Mount Airy....... 8-0
E Randolph ...... 7-1
SWAIN CO. ........8-0
ROBBINSVILLE. 7-1

I purposely did not ask this question on one of the other threads about RPI, so PLEASE confine any answer/discussion to my actual question, and not how it might favor or "screw" anybody's team:

This is a hyper hypothetical, but assume teams A and B play five teams with the same (and bad) RPI, and 5 others with a strong RPI but clearly team A's is a bit better. Both are undefeated thru 5 games; who would have the higher RPI going in to Week 6?:

Team A:
Game 1- W opponent RPI 30
Game 2- W " " 32
Game 3- W " " 35
Game 4- W " " 27
Game 5- W " " 22
Game 6- Opponent RPI 1
Game 7 " " 2
Game 8 " " 3
Game 9 " " 4
Game 10 " " 5
Team B:
Game 1- W opponent RPI 6
Game 2- W " " 7
Game 3- W " " 8
Game 4- W " " 9
Game 5- W " " 10
Game 6- Opponent RPI 30
Game 7 " " 32
Game 8 " " 35
Game 9 " " 27
Game 10 " " 22

And to further my hype-hypothetical, assume Team A won all of their first 5 gamesagainst weak/mediocre competition by less than 7 points, and Team B won all theirs against strong teams by over 20 points.
I'm going to go ahead and state that my limited knowledge of the RPI process as I've read it on ncpreps is that Team A while clearly the weaker team will have the better RPI going in to Week 6, but if the remainder of the schedule plays out as expected just from looking at on-field results thru the first 5 games and their almost opposite level of competition in their two half-season schedules, the clearly stronger Team B will rise in the RPI and Team A will fall to where by week 10 it all reasonably sorts itself out. Of course, if Team A were to somehow catch fire and both win out, then clearly Team A would have the higher RPI. But again, who would have the higher RPI after week 5?
Again, full disclaimer:
-for entertainment & information purposes only
- your mileage may vary

Thomasville plays east Davidson at home on senior night. Will East be able to stop Thomasville?

West Forsyth @ Davie, Davie by a field goal
Reagan @ Parkland, Reagan by two touchdowns
R.J. Reynolds at East Forsyth, East Forsyth by four touchdowns
Mount Tabor won yesterday against Glenn 28-7

West Columbus is having an epic year for sure….beating Whiteville, South Columbus and East Bladen in the same year is an outstanding achievement….but did you know, they are close to winning the outright Waccamaw 2A/1A conference championship…..which they have not done since 1979 !!

Should be a good one.

ND vs Aboro
Ledford vs OG
CD vs MC

Ledford welcomes Oak Grove this week in the big one we've all been waiting for. OG has played a tougher schedule but won't be able to take Ledford lightly by any means. This game will decide the conference title and seeding no matter what the flawed RPI rankings say. Ledford is still looking for their first legit win against the Grizzlies since their lone win in the series was against sophomores and juniors. Hearing Ledford might be a bit banged up, we shall see how much effect that has on the game. One predictable thing: Ledford will chant "daddy's money" and OG will respond with "who's your daddy."

Aboro surprised me with how close they played Central. They will have an edge in team speed but are surrendering 37 points a game. North meanwhile is giving up 29 points a game against a much stronger schedule. So this will either be a high scoring close game like the Central game last week or a blowout for North in my opinion.

Central may have to be on their toes. After giving up 35 points to Aboro and 30 per game this year the Central offense is having to outscore their competition which had proven difficult at times. MC played Ledford closer than expected and is looking for their first ever conference win against someone not named Aboro. This one could actually be unexpectedly interesting...

Question is... do I want to go to the North game or the terrible parking that is Ledford? Hmmm... decisions decisions...

Two rival games and a county battle where the loser takes last place.

Thomasville-E Davidson: Senior night for the 5-3 Bulldogs vs. the 3-5 Eagles. History says ED will come out fighting with upset aspirations. The Dogs will play great defense and score alot on all they need to put East away early. Dogs 45-0.

Lexington-N Rowan: NR 7-1 is the 1A #1 seed and Lexington 5-3 currently is the 2A #2 battle one another. Both teams need a win for playoff seeding and RPI gain/loss. Both have explosive QB's and RB's. NR 35-21.

W Davidson-S Davidson: Both teams are on losing streaks and sitting at the bottom of the league. Winner gets a notch in their belt and the loser slides to cellar dweller. Wildcats beat WD last season for the first time in forever and a win gets the Cats to 4-6 and a first round road trip. West just wants a win and has not competed with anyone so far. Beating SD will be their best opportunity to avoid an 0-10 season. SD 28-17.

Salisbury 9-0 has the bye and prepares for a battle with NR next week for the outright conference title.

Thought I would get this one started. This will be a huge game for a lot of reasons. Playoff seeding, rivalry, etc. Early thought is Heritage wins a close one at home but I might change my mind. I think it will be a one score game most of the night.

Finally a game we can talk about! East Gaston comes to Burns undefeated. Burns will be the best East Gaston has seen this year by far. Burns will be looking to keep the showdown with Shelby in tact in a few weeks. Who ya got in this one?

I'm going Burns 42-21

Panthers back in the Pit for the Battle of Cowee Mnt! Another test for Franklin's OL & DL, Gametime: 7:30 (limited updates)

Bandys (4-3, 1-3) vs Newton-Conover (3-4, 2-2)
Bunker Hill (7-0, 4-0) vs Maiden (5-2, 3-1)
East Burke (2-5, 0-4) at Lincolnton (3-4, 3-1)
West Caldwell (0-7, 0-4) at West Lincoln (6-1, 3-1)


Bunker Hill 4-0
Lincolnton 3-1
Maiden 3-1
West Lincoln 3-1
Newton Conover 2-2
Bandys 1-3
East Burke 0-4
West Caldwell 0-4

Rankings 1A through 4A (MSN Link Below)

MSN

Who is your Pick if it’s not Reidsville from West and Clinton from East

Any thoughts about Chambers season. Will it be the top 3 of Hough, Mallard Creek and Chambers battle out for conference.

8/25 Chambers vs Benedictine ( GA)
9/1 Chambers vs Glenn
9/8 Chambers vs Hickory Ridge
9/15 Chambers at West Meck
9/22 Chambers at Hough
9/29 Chambers at Harding
10/6 Chambers vs Hopewell
10/13 Chambers at North Meck
10/20 Chambers vs West Charlotte
10/27 Chambers vs Mallard Creek

Hope I got the schedule right.
Who is this team Benedictine ( Ga)

The road warrior Rams play their fifth road game in 7 weeks (one week was a bye) as they go to Ronda to take on East Wilke.

The bye week helped the Rams get a little bit healthier for the few weeks before the playoffs.

Thoughts?

Definition of eating crow:
Eating crow means humiliation by admitting having been proven wrong after taking a strong position.

Who's eating crow today?
Someone pick a winner that lost?

any takers!

...NIL keeping some players in school to finish graduation

no financial pressure to leave early for some

The Rosman Tigers defeated the Owen Warhorses 48-21 to end a nearly 4 year losing streak....Congratulations to Coach Tyree Allen, his coaching staff and the 2023 Rosman Tigers on their determination, grit and perseverance. The future looks promising with Coach Allen and his staff in place, and a new era of Rosman Football seems to be on the way....Good luck to the Tigers for the rest of the season!

Roar Tigers Roar!

Homecoming week for the stallions. Let’s hope they’ve found some purpose deep down and remembered all those that wore the black and silver years before them…

Trask over Stallions 28-14