RALEIGH -- Cary’s defense continues to dominate.
After allowing just 14 yards on the ground against Broughton to open the season, the Imps’ defense shut down a Cardinal Gibbons offense that put up 40 points in its opener en route to a 19-0 win over the host Crusaders on Friday night.
Cary’s defense was stifling from the get-go, holding Cardinal Gibbons to 25 yards rushing on 20 carries in the first half.
“Cardinal Gibbons is a good football team,” Imps coach Ben Kolstad said. “We had to find our way tonight a little bit, but when we did we were tough. All week we talked about being persistent with our pressure, and we did that.”
Cary quarterback Connor Chase hit wideout Jamal Chase in the end zone with 1:29 left in the first quarter. Chase ran a 10-yard out and settled just underneath the Cardinal Gibbons’ defensive backfield for the score to make it 6-0 Imps.
Cary pushed its lead to 12 at the 8:29 mark of the second quarter on a Chase to Chuboy Umeadi 78-yard score down the right sideline.
The Imps added a third quarter Marquise Sherrod-Cooper 8-yard touchdown run to make it 19-0 and put the game away.
“I’ll always take 2-0,” Kolstad said. “And we were better this week (than last week). We did turn the ball, but it didn’t hurt us. Our defense came in and put out the fire any time they needed to.”
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Nearby 2A prep softball rivals North Johnston and Wilson Beddingfield played the ultimate grudge match Saturday afternoon, double-time style. 
Holly Springs seniors Jenna Firestein and Kristen Krebs knew Saturday’s contest against Fayetteville Jack Britt would be their final home game as members of the Golden Hawks softball team. 
Green Hope’s perfect season is snatched away by Charlotte Hough in the final 12 minutes of the state final at N.C. State’s Dail Soccer Field in a 2-1 finish. 
The Holly Springs Golden Hawks softball team has had an exciting past week of playing close games. On Friday, however, the Hawks fourth close game in a week ended in a 3-2 loss to Britt, as the Buccaneers rallied with two runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the score and then won in the eighth to even the series at one game apiece. 
The Green Hope High girls soccer team is ranked No. 1 in the country, but won’t reach its goal unless it beats Hough in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championships on Saturday.
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Cary 19, Cardinal Gibbons 0 | 08.26.11 (20 images)
