And for those who watched the senior all-star football played between North Carolina and South Carolina's best, maybe the impact they had on the game was hard to decipher.

Panther Creek tight end Dan Beilinson, a Duke recruit known for his pass-catching ability, didn't haul in a throw as the North Carolina team went to a run-oriented offense in its 26-19 win.

And two student trainers, Green Hope's Daniela Ortiz and Athens Drive's Ali de la Pena, weren't needed to tend to injured players during the game because the North Carolina team avoided injury.

But for all three, the effect the week had on them was lasting.

Beilinson was the only player selected from Wake County and just one of four from the Triangle. But despite not knowing many of the other North Carolina players, team bonding came quickly.

"You're living with (your teammates), you're eating with them, you're practicing with them. You're with these people nearly every hour of the day except when you're asleep," Beilinson said.

"You get to know them really quick. All of them are really great guys, and at that point you not only want to win for North Carolina, but also for your teammates because you want to make them happy and be happy yourself."

While there were no in-game injuries, Ortiz and de la Pena were busy throughout the week taking care of a N.C. team that had plenty of bumps, bruises and sprains from the weeklong practices.

The result was friendships, just like the ones they have forged with their high school's teams.

"Throughout the week we got close to the players who were getting treated. I could tell their progression so when came up to you, I'd know what they needed," Pena said. "It was pretty much the same of what I've been doing for the past four years, it was just more time-wise."

The proceeds from the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas goes to the Shriners Hospital for Children, located in Greenville, S.C. As part of the festivities surrounding the event, the students visited the hospital to see the children they were helping raise money for.

"It's really cool to be involved with them. You feel like you're a part of something bigger... when you get to help these kids and you get to see them and what they do," Ortiz said.