Watching this kid is almost like watching a combination of Jerry Rice or Randy Moss
http://robesonian.com/sports/80204/moore-than-anyone-else

I have heard through the grapevine that McRae is on crutches? Can anyone confirm this or is it just all talk? I don't wish any kid no kind of injuries, he is a heck of a ball player and a big factor for that offense.

Missed the West Bladen/Union game by 37 seconds, oh well. Knew it would be a close one, though. That loss plus Clinton and EB's win put me at 27-6 on the year.

Game of the Week
East Bladen @ Clinton- Clash of the 2 Giants in 2A this year. This is a tough prediction with so many factors being involved. You have EB playing a tough game last night with short rest and Clinton having an easy victory over Pender which seems weeks ago. Who will benefit the most? Eian Hines being questionable for EB? Clinton's O vs EB's D? Not knowing Eian's status and EB on a short week, plus playing over in Clinton. I think the odds are stacked against EB. But, I still believe in this D and been bragging about them all year. I think they get the job done for the Eagles. East Bladen 22- Clinton 21

Wallace-Rose Hill @ West Bladen- WB proved me wrong against Union and showed some fight last night. I think the Knights hang around for a half but WRH will have too much in the end. Wallace-Rose Hill 38 West Bladen 16

Union @ Trask- Union will shutdown Trask's Offense and will muster up enough Offense to win this one. Union 24- Trask 6

Midway @ Pender- Midway was very impressive on D and Pender looks pretty anemic on Offense. Midway has enough weapons to blow this one open. Midway 31 Pender 0

Not praying for rain this Friday!!!!

New Jersey quarterback Evan Murray is the third high school football player in the U.S. to die this season.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/high-sc...-to-injuries-low-interest-maplewood-missouri/

The game, originally scheduled for Friday, September 25th at 7:30 PM, has been moved to Thursday Night at 7:00 PM. Nelson and Nelson Chiropractic planned to cover the game as their pick of the Game Of The Week in the Cape Fear Region. Not sure if this will still be their plan in terms of coverage, but please fill the stands and support the Golden Tornadoes. This is the first week of conference play for the Three Rivers Conference.

Its finally here the battle of High Point. The Bison going against Red Raiders .Andrews leads the series 25 to 20 with The Bison winning the last three so what do you all think about this battle of High Point?

Seems Southview is giving Richmond all they want...Listen to G104 their playing the Carolina Panthers. Richmond finally takes lead. Don't seem same enthusiasm next week. Any thoughts? nuff said.....

North gets the win, 31-21, sloppy game conditions, penalties, missed opportunities for both teams....North gets ready for conference play with Mt. Tabor next week....big mess after the game, not sure on details....Congrats to Coach Holcomb on His 100th victory tonight!

Are there fewer kids playing Pop Warner, Youth, and middle school ball in NC? Interesting article:

http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/la-sp-freshman-football-sondheimer-20150925-column.html

A bit early. But what the heck. A down and the dump Richmond stuns Dudley....Pinecrest kills the"Q Foundation "...Scotland has a few "close calls". What y'all see coming?

A costly victory tonight as it appears an important cog on the offense sustained a serious injury.

Very sloppy game in which East dominated. North put together one drive the whole evening and East's D shut that drive down. On offense East moved the ball well, but North stopped them 3 or 4 times in the red zone to keep the score respectable.

A ton of things to correct before the Trojans on Friday night and not many days to correct them.

5 - 0 is 5 - 0 and something to be proud of and built upon.

Go Cards.

Lincolnton isn't playing, this Friday, so for the first time in two weeks I'm off from work and was looking for a good matchup. I looked at this area from here to Concord, and down to the South Carolina upstate and didn't see much.

Shelby is at Kings Mountain which maybe the oldest rivalry around, and not to sell the Mountaineers short, this season, but they got one uphill battle (no pun intended) if they stay in the game with the Golden Lions...
Monroe is at Cuthbertson but I don't think they can handle the Hawks unless they're emotionally drained after a big overtime win against Weddington. Charlotte Catholic has Berry. I can't see the Cardinals having much of a chance, though...Then, I saw where West Caldwell is at Newton-Conover.

