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Both teams come into the game 10-0.
Heritage varsity football will try to do something it's never done - beat the defending state champions from Wake Forest.
"Oh, I can't wait," said Seth Williams, a senior linebacker for Wake Forest. "It's going to be the best game of my life."
Heritage players are ready, too.
"I'm excited," said Joseph Boletepeli, a defensive end. "This is probably going to be the biggest game I'm ever going to play at this level."
Almost 4,000 tickets have already been sold for Friday's game.
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The winner will take home the conference title.
With the two schools being only about five miles apart, a lot of these athletes grew up playing football together and know each other well.
"We've known these guys for a long time, but come Friday, it's going to be a different story," said Heritage senior quarterback Randy Weddle. "We can be friends after the game."