Past- Won CPC conference last 5 years, Won East Region last 2 years, regionals last 4 years,

Returning Starters
Senior Trevor Willis 1,200 points 6'"3 Guard, 3 year all conf, region 2 all district 2 years,
Senior Brennan Lewis 6'4 Forward 8ppg 7rpg

Transfer Junior 6'4" DaShaun Johnson 9ppg 8rpg

Graduated over 5,000 points losing All State pg Jacque Brown, Sam Johnson, and Ty Simmons. All 1,000 points with Brown having 2,000.

Young, talented guards will have to grow up quick,.. They played limited minutes last year behind Brown and Johnson... Will be the most athletic and biggest team in last 5 years. We still expect to contend for a regional berth!

Tough Games on Schedule:

December 4th @Hoggard
December 17th Havelock

Hoke County @ Purnell Swett, Hoke County 22-20

Scotland @ Lumberton, Scotland 49-12

Richmond Senior @ Pinecrest, Pinecrest 35-28

Hoke Country breaks its losing streak with a win over Purnell Swett. Scotland stomps Lumberton. Pinecrest defeats Richmond Senior.

3-0 last week, 42-3 overall.

The Rosman Tigers and Swain County first met on the gridiron back in 1972 with the Maroondevils winning that first encounter 14-6....The two teams would meet in 73' and 74' as members of the SMC with 2A Swain County winning those 2 conference games by 17-7 and 28-22 scores....The 1975 game at the old field on the hill was memorable for a lot of reasons as legendary Swain County RB Brett Conley injured his knee, and didn't return in the 2nd half of the game, while Rosman Sr. QB Gary Crowe and Swain Sr. DE Billy Joe Murphy got into an altercation after a play near midfield with Crowe breaking Murphy's jaw with a right hook....Those two guys would later meet on the basketball court, and both would be ejected again for fighting....They just didn't like one another, I guess...lol!

Anyway, there's been colorful memories thru the years between the Maroondevils and Tigers, but the rivalry was at it's pinnacle between 83' and 86'.....In 1983, Rosman tied Swain County 7-7 in Bryson City, and Coach Fox was carried off the field by his players....In 84', Rosman would advance to the state 1A title, but would lose 14-7 to a Swain team that was playing it's final year as a 2A member....Beginning in 1985, both Swain and Murphy would be reclassified as 1A schools, and Rosman would play both in the playoffs, beating SMC champ Murphy in Murphy(22-18), and losing to Swain(13-9) in the Mudbowl in Rosman in the 3rd round of the playoffs after Swain had beaten Appalachian Conference Champ Hendersonville in Hendersonville in the 2nd round...Swain would go on to claim their 2nd overall state title, and their first in the 1A class with a 32-0 win in Bryson City over North Edgecombe as RB Johnny "Buck" Mitchell had a big night for the Maroon and White...

Rosman and Swain County have played every year since 1979 which was the year that the Maroondevils claimed the state 2A title, beating Rosman 24-0 that season...

The series as one might expect is very lopsided thanks to Swain winning every season since 1998 with this week being the 47th time that these two teams have battled on the gridiron....

The Tigers have only beaten the Maroondevils 6 times since 1979, and will probably be an underdog this friday when the teams meet in Rosman....

Coach Gentry and I had a conversation a few years ago, and he told me that some of the opponents that Murphy has beat, were beaten before they ever hit the field because of that name Murphy on the jerseys, and there's a whole lot of truth in that statement....If you don't believe that you can beat the Murphy or Swain County's of the world before the game even starts, then you really don't have the mindset to do just that....

It's the same with Swain County as the Maroondevils and Bulldogs have basically dominated the Tigers since the turn of the new Millineum with a close loss here and there, but a loss nonetheless....

With the new rotating SMC scheduling this year, Rosman will close the season with Murphy which is something they've never done before...

As for the game this friday, Rosman is going to have to get some contributions from players other than Gage Orr because the Swain staff is one of if not the best at shutting down what you do best, and they know that Green is gone too, so they will gear their team to stop Orr this friday, so the Tiger offensive line has their work cut out for them this week....

