New Bern's Aronne Herring, Chamir Wright and Damaree Tucker scored two touchdowns apiece, and the Bears ran for 394 yards as a team to defeat Grimsley 40-28 in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A championship at Kenan Stadium on Friday in a battle of two unbeatens. The title is New Bern's fourth as a program and first since 2014.
The 2022 NCHSAA 4A football state championship game between undefeated Grimsley and unbeaten New Bern will take place this Friday. The game will kick off at 7:00 in Kenan Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.