Cape Fear Colts

Road to the State Championship
4-A East Champion

Cumberland County Schools Schedule and Scores

NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs - Round 1
November 18, 2016
Cape Fear 62 - Clayton 3
Three Cumberland County teams start football playoffs at home (Fayetteville Observer - 11/13/16)

Cape Fear adjusts on fly to topple Clayton 62-3 in first round of 4-A playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/19/16)
Video Highlights (WRAL TV)

910Preps Podcast: Cape Fear and Terry Sanford football survive first round of playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/21/16)

NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs - Round 2
November 25, 2016
Cape Fear 35 - West Johnston 34 (OT)
Jaclyn Shambaugh: Last 2 county teams face different circumstances in Round 2 (Fayetteville Observer - 11/23/16)

Cape Fear makes stand to stop West Johnston in OT (Fayetteville Observer - 11/26/16)
Video Highlights (WRAL TV)

910Prep Podcast: Cape Fear football gets the stop it needs to stay alive in the playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/29/16)

Fayetteville Observer's Athletes of the Week - Malik Knight (Cape Fear - Football) (Fayetteville Observer - 11/30/16)

NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs - Round 3
December 2, 2016
Cape Fear 47 - Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 33
Jaclyn Shambaugh: Cape Fear defense has taken it to another level in playoffs (Fayetteville Observer - 11/30/16)

Game of the Week: Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons at Cape Fear (Fayetteville Observer - 12/1/16)

Cape Fear, on deepest run in program history, beats Cardinal Gibbons 47-33 (Fayetteville Observer - 12/3/16)
Video Highlights (WRAL TV)

910 Preps Podcast: Cape Fear, Scotland face off to win the East (Fayetteville Observer - 12/5/16)

4-A East Regional Championship Game
December 9, 2016
Cape Fear 27 - Scotland 7
Unbeaten Cape Fear, Scotland clash with winner going to state 4-A title game (Fayetteville Observer - 12/8/16)

Hard-hitting, hungry Cape Fear defense ready for regional final (Fayetteville Observer - 12/7/16)

Jaclyn Shambaugh: Scotland, Cape Fear have dissimilar football histories (Fayetteville Observer - 12/6/16)

Cape Fear defeats Scotland 27-7 for state 4-A championship berth (Fayetteville Observer - 12/10/16)
Video Highlights (WRAL TV)

4-A State Championship Game
Greensboro Dudley 54 - Cape Fear 0
Carter Finley Stadium, NC State University, December 17, 2016

910Preps Podcast: Cape Fear show strength with historic regional win (Fayetteville Observer - 12/12/16)

Cape Fear begins preparations for state title game against Greensboro Dudley (Fayetteville Observer -12/12/16)

Cape Fear vs. Greensboro Dudley: Five things to watch in Saturday's NCHSAA 4-A final (Fayetteville Observer - 12/13/16)

Looking back at Cape Fear's biggest football win prior to this season (Fayetteville Observer - 12/13/16)

Cape Fear two-way star A.J. Baldwin has clear view of big picture (Fayetteville Observer - 12/13/16)

What is Cape Fear High's "Colt Creed"? Here's the answer (Fayetteville Observer - 12/14/16)

Coach Jake Thomas sets pace for state championship-bound Cape Fear (Fayetteville Observer - 12/14/16)

Jaclyn Shambaugh: Colts look to keep proving doubters wrong (Fayetteville Observer - 12/14/16)

'Whole east of the river' backing Cape Fear's historical run (Fayetteville Observer - 12/15/16)

Mayors of Fayetteville, Greensboro place friendly wager on state title football game (Fayetteville Observer - 12/15/16)

Prep Football Game of the Week: Cape Fear (15-0) vs. Greensboro Dudley (14-1) (Fayetteville Observer - 12/16/16)

Happening now: Cape Fear fans reveling in first football state championship appearance (Fayetteville Observer - 12/17/16)

Cape Fear falls to Greensboro Dudley 54-0 in state 4-A championship game (Fayetteville Observer - 12/17/16)

Devastated, but rightly proud of their state runner-up Colts (Fayetteville Observer - 12/18/16)

Patrick Obley: Colts' loss will inspire hunger to build on record-setting season (Fayetteville Observer - 12/18/16)

Despite title game loss, Cape Fear is a program on the rise (Fayetteville Observer - 12/18/16)

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