The Rosman defense will also have to play their best game of the season, force some turnovers, and slow down the Maroondevil offensive attack, or it will be another conference loss for the Tigers...

It will be Senior night this friday in Rosman, and this bunch of Seniors that the Tigers have, has done something that NO Rosman team has done since 2001, and that is finish the regular season with a winning record....The season could become even more special if Rosman could somehow, or someway beat their two biggest nemisis to close the season?

It's a tall order indeed but if you don't BELIEVE you can beat Swain County and Murphy as I mentioned above: Then, it won't happen!

I want to wish all the Maroondevil fans safe travels to Tigertown this friday, and I hope the Tigers can give the home folks one lasting memory in their final home game of the regular season....

Roar Tigers Roar!

I have been to games and both teams seem to going through the motions out on the field. No enthusiasm at all. You play because you love the game, no matter what your abilities are. I realize this is young boys playing out there,not grown men. You give your best, no matter if you win or lose. That is the way it should be. Some players are bigger,faster and have more natural ability. If you are going to play,leave it all out on the field. Football is a game of emotion. Respect the game and give it your best. Give your best like anything in life. I do love H.S. football. This is a different time, but football is still football!

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football poll for the week of October 27, first-place votes in parentheses, records and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:

Class 4-A
1. Scotland County (5) (9-0) 156 2
2. Wake Forest (10) (9-0) 147 1
3. Charlotte Catholic (1) (8-0) 140 3
4. East Forsyth (9-0) 113 4
5. Charlotte Mallard Creek (1) (8-2) 81 5
6. Pinecrest (8-1) 67 6
7. Apex Middle Creek (9-0) 60 8
8. Cornelius Hough (8-1) 50 7
9. Greensboro Dudley (8-1) 35 9
10. Richmond County (8-1) 34 NR

Others receiving 10 or more points: Jack Britt (8-1) 19, Fuquay-Varina (8-1) 12.
Doesn't quite seem to add up unless the ones that don't have WF #1 have them
down the top 10 a few spots ????
SEC with 3 teams in the top 10.
Scotland, Pinecrest, Richmond

Albemarle @ Union Academy, Albemarle, 20-16

North Moore @ Chatham Central, NM 42-7

North Stanly @ South Stanly, NS, 42-12

South Davidson @ West Montgomery, WM 56-6

Albemarle picks up a win at Union Academy. North Moore clobbers Chatham Central. North Stanly stomps South Stanly. West Montgomery wallops South Davidson.

4-0, last week. 44-5, overall.

1A MEN'S

1. East Carteret (7) 28-2 - 70
2. Winston-Salem Prep 20-8 - 61
3. Albemarle 26-1 - 57
4. Northside-Pinetown 21-5 - 44
5. Starmount 21-2 - 41
6. Voyager Academy 29-3 - 30
6. Weldon 23-3 - 30
8. Lincoln Charter 24-7 - 14
9. Avery 20-9 - 12
10. Hayesville 21-6 - 10

I will be using this an information sent to me as a indicator of which teams deserve to be ranking in our preseason polls. Please tell your coach to submit information to be one of the teams in the hunt. Rankings will post November 1st.

McDowell @ A.C. Reynolds- Reynolds continues to roll through the back half of the conference schedule. A sluggish first half at Enka was quickly corrected and it was on after that. Look for the Rockets to come out firing quickly on homecoming night. Rico & Co. roll, 49-10.

T.C. Roberson @ Asheville- Asheville is continuing to do what Asheville does, dominate, after dropping the game at ACR. This week is no different. A disheartened TCR team strolls in after giving away the lead in the fourth to Erwin on TV. The Cougars stay hot, give me Asheville, 41-17

North Buncombe @ Erwin- The beginning of the gauntlet for NB having to close the season with Erwin/Asheville/Reynolds. Not really sure about the Warriors though. They look uninterested early and then turn it on when the need arises. Can they continue this pattern against Blake Matthews and Chase Parker, who can put up points with the deep ball? I think so. Erwin wins closer than it should be, 42-31.

