North Carolina high school football state title game breaks 111-year old record
On Saturday afternoon in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s (NCHSAA) Class 3A state championship between Shelby and Kinston, history was made once the clock hit all zeros.
According to HighSchoolOT, Shelby defeating Kinston by the score of 84-41 and the 125 combined points set a new record for the most ever scored in a NCHSAA state title game. The previous mark of 117 points was set back in 1914, the year that World War I started, by Raleigh High School.
A running clock was initiated with just about a minute left in the third quarter, with the Golden Lions (13-3) leading 77-41. The last touchdown scored in the fourth quarter only added to the newly set record by Shelby-Kinston.
The combined points wasn’t the only record that was set as senior signal caller Lan Farmer tied an NCHSAA playoff mark with eight touchdowns through the air. Farmer finished the game throwing for 459 yards and added two touchdowns on the ground in the victory.
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Scoring points in bunches is nothing new for Shelby as the team has been doing so all season long. Through 16 games, the team has totaled 801 points scored and averaged 50 per game.
For the Golden Lions, it’s the 13th state championship in program history and they pulled it off in record breaking fashion.
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