Football

2024 HSOT Jamboree to feature 8 teams, 30 Division I prospects

The event is hosted at Wake Forest High School and will feature the Cougars, Rolesville, Cardinal Gibbons, Millbrook, Hillside, Southern Durham, Jordan, and Vance County.

Posted 2024-07-04T14:42:03+00:00 - Updated 2024-07-12T18:20:40+00:00

Joel Bryant

The 2024 HighSchoolOT Jamboree will feature eight teams competing in four games at Wake Forest High School on Saturday, Aug. 17.

This year's field of teams includes: Cardinal Gibbons, Hillside, Jordan, Millbrook, Rolesville, Southern Durham, Vance County, and Wake Forest. All eight teams made the N.C. High School Athletic Association state playoffs in 2023, five made it to the second round, and one made it to 4A East final.

Four of the teams are defending conference champions. Three of those schools have a majority of last year's starters back this year: Rolesville (18 starters returning), Cardinal Gibbons (15), and Vance County (14).

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. The event is presented by Advance Community Health, EPIC Physical Therapy, and Two Men and a Truck.

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. The teams listed first will take the home side and wear their color jerseys. The team listed second will be the away team and wear white. Each squad is listed with their overall record from last season.

6:00 PM - Jordan (8-4) vs. Vance County (10-1)
7:00 PM - Millbrook (9-3) vs. Cardinal Gibbons (12-3)
8:00 PM - Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Hillside (6-5)
9:00 PM - Southern Durham (7-5) vs. Rolesville (12-2)

The event will feature 30 players that have received an offer from a Division I school, including 4-star Clemson commit Isaiah Campbell of Southern Durham, Duke quarterback commit Kavon Simmons of Wake Forest, 3-star South Carolina commit Taeshawn Alston of Vance County, 3-star Rutgers commit Isaiah Deloatch of Hillside, 4-star junior defensive lineman Noah Clark of Jordan, and 4-star junior edge rusher Zavion Griffin-Haynes of Rolesville.

See our in-state offer trackers below to see each of the 30 players:

There are eight returning HSOT All-State selections in the field. These include returning First Team running back De'Von Thomas and First Team wide receiver Jaedon Alford of Rolesville, Cardinal Gibbons' Third Team All-State defensive back Braylon Peebles, and two-time All-State running back selection Amareon Blue of Jordan.

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 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.