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What was the main reason then? It certainly didn't help!
That is definately why they beat murphy...one of the big reasons at least.
Dang if you don't have "little man syndrome", no one ever has! First of all, Murphy doesn't have 550 kids, never has, probably never will. Numbers we're in mid-400's pretty consistently until casino opened, then pushed slightly over 500 last year. Smallest school in 1AA last year, 1 student from 1A. Still made it to Regional finals, lost a close game to a very good Mt. Airy team, beat a very good North Stanly team on the road before that. I wouldn't bet the house on Murphy staying 1AA. They'll probably toggle back and forth every year. 2019 and 2020 will be special years if all plays out. A very few of you Cherokee fans need to get a grip. You guys won 1A last year and deserved it. But .... don't think for a second that that makes you anything but a third place team this year. You won conference because of a coin last year, but you had your tail handed to you by Murphy on your own field. Mintz never beat Murphy as great as he was. I'm tired of hearing about numbers. 1A is what it is. There has to be a bottom, there has to be a top.Mintz meant a hell of a lot to Cherokee. He is irreplaceable so I won’t say our squad this year will win the state. I will say, Swain will have a rough year and Murphy won’t be as decent as recent years. I mean when you have 550 plus kids at your school you should beat up 300 kid schools all day long. Do the numbers. But I don’t give them any hardware preseason. Murphy will be 1AA for a while. Swain will never win another State Championship with the likes of Tarboro and bigger schools of that nature oozing with athletes. In fact, I don’t see Murphy or Swain winning it ever again in 1AA. As a matter of fact......Murphy and Swain Co. are noted as “top picks” year after year because they are in a conference where the closest School in terms of attendance is 375 kids. Murphy and Swain sit at 500 plus( Swain nearly 600). Cherokee 300. Andrews 280. So is 200 more kids due to regional population enough to consider a school “top pick” or do the numbers already tell the story for them? Either way, if the conference was more evenly populated, I think the end result would sing a different tune. They both have great programs, but, shouldn’t they? Shouldn’t they win the conference in every sport? Shouldn’t they win baseball championships? Shouldn’t they win track championships ..? I’d feel like it would be a wasted season if you didn’t win it every year..
Dang if you don't have "little man syndrome", no one ever has! First of all, Murphy doesn't have 550 kids, never has, probably never will. Numbers we're in mid-400's pretty consistently until casino opened, then pushed slightly over 500 last year. Smallest school in 1AA last year, 1 student from 1A. Still made it to Regional finals, lost a close game to a very good Mt. Airy team, beat a very good North Stanly team on the road before that. I wouldn't bet the house on Murphy staying 1AA. They'll probably toggle back and forth every year. 2019 and 2020 will be special years if all plays out. A very few of you Cherokee fans need to get a grip. You guys won 1A last year and deserved it. But .... don't think for a second that that makes you anything but a third place team this year. You won conference because of a coin last year, but you had your tail handed to you by Murphy on your own field. Mintz never beat Murphy as great as he was. I'm tired of hearing about numbers. 1A is what it is. There has to be a bottom, there has to be a top.
Murphy has had 550+ many times even 600.
For 7 straight years murphy had over 550 until unz stopped counting the EC kids. That is also the last year murphy was in 1aa(until last year). That is also when murphy started winning ships again.
How many times did you have to take your shoes off to count to 550? You are like a dang broken record. EC this and EC that. Kids go to EC from Andrews, HD, Murphy, and Hayesville. I'd be lying if I said how many kids were there, because I don't know. The only way that you will ever be satisfied is if the NCHSAA created a micro-A for you and Cherokee to play in. That way you could be the King of your tiny Kingdom. Since you're so big into researching numbers, look into how many counties in the state have ECs. It's not a Murphy/Cherokee County thing. On top if that, you say Murphy ships out" kids to the EC. Are you ignorant enough to think Murphy has any say in it? Parents CHOOSE for their kids to go there, then they intervied, then if they're lucky, they go. Ugh!!!!!!Murphy has had 550+ many times even 600.
