Pine Forest 7  New Bern 48

Josh Taylor had over 150 yards rushing in the first half that included a 63 yard touchdown scamper to pace the Bears in a 48-7 blowout of Pine Forest.

Cody Purdie added a couple of touchdowns on the ground in the victory.

The Bears will host Hoggard in the second round.

New Bern beat Hoggard 39-7 earlier in the year.

Currituck 0  Havelock 49

Derrell Scott became the all-time leading rusher in Havelock school history with a 53 yard touchdown run. 

Pharoh Cooper and A J Coplon both returned punts for scores in an easy 49-0 win over Currituck.

The Rams will host Jacksonville next week.

Jacksonville 27  Rocky Mount 14

The Cardinals made the long trip to Rocky Mount and they weren't coming back without a win. 

The Cardinal defense stood strong in the second half to defeat Rocky Mount 27-14.

Now Jacksonville's defense will be put to the test when the travel to Havelock for round two.

Jones Senior 7  Southeast Halifax 6

The 2-8 Trojans survived two power outages to defeat Southeast Halifax by a single point and advance to round two of the playoffs.

Jones Senior will travel to a 4-7 Rosewood squad that was able to defeat Lejeune on the road 34-20.