FootballThanos2023 said:

I had no clue who they were either until I saw their film oh my! They have two DE's that are D1's. They have great speed and also have good size. Mitchell has tradition and little as that might seem, playing hard will get you over. I think Mitchell will win this game because of the stronger cause. Corvian had several transfers from last year. Carver just beat them last year for homecoming. No way you are going to tell me that this is the same team...LOL! They are not bad on defense but offensively they are not great either. They depend big plays and if Mitchell controls the game and keep the ball they are going to win this game in a low scoring game. They must run right at them. Charter schools are popping up everywhere and soon they will be the new private sector for our school system. I hope this doesn't mess up the game because with the NIL they will be able to get kids for a little of nothing. Thank of like this, you keep your school at 300 kids and just save 20 slots for football. This can be a problem for public schools.

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The Old Ball Coach 1965 said:

You are right. If that kid catches that pass totally different ball game. Dudley offense didn't play very well at all. But then again if the punt doesn't get blocked by JMR it's a different ball game too. But hey if and and buts don't win games. It's football that ball bounces funny sometimes and those 15-18 year old still will make bone head mistakes.

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bigdadd11103 said:

Just verified. Football star is correct. It's seeded by conference finish then RPI. Erwin had a better RPI than Dudley, WC, Hickory and Crest while losing regular season and playing in a weaker conference. Crazy

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New3ra said:

Which play was out of bounds? I saw the replays and highlights people posted and none of the scores were out of bounds.

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Vik-Val 86 said:

Talking about matchups. JM Robinson only beat Mt Pleasant 36-29. Unless JMR just had a bad night

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NCFB73 said:

JMR lead 3.5 quarters, and one touchdown Dudley got is clearly out of bounds on the videos. I admit that free 7 isn’t enough to take the win but that was a game! JMR also had a WR wide open by 5+ yards who just dropped and walk in touchdown, and a snap to their kicker not make it to the holder for 3.

Dudley knows they played JMR…Bulldogs were a player away from playing this Friday.

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JKTigers0713champs said:

I believe Kinston has been playing better than anyone else in the playoffs, especially on defense. And I think that they goes to Whiteville and walks away victorious.

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JKtigerfan2 said:

definitely gone take all we got and gone take some stuff goin our way! Ne is that good in my opinion. they a great football team fr and the fav to win the east for a reason. But we will be the best team they done seen yet and that counts for somethin

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Football101de said:

Well said brother

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BurnsBullDog02 said:

1 mo for fo… kickoff… return… helicopter spin… ballgame with 11:50 left in the first quarter.
Western Champion wins State.

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KW23 said:

EG was terrible jmr was at least decent

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Lion Attack said:

I appreciate your honest takes and full transparency. I think Shelby has definitely progressed, and can win, if we play mistake free football. I also think we could lose by two tds. We are young in critical spots.

Monroe looks like a vintage, primed championship Shelby team of the past. They are senior laden. They are strong against the pass, so the Shelby running game will be critical. I’m prepared for whatever, but wasn’t going to let 7 weeks of playing “Cherryville” influence my confidence. Monroe is a different animal.

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MACS2618 said:

Not so fast!
November 12, 1993 playoff game…

Hayesville 24
Mt. Arrogant 18

Point is, enjoy this little run your 3A school is on playing down here in 1A. 😂
Let’s see how y’all do going forward vs schools your own size. Keep Hayesville and the SMC out of your mouth. Everyone knows your conference is inferior. Now go beat those Charter school kids cause I don’t believe private recruiting schools should compete in public school playoffs.

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BurnsBullDog02 said:

Literally what my next post was going to say. Took the letters right off my damn fingers. To be in good standing with the posters on here is my goal. Welcome to being accepted amongst the Shelby fans. Never and I mean NEVER say they could lose. EVER!!

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Deana_King said:

Starmount & Mount Airy are 19-12 against the SMC over the years.

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Veejay4 said:

I say the same. I saw Weddington against West Forsyth and other than some size I wasn't impressed. EF will have an advantage athletically and I believe they can exploit further what West attempted to do. Weddington doesn't overwhelm you offensively either but they don't beat themselves. EF will have to continue to rely on bend don't break defense and see what happens. EF should be able to score on Weddington watching WF move the ball on them before they imploded. I too believe this is a pickem game and said of the 3 teams left in West bracket Weddington would be more favorable match up for East Forsyth.

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footballstar_17 said:

Yes. This has been the process for the last couple years. Not sure why it's a constant discussion on these boards.

4.1.18 Seeding(a)
The pre-determined East and West Regions will be seeded independently of one another.(b) The teams in each region will be seeded as follows:

1. (1) Seed all 1st place automatic berths by RPI rating (or other NCHSAA selected ranking system).NOTE: The highest finishing team in its half of a split conference must finish in 1st, 2nd, or3rd place overall or have an overall winning percentage of .500 or higher in order to be seeded as a #1. Otherwise, the team will be seeded with all other at-large teams.
2. (2) Seed all 2nd place automatic berths or conference tournament champions and at-large berthsby RPI rating (or other NCHSAA selected ranking system).(c) Once seeding is complete:
   1. (1) Existing byes will be awarded to the highest seeds possible.
   2. (2) The higher seed is the home team unless otherwise determined by the NCHSAA.

Tie breaker procedure is a lot longer so here is a link to the handbook. It starts on page 73, section 4.1.

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TD08 said:

JK plays pudding pops. LOL. Whiteville barely beat Pasquotank, ED lost to West Craven, 13-7 with Roanoke Rapids at halftime, need I go on??? All who NE ran the clock on. NE will be playing another pudding pop Friday if thats the case. Keep living on hanging off the coat tails of ED and Wallace

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JKTiger40 said:

LOL😂 it’s called having class. Do you seriously think James kenan is incapable of running up the score on pudding pop teams. Coach Grady is a man with class and understands there’s kids on the other team too, other coaches have thanked him for not doing so. When we get a nice cushion he puts in the players who don’t get a lot of PT, something a lot of other coaches don’t do. There’s 3/4 games where James kenan could’ve scored 80 if they put petal to the metal the whole game. But that’s classless, don’t embarrass the other kids, and let the ones on your team who don’t play much get out there on the field.

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