I'd said earlier I didn't think the Warriors could play with the Devils, then somebody, maybe an East Burke poster, said WC was missing a key player in one of their two losses which might make a difference. Nothing much has been said about this game and I was hoping someone would have something to say. All comments appreciated.

Game moved to Thursday 7:00 P.M.10/1/2015.

Coaches Corner: NCPreps caught up with AL Brown head coach Mike Newsome, as he broke down his teams 5-0 start to the season.

Great inside look for you AL Brown fans and 4A Fans...

We will be doing several more of these..

https://ncpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1808004

already saw where South Stokes at East Surry and Atkins vs Walkertown have moved their games...any one else know of any??

Doesn't seem to be anyone even mentioning annual top 5 Tarboro on these boards anymore, so I'll keep the game summary on the 2a board. But your #2 team lost tonight, for those that are interested.

Looking for a close game.

I witnessed something tonight during a football game that I've never seen in person before. I've seen it on TV and social media, but never live in front of me.

Let me set the scenario. East Duplin leads South Lenoir 55 to 6 late in the 4th quarter when something amazing happened. The refs paused the game and the coaches met in the middle of the field and talked for at least 15 minutes. After a long discussion, both teams took the field.

Here's where it gets interesting. South Lenoir put in a special needs kid (Walker Howard) in the back field and hiked the ball. The ball was handed to Howard and not only did the Blue Devils block, but the Panthers moved out of the way for the kid to score a 80 yard touchdown. It was so nice to see this kid with a smile on his face. He was in the spotlight tonight.

I'm very proud my high school could show that kind of sportsmanship on the field. Not only will it be a moment that Walker will never forget, but it will be a moment I'll never forget either. Thanks Coach Holley and company, you really showed everyone what East Duplin football is about.

game is cancelled. no word of rescheduled date yet.

North Stanly @ Chatham Central, NS 48-12

South Stanly @ East Montgomery, EM 49-7

South Davidson @ North Moore, NM 26-13

Union Academy @ West Montgomery, WM, 55-8

North Stanly wallops Chatham Central and extend the Bears on-the-field losing streak to 19 games. East Montgomery corrals the Rowdy Rebel Bulls of South Stanly. North Moore defeats South Davidson. West Montgomery whups Union Academy.

Last week, 3-1. Overall, 32-5.

Inclimate weather was once again a problem statewide last week with games being played on Thursday, Friday and this coming Monday...The Yadkin Valley Conference along with the Smoky Mountain Conference were the only 2 Western 1A Conferences that played games as scheduled last friday...

YVC-9
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Unbeaten West Montgomery(5-0 & 2-0) didn't have any weather worries last week as the Warriors were Idle...As for the rest of the YVC, East Montgomery(5-1 & 3-0) currently sits alone at the top of the YVC as the Eagles claimed their 5th consecutive win and first shutout(34-0) of the season in Bear Creek against winless Chatham Central(0-6 & 0-3)....In the YVC Game of the Week last friday, North Stanly(4-1 & 2-0) celebrated their Homecoming with a convincing 35-10 win over North Moore(2-3 & 1-2)....In Denton, Albemarle(2-4 & 2-1) beat(42-7) South Davidson(0-6 & 0-3) to record their 2nd straight YVC win....In other YVC action last friday, South Stanly(1-4 &1-1) ended an 8-game losing streak, recorded their first shutout(10-0), and gave first-year Head Coach Bradley Frodge his first win, so Congrats to Coach Frodge and the Rebel Bulls on the victory over the Union Academy Cardinals(1-5 & 1-2)...

Looking Ahead: East and West Montgomery with host YVC foes South Stanly and the Union Academy on friday, while North Stanly will travel to Chatham Central...North Moore will host South Davidson, while Albemarle will be OPEN this coming friday....The 2015 YVC Title picture will become more clear in a couple weeks when West Montgomery travels to Albemarle and East Montgomery makes the trip to New London to face North Stanly...

