The Week 8 Alpaca Chicken Game of the Week features a pair of top contenders in the 6A East, both looking to create some separation as they near the end of the regular season. The No. 24 team in the HighSchoolOT Statewide Top 25, Jacksonville, will travel to play undefeated No. 18 J.H. Rose. The matchup should have major implications for the Big Carolina 6A/7A Conference title. The Cardinals are the defending league champions. Alpaca Peruvian Chicken is the presenting sponsor of this year's live broadcast. Contact your local Alpaca for your catering needs. Fans can download the Alpaca app and make an account today to receive a dessert. The broadcast will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 9, with J. Mike Blake and Laieke Abebe on the call. You can find it on HighSchoolOT, YouTube, X, and Facebook. A season ago, the Rampants lost at Jacksonville, 35-21, on Oct. 10, 2025. The Cardinals went on to blaze all the way to the 6A East Regional Final before dropping to Middle Creek; it was their first and only loss of the 2025 season. More on this upcoming matchup on HighSchoolOT:

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North Carolina's biggest football jamboree is bigger than ever. The first HighSchoolOT Jamboree of 2026 will be played at the 10,000-seat First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary on Saturday, August 8. BUY TICKETS NOW: highschoolot.com/news/footba… The event, brought to you by State Employees Credit Union, Talk it Out NC, the United States Army, and Wake Orthopaedics, features three defending state finalists: Millbrook, Middle Creek, and Hunt. Perennial contenders in the 8A, 7A, and 6A classifications round out the field. Cardinal Gibbons, J.H. Rose, Rolesville, Southeast Raleigh, Southern Durham, Union Pines, and Wake Forest fans can get an early look at their 2026 teams. Varsity matchups will start at 5:00 p.m. For the first time, JV matchups will be conducted an hour before. The JV scrimmages will be played in the stadium adjacent to First Horizon Stadium. Admission to the event is $15 per person. Concessions will be available during the event. Parking is free. Fans are welcome to tailgate after the parking lot opens at 3:00 p.m. For more on this event and to buy tickets, see this page: highschoolot.com/news/footba…