Perennial North Carolina powerhouse
Shelby won its 10th state championship of the 2000s and 13th overall Saturday with an offensive onslaught sure to be remembered. The Golden Lions piled up 644 yards in an 84-41 victory over
Kinston in the 3A title game, scoring 34 points in the second quarter alone.
Senior quarterback
Lan Farmer led the way for Shelby (13-3) by completing 20 of 27 pass attempts for 459 yards and eight touchdowns. He also ran for 38 yards and two scores.
No stranger to putting up big point totals this season, Shelby scored 56 points in the first half. The Golden Lions scored 90 in a September win and put up 60 or more on four other occasions.
Including Saturday's performance, Farmer threw for 4,229 yards and 56 touchdowns on the season while rushing for nearly 500 and 15 more scores.
Shelby previously won titles in 1986, 1987, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021.
Kinston got a bit of a consolation with senior
Tyreek Copper breaking the state's single-season receiving yardage record of 2,132 yards. Copper hauled in seven passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns, bringing his 2025 total to a new record mark of 2,242 yards.
