CHAPEL HILL — Pisgah fans have an enormous amount of dedication, pride and passion.

Hundreds of those fans showed their dedication by traveling the four hours to Chapel Hill to make the noon tipoff on Saturday. About 100 of those fans arrived at Pisgah High School at 6 a.m. to ride one of two packed fan buses to Dean Stadium.

Pisgah fans showed their pride by donning their black and red from head to toe. They showed their passion by relentlessly cheering on the girls during the game.

When asked what made him get out of bed so early on a Saturday morning, John Holland of Canton said, “There’s not too many chances to see a state championship. It may not happen again.”

John and his wife JoAnne Holland are both Pisgah High School alums. Their daughter is a sophomore at Pisgah and plays on the ...