It was a tough night for the Northwestern 3A/4A Conference Friday night as its last two remaining teams, South Caldwell High and Hickory, were both eliminated in the second-round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state

playoffs. Monroe-Sun Valley, from the Southern Carolina 3A/4A Conference, outscored South Caldwell 56-35 in Sawmills Friday night in the second round of the Class 4A playoffs. Sophomore running back Albert Funderburk led Sun Valley with 191 yards, 234 all-purpose yards and five touchdowns in the win. Sun Valley (9-3) will now play Porter Ridge in the third round next Friday night.
Porter Ridge, which knocked Watauga out of the state playoffs last week, advanced by knocking off A.C. Reynolds 16-6 Friday night in Indian Trail. Sun Valley quarterback Kevin Saxton threw for 357 yards and four touchdowns in the win; running back Zac Pollard of the Spartans (12-1) ran for 323 yards and four touchdowns rushing in the first half, but was held to just 42 yards and no TDs in the second half. South Caldwell also committed 15 penalties for 126 yards.
The news wasn't much better for Hickory. The Red Tornadoes (8-5) turned it over three times, including two fumbles at the goal-line, in a 28-13 setback at Lawndale-Burns Friday night in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. They also had two field goal attempts blocked in the loss. The Bulldogs (10-3) will play Freedom next Friday night in a third-round game. The Patriots (11-2) advanced by beating East Henderson 46-38 Friday night.
Quarterback Matt Williams hooked up with Daniel Davis on a 41-yard scoring pass, and he also scored a TD in the loss.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAMES

Class 4AA

Garner 76, Raleigh Wakefield 34

Raleigh Leesville Road 37, Middle Creek 30

Richmond 34, Fuquay-Varina 14

Fay. Britt 17, Raeford Hoke 10

Char. Butler 55, Char. Independence 26

East Forsyth 44, G’boro Page 24

Char. Mallard Crk 35, Char. Vance 14

Char. Olympic 28, West Meck 20

CLASS 4-A

New Bern 41, Wilm. Hoggard 17

Wilm. New Hanover 40, Clayton 28

Scotland 56, Lee 27

Fay. Smith 54, SE Guilford 36

North Davidson 36, G’boro Dudley 26

Mount Tabor 14, Davie 7

Monroe Sun Valley 56, South Caldwell 35

Porter Ridge 16, Ashe. Reynolds 6

CLASS 3-AA

Clayton Cleveland 47, Greenville Conley 25

Wilson Hunt 25, Cardinal Gibbons 20

Northern Guilford 43, Chapel Hill 0

Southern Guilford 35, Overhills 14

Kannapolis Brown 69, Hickory Ridge 55

Char. Catholic 41, Monroe Weddington 14

South Point 46, Shelby Crest 33

Statesville 41, Ashe. Erwin 29

CLASS 3-A

Havelock 46, Jacksonville 0

Washington 28, Hertford 21

E. Alamance 42, Aycock 6

Orange 58, South Johnston 13

Concord 55, West Rowan 30

East Rowan 29, Rockingham 12

Morg. Freedom 46, East Henderson 38

Lawndale Burns 28, Hickory 13

CLASS 2-AA

Northside 41, North Pitt 28

Bunn 31, SW Edgecombe 14

Carrboro 37, Randleman 8

Reidsville 50, St. Pauls 18

Andrews 31, West Stokes 0

Salisbury 42, Central Davidson 14

Catawba Bandys 49, Newton-Conover 24

South Iredell 47, Canton Pisgah 8

CLASS 2-A

Tarboro 53, Kinston 13

Northeastern 40, Edenton Holmes 8

East Bladen 33, E. Randolph 27 (OT)

South Columbus 21, South Granville 15

East Lincoln 37, Starmount 24

Thomasville 55, Lincolnton 14

Madison 14, Black Mtn. Owen 7

Shelby 49, Polk 13

CLASS 1-AA

SW Onslow 41, Ayden-Grifton 20

Northhampton 34, Goldsboro 27

James Kenan 28, Union 14

Red Springs 34, Pender 24

Mount Airy 52, West Montgomery 14

Monroe 53, East Surry 0

Swain 40, West Wilkes 10

Hendersonville 48, Lake Norman Charter 40

CLASS 1-A

Plymouth 60, Southside 6

Manteo 61, Columbia 12

Princeton 43, North Edgecombe 12

Rosewood 48, Trenton Jones 17

Albemarle 38, Monroe Union 0

East Columbus 66, South Stanly 20

Rosman 27, Elkin 3

Murphy 42, Robbinsville 34

Round 3 Matchups

CLASS 4-AA

East: No. 3 Leesville Road (12-0) at No. 1 Garner (13-0)

Mideast: No. 2 Fay. Britt (11-2) at No. 1 Richmond (11-1)

Midwest: No. 2 East Forsyth (13-0) at No. 1 Butler (12-0)

West: No. 2 Char. Olympic (8-4) at No. 1 Mallard Crk (11-1)

CLASS 4-A

East: No. 2 New Hanover (11-1) at No. 1 New Bern (12-0)

Mideast: No. 2 Fay. Smith (11-1) at No. 1 Scotland (11-1)

Midwest: No. 7 Mount Tabor (7-5) at No. 1 North Davidson (13-0)

West: No. 5 Sun Valley (9-3) at No. 2 Indian Trail Porter Ridge (11-1)

CLASS 3-AA

East: No. 4 Clayton Cleveland (12-1) at No. 3 Wilson Hunt (12-0)

Mideast: No. 2 Southern Guilford (11-1) at No. 1 Northern Guilford (12-0)

Midwest: No. 4 Kannapolis Brown (10-2) at No. 2 Char. Catholic (11-1)

West: No. 2 Statesville (12-1) at No. 1 South Point (12-0)

CLASS 3-A

East: No. 3 Washington (10-3) at No. 1 Havelock (12-1)

Mideast: No. 2 Orange (10-2) at No. 1 E. Alamance (12-1)

Midwest: No. 2 East Rowan (8-4) at No. 1 Concord (11-2)

West: No. 4 Morg. Freedom (11-2) at No. 2 Lawndale Burns (10-3)

CLASS 2-AA

East: No. 2 Bunn (10-2) at No. 1 Northside (13-0)

Mideast: No. 2 Reidsville (11-2) at No. 1 Carrboro (13-0)

Midwest: No. 2 Salisbury (10-2) at No. 1 Andrews (11-1)

West: No. 4 Catawba Bandys (8-4) at No. 3 South Iredell (11-2)

CLASS 2-A

East: No. 3 Northeastern (11-2) at No. 1 Tarboro (12-0)

Mideast: No. 2 South Columbus (11-2) at No. 1 East Bladen (9-3)

Midwest: No. 6 Thomasville (6-7) at No. 1 East Lincoln (12-0)

West: No. 2 Shelby (8-4) at No. 1 Madison (11-2)

CLASS 1-AA

East: No. 2 Northhampton (11-2) at No. 1 SW Onslow (11-1)

Mideast: No. 2 Red Springs (10-3) at No. 1 James Kenan (12-0)

Midwest: No. 2 Monroe (10-3) at No. 1 Mount Airy (12-1)

West: No. 2 Hendersonville (12-1) at No. 1 Swain County (13-0)

CLASS 1-A

East: No. 3 Manteo (11-1) at No. 1 Plymouth (12-1)

Mideast: No. 8 Princeton (4-8) at No. 6 Rosewood (5-7)

Midwest: No. 2 East Columbus (9-4) at No. 1 Albemarle (12-1)

West: No. 5 Rosman (7-6) at No. 2 Murphy (11-2)