For 7 straight years murphy had over 550 until unz stopped counting the EC kids. That is also the last year murphy was in 1aa(until last year). That is also when murphy started winning ships again.
Before the economy tanked huh? That Gentry is good. Crashes the stock market, destroys home values, and creates a school ..... just to be 1A.Over 600 3 years in a row right before the economy tanked and the EC opened.
Not sure why you say Mintz was 0-4 1-3 lol I don’t think he played until soph . And maybe Swain should worry about going 500 every year . Cherokee might of had bad strength of schedule but still took Swain to the woodshed . Murphy you have my respect . The last game you beat us . I also think that took an over confident bunch and refocused them . Appreciate it . Our program looks just fine Swain . Glad our kids are coming back
I wouldn't look to far into JV play but it is a fair indicator..This group of Swain seniors and juniors were beat by Robbinsville, Hayesville and Murphy in 2015.Kids? You have one transfer that would not start for Swain this season. I hear he is going to start on the offensive line at Cherokee this season.
I like the fact that Cherokee seems to be underestimating what Swain will do this season and within the next few seasons. I think the majority of people who follow the SMC knows. This is basically the undefeated conference champion swain jv team from two seasons ago who added more talent with seniors and multi sports athletes and has spent the last two years in the weight room. Can’t wait till the season starts. 17 more days.
Good luck to Cherokee this season. My gut tells me Cherokee finishes fourth in the SMC this season behind Swain, Murphy, and Robbinsville. No particular order with these three but we will see how the season shakes out.
Kids? You have one transfer that would not start for Swain this season. I hear he is going to start on the offensive line at Cherokee this season.
I like the fact that Cherokee seems to be underestimating what Swain will do this season and within the next few seasons. I think the majority of people who follow the SMC knows. This is basically the undefeated conference champion swain jv team from two seasons ago who added more talent with seniors and multi sports athletes and has spent the last two years in the weight room. Can’t wait till the season starts. 17 more days.
Good luck to Cherokee this season. My gut tells me Cherokee finishes fourth in the SMC this season behind Swain, Murphy, and Robbinsville. No particular order with these three but we will see how the season shakes out.
What has Swain done lately with the transfer rule ?? Go 6-5 every year. You got taken to woodshed last year and you too lost all your offense . Your whole offense was a really good qb and a good receiver. They gone .
This is laughable. Murphy has beat all three of these teams in the last 12 years and will beat them again. North Stanly has a once in generation team (for them) and will go back to being irrelevant starting next year. North Rowan doesn't even belong in this discussion, they've done absolutely nothing as a program since they dropped to 1A.I think its teams in the west like North Rowan, North Stanley and Mt. Airy that will keep Swain and Murphy out the state championship
East Wilkes will never win a football state championship in my lifetime, no matter who is 2A, 1AA or 1A.No C-ships for either Swain or Murphy as long as Tarboro is around and as long as Wallace Rose Hill remains 2a.
Those wilkes county teams are pathetic, football is very weak in that area.East Wilkes will never win a football state championship in my lifetime, no matter who is 2A, 1AA or 1A.
Elkin is in Surry County or Yadkin.All the SMC teams that have lost to Elkin in the playoffs over the years might beg to differ...
Elkin is in Surry County or Yadkin.
Those wilkes county teams are pathetic, football is very weak in that area.
Its the truth lolYou sound like a child. Judging from your post, you probably are one. Do better.
Maybe you should have googled it wise one. You're the one who implied it was in Wilkes. Historically they robbed players from Starmount in Yadkin County. Anyway, keep on being the smartest poster on here. You're obviously beyond being corrected.Elkin High is on the Surry side of the county line, but it draws from the Elkin city limits, which includes parts of Wilkes and Surry. All the stuff you keep correcting me about takes a 10 second google to find out.