🏈 | 4:09 | 2nd quarter (28) Rocky Mount 8 (5) Scotland 21 Jones scores from a yard out for his third rushing TD of the night and converts the 2-point attempt for Scotland.

Pinecrest comes back and responds with a 4-yard TD run from Morgan to cut it to 24-14 with less than 4 minutes left in 2Q.

Richmond’s defense stopped three of Leesville Road’s four scoring drives only to give the Pride new life with a penalty. Just a gut wrenching way to lose a game.

🏈 | 9:40 | 3rd quarter (28) Rocky Mount 15 (5) Scotland 27 Jones takes it in from the Gryphons’ 7-yard line for another Scotland TD; he’s scored all four of them tonight. The 2-point conversion attempt is no good after Jones was stopped in the backfield.

Pinecrest scoops up a fumble on the following kickoff and scores 4 plays later on a Spencer rushing TD. Pinecrest goes up 28-24 on South Garner with 8 minutes left in 3Q.

Will Miller is good on his 27-yard FG to make it a 45-31 Pinecrest lead with 5:19 left.

🏈 | Final (28) Rocky Mount 23 (5) Scotland 48 Scots will host No. 21 Southern Durham in the 2nd round next week.

Jason Trousdale has stepped down as the head football coach at Union Pines High School. The job will be posted in the morning, and will remain open until Dec. 3. thepilot.com/sports/trousda…

🏈 | End of 1st quarter Southern Durham 0 Scotland 0

FB: Clayton 14 - Pinecrest 10 HALF Will Miller 31 yard FG #goPinecrest #MSRscores #run910 #HSOTscores

FB: Clayton 17 - Pinecrest 10 2:20 3rd Parker Mann 33 yard FG #goPinecrest #MSRscores #run910 #HSOTscores

There were 228 points scored in the two games involving Nash County Schools (N Nash 45, Scotland 44. Nash Central 71, Hertford County 68)

Scotland’s 44 points was the most given up by Northern Nash in the last 52 games dating back to September of 2019.

BBB 🏀 | No leaky ceilings in sight tonight. Let’s play some basketball. RichmondRaiderHoops is at Fayetteville State to face Fayetteville Academy (3-0) on day one of two of the Hoops and Dreams Showcase. Tip-off soon. Updates in the thread. #ROSports #RunItBack

As P2⚡️ says, “Let’s ride!” #ROSports #RunItBack

This is the second year in a row that there will not be a single Wake or Mecklenburg County school playing in any football championship game. Last year was the first time it happened since 1999.

During a meeting with the team on Tuesday morning, Bryan Till announced his resignation as RichmondRaidersFB's head football coach after seven seasons. #ROSports richmondobserver.com/local-sports/b…

Madisen Jackson led all scorers with 23 points in Richmond's 56-38 win over Jack Britt. @RSHS_GB (7-3) will face Cape Fear (7-0) on Thursday at South View at 2 p.m. in the Cumberland County Basketball Holiday Classic Tournament championship. #ROSports richmondobserver.com/local-sports/j…

In addition to setting a state record with 71 points last night, Paul McNeil also hit the 2,000 career points mark!

STAT WATCH! Richmond is just 70 points away from 20,000 all-time points! With one regular season game against Scotland remaining and a likely manageable round-one playoff game, it's likely we will see that milestone reached in November.