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Ninth-seeded Northern Guilford boys soccer team (12-2) lost 1-0 in the state playoffs’ first round to eighthseeded Terry Sanford (11-1). Sanford Bulldogs’ offense, Nighthawks Coach Aaron King said, centered on junior midfielder Davis Molnar, who at 6-foot-6 towered over the field, giving them the advantage during throw-ins. The Bulldogs’ lone score, in fact, came off Molnar’s header during one of those throw-ins, King said.

“That was frustrating,” he said. “I guess they found what worked for them.”

Also a problem, he said, was the Nighthawks’ failure to mount a successful offense.