GAME OF THE WEEK: Week 15: Vance defeats Hickory Ridge 49-21

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Players and coaches prepared all season to play beyond Thanksgiving.

Vance High School defeated Hickory Ridge 49-21 on Friday in the WSOC-TV High School Football Extra Game of the Week, in the third round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A playoffs.

Vance advances to next week's state semifinals.

Hickory Ridge lost to eventual 3AA champion Weddington in last year's semifinal game.

The Ragin' Bulls are led by Jarett Garner, a WSOC-TV Big 22 Player to Watch.

The Cougars are led by linebacker Gerald Nathan Jr., a WSOC-TV Big 22 Player to Watch.