Sneak attack on the way Friday nite. Our DC has watched a few more utubes on how to slow your offense down. Our OC played for the puppies and knows your weaknesses!! We WILL be ready. Will you???????

Coaches have been very kind to send in there team information to get the word out on there kids an therer teams tough games. I will post a different team preview every day. Thanks hope you all enjoy as basketball season is around the corner. Its going to be a big year I can already feel it.

NCHSAA has released the dates/time and locations for the 2015 State Championships:

1A- Sat. 12/12 @ 4:05pm (BB&T Winston-Salem)
1AA- Sat. 12/12 @ 12:05pm (BB&T Winston-Salem)

2A- Sat. 12/12 @ 4:05pm (Carter-Finley Raleigh)
2AA- Sat. 12/12 @ 8:05pm (Carter-Finely Raleigh)

3A- Fri. 12/11 @7:35pm (Kenan Chapel Hill)
3AA- Sat. 12/12 @ 12:05pm (Kenan Chapel Hill)

4A- Sat. 12/12 @ 8:05pm (BB&T Winston-Salem)
4AA- Sat. 12/12 @ 12:05pm (Carter-Finley Raleigh)

2015 NCHSAA Football Championship Game Times Set

The number of undefeated 1A teams continued to dwindle last week as both Mitchell County and Southside fell from the ranks of the unbeaten, leaving 4 1A Schools as the ONLY unbeaten teams in the 1A Classification...All 4 of those undefeated teams reside in the West, and hail from the YVC(West Montgomery),SPC(Pine Lake Prep),NWC(East Surry) and the MVC(East Wilkes)...And all 4 of those teams will be tested over the next couple weeks to stay the course, and finish a Regular Season with perfection....

YVC-9
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West Montgomery's(9-0 & 6-0) quest for an unbeaten regular season continued last week as the Warriors dominated(44-6) South Stanly(3-6 & 3-3) in Norwood...Meanwhile, East Montgomery(9-1 & 7-0) trailed early, but rallied late to subdue(27-24)a pesky North Moore(5-4 & 4-3) in Robbins to remain atop the YVC Standings, winning their 9th consecutive game of the season...In other YVC action, North Stanly(6-3 & 4-2) bounced-back after back-to-back losses to East and West Montgomery to record their first ever YVC win(33-8) over Albemarle(2-7 & 2-4)...Meanwhile, Union Academy(2-7 & 2-4) ended a 4-game losing streak with a 28-12 win at Chatham Central(0-9 & 0-6)...South Davidson(0-9 & 0-6) was Idle last week...

Looking Ahead: West Montgomery will host South Davidson on Senior Night in the regular season finale in MT. Gilead, while East Montgomery will be off this week in preparation and anticipation of the matchup with West on Nov 6th for the 2015 YVC Title in Biscoe in perhaps the biggest game ever between the two Montgomery County foes?.....Meanwhile, North Stanly will attempt to claim this year's Stanly County Championship for the first time ever when the Comets travel to South Stanly this friday...The Comets have already beaten 2A West Stanly and Albemarle...Speaking of Albemarle, the Bulldogs will make the trip to Monroe to face the Cardinals of the Union Academy this week...North Moore will end their Regular season this week in Bear Creek against Chatham Central, and will have two weeks to prepare for the upcoming playoffs....

SMC-7
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In Rosman last friday, Swain County(6-3 & 4-0) climbed into a tie at the top of the SMC Standings with Idle Robbinsville(6-2 & 4-0) as the Maroondevils broke away from a halftime deadlock(14-14) with the Tigers(6-3 & 3-2) to record a 28-21 SMC victory....In Murphy, the Bulldogs(7-2 & 3-1) kept their SMC Title hopes alive with a dominating 54-13 victory over their neighbors from Clay County, sending Hayesville(3-5 & 0-4) to their 5th consecutive loss of the season...Over in Andrews, the Wildcats(4-6 & 1-4) ended a 4 game losing-streak of their own with thier first SMC win(41-30) over Cherokee(3-6 & 0-4)....

