Mount Airy uses dominant defense to repeat as North Carolina 1-A football state champions
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – Mount Airy utilized a suffocating defense and surging offense in the second half to throttle Tarboro 21-3 for the 1-A state championship on Saturday in Chapel Hill.
The Granite Bears (16-0) won their second straight state title, beating Tarboro both times.
Tyler Mason ran 12 yards for a touchdown and Mario Revels raced 89 yards for another score as Mount Airy erased a 3-0 halftime deficit. Quarterback Ian Gallimore threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Blake Hawks late in the fourth quarter.
Tarboro (13-1) got a 39-yard field goal by Oscar Perez Gaspar in the second quarter.
Below is our Live Update Feed created and updated as the contest progresses. Read from the bottom up to follow the action chronologically from beginning to end.
Live Updates:
FINAL: MOUNT AIRY 21, TARBORO 3
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-TOUCHDOWN! Ian Gallimore throws a 4-yard TD pass to Blake Hawks with 2:02 left.
-Timeout: Third-and-goal for Mount Airy at the 5 with 2:59 remaining.
-Timeout - 6:33 remaining. Fourth down for Mount Airy at the Tarboro 29.
-Granite Bears take over at the Tarboro 32.
-Mount Airy's defense continues to dominate - another 3-and-out - 8:50 left.
-TOUCHDOWN! Mario Revels races 89 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the 4th quarter.
END 3Q: MOUNT AIRY 7, TARBORO 3
-Another 3-and-out for Mount Airy's defense with 1:26 left in the third.
-TOUCHDOWN! Mason with a 12-yard TD run - 3:47 left in the third.
-Tarboro gambles on 4th-and-1 but is stopped. Mount Airy has it at the Tarboro 29 with 7:06 left in the third.
-Mount Airy drives inside the Tarboro 40 but Tarboro holds on. Ball at the 20 with 9:05 left in the third quarter.
HALFTIME: TARBORO 3, MOUNT AIRY 0
-Incomplete pass and then Mount Airy misses on a 21-yard field goal attempt.
-Tarboro timeout.
-Mason stuffed. Ball at the 4 with 6 seconds left. Mount Airy last timeout.
-Second and goal at the 3 with 13 seconds left. Timeout Bears.
-Tyler Mason runs it down to the 6.
-Timeout. Mount Airy at the Tarboro 17 with 36 seconds left in the first half.
-Short punt. Mount Airy takes over at its 46 with 3:19 left in the first half.
-Another 3-and-out for the Tarboro offense.
-Tarboro takes over at its 32 following a punt - 5:17 left in the first half.
-Oscar Perez Gaspar kicks a 39-yard field goal with 9:18 left in the first half.
END 1Q: TARBORO 0, MOUNT AIRY 0
-Mount Airy gambles on 4th-and-2 but the Bears are stopped. Tarboro with the ball in Mount Airy territory.
-Tarboro gets inside the Mount Airy 40 but the drive stalls and Mount Airy takes over at its 20 following a punt - 4:28 left in the first quarter.
-Tarboro's defense responds with a three-and-out.
-Mount Airy forces a three-and-out to open the game.
TARBORO VS. MOUNT AIRY
- Kickoff is schedule for 12:00 p.m. (EST)
