Only Eastern Randolph survives second round in football playoffs

RAMSEUR — The only football team from Randolph County to make it through the second round of the state playoffs is Eastern Randolph.

The Wildcats rolled past visiting Union Academy 43-7 in Class 3A.

The season ended for other teams from the county Friday night.

Here’s a rundown:

Class 3A

Eastern Randolph scored on three consecutive possessions in the second half after the game tightened.

The Wildcats, seeded No. 3 in the West Region, were up 14-0 at halftime after Kobe Walker scored on a pair of touchdown runs.

No. 19 seed Union Academy (5-7) opened the second half with a touchdown before the Wildcats got clicking.

Quarterback Cade McCallum scored on an 80-yard run and threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Chance Holdaway sandwiched around James Combs’ touchdown run.

Combs later returned an interception for a touchdown.

Eastern Randolph (9-2) is home Friday night against No. 6 seed Walkertown (9-1).

** West Davidson 31, Providence Grove 21: At Climax, the visiting Dragons avenged a Central Carolina 3-A Conference loss, shutting out the Patriots in the second half.

Fifth-seeded Providence Grove (7-4) led 21-17 at halftime behind Andrew Thomas’ two touchdown runs and Jackson Lawver’s TD pass to Holden Swift.

No. 12 seed West Davidson (9-3), which has a six-game winning streak since a one-point home loss to the Patriots, goes to third-seeded North Stanly (10-1) in the West Region’s third round.

** Walkertown 67, Wheatmore 0: At Walkertown, Wheatmore’s two-game winning streak ended. The No. 22 seed Warriors ended the season with a 3-9 record.

Class 4A

North Pitt scored a touchdown and two-point conversion in the fourth quarter to overcome host Randleman 28-23 in the East Region.

John Kirkpatrick completed 11 of 18 passes for 169 yards and three touchdowns for the fifth-seeded Tigers (7-4). Kirkpatrick also ran for 83 yards on 18 carries.

Kirkpatrick’s touchdown passes went to Nazir Staton for 7 yards, to Tate Andrews for 3 yards and to Jamari Rice for 23 yards. Owen Leonard kicked a 30-yard field goal.

No. 12 seed North Pitt (7-5) scored a touchdown and two-point conversion late in the second quarter for a 20-13 halftime lead. But Randleman had the only 10 points of the third quarter to go back ahead.

Next for the Panthers is a trip to fourth-seeded Central Davidson (10-1), which finished one spot ahead of second-place Randleman in the Piedmont Athletic Conference.

Eastern Wayne 49, Southwestern Randolph 0: At Asheboro, the host Cougars, who held the No. 8 seed, failed to score for the second time this season.

Eighth-seeded Southwestern Randolph finished with a 7-3 record. Ninth-seeded Eastern Wayne (8-3) goes on to face top-seeded Reidsville (9-2) in the East Region.

Class 6A

Sixth-seeded Asheboro matched Greensboro Dudley’s early touchdown but didn’t score again in a 21-6 West Region home loss.

The No. 11-seeded Panthers eliminated Asheboro (7-4) for the second year in a row.

Dallas Brinton scored on a 4-yard touchdown run as the Blue Comets closed to within 7-6. But the Panthers scored two second-quarter touchdowns before a scoreless second half.

Greensboro Dudley (8-4) takes on third-seeded Ashbrook (11-0) in the third round.