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We are live from Chapel Hill as the Eastern champion JH Rose Rampants (11-4) take on the Western champion Dudley Panthers (14-1) for the #NCHSAAFB 3A #StateChampionship. @NCGridironNews

@NCGridironNews Dudley wins the toss and will defer. #NCHSFB #NCHSAAFB

Holding penalty and a sack force Rose to punt on first drive of the game.

Dudley takes over at the Rose 29 for their first drive of the game. #NCHSFB

RJ Baker runs to the 4yd line on the Panthers' first play of the game.

RJ Baker with the 3yd TD.

Dudley 7, JH Rose 0
8:43 1Q
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@NCGridironNews Just as Rose gets moving, a pick-six for Dudley.

Jaylan Richmond goes 56 yards to the house!

Dudley 14, Rose 0
7:40 1Q
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@NCGridironNews The Dudley defense forces its second punt of the night. Panthers will take over at their own 24yd line, leading Rose 14-0. 6:31 1Q. @NCGridironNews

@NCGridironNews 1 play, 76 yards.

Michael Shaw. Dudley TD.

Wow.

Panthers 21, JH Rose 0
6:19 1Q @NCGridironNews

@NCGridironNews This Dudley-Rose game has serious #CobraKai vibes right now.

@NCGridironNews JH Rose is in the red zone after a catch and run by Jayden Grimes.

@NCGridironNews JH Rose is on the scoreboard after a Jayden Grimes touchdown catch.

Dudley 21, Rose 7
2:40 1Q
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@NCGridironNews We have a ballgame again.

Jameer Roach picks off the Dudley pass and the Rampants have their own pick-six in the first quarter as well.

Dudley 21, Rose 14
0:54 1Q
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@NCGridironNews END 1Q: @DBoyzFootball 21, @jhrosefootball 14

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Dudley extends its lead with a Jahmier Slade TD run. 2pt conversion failed.

Dudley 27, Rose 14
9:55 2Q
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Rose forces Dudley to punt and the snap goes over the punter's head!

Rose has the ball at the Dudley 6yd line.

Rose scores on the next play, a six-yard run from Klavon Brown.

PAT no good.

Dudley 27, Rose 20
5:17 2Q
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@NCGridironNews Dudley recovers a fumble with less than a minute remaining in the half.

Mekhi Wall scores on a run around the right side two plays later.

Timeout before the PAT.

Dudley 33, Rose 20
0:43 2Q
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@NCGridironNews 2pt try is good.

Dudley 35, Rose 20

@NCGridironNews Dudley recovers the kickoff. Panthers are in scoring position again.

@NCGridironNews Jahmier Slade finds RJ Baker for the Dudley TD.

Panthers lead Rose 42-20 with 2 seconds left in 2Q.

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@NCGridironNews We're at the half here in Chapel Hill. @DBoyzFootball is leading @jhrosefootball 42-20.

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Dudley opens up the second half with a kickoff return to midfield and a Michael Shaw run to get the Panthers in the red zone.

Jahmier Slade's keeper puts Dudley on the board early in the 3Q.

Panthers lead Rose 48-20
10:30 3Q
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@NCGridironNews Dudley hits the PAT and it's 49-20 early in 3Q.

@NCGridironNews Rose will not give up. Jayden Grimes hauls in the 43yd TD pass from Will Taylor to cut the Dudley lead to 49-27. 8:34 3Q @NCGridironNews

@NCGridironNews And Dudley responds with a long TD pass from Jahmier Slade to Mekhi Wall.

Lots of points tonight.

Panthers 56, Rose 27
6:58 3Q
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@NCGridironNews Will Taylor to Montez Green for the 34yd TD pass for Rose.

Rampants trail Dudley 56-34 with 3:54 left in 3Q.

Title game record of 98 combined points is in serious jeopardy right now.

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@NCGridironNews Absolute track meet in the third quarter tonight.

Jahmier Slade keeps it for another Dudley TD.

PAT no good.

Dudley 62, Rose 34
2:09 3Q

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@NCGridironNews Even when there's a punt, there's a score.

RJ Baker takes the punt to the house and Dudley leads Rose 69-34.

There are still 25 seconds left in the THIRD quarter.

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@NCGridironNews Tonight's game has seen two records fall.

Total combined points for two teams - currently 103 on the scoreboard

Most points by a team - currently Dudley with 69

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@NCGridironNews We've hit the fourth quarter, finally...

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@NCGridironNews Rose is in the red zone.

@NCGridironNews Rose gets back in the end zone.

Dudley 69, Rose 40
2:36 4Q

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@NCGridironNews FINAL: @DBoyzFootball tops Rose to win the #NCHSAAFB 3A state championship: carolinagridiron.com/2021/12/dudley… @NCGridironNews