Chapel Hill (4-5 overall, 2-1 Carolina 3-A) qualified for a state playoff spot with its fourth win overall and moved into second place in the Carolina-Nine 3-A Conference with its 27-20 win at Oxford Webb. Daniel Watson rushed for three touchdowns on runs of 2, 2 and 60 yards to lead the way. Stephen Wistner's 25-yard TD pass to Eddie Burgard gave CHHS a 20-7 lead, and Wistner's 60-yard TD put the Tigers ahead by 20 points before the Warriors tried to rally with two late scores.

COLLEGES

FOOTBALL

THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

(As Of Oct. 26)

Thursday, Oct. 22

Florida State 30, North Carolina 27

Saturday, Oct. 24

Georgia Tech 34, Virginia 9

Duke 17, Maryland 13

Clemson 40, Miami 37 (OT)

Navy 13, Wake Forest 10

Notre Dame 20, Boston College 16

Thursday, Oct. 29

North Carolina at Va. Tech, (ESPN) 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31

N.C. State at Florida State, (Raycom), noon.

Coastal Carolina at Clemson, 1:30 p.m.

Central Michigan at Boston College, (ESPNU), 3:30 p.m.

Duke at Virginia, 3:30 p.m.

Miami at Wake Forest, (ABC), 3:30 p.m.

Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7

Duke at North Carolina (homecoming), 3 p.m.

Florida State at Clemson

Wake Forest at Georgia Tech

Virginia at Miami

Maryland at NC State

PREPS

FOOTBALL

THE TRIANGLE TOP 12

(As selected by the staff of the News & Observer. With rank, team and record after games of Oct. 23.)

CAROLINA-NINE 2-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 23

South Granville 27, Northwood 7

Cedar Ridge 21, Carrboro 20

Granville Central, idle.

Friday, Oct. 30

Cedar Ridge at South Granville

Granville Central at Carrboro

Northwood, open date

New Leaders Atop Carolina-Nine 2-A Conference

Cedar Ridge and South Granville both won last Friday and move into a tie atop the lead atop the Carolina-Nine 2-A. At Hillsborough, Caleb Goodnight threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Josh Pappas with 1:14 remaining to rally the Red Wolves from a 14-0 halftime deficit. Carrboro plays at Southern Vance this Friday, guaranteeing one team will be in first place next weekend. At Pittsboro, South Granville's Ian Bosley scored three rushing touchdowns and the Vikings did something no one else has been able to do this year -- shut down the Chargers' offense. They held Shannon Peppers under 100 yards rushing one week after he romped to 414 on the ground against Carrboro, and they and picked off three of Sam Griffin's passes.

CAROLINA-SIX 3-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 23

Southern Vance 30, Orange 21

Chapel Hill 27, Oxford Webb 20

Cardinal Gibbons 28, Northern Vance 0

Friday, Oct. 30

Southern Vance at Chapel Hill

Cardinal Gibbons at Orange

Oxford Webb at Northern Vance

PAC-SIX 4-A CONFERENCE

Friday, Oct. 23

Southern Durham 47, East Chapel Hill 0

Roxboro Person 63, Durham Jordan 29

Durham Hillside 42, Durham Riverside 7

Northern Durham, idle.

Friday, Oct. 30

Southern Durham at Northern Durham

Hillside at East Chapel Hill

Person at Durham Riverside

Jordan, open date.

RECREATION

CO-REC SOFTBALL

CARRBORO RECREATION & PARKS

(Final Regular-Season Standings)

*withdrew from league.

Fall Championship Tournament

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Bread & Butter 9, Armadillo Grill 2

Cozart-Seagroves 8, Bread & Butter 4

300 East Main St. 9, Ghost Riders 8

Thursday, Oct. 15

All games rained out, ppd.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Ghost Riders 7, Armadillo Grill 0 (forfeit, Armadillo Grill eliminated)

Cozart-Seagroves 12, East Main 10

Tuesday, Oct. 27

Ghost Riders vs. Bread & Butter

300 East Main vs. Ghost-B&B winner

Thursday, Oct. 29

Championship finals: Cozart-Seagroves vs. East Main/Ghost/B&B winner, 7 p.m., (and if necessary, 8:10 p.m.)

