41-12 road defeat at the hands of 10th-seeded West Wilkes.
The Panthers’ leading rusher was Alex Ryan with 30 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown, with quarterback Trenton Kidd adding 12 carries for 42 yards, River McCrary finishing with 24 yards on four carries, and Carter Smith scoring from 10 yards out on his only rushing attempt. Meanwhile, the Wildcats got TD passes from both Fore Putnam (10-of-19 passing, 169 yards) and Currie White (2-of-5 passing, 91 yards) to go with four catches for 102 yards from Bryson Seagle, two catches for 88 yards and a TD from Kohl Fryer, three catches for 47 yards and a TD from Titus Dodd, a 21-yard catch from Paxton Woodie, and six carries for 12 yards from Henry Cooper.
ROUND 2 PLAYOFF GAMES
East Burke traveled to top-seeded Hibriten (10-0) late Friday in Round 2 of the 4A playoffs, while seventh-seeded Freedom hosted 10th-seeded Charlotte Catholic (7-4) in the second round of the 6A bracket.
See the Nov. 21 edition of The Paper for details from the postseason contests that were played on Nov. 13.
East Burke varsity football player Malachi Bennett (9) fights for extra yardage during the Cavaliers’ North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A state playoff opener against North Surry on Nov. 6 in Icard. Bennett carried the ball 22 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns as 16th-seeded EB defeated the 17th-seeded Greyhounds by a 36-14 score in the Cavs’ first home playoff game since 2008, with the victory also representing the hosts’ first playoff win since 2015 and first home playoff win since 2007.
East Burke defenders Joseph Lee (33), Landon Minor (22), Cash Wittenberg (23), and Jaxson Wiley (50) celebrate after a fourth-down stop against North Surry on Nov. 6 in Icard, where the Cavaliers outscored the Greyhounds 28-8 over the final three quarters and outgained them 378-230 on the night. Carter Bennett was one of EB’s offensive standouts with 97 yards and a touchdown on 10-of-16 passing — his TD pass went to Cayson Mooneyham, who had three catches for 30 yards — and he also ran for a TD. RJ Williams (five carries, 41 yards; three catches, 23 yards), Garrett Stamey (six carries, 48 yards), Brayden Sigmon (seven carries, 31 yards), Leelan Pyatte (25-yard catch), and Luke Evans (two carries, 15 yards) also contributed to a strong performance.
East Burke varsity football player Malachi Bennett (9) fights for extra yardage during the Cavaliers’ North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A state playoff opener against North Surry on Nov. 6 in Icard. Bennett carried the ball 22 times for 140 yards and three touchdowns as 16th-seeded EB defeated the 17th-seeded Greyhounds by a 36-14 score in the Cavs’ first home playoff game since 2008, with the victory also representing the hosts’ first playoff win since 2015 and first home playoff win since 2007.
East Burke defenders Joseph Lee (33), Landon Minor (22), Cash Wittenberg (23), and Jaxson Wiley (50) celebrate after a fourth-down stop against North Surry on Nov. 6 in Icard, where the Cavaliers outscored the Greyhounds 28-8 over the final three quarters and outgained them 378-230 on the night. Carter Bennett was one of EB’s offensive standouts with 97 yards and a touchdown on 10-of-16 passing — his TD pass went to Cayson Mooneyham, who had three catches for 30 yards — and he also ran for a TD. RJ Williams (five carries, 41 yards; three catches, 23 yards), Garrett Stamey (six carries, 48 yards), Brayden Sigmon (seven carries, 31 yards), Leelan Pyatte (25-yard catch), and Luke Evans (two carries, 15 yards) also contributed to a strong performance.
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