High School FootballSunday, November 8
Green Hope beats Willow Spring 49-17 to open the 8A playoffs
The 5AM Apex team
If you bleed Falcons blue, Friday night was a good one. No. 5 seed Green Hope (9-2) beat No. 12 Willow Spring 49-17 at home in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 8A playoffs. It was 21-17 through three quarters before the Falcons pulled away.
Green Hope pulled away from Willow Spring in the fourth quarter
- Willow Spring17Green Hope49 (won)
Source: HighSchoolOT
Senior quarterback Ryder Schorzman had 339 all-purpose yards. Junior AJ Davis broke it open with a 57-yard touchdown run for a 35-17 lead, and Graham Schwing closed the scoring with a 30-yard pick six.
“There aren't a lot of people who could answer a 0-10 season and bounce back in two years with a playoff win.”
- Next: at No. 4 Rolesville (7-2-1), Friday night
- Schorzman: 159 rushing yards, 180 passing yards
- Willow Spring finished 3-8
Green Hope's regular-season wins rose from 0 to 8 in two years
Source: HighSchoolOT
View as table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 |
This was a rematch. The teams met two weeks earlier, and CBS 17 noted that Green Hope held on 27-24 that night.
Sources: HighSchoolOT, CBS 17