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 senior quarterback Whitt Newbauer, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound, second-year starter, committed July 5 to Mercer University, an FCS member in Macon, Georgia.
Cardinal Gibbons football coach Steven Wright joined Nick Stevens on the HSOT Postgame Show minutes after his team scored with four seconds left to defeat Jordan in the opening week of the season.