SMC-7
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Conference play began last friday in the SMC with Murphy(5-1 & 1-0) being the only road team to claim a victory in the opener, and that win wasn't secured until the 4th quarter as improving Cherokee(3-3 & 0-1) led early, but faltered late as the Bulldogs rallied behind QB Dalton Kent and RB Kadrian McRae to record a 27-6 SMC win on the Reservation...In Robbinsville, the Black Knights(3-2 & 1-0) got a big night from RB Lane Millsaps who rushed for a couple TDs, and returned a Kickoff 58yds for another score as the Black Knights beat(46-12) Andrews(3-3 & 0-1) in the SMC opener at Big Oaks Stadium...Over in Rosman, the Tigers got a big night from RB Gage Orr as the Tiger Senior rushed for 271yds and 4TDs, passing for another score as the Tigers shut down and shutout(57-0) the Hayesville Yellowjackets(3-2 & 0-1) to open SMC play...Swain County(2-3 & 0-0) was Idle last week....

Looking Ahead: In the SMC Game of the Week, the last 2 State 1A Champions will clash over at "The Hill" in Murphy this friday when the Black Knights of Robbinsville travel to face the Bulldogs....Swain County will open conference play on the road this friday when the Maroondevils travel to Hayesville...On the other end of Cherokee County, Andrews will host the Rosman Tigers for Homecoming....Cherokee is OPEN this week before traveling to Swain County on the 9th!

NWC-7
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Weather wiped-out the beginning of conference play in the NWC last friday as all 3 scheduled NWC games were postponed until this coming monday....Unbeaten East Surry's4-0 & 0-0) NWC game with Atkins(0-5 & 0-0) has been pushed-back to Monday Oct 12th at 7pm, due to the continuing inclimate weather....Walkertown(2-4 & 1-0) shutout(26-0) W-S Prep(2-3 & 0-1) on monday in the first-ever NWC game between Winston-Salem neighbors...Down the road a piece in Kernersville on monday North Stokes(4-2 & 1-0) edged(15-12) Bishop McGuinness(2-4 & 0-1) in another key NWC game....Mount Airy had no weather concerns as the Granite Bears(3-2 & 0-0) was Idle last friday before hosting North Stokes this coming friday...

Looking Ahead: The North Stokes Vikings will have another short week to prepare for a tough road game as the Vikings travel to Mount Airy on friday...The remaining NWC members will also have a short week, and will not be as rested as the Bears as Atkins travels to Walkertown, while Bishop McGuinness will make the trip to face W-S Prep for the first time on the gridiron...East Surry will step out of conference play to host winless 2A South Stokes(0-5) in Pilot Mountain, but I'm unsure at this time whether this game will be played friday or saturday, due to the lingering postponement of the NWC game between Atkins and East Surry?...

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Weather impacted one SPC game on friday, while the other SPC game was played as scheduled as the Community School of Davidson(4-2 & 1-0) opened SPC play in impressive fashion as the Spartans blitzed(57-0) the Mountain Island Charter(1-5 & 0-4), beating the Raptors in the first ever matchup between SPC foes... Bessemer City(2-4 & 2-0) climbed to the top of the SPC standings with a 58-0 shutout of Highland Tech(0-5 & 0-1) on monday...In SPC non-conference action last friday, Pine Lake Prep(6-0 & 1-0) remains unbeaten on the season after beating(32-20) the Harrells Christian Academy on the road which was the 3rd straight road win for the Pride...Meanwhile, Cherryville(0-6 & 0-0) was shutout(40-0) for the 4th time this season, losing at 2A Forbush(3-3)....Unbeaten Thomas Jeffeson(5-0 & 1-0) was Idle last week.....

