By Henry Gargan
Staff Writer
Carrboro 22 – Chapel Hill 20
Carrboro continued its Orange County dominance of terror on Friday with a squeaker of a victory at home, this time against the more westerly of their in-town rivals, Chapel Hill. Coming off a solid win over East Chapel Hill the week before, the Jaguars (5-0) began the game lacking the confidence and momentum that has characterized their offense all season. The Tigers (3-3) did their part to take advantage of this on both sides of the field during the first quarter, until a couple of critical special-teams plays seemed to swing the contest in Carrboro’s favor. A blocked field goal, a 3-yard Douglas Parrish rushing TD and a two-point conversion later, the Jaguars led, 15-7.
The Tigers did their best to come back in the second half. Daniel Watson sprinted 70 yards for a touchdown. Chapel Hill then made the play that would decide the fate of the game – a botched two-point conversion. Those two points represented Carrboro’s margin of victory in a game in which scoring was equal at three touchdowns apiece.
The Jaguars’ Parrish then answered with another 3-yard run for a score. Despite a heroic drive ending in a 1-yard dive into the end-zone by Watson, the Tigers were not able to avoid dropping their first-ever contest to Carrboro.
Chapel Hill travels to Cardinal Gibbons on Friday, while Carrboro will host Ronald Reagan High School.
Jordan 36 – East Chapel Hill 7
On a night that featured both a conference football game and a classic rivalry matchup on the soccer field, East Chapel Hill (1-5) sports fans had their work cut out for them as they planned their Friday nights. By the end of the first quarter, however, those who had elected to make the drive to Durham probably wished they’d stayed in Chapel Hill.
Durham Jordan (5-1) made light work of the Wildcats, building a 29-0 lead by halftime. East’s normally potent offense was held to just 73 yards rushing and was scoreless through the fourth quarter. The only Wildcat touchdown came from the arm of Drew Davis as they trailed 36-0.
East Chapel Hill will seek redemption on Homecoming against conference rival Riverside this week.