Looking Ahead: For the first time since both Swain County and Murphy moved down to the 1A Class beginning in 1985, the two teams will not meet in the season finale as the scheduling change by the SMC this year, moved the game up a week to this friday...As usual, the game has SMC Title hope implications for both teams when the bulldogs travel to face the Maroondevils this friday in Bryson City in the SMC Game of the Week....Meanwhile, Robbinsville will look to stay unbeaten in conference play when the Black Knights make the trip to the Reservation to face Cherokee this week....Andrews will finish their Regular Season this week when the Wildcats make their 2nd trip this season to Hayesville...The Wildcats won the earlier non-conference matchup with the Yellowjackets 20-14 back on Sept 18th, which started the Yellowjackets present 5-game slide....Rosman will be Idle this week....

NWC-7
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In Pilot Mountain last friday, East Surry(9-0 & 4-0) remained unbeaten, and tied atop the NWC Standings with Mount Airy(7-2 & 4-0) as the Cardinals dismantled(49-6) Bishop McGuinness(3-7 & 1-4)....Mount Airy also remained unbeaten in the NWC as the Granite Bears blasted(72-6) the winless(0-9 & 0-4) Camels of Atkins...In the NWC Game of the Week last friday, a defensive struggle between WS Prep(3-6 & 1-5) and North Stokes(5-4 & 2-2), resulted in a (10-6) first-ever Vikings' win over the Phoenix who lost their 3rd consecutive NWC game....Walkertown(4-5 & 3-1) who is still alive for their first ever conference title in football was Idle last week...

Looking Ahead: Walkertown will host Mount Airy this friday in the NWC Game of the Week in the Regular season home finale for the Wolfpack...East Surry will travel to North Stokes for another important NWC game, while WS Prep will complete their first season of 1A Varsity Football with a trip to Atkins this week, and will have two weeks to prepare for their first trip to the 1A Playoffs after their meeting with the Camels.....Bishop McGuinness will be Idle this week before closing the Regular season at home against Walkertown on Nov 6th...

SPC-7
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The Pride of Pine Lake Prep(9-0 & 4-0) beat(46-14) Cherryville(1-8 & 1-2) for the first time, and remains unbeaten and tied atop the SPC Standings with the Community School of Davidson(7-2 & 4-0) with the season finale between the two teams in Davidson looming large in a couple weeks...The Spartans continued their romp thru the SPC as they hammered(56-8) winless Highland Tech(0-8 & 0-4) in Davidson....In other SPC action last friday, Thomas Jefferson(7-1 & 3-1) kept their SPC Title hopes alive with a first-ever win(35-24) over Bessemer City(2-7 & 1-3) on the road....Mountain Island Charter(4-5 & 1-4) who has already finished their SPC schedule shutout(41-0) Greenville Christian in non-conference play...

Looking Ahead: Thomas Jefferson will host unbeaten Pine Lake Prep with SPC Title hopes hanging in the balance in this week's SPC game of the Week....In another big SPC matchup, CSOD will travel to Cherryville...Bessemer City will travel to face Highland Tech in the 2nd meeting this season between the two nearby schools...The Yellowjackets won(58-0) the earlier non-conference home matchup with the Rams...Mountain Island Charter will host the Cannon school in non-conference SPC action...

1A/2A MVC-4
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For the first time since 1981, East Wilkes(9-0 & 5-0) is still unbeaten this late in the regular season as the Cardinals beat(28-21) fellow MVC 1A foe Starmount(5-4 & 3-2) for only the 2nd time in school history....The road win by the Cardinals clinched the top 1A seed from the MVC, but more importantly, the win kept the Cardinals alone at the top of the MVC Standings as they seek their first conference title in 20yrs....2A Wilkes Central(7-1 & 4-1) kept their MVC Title hopes in focus last friday with a 48-14 victory over visiting 1A Elkin(1-8 & 1-4)...2A Ashe County(5-4 & 4-1) also kept their MVC Title hopes in check with their first shutout(43-0) of the season at 2A North Wilkes(1-8 & 0-5), while improving 2A West Wilkes(4-5 & 2-3) blasted(41-6) 1A Alleghany(2-7 & 1-4) in Sparta...

