State championship week is here! The NCHSAA will crown high school football state champions across eight classifications over the next three days, with games being played at UNC’s Kenan Stadium, Lenoir-Rhyne’s Moretz Stadium and Durham County Memorial Stadium.
This page will track scores and updates from all eight games across the 1A-8A divisions. Recaps of each state title game also will be posted below the scoreboard.
▶️ Updated: Friday, December 12, 2025 | 11:30 p.m.
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State Championship Tracker
8A: Hough def. Millbrook 21-0
7A: Grimsley def. Clayton 24-14
6A: Watauga def. Middle Creek 47-25
1A: Wilson Prep def. Robbinsville 9-8
West: 3 Titles
East: 1 Title
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🏈 North Carolina High School Football Scores: NCHSAA State Championships (Dec. 11-13, 2025)
Below are scores from this week’s NCHSAA 1A-8A state championship action. Games that are streamed on NFHS Network are designated by “Watch Game” icons (subscription required).
| WATCH | AWAY | SCORE | HOME | SCORE | START/STATUS | NOTES | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 | ||||||||
| 1A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Replay | (1) Robbinsville | 8 | (4) Wilson Prep | 9 | FINAL | |||
| 8A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Replay | (1) Hough | 21 | (1) Millbrook | 0 | FINAL | |||
| Friday, Dec. 12, 2025 | ||||||||
| 6A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Replay | (1) Watauga | 47 | (3) Middle Creek | 25 | FINAL | |||
| 7A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Replay | (1) Grimsley | 24 | (2) Clayton | 14 | FINAL | |||
| Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025 | ||||||||
| 4A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Game | (1) Brevard | (1) Reidsville | 11 a.m. | Moretz Stadium, Hickory | |||||
| 3A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Game | (10) Shelby | (14) Kinston | 2 p.m. | Durham County Stadium | |||||
| 2A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Game | (1) Murphy | (1) Tarboro | 5 p.m. | Moretz Stadium, Hickory | |||||
| 5A CHAMPIONSHIP | ||||||||
| ▶️ Watch Game | (4) Crest | (1) Hunt | 8 p.m. | Durham County Stadium |
📰 State Championship Game Recaps
7A: Grimsley fends off Clayton to become repeat champ
Grimsley won the final 4A championship of the old alignment last season, and the Whirlies claimed the first-ever NCHSAA 7A state title on Friday night at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. On the same field where they won the championship in 2024, with the same quarterback (Tennessee signee Faizon Brandon), Grimsley defeated Clayton 24-14.
Brandon was named Game MVP after throwing a TD pass and rushing for another score in the first half. The Grimsley defense found the end zone after the break, when Maki Yon returned an interception 33 yards for a score. Grimsley won its 31st game in a row and claimed its third state title since the 2020 COVID season (with a runner-up appearance as well).
Clayton (12-3) stymied the Whirlies’ first few possessions and struck first on a 14-yard TD run from electric QB Aiden Smalls, an NC State signee. But three turnovers in the third quarter ultimately proved the Comets’ undoing as Grimsley asserted command. This was Clayton’s first state title game showing in nearly four decades.
6A: Watauga claims first football state title since 1978
Evan Burroughs plans to play baseball at Duke in 2026. His final high school football game will be one to remember among Watauga Pioneers faithful for many years to come.
Burroughs rushed for three touchdowns, caught a TD pass and returned an interception for a score, helping Watauga beat Middle Creek 47-25 in the NCHSAA 6A state championship game at UNC’s Kenan Stadium on Friday afternoon.
Watauga finished the season 15-0 and won its second-ever state championship in football, joining with a trophy earned in 1978. Middle Creek finished 11-3 after making its first-ever appearance in a football title game.
Burroughs caught 14 passes for 149 yards. He also picked off two passes, both in the first half as Watauga built a 33-10 lead. Watauga quarterback Cade Keller went 22-for-26 passing for 277 yards.
Middle Creek scored the first touchdown but it didn’t take long for Watauga to answer, with a Keller-to-Burroughs touchdown covering 68 yards. The Pioneers didn’t look back.
🏆 UNBELIEVABLE!
— WataugaOnline (@WataugaOnline) December 12, 2025
The number 47 is written all over this championship:
✦ 47 points scored in the championship game ✦ 47 years since the last state title (1978) ✦ 47 seconds left when they scored the game-winning TD and 2-point conversion last Saturday vs. Northern Guilford
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8A: Hough claims first-ever NCHSAA 8A championship with shutout win
Hough pitched five shutouts this season on its way to the 8A state title game. It’s fitting that the Huskies earned yet another shutout Thursday night to claim the NCHSAA’s first-ever 8A championship. The Hough defense dominated from the outset en route to a 21-0 victory over Millbrook at UNC’s Kenan Stadium. The Huskies won the school’s first-ever state title in football and finished 14-0.
Millbrook (13-1) managed to stay within reach until the fourth quarter, trailing just 7-0. But the Huskies tacked on two late scores to win going away. Ethan Royal rushed for two touchdowns and threw for another to earn championship game MVP honors.
1A: Wilson Prep edges Robbinsville 9-8 for first-ever state title
Ethan Nelson kicked a 27-yard field goal with 20 seconds left, and Wilson Prep clipped small-schools power Robbinsville 9-8 to claim the 1A championship on Thursday at UNC’s Kenan Stadium. The Tigers claimed the school’s first-ever state championship in football in only its fourth year as a program.
“That was our first field goal all season. We haven’t even tried to line up for a field goal or an extra point all season,” Wilson Prep coach Phillip Dickens said during a TV interview right after the game.
Robbinsville had stacked up three plays inside its 10-yard-line as the clock wound down late in the fourth quarter. Wilson Prep was then flagged for delay of game twice, pushing the ball back to the 11. The Tigers brought on Nelson and tried the improbable field goal. Nelson hit it a wobbler but it went through, leaving Wilson Prep 1-for-1 in kicks on the season — and No. 1 in 1A football in 2025.
Wilson Prep reached the 1A East final a year ago, losing to Tarboro. Robbinsville is no stranger to success at the state level but was denied its 15th championship.
2025 1A Football State Championship MVP, presented by Morgan & Morgan
— NCHSAA (@NCHSAA) December 12, 2025
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