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  • The Tarboro High coaching staff celebrates after the Vikings (14-0) defeated South Columbus 46-0 Friday night to win their fifth straight Eastern Regional title. It will be the fifth consecutive trip to the NCHSAA 2-A state championship game for the Vikings, who will play East Lincoln (15-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday at BB&T Field on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem.

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November 26, 2012

Vikings make 5th straight trip to title game

Faces high-powered East Lincoln Saturday

Editor and Publisher John H. Walker

TARBORO — For the fifth consecutive year, Tarboro’s Vikings will play for a state football championship, seeking the team’s fourth straight title.

The Vikings (14-0) will put their 19-game playoff winning streak on the line against East Lincoln’s (15-0) Mustangs in the Class 2A state championship game at Wake Forest University’s BB&T Field. Game time is 11 a.m. Saturday.

Tarboro reached the title game with a 46-0 east championship victory over South Columbus while East Lincoln, located in Denver, N.C., turned by Madison, 31-14.

Quarterback Garrett Young and receiver Jesse Earnhardt, who have combined for nearly 1,250 passing yards and 14 touchdowns this season, lead the Mustangs.

But Earnhardt is Young’s only target, as the 6-2, 180-pound senior has passed for more than 3,500 yards and 43 touchdowns — with only five interceptions in 292 attempts — en route to the title game. Young averages 369 yards per game passing and has more than 6,000 career passing yards.

Against Madison, Young threw touchdown passes of 43- and 14-yards to freshman Chazz Surratt. Surratt scored all of the Mustangs’ points, adding a 41-yard run and a 33-yard interception return.

The Mustangs bring a high-scoring offense into the game, scoring 30 or more points in

13 of their 15 games. Defensively, the Mustangs have recorded three shutouts and had two games where they allowed a single touchdown.

The Mustangs seem to hit their stride in mid-October and have outscored the six opponents since that time by an average score of 45-9.

In the playoffs, East Lincoln opened with a 49-0 win over Wheatmore and followed that with a 37-24 shootout over Starmount. In the third round, the Mustangs stopped a potent Thomasville offence and recorded a 28-12 win before topping Madison in the west title game by the 31-14 margin.

Defensively, the Mustangs are led by linebackers Scott McMichael (6-0, 215), Trent Henderson and Justin Rhodes and massive defensive tackles Coriyo Boyd (6-0, 300) and Dallas Smith (6-1, 320).

Ticket information for the state title game will be published in Wednesday’s edition, but will be posted online at  www.dailysoutherner.com and at The Daily Southerner Facebook page as soon as it is available.

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Barrett Flowe, of Midland, drives Pay Dirt during the 2012 Pinetops 300. He and many others will be on hand this weekend at the annual tractor and truck pull.

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    PINETOPS  — One thing’s for certain, the first-time attendee at the Pinetops 300 truck and tractor pull will learn something in a hurry … these are not your Daddy and Grandaddy’s tractors!
    Some of the best known and most successful pullers in the country will converge School Street here tonight and Saturday to vie for honors in the longest running not-for-profit tractor pull in the Southeastern United States.

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Six Tarboro Viking track stars are going to compete in the NCHSAA 2-A state championship meet Friday in Greensboro at NC A&T State University.

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    Motivation is a big part of the Tarboro Viking girl's track team's success this season. They enjoy working hard during practice for their coach Rickie Dozier and get fulfillment when they compete in events. Friday will be no different for the six girls that are headed to Greensboro to compete in the NCHSAA 2-A state championship meet at North Carolina A&T State University. They will compete in three relay events and the long jump.

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    Each Friday, The Daily Southerner will recognize individuals, groups and businesses in Edgecombe County who have gone “above and beyond” in their effort to make this a better place to work, play and raise a family.

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    Brittney Joyce Corbett and Kenneth Robert Chasse, Jr. were united in marriage on April 6th, 2013, at 5:30pm at the Imperial Centre in Rocky Mount. The Rev. Carrol Bradbury officiated the ceremony.
    The Rehearsal Dinner was hosted by Shirley and Donald Foreman, Grandparents of the Groom and also Elisha and Kenneth Chasse, Parents of the Groom, at Pizza Inn in Rocky Mount.
    The Bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Durwood Corbett of Macclesfield, NC. The Groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Robert Leonel Chasse, Sr. of Pinetops, NC.

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