Looking Ahead: One of the biggest crowds to ever watch an East Wilkes Football game is anticipated this friday when the Cardinals host 2A Wilkes County foe Wilkes Central in a game that could, and likely will determine this year's MVC Champion or Champions...2A Ashe County's chance for a piece of this year's MVC Title depends on a Wilkes Central victory over East, but the Huskies must do their part, and beat 1A Starmount this coming friday night in West Jefferson as the MVC kicks into high gear this week....In other MVC action this friday, West Wilkes will travel to North Wilkes, while 1A MVC foes Alleghany and Elkin will meet in Elkin....

1A/2A WHC-2
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1A Mitchell County's(8-1 & 3-1) unbeaten season and chance for an undisputed WHC Title, ended last friday night in Burnsville as 2A Mountain Heritage(7-2 & 3-1) jumped on the Mountaineers with an early lead(33-0), and held on to beat(41-27) the 1A Mountaineers...The win by the 2A cougars moves them into a tie atop the WHC Standings with both Mitchell and Hendersonville(5-5 & 3-1)....The Bearcats' potent offensive attack was available for viewing by most of WNC last Thursday as Hendersonville outscored(56-42) 2A Owen(1-8 & 1-5) in a game televised by local station WMYA and featuring a bunch of talented underclassmen for both the 2A teams....A win that ultimately elevated the Bearcats to the top of the WHC Standings after the Mitchell loss at Mountain Heritage....In other WHC action last week, 2A Madison County(2-7 & 2-2) edged(28-23) 1A Avery County(1-8 & 0-4) in Marshall, giving the Partriots their 2nd straight WHC victory...

Looking Ahead: 1A Mitchell County will host 2A Madison County this week, while 1A Avery County will host 2A Mountain Heritage....2A Owen will finish the season at home this friday when the Warhorses host 2A Polk County(4-5 & 2-2) who was Idle last week....Hendesonville who will travel to Columbus to face Polk County in the season finale, will have a couple weeks to prepare for their annual rivalry game with the Wolverines as the Bearcats will be Idle this week...

As usual, Corrections, Comments and Opinions are always welcomed!

Roar Tigers Roar!

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/.../7-0-mountaineers-edge-polk-live-tv/73639304/
I hadn't heard that this was allowed (games on live television) and was surprised to read about the change. I think it would be great if our NC teams could go on ESPN and compete against other state's top teams, anyone know more about this new rule?

This game will in all likelihood decide the conference championship. Two more hurt for the Rams. What do you guys think?

....will be the weakest number 1 seed.

1. Their opponents combined record right now is 34-46.

2. They have only beaten 2 teams with a winning record: Private school ravenscroft and reidsville who is having a down year.

3. They are the only team in their conference with a winning record.

4. If you listen to their fans, they are winning on talent pool alone.

Thoughts?

KM vs East Burke: This game will be competitive for a half, then the Mountaineers, never call them Mounties, will simply out athlete an improved Cavaliers. 38-21 KM

Shelby vs Draughn: Our pal, SHS LION, stated in the Crest vs Burns thread that the game will get ugly, but suggested in his Shelby vs Draughn thread that this could be a trap game for Shelby, and we shouldn't get caught looking ahead. Smh... This game will be over by halftime, and the starters will be pulled early in preparation for the showdown w/ the highpowered Crest Chargers. Shelby mauls the Wildcats, 52-14.

