Hough’s Jamarion Morrison | Photo by Max Gallagher

By Ryan Moxon — Hough finished its second consecutive undefeated regular season with a 49-0 road win against Hopewell. The Huskies’ defense has not allowed a point in its last six games. The team has outscored opponents 421-33 this season.

The Huskies scored 35 points in the first quarter, including two fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns, a 24-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ethan Royal to Christian Colemen and a 4-yard rushing touchdown by Jamarion Morrison.

In the second quarter, Royal added two touchdown passes to Mason Pearsall-Brown as Hough took a 49-0 lead into halftime.

Playoff schedule

Hough received a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed and will face the winner of Palisades and Ardrey Kell on Nov. 13.

If the seeds hold, the Huskies will face No. 4 seed West Forsyth on Nov. 20 and either Mallard Creek (ranked No. 6 in the state) or Chambers (ranked No. 12 in the state) in the semifinals on Nov. 27.