N&O roundup: Cleveland’s upset bid against Fayetteville Terry Sanford comes up short

Jacob Scott’s 65-yard, game-tying touchdown with four minutes to play was called back due to offensive pass interference away from the ball, and state-ranked Fayetteville Terry Sanford held on to defeat Cleveland 34-27.

Cleveland quarterback Caiden Norman threw for 170 yards.

Cardinal Gibbons 50, Cedar Ridge 7: Magnus Kaikai returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown and later scored on a four-yard gallop as Cardinal Gibbons (3-2) breezed by its old conference foe.

Five different Crusaders scored touchdowns. Running back Hunter Calo finished with a career high 70 yards on 12 carries. Wesley Wagner went 5-for-6 for 152 yards and two touchdowns, including a 43-yard strike to Alex Kuzy that broke the game open midway through the second quarter.

Gibbons fullback Brendan Schult opened the scoring with a 1-yard plunge into the end zone after Wanger hit Sean Nalesnik with a 12-yard pass.

Cape Fear 42, South Johnston 15: The 3A Trojans’ unbeaten stretch ended with a thud against the 4A Colts (4-1) from Fayetteville. South Johnston (4-1) was ranked No. 9 in The News & Observer area rankings.

Chapel Hill 41, East Chapel Hill 12: The Tigers (3-2) won the Hodgin Cup for the 12th straight year. Chapel Hill quickly scored 21 points in the opening 6 minutes, 12 seconds to put away the Wildcats (1-4).

Ricki McDowell ran in the first two touchdowns and Connor Stough threw for four scores in the game – three in the first two quarters as Chapel Hill rolled up a 34-0 lead by halftime.

Corinth Holders 56, C.B. Aycock 19: The Pirates (5-0) continue their hot start.

Fuquay-Varina 49, Athens Drive 7: The Bengals (5-0, 1-0) are still unbeaten after running for 300 yards and five touchdowns on homecoming night. Josh Arrington ran for a game-high 133 yards and scored one touchdown. Teammate Colten Smith had a game high four TDs (1 receiving, 3 rushing).

Jordan Johnson scored the only touchdown for Athens Drive on an 85-yard kick return in the first half.

Knightdale 27, Harnett Central 25: The Knights (4-1, 1-0 Greater Neuse River 4A) nearly blew a 24-point lead as the Trojans (1-4, 0-1) rallied with 22 points in the fourth quarter and pulled within the 2-point difference with 1:53 to play.

Knights quarterback Andre Willis had 12 carries for 169 yards and went 8-for-18 for 121 yards, having a part in three touchdowns. Harnett Central's Zaheed Stubbs finished with 22 carries for 146 yards.

Hillside 44, Halifax County (Va.) 3: The Hornets (2-2) ran roughshod over the visitors from Virginia.

Holly Springs 44, Jordan 7: Chris McKoy and Tray Staten both ran for a pair of touchdowns for Holly Springs (3-2) and Davis Ferguson threw two more to lead the Golden Hawks past Jordan (0-5).

Franklinton 32, J.F. Webb 27: With 50 seconds left in the game, and Franklinton down by one, Avery Wilder connected with Ricky Person in the corner of the end zone for a 38-yard score against double coverage to knock off the Warriors (3-2).

Lee County 14, Northwood 10: Lee (5-0) stopped the rushing attack of the Chargers (2-3) cold. The Yellow Jackets have yet to allow more than 18 points in any contest.

North Johnston 27, Smithfield-Selma 0: Quarterback Trey Whitley tossed a pair of touchdown passes and the North Johnston (4-1) defense pitched its first shutout of the season as the 2A Panthers turned back 3A Smithfield-Selma (0-5).

Matthew Griswold returned an interception 20 yards and Treshaw McPhatter scored on a 43-yard fourth quarter run for the Panthers’ other touchdowns.

Northern Vance 38, Carrboro 7: Returning home for the first time in nearly a month, Northern Vance (3-2) rolled by Carrboro (0-5). Quarterback Kristopher Haywood ran for three touchdowns for the Vikings. Carrboro’s lone score came on a 4-yard run by junior running back Tabian Sales.

Northern Vance senior James Alexander returned an interception for an 11-yard touchdown and Brooks Falkner added a 42-yard field goal.

Orange 51, Western Guilford 7: The No. 3 Panthers (5-0) scored the game’s first 51 points against the Hornets (0-5).

Person 21, Enloe 17: The Eagles (0-4) led 17-7 at halftime. The Rockets (3-2) scored 14 points in the third quarter for the difference.

Pinecrest 63, Southern Lee 14: The 3A Cavaliers, ranked No. 14 in The News & Observer area, were crushed by the state-ranked 4A Patriots.

Southern Durham 36, Northern Durham 13: Southern (3-2) quarterback Jalen Green threw five touchdown passes to lead the Spartans past old rival Northern (0-5).

Wake Christian 42, Hobbton 7: The Bulldogs are now 4-1 on the year.

Wakefield 36, Riverside 7: Wakefield (3-1) capitalized on five Riverside (0-4) turnovers. Marius Cooper caught three passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns in the win. Khaaliq Lewis picked off two passes.

Western Harnett 8, Union Pines 5: The night’s biggest upset was the Eagles (1-4) knocking off the Vikings (4-1).

Bonitta Best, Tim Candon, Cale Colosimo, Jeff Hamlin, Leon Hargrove, Michael Held, Justin Hill, John Holt, David Justice, Aaron Moody, Ian Pierno and Elliott Warnock contributed.

This story was originally published September 18, 2015 at 11:00 PM with the headline "N&O roundup: Cleveland’s upset bid against Fayetteville Terry Sanford comes up short."