Live updates, scores from first round of high school football playoffs
High school football playoffs started with a wild first round for Fayetteville teams with six of eight locals who qualified for the postseason set to play in Round 2, including Terry Sanford after its upset victory at Franklinton. All of Cumberland County's higher-seeded home teams won their first-round matchups, while two lower-seeded teams fell on the road and Cape Fear earned a first-round bye. Jack Britt, Gray's Creek, Terry Sanford, Seventy-First and Westover won Friday's games to join the Colts on Nov. 13 in the second round of NCHSAA playoffs. In NCISAA playoffs for private schools, Trinity Christian dominated Wake Christian in their first-round game. The NCHSAA 6A East No. 21-seeded Bulldogs notched the wildest win, combining with No. 12 Franklinton for 97 points in their shootout, won 54-43 by Terry Sanford as running back Sebastian O'Keefe became the program's single-season rushing leader with a five-touchdown performance. Here's more from first-round playoff games involving Fayetteville teams. Fayetteville NC high school football scores: Playoffs Round 1 .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } NC high school football scores: Playoffs Round 1 .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } Terry Sanford scores upset in
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