FOOTBALL

CENTRAL PIEDMONT YOUTH LEAGUE

Games of Oct. 24

EASTERN CONFERENCE

5&6 Flag

Durham-Firebirds 25, Ramseur-B 19

Ramseur-A 20, Siler City 6

Chapel Hill 33, East Chatham-Green 7

Bethesda 18, West Chatham 0

7&8 Tackle

East Chatham-White 7, East Chatham-Green 0

Chapel Hill 7, Carrboro 6

9&10 Tackle

Carrboro 25, Chapel Hill 0

11&12 Tackle

Bethesda 20, Durham-Firebirds 0

East Chatham-Green 25, North Moore 19

Siler City 20, Ramseur 6

Carrboro 34, Chapel Hill 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

5&6 Flag

SW Randolph-Teal 18, SW Randolph-White 0

Liberty 19, South Davidson 12

Sumner 6, Archdale-Trinity 0

9&10 Tackle

SE Guilford-Grey 19, Archdale-Trinity 6

SW Randolph 27, South Davidson 7

Ragsdale-Red 25, SE Guilford-Blue 7

Liberty 25, Randleman 7

New Market 20, Sumner 6

11&12 Tackle

Liberty 6, SW Randolph 0

SE Guilford-Blue 27, New Market 0

Asheboro-Falcons 32, Asheboro-Eagles 12

RUNNING

PUMPKIN TRAIL 4K RUN

Saturday, Oct. 24, Chapel Hill

(Horace Williams Trails, Carolina North)

Overall Female: 1. Certain, Kim. 15:57.51; 2, Kerwin, Sarah Jane, 16:15.00; 3, Meshnick, Margaret, 16:52.89

Overall Male: 1, Hinton, John, 13:15.94; 2, Stott, Liam, 13:33.84; 3, Noah, Paul, 13:43.76

Masters Female: 1, Wander, Anne, 18:50.09; 2, Lebo, Dana, 19:03.02; 3, Ristaino, MaryAnn, 19:17.22

Masters Male: 1, Potter, Guy, 15:24.57; 2, Reynolds, Andrew, 15:52.69; 3, Drake, Jonathan, 16:39.91

8 -under Female: 1, Pedersen, Amelia. 20:34.09; 2, Grubbs, Caitlin. 23:07.35; 3, Hoover, Mia. 23:09.30

8-under Male: 1, Dunston, Tyler, 18:49.28; 2, Dadolf, Jason. 20:17.15; 3, Smith, Rutledge. 20:41.10

9-10 Female: 1, Hathaway, Paige, 18:20.63; 2, Palmer, Molly. 21:07.56; 3, Pedersen, Claire. 21:08.28

9-10 Male: 1, Carrington, James, 17:01.99; 2, Majette, Malik, 17:58.80; 3, van Kempen, Klaas, 18:14.95

11-12 Female: 1, Kerwin, Rosie, 18:49.47; 2, Meshnick, Leah, 19:29.38; 3, Crook, Marija. 20:09.67

11-12 Male: 1, Miller, Andrew, 17:01.04; 2, McDonald, Connor, 17:12.56; 3, Little, Thomas, 17:42.66

13-14 Female: 1, Mezzatesta, Isabella 16:58.38; 2, Nolting, Jessica 17:47.74; 3, Weeks, Elle 19:14.55

13-14 Male: 1, Vilen, Collin 15:12.00; 2, Halisky, Zachary 16:55.64; 3, Archer, Norman 17:04.60

15-19 Female: 1, Savelli, Lindsay 17:33.52; 2, Weeks, Ahna 18:45.79; 3, Gan, Zoe 18:45.87

15-19 Male: 1, Sutter, Wes 14:05.58; 2, Bunch, William 14:22.47; 3, Hoerger, Jacob 15:19.29

20-29 Female: 1, Partington, Erin 20:30.67; 2, Smith, Samantha 21:09.95

20-29 Male: 1, Henderson, Robert 20:29.53

30-39 Female: 1, Burchfield, Dariele 18:40.07; 2, Eldred, Tracy 19:33.07

30-39 Male: 1, Linney, George 13:51.02; 2, Dunson, David 13:54.45

40-49 Female: 1, Easthom, Laurin 19:24.27; 2, Futch, Karen 20:46.67

40-49 Male: 1, Lancaster, Charlie 16:56.40; 2, Hill, Harold 17:00.77

50-59 Female: 1, Beaumont, Suzanne 21:11.03; 2, Roenigk, Bing 22:13.04

50-59 Male: 1, Hoerger, Tom 17:20.97; 2, Giduz, Tom 17:56.58

60-up Female: 1, Finkle, Bonnie 47:01.64

60-up Male: 1, Ordronneau, Paul 23:24.59; 2, Bell, Jerry 24:49.65

ULTIMATE FRISBEE

CARRBORO RECREATION & PARKS

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Blue 15, White 12

Gold 14, Orage 11