East Forsyth (Kernersville, N.C.) vs. Butler (Matthews, N.C.)
Butler has advanced to the quarterfinals and will seek to keep its record unblemished.
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A pair of unbeatens are matched up in the quarterfinals of the North Carolina Class 4AA playoffs. East Forsyth and Butler last met during the 2010 playoffs, a game won easily by Butler (56-7) along the way to a state championship and 16-0 record.
View the MaxPreps North Carolina football playoff bracketsEast Forsyth (13-0) knocked off defending champion Page (Greensboro) a week ago, 44-24.
Garrison Duncan, East Forsyth's senior quarterback, ran for 185 yards and accounted for three touchdowns. For the season, the 6-3, 215-pounder has 1,488 passing and 1,266 rushing yards with 32 total touchdowns.
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Channing Stribling had two touchdown receptions and also scored on an interception and a kickoff return – all in the first half of seventh-ranked Butler's 55-26 blowout of Independence (Charlotte). It was the second win in three weeks for the Bulldogs (12-0) against their chief rival.
Mitch Stephens: Butler 34, East Forsyth 28
Steve Montoya: Butler 35, East Forsyth 14
Stephen Spiewak: Butler 45, East Forsyth 25
Kevin Askeland: Butler 42, East Forsyth 14
Leland Gordon: East Forsyth 47, Butler 45
Jamie DeMoney: Butler 39, East Forsyth 23
