For the first time under Coach Earl Smith, the New Hanover Wildcats football team is heading to the state championship!

In the game of the year, Tre Houser stepped up his game to ensure the win against cross-town rival New Hanover clinching our final Player of the Week.

Our team this week probably started to wonder when their name would be called on Wednesday afternoon. Finally the Hoggard Vikings will get their credit as our final 5th Quarter Team of the Week.

What a way to finish off the regular season. Three conferences were decided tonight and we had all the highlights from rivalry week on the 5th Quarter.

As the regular season concludes, all eyes turn to the NCHSAA playoffs and our area will see nine teams enter the tournament.

As if Senior Nights didn't add enough hype to the final games of the regular season, six teams in our area have the chance to come home with a conference title Friday night.

Friday night Buc-Town honored the 22 members of the senior class who were playing in their final home game of the season. Things started off slow for the Bucs but they caught fire late and sent their seniors off with a 33-27 thriller victory over the West Brunswick Trojans.

The Screaming Eagle Quarterback may be softspoken, but he made plenty of noise Friday night in his team's win making him our 5th Quarter Player of the Week.