FreedomAlum said:

Freedom had a nice opening against Draughn tonight. The boys got a running clock win, while the girls pulled out a workmanlike victory. The Lady Pats have some holes to plug, but they get E. Burke next week and that will tell me a lot about what they might look like going forward. As for the boys, they were firing on all cylinders and got nice balance in their scoring in the win. Amore Connelly threw down two nice dunks and Kobe Bryant also got one. Freedom has depth, shooters and plays good defense and they could go a long way if they'll push the tempo and get their opponent's tongues hanging out. I'll know more about them after they face Hickory and A.C. Reynolds in December.

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I wish McDowell played them twice a year still. Think it would be a great matchup this year boys and girls. McDowell has a pretty easy schedule and the MAC is terrible in basketball. There is a slight chance they could go through the season undefeated. Only South Caldwell or Reynolds should give them trouble and maybe someone in the Christmas Tournament they are in unless the teams in the MAC have improved dramatically.

Vik-Val 86 said:

Then if they could get to the game then issue could be traveling back home at night. Makes it a dangerous situation either way.

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I don’t know how much it will stay on the roads though. We haven’t had any cold weather up here yet. The ground isn’t that cold yet.

Hibriten for the mountain it sits at the foot of.

Dogs have to protect the ball and limit the dumb penalties. If they do this I like their chances. People need to remember last season when a Hertford County Bears team came into the pound and walked away with a win in the playoffs. Wrh is vulnerable to taking an L at home. I like the Dogs to win but they can’t turn the ball over like they did last week. Survive and advance. Many of the Dog faithful had given up hope a few weeks back, now they’ve been blessed with new life thanks to the coaching of Motsinger and company. Same can be said for East Duplin.

wncbowhunter said:

And we are off the rails again. It was fun while it lasted with some good info, so thanks for that.

Go Mountaineers

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The common denominator. Yet they can't figure it out.

nepsy7 said:

They’re considering moving the game to Saturday. No problem playing in the snow, there are concerns with roads traveling to the game.

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My son’s dream was always to have a snow game. He got a mud game in high school

GraniteCity4Life said:

Come on to the granite city Black Friday and watch a real football game, you will not see that on the mountain.

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If Friday's game is a "football game" then Mayberry is in trouble.

I believe Burns was named after a board member or educator.

Of course Kings Mountain is named after the battle of Kings Mountain.

I decided to just run with this and here's what I've got so far. Again, I wanted to avoid split conferences as much as possible. I also didn't do the entire west because once you get east of Charlotte, I'm a lot fuzzier on where those schools are. There are probably also some charter schools that will have to be added in here or there. I also didn't mess with the 7A schools except McDowell, let someone from Charlotte or Greensboro figure those out.

Western 6A/7A
Watauga
TC Roberson
Asheville
S. Caldwell
Freedom
AC Reynolds
McDowell (7A)

Mid-west 6A
St. Stephens
Statesville
N. Iredell
Kings Mountain
Ashbrook
Alexander Central

Metro 6A
Sun Valley
Piedmont
Harding
Catholic
Central Cabarrus
Berry
Olympic

WMAC 5A
Enka 5A
Erwin 5A
West Hendo 5A
North Hendo 5A
Franklin 5A
Smoky 5A
North Buncombe 5A

Mountain 7 4A/3A
Pisgah 4A
Tuscola 4A
East Hendo 4A
Brevard 4A
Hendo 3A
Owen 3A
Polk 3A

Western Highlands 3A/2A
Mountain Heritage 3A
Draughn 3A
Patton 3A
Madison 3A
Avery 2A
Mitchell 2A

SMC 2A/1A
Swain 2A
Murphy 2A
Cherokee 2A
Hayesville 2A
Robbinsville 1A
Rosman 1A
Andrews 1A

SW 4A/3A
Stuart Cramer
E. Gaston
Burns
Lake Norman Charter
R-S Central 3A
Shelby 3A
E. Rutherford 3A
Chase 3A

CVAC 4A
Lincoln Charter
Maiden
Bunker Hill
Newton Conover
Bandys
W. Iredell
Fred T. Foard
East Burke

NW 4A/3A
Hibriten
Ashe
Wilkes Central
W. Caldwell 3A
W. Wilkes 3A
N. Wilkes 3A

Foothills 3A/2A
Lincolnton
W. Lincoln
Bessemer City
Pine Lake Prep
Piedmont Community (no football, only here because they're 3A)
Highland Tech 2A
Cherryville 2A

Western Piedmont 5A
Hickory
Huss
Forestview
N. Lincoln
Crest
N. Gaston
E. Lincoln
S. Point

Suburban 5A
Monroe
Robinson
NW Cabarrus
Concord
Parkwood
Carson
E. Rowan
Forest Hills
W. Rowan

Western Charters and Preps 2A/1A
Mountain Island Charter 2A (FB)
Community School of Davidson 2A (FB)
Christ The King 2A (FB)
Corvian Community 2A (FB)
Thomas Jefferson Classical Acad. 1A (FB) only fits here because they play football, nowhere else to put them otherwise.
Sugar Creek Charter 2A no football
Queen’s Grant 2A no football
Bradford Prep 2A no football
Langtree Charter 2A no football

Western Piedmont 1A Charters and Preps (non football)
Carolina International, Concord 1A
Bonnie Cone Leadership, Huntersville 1A
Jackson Day, Charlotte 1A
Valor Prep, Concord 1A
NC School of Sci. & Math, Morganton 1A geographically isolated but nowhere else to put them because they don't play football and don't fit in the conference with Thomas Jefferson Classical

Edit-added Lake Norman Charter into SW 4A/3A
Edited again to reconfigure Foothills 3A/2A and added smaller conferences with charters. I think I'm done now.

Good luck to the Chargers this upcoming Friday. Represent Cleveland County and the Big South Conference. I also want you guys to win just so I can hear the trash talk from your fanbase. I have a feeling it will definitely be entertaining on that FB page next week if yall win Friday.

The town of Shelby and school were named after Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War hero that fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain.

Then if they could get to the game then issue could be traveling back home at night. Makes it a dangerous situation either way.

And we are off the rails again. It was fun while it lasted with some good info, so thanks for that.

Go Mountaineers

Thunder_struck8712 said:

Found an interesting one

Crest stands for Cleveland Rural Education Stands Together

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There was also a Crest high in Boiling Springs before the new Crest high was built. I believe they were the Crest Falcons. Once consolidation happened you had Cleveland Rural Education Stands Together and they were the Chargers.

Julius Chambers Civil Rights Attorney

Saw this article on East Rutherford's first round win:

Thomasville (the city and the school system) was named for John Thomas, who developed the town around the North Carolina railroad that he helped have built.

Score predictions?

loveithere said:

Chance the game has to be moved due to the snow?

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They’re considering moving the game to Saturday. No problem playing in the snow, there are concerns with roads traveling to the game.

g-dog08 said:

Oregon has the money to move his family out west, I do not think being homesick will be a factor. I honestly thought Tennessee would be his choice because of the strengths of BB and FB teams.

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He would have a hard time playing basketball at TN. Rick Barnes isn’t going to wait around on football season to be over. Oregon is the easiest place to play both.

scotswin said:

not much chatter here on this great matchup ?????

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Hardly anyone comment on this site anymore 😔