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ECHS: Clear-Cut County Football Champion

September 9, 2006 at 10:01 am | In High | No Comments

The East Carteret Mariners solidified their reign as county champs with a 52-7 thrashing of Croatan in Friday night football. But that conclusion was far from foregone as the charging Cougar defense stuffed East for a 25-yard loss on the last play of the first half. Halftime score: East Carteret 14 Croatan 7.

Much to the delight of the Croatan home crowd, the Cougars opened the contest with their best half of football so far this season. This is a game of two halves, however. And much to the delight of the significant ECHS following, the mighty Mariners were able to refocus in the second half on their core business—explosive, big play football. East Carteret rallied for 38 unanswered points in the second half to claim the Cubbies Battle of the Bear trophy

…and unlimited cheeseburgers and hot dogs after the game at Cubbies.
So, the county varsity football showdowns for 2006 break like this…

• Mullet Bucket: ECHS 42 WCHS 20 (Post-game meal courtesy of Brian Watson and McDonalds of Cypress Bay Plaza)
• Golden Corral Shootout: WCHS 42 CHS 16 (Post-game meal courtesy of Jackie Jarrett and Golden Corral of Morehead City)
• Battle of the Bear: ECHS 52 CHS 7 (Post-game meal courtesy of D. A. Ballou and Neal Rowland, proprietors of Cubbies Restaurants in Morehead City and Beaufort.