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I would be interested in hearing various thoughts on the following question:
When one team is absolutely over powering their opponent, how does the coaching staff direct the game plan, protect the players of both teams while not disrespecting the opponent?
I have so much respect for North Stokes, its players, its coaches and community. So how do you coach/direct the game?

Starmount’s jackpot is at $30,000 and growing daily. The drawing will be 10/27 at halftime of the Elkin game.

1 ticket - $10 and 3 tickets - $20

Lots of jackpots going around. Hickory had one for $120,000 and Crest is drawing their winner on Friday and has over $210,000 last time I checked. Forbush gave away $29,000 last week.

Mount Airy and Wilkes Central also has one.

Anyone that would like to buy one for Starmount can email me at gatarams@yahoo.com!

I can take Venmo or Cash App!

Despite a penalty filled, terrible officiated game that lasted past 10 pm, Clinton put a on a mighty powerful display at Legion Stadium in Whiteville last night. Their D is as good as I have seen. Whiteville did have one pretty good drive to open the 2nd half that was added by a face mask penalty that was the right call. Other than that the Pack O was stymied pretty much the whole game. Not sure what happened on the drive that scored on that the personal foul was called, I think the Clinton side wanted a holding penalty as Whiteville's QB rolled to his right, then the there was a side line warning and another penalty called on the Clinton side line, which resulted in a on side kick for Whiteville from the Clinton 30?, which Clinton recovered.

#2 for Clinton does have elite speed but seems a little light for the Big 10 to run out of the backfield, probably a DB there. #10 is a monster, but why no interest or offers from any ACC teams?

Good luck to Clinton the rest of the way and really hope we don't see y'all in the playoffs.

Gonna be hard for anyone to beat Clinton unless they are bit by a major injury bug or have a very down game on both sides of the ball, don't see that happening. I for one was very happy to see Clinton come to Whiteville and play and hope we continue with this.

East Duplin 2-0 6-0
Wallace Rose Hill 2-0 3-3
Kinston 1-1 3-3
Southwest Onslow 1-1 2-4
James Kenan 0-1 3-2
North Lenoir 0-1 1-4
South Lenoir 0-2 1-5

Last week
East Duplin 66 Kinston 12
Wallace 68 South Lenoir 6
Southwest 48 North Lenoir 12

This week
North Lenoir @ Wallace Rose Hill
James Kenan @ South Lenoir

Game of the week
Kinston @ Southwest Onslow
East Duplin open

My picks
Wallace 63-0
James Kenan 54-14
Southwest 28-20

Who wins?

Southern Lee @ Pinecrest, P, 56-6
Union Pines @ Scotland, S, 49-14
Richmond @ Hoke County, R, 20-13
Lee County, BYE

Is East Rowan High grass or field turf? Thank you!

Graham @ Chatham Central, CC, 8-6
North Moore @ Bartlett Yancey, NM, 28-14
SE Alamance @ Jordan-Matthews, SEA, 49-7
Northwood @ Seaforth, N, 42-14
Cummings, BYE

Since we have posts for the other SMC games, might as well do one for this one. Any initial thoughts on this one?

Just for fun your a winners
Mount Airy @ East Wilkes
Elkin Home vs Forbush Nonconference
Starmount @ North Stokes
South Stokes Home vs Alleghany
Mount Airy and Starmount for sure.

I have so much to say but I'm just gonna say this: The Yellow Jackets travel to Community School of Davidson this week and their getting ready to get taken to the wood shed. After the performance I saw last Friday against Bishop McGuinness, it's sad that the offense can't score in 1A. This offensive coordinator needs to go back to Atkins or wherever because his play calling is the worst. We've only scored 2 offensive touchdowns in 5 games. Needless to say we probably won't score at all this week. My prediction for this weeks game is 52-0. They're so excited about HOMECOMING but when your team is 0-6 going into homecoming people are only coming back to see old classmates and can care two craps about the durn game. I digress but 3545 SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ASAP or the ALUMNI ARE GONNA REAL BE PULLING THE PLUG!!!!!!

1. Clinton
2. Monroe
3. Forest Hills
4. Salisbury
5. East Duplin
6. Burns
7. Northeastern
8. Reidsville
9. West Lincoln
10. East Gaston
11. Shelby
12. Nash Central
13. Randleman
14. Whiteville
15. Bunker Hill
16. Hertford
17. Bandys
18. CSD
19. Brevard
20. WRH
21. Maiden
22. West Craven
23. North Stanly 👀
24. Princeton
25. Southwest Edgecombe 👀

Draughn @ Mitchell

This new "rivalry" should be an interesting game. Mitchell will look to control the clock with their running game while Drsughn can score quickly.

