And boy have the Dukes passed the test with flying colors, as they blew the doors off the Tar Heels with a record-breaking first half that saw them score a school-record 53 points

A 53-21 halftime lead in Chapel Hill bubbled into a 60-24 third quarter advantage for the Dukes, who left no doubt about their capabilities on a sublime Saturday.

Alonza Barnett III threw five touchdown passes in the Dukes’ quick-strike offense to give first-year coach Bob Chesney a signature victory over an Atlantic Coast Conference team.