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

my question is how did new bern get a higher seed than richmond because richmond is higher in the rpi than new bern

Usually this game is the last game of the season for all the marbles in the Rocky River 3A/2A but this year it's the first conference game of the season. Forest Hills owned this rivalry for many years and now Monroe has owned it for many years. Forest Hills was in a drought after legendary coach John Lowery retired and a not so great coach took his spot. (Terrible hire) Now with a new coach who knows his football Forest Hills is back to winning. Last year's game was a barn burner. FH jumped out to a two score lead but the game was lost in the end 21-19. Love to see another close one but Monroe looks really good. Forest Hills has the talent, speed and size but they've got to have a mistake free game to keep it close like last year. Go Jackets!!!!

Here are all the games in 1A this week. Starting next week since half these teams will be eliminated, I will pull from other classifications to even them out. Good luck to everyone!

1 Point Games
10 Murphy @ 2 Mount Airy
11 Thomasville @ 3 Eastern Randolph
9 Southeast Halifax @ 1 Tarboro

2 Point Games
5 Mountain Heritage @ 4 North Rowan
13 East Bladen @ 12 Rosewood
6 North Moore @ 3 Wilson Prep
7 Lakewood @ 2 West Columbus

3 Point Game of the Week
9 Swain @ 1 Robbinsville

Of the teams remaining who meets for the title?

I’ll predict Clinton vs Reidsville

Brawn meets brawn in Pinetops tonight. Paw vs paw. Canine vs big cat. The Wolfpack brings their stout defense to Cougar Stadium to see if it can slow down SWE's high scoring offense. But make no mistake about it, Whiteville's offense is no slouch either. They've actually put up more points than the Cougars. However, the strength of schedule favors SWE, partly because of the 2A/1A conference that Whiteville resides in. The two teams that SWE lost to are 20-2, 2A and 1A teams that are both still in the playoffs. The two teams that Whiteville lost to are 23-1, 2A and 1A teams that both still in the playoffs. One of their losses was to Clinton, who I'm sure we would lose to, and one of our losses was to Tarboro, who I think could defeat Whiteville.
I'm expecting defensive resistance like we haven't seen all year. Out of 12 games, they've only been scored on more than once 5 times. That's 7 games of 1 TD or less. Yikes! However.....I'm also expecting an offensive output that they haven't seen yet. I think we can utilize our speed and excellent blocking to get to the outside. I don't think there would be a point in running up the gut, other than to set them up for a sweep. Defensively, well, I'm just hoping that we play well enough to give us a chance. I have been critical of that side of the ball, but the defense has been lights out lately. I just need them to be...there...somewhere....on the field tonight. As usual, I will update, but I'm sure their poster will be doing the same. Safe travels to the Pack crew. I hope we are rude and ungracious hosts tonight!

56th-Tarboro
58th-Mount Airy
61st-Robbinsville
70th-Eastern Randolph
73rd-Swain County
103rd- Murphy
105th-Thomasville
110th-Mtn. Heritage
123rd-North Rowan
160th-West Columbus

* Hayesville 161st

Should be a good one!!!

I expect a really close game with a lot of points scored. Winner will likely be the team with the least penalties, turnovers, and special teams mistakes. What is North Rowans biggest strength?

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You want to finish the night, keep saying stuff like that.

Any thoughts

Rumer has it Mount Airy & Elkin is expected to get an artificial turf field after all, according to a source. Anyone have more information as to if this is true and when It may happen for all area schools. I do have more information but would prefer it be verified by someone else that has more limited information and knows why I prefer to let someone else in the know post the acuate updated information.

I think this will be a much different game than the Kings Mtn game for Reynolds. Hickory can score but their defense is nowhere close to KM.

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!

What’s to rule for assisting a runner? Allowed or not?

It has been a good year for teams in the western part of the state in the playoffs. From 1A to 4A the mountains have a shot to make noise in the 3rd round and beyond.

1A- Robbinsville, Mountain Heritage, Swain, Murphy

2A- Brevard

3A- West Henderson, Reynolds

4A- Watauga (TC Roberson only lost by 3 to perennial powerhouse Charlotte Catholic)

Don’t really know much about Oak Grove football other than what I read and opinions from all of you on here.
What are yall’s thoughts on this next game when the Grizzlies pay us a visit in Mills River?
If our Falcons are healthy and show up to dominate this game as they can do….Id say West wins this one by atleast 2 TDs. Conservatively though Im thinking we edge by with a 7-10 point win.

On a side note… In 3A West this year I like how the remaining 8 teams left are the 1-8 seeds. I guess sometimes the formulas and selection process does work out in the end even though we all have reservations about it lol! 😂

My team is out but it is still a great time of year for me as a fan. All of the matchups have some intrigue to them and I am starting to see a pattern. The pattern is really good quarterback play overall. All four quarterbacks left in 3A west have their own distinct style of play that makes them effective. All four have insane qbr’s. I believe the lowest qb rating out of the four is in the mid 130’s which is a crazy stat. I think that best out of the four left in my opinion is Stober from Hickory. Stober’s accuracy is uncanny even when throwing on the run. WH’s qb completes 75% of his passes but it’s mostly off play action, Crest and Dudley’s qb’s are over 3,000 yards passing for season, but the Hickory qb is a step above. Unfortunately I do not believe Hickory has the defense to back him up. Please appreciate these guys talent because I can’t remember a Western 3A Region final four with the qb talent we are seeing right now.

I guess Weddington is favored but Catholic is always a tough out. I did see Weddington vs West Forsyth and Weddington was very solid with a great QB(Budge going to Ga. Southern) and a dominant TE(Mauk has a Clemson Offer) which is kinda rare because he’s the go to guy; has an NFL TE body.(Kelce/Gronk size).
I’ll take Weddington by 10pts.

Winner plays winner of Salisbury and Shelby.

Jackets won the early season match (also at CSD), 21-14.

Thoughts? Predictions?

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!

Things might quiet down in the BBQ epicenter area of the good boys network. Will smoke rise from The Castle soon like the Pope corronation?