Wake Forest pulls away from Heritage for 38-14 win

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Saturday, November 4, 2017
Wake Forest races past Heritage
In the Fight for the Forest, it was all Cougars after Heritage took an early lead.

WAKE FOREST, North Carolina (WTVD) -- Two neighboring schools, perfect records, a huge crowd on Friday night.

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But after Heritage High School jumped out to a 7-0 lead after one quarter, it was all Wake Forest.

Both teams came into the game 10-0 and Heritage was looking to do something it had never done - beat Wake Forest, the defending state champions.

It didn't happen on this night as Wake Forest raced away for a 38-14 victory and the conference title.

The Cougars improved to 11-0, while the Huskies fell to 10-1.

Watch the video above for full highlights.

After the game, Wake Forest's Devon Lawrence announced he would be attending UNC.