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While Jaguars exit playoffs, season a resounding success

Posted on December 2, 2010December 2, 2010 by Fernlane

Despite mounting a valiant comeback, the Jags came up just short in their regional playoff game against East Bladen last Friday night.

By Henry Gargan
Staff Writer

Just as all good things do, Carrboro High School’s football season came to an end last Friday night after a hard-fought loss to East Bladen, 56-48.
An explosive start had the Carrboro student section (especially large, considering it was the day after Thanksgiving) on its feet. Hardly five minutes into the first quarter, Carrboro was on top 14-0, thanks to a Torell Farrar TD run and a blocked punt return.
But East Bladen managed to subdue the acolytes of C-Town quickly thereafter. After six – count ’em – touchdowns from the Eagles of East Bladen, Carrboro was finally able to hit the locker rooms for the half, reeling.
Down 42-14, the Jaguars had been dominated in a way quite unfamiliar to a team of its caliber. Running backs Antonio Murchison and the McCoy brothers, Xavier and A.J., were responsible for four of East Bladen’s touchdowns, while Eagle quarterback Daron Burney lofted two through the air. The quarter ended for Carrboro with a heart-wrenching dropped pass in the end zone, which punctuated what had been a disastrous first half.
A grumbling Jaguar fan base awoke, however, as their team began to display the tenacity and poise that had carried them to this point. Nassar Omar caught a 53-yard Derek Bryant pass and sprinted to the end zone on Carrboro’s first possession of the second half. Two touchdowns apiece from DeAndre White and Farrar would keep fans from leaving early, but their efforts were ultimately not enough to salvage the victory. Despite Carrboro’s staunch second half defense, East Bladen managed two more touchdowns in the second half, just enough to stave off the Jaguar comeback.
The Jaguars finish the season with a 10-4 record and the distinction of being the best football team to ever represent Carrboro High.

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