HSOT Jamboree field to feature 8 teams, including defending state champions
The 2023 HighSchoolOT Jamboree will feature eight teams competing in four games at Wake Forest High School on Saturday, Aug. 12.
This year's field of teams includes: Apex, Cardinal Gibbons, Heritage, Hillside, Millbrook, New Bern, Southern Durham, and Wake Forest. All eight teams made the N.C. High School Athletic Association state playoffs in 2022, including the 4A state champion and the 4A regional runner-up.
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Action will begin at 6 p.m. at Trentini Stadium at Wake Forest High School. Games will start each hour, with the final game kicking off at 9 p.m. All four games will be available to watch live on HighSchoolOT.com and the HighSchoolOT app.
Admission to the event is $10 per person with $1 from each ticket going to the Boys & Girls Club of Wake Forest. Concessions will be available at Wake Forest High School during the event.
Here's the schedule:
- 6:00 PM - Millbrook vs. Hillside
- 7:00 PM - Apex vs. Southern Durham
- 8:00 PM - Wake Forest vs. New Bern
- 9:00 PM - Heritage vs. Cardinal Gibbons
HSOT Jamboree Rules
The HighSchoolOT Jamboree features rules that are as close to real game rules as possible.
Only two teams will be allowed on the field at one time, meaning we will use the entire 100 yards. Teams will sit on opposite sidelines. The team listed first (Bold) is the home team and will sit on the sideline closest to the press box. The second team listed in the schedule will be the visiting team and will sit on the sideline opposite the press box. Ticket gates will be located on both sides of the stadium.
Please arrive from warmups ready to play 10 minutes before game time. A coin toss will determine who gets the ball first. Each team will start with the ball on the opposite 20-yard line. There will be no kickoffs.
Teams will have four downs to pick up a first down, score a touchdown, punt the ball away, attempt a field goal, or turn the ball over on downs. Punts, field goals and extra points are allowed, but kicking situations are not live. Chain gangs will be used.
Each game will consist of two 24-minute halves with a running clock. The clock will stop for injuries, timeouts, and extra points. The clock will not stop for incomplete passes or plays that end out of bounds, except for the final two minutes of each half. Each team gets two timeouts per half.
Halftime will be 5 minutes.
