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ACC football news links digest - November 11, 2009
Here's a rundown of the Wednesday, November 11, top Atlantic Coast Conference football news links as posted by the Chatham Journal's online resource accfootballnews.com on Twitter.
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Jordan-Matthews & Northwood will host the first round of football playoffs on Friday
Two Chatham county high schools will host the first round of football playoffs this Friday evening. The #5 Jordan-Matthews Jets (9-2) will face 2A opponent #12 Northwest Halifax (5-6) in Siler City. The #5 Northwood Chargers (10-1) will face 2AA opponent #12 Northeastern (7-3) in Pittsboro.
A night of missed 0pportunities: Virginia Tech defeats East Carolina, 16-3
Black Out Night in Greenville was missing the large bottle of white out needed to erase Pirate penalties, turnovers, and missed opportunities in the first half here in Greenville Thursday night in what might have been an upset victory for the host Pirates against the 22nd ranked Virginia Tech Hokies.
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North Carolina defeats Duke, 19-6
North Carolina scored 13 second-half points to earn a 19-6 victory over Duke in ACC football action in front of 59,750 this evening at Kenan Stadium. Running back Ryan Houston led the Tar Heel offense with 37 carries for 164 yards.
Duke holds on to a win over Maryland, 17 - 13
Duke’s defense forced two Maryland turnovers late in the fourth quarter to preserve the Blue Devils’ 17-13 victory over the Terrapins on a rain-drenched Saturday afternoon in front of 24,650 fans at Wallace Wade Stadium. The win marks the first time since 1994 that Duke has recorded back-to-back ACC victories.
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Maryland at Duke football game notes
Duke (3-3, 1-1 ACC) will host Maryland (2-5, 1-2 ACC) on Saturday, Oct. 24 with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (ET) in Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils are coming off an open date and two weeks ago defeated N.C. State on the road, 49-28, for its first ACC win. The Terps lost at home, 20-9, against Virginia last weekend.
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North Carolina versus Florida State postgame quotes
Postgame quotes about the North Carolina versus Florida State football game.
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UNC vs Citadel Football Gallery
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Duke vs. N.C. State postgame notes
With the 49-28 win over N.C. State at Carter-Finley Stadium, Duke snapped a 20-game ACC road losing streak. The Blue Devils last conference road win came at North Carolina (30-22) on Nov. 22, 2003.
Inside the Numbers: Thaddeus Lewis vs NC State Wolfpack
This past Saturday in Raleigh, senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis turned in one of the finest offensive performances in Duke football history while leading the Blue Devils to a 49-28 victory over N.C. State. The Opa-Locka, Fla., product completed 40-of-50 throws for 459 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for an additional score.
ACC football photo gallery: Duke Blue Devils 49 vs. NC State Wolfpack 28
Quarterback Thad Lewis threw for career-highs of 459 yards and five touchdowns in help Duke beat North Carolina State 49-28 on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. See over 200 photos from the game
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Northwood varsity football rolls to 53-8 win over Granville Central at homecoming
The varsity football team rolled to a 53-8 Carolina 9 Conference win over Granville Central at Northwood High School on Homecoming Friday night. The Chargers amassed a 53-0 halftime lead, a lead that had grown from 33-0 after the first quarter.
Northwood High School sports news roundup
Here's a roundup of what happened in sports at Northwood High School this week.
Northwood girls' golf team wins conference championship
The Northwood girls' golf team remain undefeated this season and won the Conference Championship at Crooked Creek, in Fuquay-Varina on Monday, Oct 5.
Northwood cross country wins Tri-Meet
The Northwood men's cross country team won its Tri-Meet with Cedar Ridge, Raleigh Charter, and Emerson Waldorf high schools on Tuesday afternoon here at Northwood High School. Eric Williams, Richard Torbert, and Kurt Clark finished first, second, and third respectively in the meet.
Northwood versus DSA results
Here are the results of the matches between Northwood and DSA on October 8.
Northwood varsity football improves to 7-0 with victory at Southern Vance, 14-7
Sam Griffin connected on touchdown passes of 60 and 15 yards to receiver A.J.Farmer on the Chargers first two possessions for all the Chargers' scoring as the Varsity Football team improved to 7-0 with a 14-7 victory over the Southern Vance Raiders Friday night in Henderson.
Northwood varsity football improves to 6-0 with 22-15 win over Triton
The Northwood varsity football team improved to 6-0 Friday night with a come from behind 22-15 win over 3A Triton High School from Harnett County here at Northwood High School. The Chargers trailed 15-0 in the third quarter until Sam Griffin connected on a 73 yard touchdown pass to Shane Peppers to cut the lead to 15-8 following the two point conversion pass to Harold Baldwin.
NC State QB Russell Wilson headlines list of ACC Players of the Week
NC State sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson headlines a list of Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Week after a career performance in a 38-31 comeback win against Pittsburgh, in which the quarterback threw four touchdown passes for the third consecutive game and helped the Wolfpack offense to three unanswered touchdowns late in the game to cap the comeback.
Chatham Charge U-16 team lost to the TUSA Fire U-16 team 1 - 4
The Charge was grossly outnumbered and played the game with nine players and no substitutes. The Fire played most of the game with ten on the field and rotated their 17 players in and out of the game until midway through the second half when one of the Charge players (sick with the flu) had to come out.
ACC football photo gallery: NC State Wolfpack 38 vs. Pittsburgh Panthers 31
Toney Baker scored from 2 yards out with 6:28 left and North Carolina State's defense made a late stand to preserve a 38-31 victory over Pittsburgh at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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