FAYETTEVILE —The Fighting Scots football team will be playing on Thanksgiving weekend after pulling off a 38-35 nail-biting victory over the Terry Sanford Bulldogs on Friday night at Armstrong Stadium in the second round of the 3A NCHSAA playoffs. Scotland’s second victory over Terry Sanford this season gives them a 7-5 overall record for the season while the Bulldogs finish their season at 9-3 with this being their first loss since suffering a 31-7 defeat at the hands of Cape Fear on Sept. 6.
Head Coach Richard Bailey was happy to survive and advance, especially after losing in heartbreaking fashion to Terry Sanford in the playoffs just two years ago but also gave some serious praise to the Bulldogs offense after the game. “Hat goes off to Terry Sanford they got a great coaching staff and Jordan Vann their OC does an incredible job,” Bailey said. “Our head was spinning trying to stop their quarterback because he’s a great player and we didn’t have a lot of answers for him.
” These teams tend to engage in shootouts when they meet, and Friday night was no different. After Scotland received the opening kickoff, it took them all of two plays to find paydirt with Tyjurian White covering 63 yards in two plays, including a 58-yard touchdown run that gave the Scots a 7-0 lead less than a minute into the game. The Bulldogs responded on their first possession, with the biggest plays being a 24-yard reception by Christian Carter and a 23-yard touchdown connection between.