Crestuff said:

I watched that game on YouTube earlier this week….Charlotte Catholic who Crest played earlier this year would handle WF so you no where I’m going with this😂

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I agree with you but that's why they play the game... like Rulz said I just want to see a good game between quality teams...

Cleveland County usually boatraces Davidson County. Off the top of my head...

1968 Shelby beat Tville for WNCHSAA
1975 ND Shelby tie for WNCHSAA
1976 Shelby shuts out Lexington for WNCHSAA (Lexington had nine shutouts themselves that year but injuries from the ND game previous week derailed their depth for title game. No excuses, I think Shelby would have beat them or us at full strength that year anyway based on research)
1980 Lexington beats Crest in 3A state playoffs before losing to Williams in NCHSAA title game
2002 Shelby beats Lexington in 2A playoffs
2018 Shelby beats ND for 2AA title
2021 Crest beats ND in 3A playoffs
2022 Crest beats OG in 3A playoffs

History says Cleveland County by a mile. But you never know...

I learned a ref hand signal of a personal foul penalty somehow I didn't know.
I've seen it twice now once at the Mtn Heritage and then at the Draughn game.
He signaled personal foul the put his fist together 🤜🤛. No one around me in the stands or I asked knew and I finally found it online, it's an illegal blindside block.
How in the world as much football I've watched and those I asked and didn't know that? 😂

smashmouth5 said:

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This is fantastic my good sir. The Black Knights come out in the smoke to open the game to Hells Bells and Back in Black. Before Back in Black the Dark Knight lines "the night is darkest just before the dawn... I promise you, the dawn is coming... And here we... go!" play, then the Knights run out to the ND in the middle. So semi relevant stuff lol... I hope the Chargers and Lions and Bulldogs and Mountaineers can come out to our place one day to see. That would mean we're relevant again at least in the playoffs if not a regular season game lmao

Just checked NFHS looks like Corvian
shows their games on there.

Burns1985 said:

No he didn't just recommend Lexington BBQ to people coming from Shelby????? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Also I thought it was Boiling Springs Crest and that they take umbrage at being called Shelby in any way shape or form but i digress lol. You guys are great and I look forward to seeing ya in person my friends

@GSO-Triple5 git down hair doublequick wit da horny goat milk I gots us sum buyers from dat dare Cleveland County landers over yonder... am I pulling off the Belmont and or Burns impression good enough Crest boys? All in good fun of course...

@Shelby Lion my old friend should we bring old champ in here and make it a party? I admit I kinda miss em lol...

CatScratchFever23 said:

very good point about the coaches Otis. They are experienced the staff is loaded.

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We got some good ones too! With all we have been through I can honestly say our coaches have coached their ass off. We thought at the beginning of practice we would have a really good offensive line. The first day of practice and we only have 1 returning offensive lineman. The good news is the regular season is over and here we are! 2nd rd of playoffs coming up and we have an experienced line now. We gonna line up and play!!

I will say if they do play this Friday night it will lot fun watching the game even if it was just enough snow to cover the ground some.

BallHawk2010 said:

She will be fine. She is a strong coach and they definitely have some skill! They won't have the ability to play the way her teams at Thomasville did but she carries her reputation for a reason; she's a good one! Hate it for Thomasville.

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One of the best to do, she puts her all into coaching.

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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Boone will be crowded Saturday with App State playing at home.

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Mount Airy was settled in the 1750s and derived its name from a plantation in the vicinity.

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.

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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.