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One play after a go-ahead 22-yard field goal by Nolan Parris was blocked, Wake Forest forced a safety with just 37 seconds remaining in regulation to earn its 45th straight victory in dramatic fashion. “We were good enough in other areas and with other teams to get by with it most of the season, but those little things really catch up to you in games like this where you’ve got a really good team and they take advantage of everything they can.”ĭURHAM - Just when it seemed as though the Cougars had squandered an opportunity to win its third straight 4AA state championship, its defense came up with a big play to secure the championship anyway. “This happened all year, so it’s discipline,” Falcons coach Kennedy Tinsley said on the muddy field after the game. Southeast Guilford was flagged 11 times for 58 yards, many of which helped stifle drives.

Litton completed 12 of 18 for 172 yards and two touchdowns.Īlthough the game was virtually even statistically, with the Warriors only outgaining the Falcons by a 262-253 margin, the difference in the game turned out to be mistakes - especially penalties.

Will Shipley was Weddington’s leading rusher with 49 yards. James Shipley, who was named the game’s MVP, caught 10 passes for 131 yards. Southeast Guilford quarterback Ryan Douglas tried to rally the Falcons by running for one touchdown and throwing for another in the second half, with the latter coming on an 80-yard strike to Tyler Huff.īut another Will Shipley touchdown run and those three interceptions kept the Southeast Guilford comeback from gaining enough momentum to mount a serious challenge. Weddington extended its lead to 20-0 by halftime on an 8-yard pass from Litton to James Shipley. “I got the ball, saw a sea of orange, closed my eyes and threw it as far as I could,” James Shipley said of the trick play, which coach Andy Capone called ‘Black Knight’ because he first saw it run by Army against rival Navy. Then after a long touchdown run by James Shipley was nullified by a holding penalty, James took a pitch from Litton and hit his brother downfield with an option pass for a 50-yard score. Quarterback Whitner Litton connected with Max Brimigion for a 42-yard touchdown on the Warriors’ opening possession. Southeast Guilford (14-2) came into the game allowing an average of just 10.4 points per game, but Weddington was able to top that by the end of the first quarter. “It’s like a fairytale ending,” James Shipley said.

Older brother James also had one of his team’s three interceptions as Weddington completed a 15-1 season with their second state championship in the last three years. Weddington offensive lineman Lucas Rogers celebrates his team's 28-14 win against Southeast Guilford in the 3AA state championship game Friday (Brett Friedlander/North State Journal)ĬHAPEL HILL - Two Shipleys added up to one state championship for the Weddington High School football team on Friday.īrothers James and Will Shipley combined for 217 of their team’s 262 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a 27-14 win against Southeast Guilford in the NCHSAA 3AA title game at a soggy Kenan Stadium.