Draughn 27
Mitchell 20


Owen @ Mtn Heritage

Owen has played better the past few weeks but not enough to challenge MH at The Pit.

Heritage 35
Owen 14

Rosman @ Madison

Someone is getting a win. Madison in a close one.

Madison 21
Rosman 14


Avery- Bye

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Per Simmons, of the 101 2A teams, these are the ones playing the toughest schedules:

1. Wallace-Rose Hill

2. Lincolnton

3. Shelby

4. Reidsville

5. Monroe

Of course, these rankings are based on computer generated stats so please cut our friend The Wiz a little slack when he might take exception.

Just so the DarkHorses and their fans don't keep on counting those titles before they hatch:

Clinton came to Community Stadium as the two time defending 2-A State Champions on a 20 game winning streak and featuring a loaded team highlighted by super stars RB Willie Parker ( UNC and Pittsburg) and QB Bryan Peterson (NC State).

After the game, Slim L. (Mule) Pigskin IV wrote in his Reidsville Review column: 'And there was the distinguished and esteemed Clark Mason Holt, barrister deluxe, desperately calling "Fumble Play, Fumble Play". And here was a normally reserved and all quite proper lady whose name shall be mercifully withheld constantly shrieking "Stop them, Stop them." And Joe McKinney was turning a little pale. And the Mule was his normal calm, cool, and collected self. Meanwhile the powerful Clinton Dark Horses were marching steadily through the Rams defense like Sherman marched through Georgia. Egads!'

'But, Georgia survived and prospered. And so too have the Reidsville Rams survived and conquered. And there is no joy in Clinnonville ( as oldtimers pronounce it). Hee, hee. For the mighty Dark Ponies have fumbled and (failed) kicked themselves back home. How glorious it was!"

The Reidsville passing combo of QB Josh Duncan to WR Isaiah Robinson was so prolific that Robinson earned an offer to play for the Tar Heels after several Carolina coaches were on hand at the game because of Parker. Now, Grayson Robinson, Isaiah's son, plays for the Rams and caught a TD pass at N. Forsyth this year.

The following week an overconfident Reidsville team went down to Tarboro and was thoroughly demolished.

Two favored teams put games in the win column before the games were played and got to watch the state championship game in 1998 from their homes.

Just a little history lesson for those who want to order the rings before the season is even half over.

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Hey! TD-FridayNight, buzzcoach , hope all you guys doing well. Start at the 10:37 time and forgive us if we got anything wrong still learning the area ...

Ok I have never done this but here goes

I’m surprised no one is talking about it already. We’ve been waiting on this for a while. I am excited to see great games all around.

Andrews @ Swain

Hayesville @ Murphy

Robbinsville @ Cherokee

After a fascinating week of games last week where the 1A #1 seed was decided with the winner being N Rowan over Thomasville. Lexington scored way too much for SD to hang, but the SD QB set a school record for passing yards in a game. Salisbury as predicted beat W Davidson real bad. This week the games go back to some possible bad blowouts as the teams battle for 3rd-5th place in the league behind Salisbury and NR.

Salisbury- S Davidson: South is 0-2 so far and is improved. It will not help this week as the Hornets will score all they want in a blowout win 42+.

Thomasville-W Davidson: Thomasville is 3-3 with back to back losses to the other two best teams in the CCC so far. The load lightens this week and the Dogs get back on track with a huge homecoming blowout over 0-5 WD.

N Rowan-E Davidson: The last few seasons this one has been a good game. ED is 2-3 and NR is 5-1. I think NR wins this one with too much fire power on offense for the Eagles to contain.

Lexington vs. the Bye stays 4-2 on the season.

Sorry Guys, Or Will It Make All Happy? Which Ever I have something to say. I can't take it or dish it out like I used to, and I don't need to spend so much time trying to keep up with those much younger.
I just can't hang anymore like I used to. I never know what to say anymore or when to say whatever. I feel like just an ole has been in the wrong place at the wrong time. You younger guys take over. Time for me to sit back and only try and watch. Mr. TM and 1 more made that clear recently. I did not leave right then but that was my plan after reading their previous posts. I did not want to give anyone an idea who they were. I am not gone for good, but I can promise I won't be back anywhere near as often. Time to turn it over to the new younger people to enjoy. I am not blaming anyone or blaming anyone but my not being able to hang. I used to have a comeback for anything, but now I can't be the person I was giving it right back to the ones that gave it without making everyone mad. It is a boring world, and I will say no more.

I chose this time of day to go under the radar of the game unnoticed until later.

Simmons currently has Reidsville as a 14 point favorite over the undefeated BYE WEEK