Unpacking Robbinsville vs Wilson Prep in 1A state championship game
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The Black Knights are back in the state championship.
Robbinsville, one of the most historic programs in North Carolina, will play Wilson Prep in the 1A state championship game at 4 p.m. ET Dec. 11 at UNC’s Kenan Stadium. It will be the 17th state championship game appearance for the No. 1 Black Knights (10-3), who are searching for their 15th state championship.
The No. 4 Tigers (8-5) are playing in their first state title game in just their fourth season of football.
Class 1A state championship
East No. 4 Wilson Prep (8-5) vs. West No. 1 Robbinsville (10-3)
Time: 4 p.m. When: Thursday, Dec. 11
Robbinsville has managed a balanced offense but does lean toward its running game. Senior Kyzik Teesateskie has been the team’s top running back after playing as a center in 2024, rushing for 867 yards and 19 touchdowns. Quarterback Luke Lovin, a wide receiver last season, has 1,203 passing yards and 15 touchdowns.
Senior Isiac Collins, who switched to fullback from tight end before the season, has 738 rushing touchdowns and should return after missing Robbinsville’s regional final with an ankle injury. Collins dressed for the game but was held out for precautionary reasons in a 41-7 win over South Davidson.
Wilson Prep has won seven games in a row since starting the season 1-5, thanks to a challenging nonconference schedule that included 7A state finalist Clayton and two fourth-round teams.
Quarterback Travon Usher provides the Tigers’ biggest threat. He has rushed for 1,871 rushing yards, at more than 10 yards per carry, and has thrown for 624 yards and 24 total touchdowns.
Wilson Prep has another 1,000-yard rusher in senior Ethan Nelson, who has 1,141 yards and 21 touchdowns, and leads the team with 207 receiving yards and 120 tackles.
The two teams were both projected as 1A championship candidates since the beginning of the season under the new eight-class system. Now the teams match up with a title on the line.
Watch on NFHS: Wilson Prep vs. Robbinsville
Evan Gerike is the high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times. Email him at egerike@citizentimes.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @EvanGerike.
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