Burns vs Crest: None of the Bulldog homies on this board asked for it, but am I the only one who's sick and tired of reading about the pitiful Burns posts from everyone? They're hurt, they're depleted, they will fight. I think that we all know that by now. It has gotten too redundant. In the now infamous words of LawnDawg12, " Is it basketball season yet(for them)"? Unfortunately, there's a lot of teams at this point of the season who are in this predicament. Same scenario as the Shelby game, Crest's starters pulled early in preparation for their showdown with a super athletic group of Shelby Lions. 48-7 Crest

Please keep Easy Raider and his family in your prayers. Some sad times for them right now.

1) West Montgomery(Conf. Champions 10-0)
16) South Robeson (WC 2-8)
8)East Montgomery (#2 9-1)
9)Mt. Airy (#2 8-2)
5) East Wilkes (Conf Champion Share 9-1)
12)Walkertown (#3 5-5)
4) Whiteville (9-1 Conf Champion)
13) North Moore (WC 6-4)

3) Pine Lake Prep (Conf. Champion 10-0)
14) Starmount (WC 6-4)
6)Granville Central (Conf Champion 8-2)
11) North Stanly (#3 8-2)
7)Mitchell (Top 1A Seed in Split Conf 9-1)
10) Swain (#2 7-3)
2) East Surry(Conf. Champions 10-0)
15) Bessemer City (WC 3-7)

Of Course all of this is subject to change the last two weeks of the season but I tried to project how it would end and we all know that things will change. It will be interesting to see who the State throws from the East to the West to finish the bracket. As you can see the top three seeds could be anywhere from 1-3 and 13-14 could switch spots as well. All conference Champions are in BOLD. Mitchell will be seeded at the #1 out of the split conference but be seeded below all conference champions due to not winning the conference outright and winning the draw for the top seed. Mitchell could be as high as #5 or as low as #7 depending on the next weeks and if a draw is needed. Avery more than likely had a chance of the playoffs slip through their fingers with their loss to Madison last week. Thought it would be fun and generate some good discussion. Good luck to all teams as you finish this last two weeks and here is to a healthy and successful playoff season.

The West Forsyth Titans have found their mojo, two sophomore players were just offered by UNC and they are riding a 5 game winning streak. Congrats to Marcus Caldwell & KJ Henry... Throw in Darion Slade who is looking to play both sports possibly at Wake Forest and Baer Hunter(Toledo Commit) and Coach Snow might have his 1st team that can finish a season strong. Seriously West is usually 8-0, 9-0 but those two early losses to East Forsyth by 3 and AC Reynolds 4pts(without Slade) were tough losses. Really like the talent on this team but the have to beat Reagan.

Here he is....achieving the "top of the pyramid". Awesome articles! Shelby is very proud of him!

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After a much needed bye week the Lions return to action this week in Valdese against Draughn.I hope it does not turn into a trap game and they catch us looking ahead to the conference championship in two weeks.

2A

NC Rankings

Rank High School Record
1 Shelby (Shelby) 9-0-0
2 Monroe (Monroe) 9-0-0
3 East Lincoln (Denver) 9-0-0
4 Kinston (Kinston) 9-0-0
5 Andrews, T.W. (High Point) 8-1-0
6 Clinton (Clinton) 7-1-0
7 Maiden (Maiden) 8-1-0
8 Carver, George W. (Winston Salem) 6-3-0
9 Northeastern (Elizabeth City) 7-2-0
10 Greene Central (Snow Hill) 8-1-0
11 Hertford County (Ahoskie) 7-2-0
12 Washington (Washington) 5-4-0
13 SouthWest Edgecombe (Pinetops) 8-1-0
14 Franklin (Franklin) 7-2-0
15 Lincolnton (Lincolnton) 7-2-0
16 West Stokes (King) 8-1-0
17 East Bladen (Elizabethtown) 7-2-0
18 Bunn (Bunn) 7-2-0
19 Forest Hills (Marshville) 7-2-0
20 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) 7-2-0
21 East Duplin (Beulaville) 7-2-0
22 Beddingfield, Edgar T. (Wilson) 5-4-0
23 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) 8-1-0
24 Reidsville (Reidsville) 6-3-0
25 Croatan (Newport) 7- 2