Looking Ahead: Several SPC members will be Idle this week as Bessemer City, Cherryville, CSOD and Pine Lake Prep take a break before the SPC kicks into high gear next week....In the only SPC game this coming friday, Highland tech will travel to face Mountain Island Charter for a first-ever meeting and SPC meeting between the Rams and Raptors with both teams looking to get out of the SPC cellar, and pick up their first conference win....Thomas Jefferson will step out of conference play one last time as the Gryphons travel to Rock Hill S.C to face the Carolina Crusaders....

1A/2A MVC-4
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Weather impacted the MVC last friday with one MVC opener being moved to Thursday when 2A Ashe County(2-3 & 1-0) beat 1A Alleghany(2-3 & 0-1) 40-12 in Sparta...On friday, Starmount(3-2 & 1-0) reclaimed the "Battle of the Bridge" trophy with a dominating(48-7) win over their rivals from Elkin(0-5 & 0-1)....Two MVC games were moved to monday as East Wilkes(6-0 & 1-0) remained unbeaten on the season as the Cardinals shutout(21-0) 2A North Wilkes(1-4 & 0-1) in the MVC opener for both teams...Meanwhile, fellow 2A MVC unbeaten Wilkes Central(5-0 & 1-0) hammered(41-14) 2A West Wilkes(3-3 & 0-1) in Wilkesboro to remain unbeaten and tied atop the standings with East Wilkes,Starmount and Ashe County...

Looking Ahead: East Wilkes will host Alleghany this week after a short week of practice, while 1A Starmount will travel to 2A West Wilkes....Elkin will host 2A North Wilkes....In the MVC game of the week, unbeaten 2A Wilkes Central will travel to West Jefferson to face 2A Ashe County in a key MVC matchup between 2A foes....

1A/2A WHC-2
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Only 1 WHC game was played as scheduled last friday, and it was a memorable one for Owen(1-4 & 1-0) first year Head Coach Nathan Padgett as the 2A Warhorses recorded their first win of the season, beating(49-6) 1A Avery County(1-5 & 0-1), so Congrats to Coach Padgett and the Warhorses on that first victory of the season...Unbeaten 1A Mitchell County(5-0 & 0-0) will be the Warhorses next opponent, but the Mountaineers were Idle last week after beating their first 5 non-conference opponents by an average score of 52-11....On monday in a high-scoring affair(48-44), 2A Hendersonville(2-4 & 1-0) opened WHC play with a big win over 2A Mountain Heritage(4-2 & 0-1)....Meanwhile down in Columbus on Monday, Polk County(3-3 & 1-0) blasted(50-7) 2A Madison County(0-6 & 0-1), and is now tied atop the WHC standings with fellow 2A WHC foes Owen and Hendersonville....

Looking Ahead: As mentioned above, Mitchell County will try to contain Owen RB Sidney Gibbs, and remain unbeaten in the Mountaineers WHC opener in Black Mountain against the 2A Warhorses, this friday...2A Mountain Heritage will host 2A Polk County in another key WHC battle between 2A foes, while 2A Madison County will host 2A Hendersonville....1A Avery County will be off this week in preparation for their trip to Hendersonville in a couple weeks.....

I've edited Monday's results, so the Weekly Western Report should be up to date?

Corrections, Comments and Opinions are always welcomed!

Roar Tigers Roar!

Cherokee 3-3 Open.

4-1 Rosman At 3-3 Andrews.

3-2 Hayesville At 2-3 Swain Co.

3-2 Robbinsville At 5-1 The E.C. Program..

Andrews roughs up the 4A Bison in this big time rivalry game. Andrews held Central to less than 100 yards for the game. Very strong performance by the Raiders on a rainy night here in the Triad.

Go Raiders!!

Lee County @ Douglas Byrd, LC 49-13

Gray's Creek @ Westover, GC 34-21

Triton @ Southern Lee, SL 35-20

Union Pines @ Terry Sanford, TS 42-14

Lee County dumps Douglas Byrd. Gray's Creek gets past Westover. Southern Lee gets the non-conference win over Triton. Terry Sanford tuns back Union Pines.

Last week, 3-0. Overall, 30-7.