Site: Rockingham County High School, Wentworth
Why Rockingham won: The Cougars overcame a 13-0 halftime deficit with a dominating ground game (339 rushing yards on 41 carries).
Stars: Randleman -- QB Josh Broach 14-26-0, 169 passing yards. Rockingham County -- Elijah Russell, 127 yards, 11 carries, 2 TDs; Eric Kennedy, 74 yards, 9 carries; Jamal Ziglar, 79 yards, 7 carries.
The play: Russell's 33-yard touchdown run early fourth quarter and Jason Davis' conversion kick put Rockingham County ahead 14-13. Russell and the Cougars scored an insurance TD in the fourth quarter.
What they said: "I thought our kids showed a of character in the second half. Randleman has a bright future with coach (Shane) Handy at the helm. I was proud of our kids. We've got Reidsville next week. We just have to believe we can beat them. We've got to play the role of David next week. " -- Lin Stadler, Rochingham coach.
Records: Randleman 0-3; Rockingham County 1-1.
| Randleman | Rockingham | |
| First downs | 8 | 20 |
| Rushes-yards | 19-24 | 41-339 |
| Passing yards | 169 | 71 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 14-26-0 | 6-11-1 |
| Punts-average | 6-26.0 | 2-25.0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-yards | 11-85 | 9-68 |
|
Randleman |
0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -- | 13 |
| Rockingham County | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | -- | 21 |
Rand. -- Josh Broach 2 run (Jacob Bishop kick)
Rand. -- J.T. Simmons 11 pass from Broach (kick blocked)
Rock. -- Jake Wall 1 run (Jason Davis kick)
Rock. -- Elijah Russell 33 run (Davis kick)
Rock. -- Russell 43 run (Davis kick)
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