RALEIGH - South Columbus had not allowed a first-quarter point in 15 previous games coming into Saturday's N.C. High School Athletic Association 2-A championship game at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Lincolnton put an end to that streak, rolling up 111 yards of first-quarter offense and grabbing a 7-0 lead.

The Wolves never looked back, cruising to a 28-14 victory over the Stallions.

Lincolnton (12-4) won its 11th straight game to capture its second state championship, the Wolves' first since 1993. Lincoln-ton had reached the 2005 state- title game, but lost to Clinton.

"Since that day, their goal was to get back here," said Lincolnton coach/alumnus Scott Cloninger, an assistant coach in 1993 and 1994. "And my goodness, we turn around and win it.

"That was probably one of the best first halves we've had all year long."

Lincolnton led 21-0 at halftime, displaying its complete offensive skill set on the way to 299 first-half yards.

C.J. Wilson had a pair of first-half touchdown runs, opening the scoring on a 9-yard run with 1:50 left in the first quarter and adding a 1-yarder with 10:15 left in the half.

"The offensive line gave us great blocking," Wilson said. "There were no complaints at all. They were hitting them when they were supposed to and moving them where they needed to go.

"I couldn't ask for anything better."

Wilson, named the game's MVP, finished with 111 all-purpose yards, 67 on the ground.

With nine seconds left in the half, Dominique Pugh hauled in a 12-yard pass from Adam Thompson (9-for-17, 128 yards) to set up the halftime margin.

"We played two halves," South Columbus coach Joey Price said. "The first half, we stunk it up. The second half, we came out and played some football."

"Those are the kinds of kids we have. They were not going to not just play."

South Columbus (15-1) got on the scoreboard on a 1-yard run by Andrae Jacobs midway through the third period. The Stallions recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Jacobs cut the lead to 21-14 on a 3-yard TD run with 2:41 left in the period.

"They scared me to death in the third quarter - just the way they played. And that's what we expected from the very start of the game," Cloninger said. "We were very fortunate to get a 21-0 lead on them."

Lincolnton regrouped after the third period and controlled the final quarter to claim the title.