Photo by Heather Walker
The Stanford Chargers are headed back to the Orange-Person Athletic Conference Championship game.
On Wednesday afternoon, Stanford clinched the OPAC Northern Division Championship with a 28-6 victory over the Stanback Bulldogs at Auman Stadium. The Chargers will face Southern Roxboro for the OPAC Championship next week. Smith/Phillips defeated Stanford in the season opener on September 11 in Chapel Hill.
Stanford received strong games from several players. Nahour Kenion started the scoring with a strong touchdown run. Brayden Benfield followed with a 2-point conversion to put the Chargers ahead 8-0.
Cameron Guentensberger, the younger brother of former Orange linebacker Colin Guentensberger, scored on a 75-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown on a errant lateral. Guentensberger also had a receiving touchdown.
Quarterback Josh Cowan threw for one touchdown and had a 40-yard touchdown run.
The time and location of the OPAC Championship game is to be determined.
Boys Soccer: The Gravelly Hill Grizzles boys soccer team have a date in the OPAC Championship game next week.
On Monday, Gravelly Hill defeated Northern Middle School 9-0 on Monday in Efland to officially sew up the OPAC Northern Division Championship. It’s the third straight division championship for the Grizzlies. Hayden Kirk, Nathan Sorrells, Gabriel Contreas, Erick Morales, A.J. Roberts, Micah Morrow, and Lucas Gauldin all scored for the Grizzlies to win the division title.
On top of that, Gravelly Hill had to play again on Tuesday in a make-up game against Phillips Middle School in Chapel Hill. The Grizzles prevailed 5-1. Nathan Sorrells had a hat trick for Gravelly. Konner Johnson and Carson Condon scored the other Gravelly goals.
Gravelly Hill had strong defensive performances from Hayden Kirk and Don Wheless. Ben Miller earned the victory as goalkeeper.
Gravelly Hill will face Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill for the OPAC Championship on October 29.
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