Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh avenged its only in-state loss in the regional semifinal, but had a hard time stopping Hoggard’s offense in Wilmington on Friday night.
Behind their sophomore quarterback, the Crusaders (12-2) have advanced to the NCHSAA 4A East Region final to face Hoggard of Wilmington at 7 p.m. Friday.
Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh punched its ticket to the regional final with a late touchdown, while No. 3 Hoggard of Wilmington upended No. 2 Cleveland of Clayton.
No. 1 seed Rolesville rolled, Cardinal Gibbons held off a late Clayton rally, and Cleveland will host Hoggard after a Thursday-night win. NCHSAA football scores and highlights.