Friends, if you thought you'd seen everything there was to see in football, please take time to click on the link below and watch the very first play of this video. This play starts at about the 9 seconds mark and goes to about the 20 seconds mark.

The Lincolnton back is going to take the snap, he sees what looks like some daylight, but the Bandys defenders close in, and just when they think they have him, he disappears, then reappears ahead of them for additional yards. We call it our phantom play, and it comes at a time when we really need it. I bet they couldn't believe what they saw.

Maybe we can use it to snap Maiden's long win streak against us. Wish we'd had it when we played East and North Lincoln. They'd have been yelling like wild men calling up the NCHSAA.
It takes the video a few seconds to come on and it might do a brief commercial. It helps to see it if you maximize the screen. This video is courtesy of Hudl.

East Rutherford HS (2A) in Forest City is looking for a Varsity Home football game for 10/18/24.

Please email Athletic Director, Philip Russ with interest. Pruss@rcsnc.org

I have all my new rankings and game predictions up for this week. I hit 85% correct on my picks last week. Check it out here:

Late Oct/Early Nov '24: Receive ADM numbers from NCDPI

Date TBA (probably late 1st semester): Draft of initial plan distributed to member schools

Jan 'Jan'25: Deadline for schools to submit concerns or adjustments to initial draft

Jan: Realignment Committee reviews submissions from schools

Jan: Initial in-person appeals heard by Committee (Chapel Hill)

Feb: Revised draft distributed to schools

Late-Feb: Realignment Committee holds final meeting before submitting plan to #NCHSAA Board of Directors

March:NCHSAA Board of Directors call meeting to approve a Realignment Plan; new conferences confirmed with 8-classifications using ADM numbers only.

August: New alignment begins

Note: All appeals will be open to all member schools via live-streaming

Conference time is here for the Eastern Plains, and what better way to start off than a matchup with an explosive offense in FC vs the team picked to win the conference. Last season, SWE handed the high flying Jaguars their first loss in a 54-48 barn burner. Later that year, the 9-2 Jags visited SWE in round 2 of the playoffs, just to be sent home with a 55-12 butt shining. FC is once again coming into this matchup undefeated and once again with a potent offense. They've only given up 32 points in four games, and their coach, a Frank Beamer (Va Tech) product said that this is the best defense they've had since he's been coaching there. SWE started out on fire offensively, but have struggled to find the end zone in its last two outings (15 and 14 respectfully). Both of those teams have great defenses, so it'll be interesting to see if this FC defense is as good as they are saying they are over in Farmville. My money is on the good guys at home, 34-22.

I just ran across this looking at Simmon's week 5 Football.

Predictions Week 6:

2024 NC high school football weekly picks

Consecutive Streaks:

2024 N.C. High School Football Consecutive Streaks

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So last night at the Reagan game a few parents, were talking about they had their starting RB transfer to East Forsyth and then I guess got mad he didn’t start so he now transferred again to a private school (I can’t remember where).

The same group of parents were talking about how Forsyth County is supposedly open enrollment and a kid can go to whichever school they choose as long as they have a Forsyth County address. All of this was news to me because I have really only paid close attention to the southern part of the states football teams until about 18 months ago.

It seems, per the conversation, that East was building a powerhouse and getting kids coming from other schools, within the county, to enroll. Even said a few kids from outside had moved in (no we are not throw accusations around on this post).

So I asked why didn’t these kids come to Reagan or other schools? I was told that some schools have caps on them and a student unless they live in the district of that school they won’t be granted access to switch schools??? They said the main two who usually were full are West Forsyth and Reagan.

can anyone fill me in on how this works? Like how can a kid just up and bounce to another school but some kids can’t go to certain schools.

I’m not saying anything is being done wrong here I’m just asking. Because some of these guys were saying East had a ton of kids move in while other schools couldn’t take any?

I read where Richmond pulled up a JV running back and he apparently ran wild against Pinecrest. His name is Chance Crowder. Is the kid that good or was Pinecrest's defense that bad?

1. Reidsville
2. Monroe
3. Randleman
4. Shelby
5. Northeastern
6. Brevard
7. Bunker Hill
8. Maiden
9. Salisbury
10. Walkertown
11. James Kenan
12. Forest Hills
13. Burns
14. Bandys
15 West Stokes
16. East Rutherford
17. Whiteville
18. Farmville Central
19. Mt. Pleasant
20. East Surry
21. CSD
22. SW Edgecombe
23. SE Alamance
24. West Lincoln
25. North Stanly


Looking in…..

North Surry
WRH
St. Paul’s
Nash Central
North Pitt

Forest Hills 21
West Stanly 3
end 1st Quarter

What say you guys?

Late Oct/Early Nov '24: Receive ADM numbers from NCDPI

Date TBA (probably late 1st semester): Draft of initial plan distributed to member schools

Jan 'Jan'25: Deadline for schools to submit concerns or adjustments to initial draft

Jan: Realignment Committee reviews submissions from schools

Jan: Initial in-person appeals heard by Committee (Chapel Hill)

Feb: Revised draft distributed to schools

Late-Feb: Realignment Committee holds final meeting before submitting plan to #NCHSAA Board of Directors

March:NCHSAA Board of Directors call meeting to approve a Realignment Plan; new conferences confirmed with 8-classifications using ADM numbers only.

August: New alignment begins

Note: All appeals will be open to all member schools via live-streaming

As polls don’t matter this time of year I did find it intriguing to see the Bears fall to number 2. With Heritage not playing this could very well hold true till seasons end. Hopefully this adds a little extra motivation to this group of young men. Thoughts and prayers to the mountain teams their communities and loved ones. Now to the politics , found it even more intriguing to see this administration give Nc 100 million dollars for the recovery effort and then give Lebanon 137 million. JOKE. Hate that this has happened but we deff got to find away to the ballot box in the 5th. What a travesty to say the least

STANDINGS
JAMES KENAN 5-0 1-0
KINSTON 3-2 1-0
WALLACE ROSE HILL 3-2 1-0
NORTH LENOIR 1-3 0-0
EAST DUPLIN 2-3 0-1
SOUTHWEST ONSLOW 1-4 0-1
SOUTH LENOIR 0-4 0-1

LAST WEEK RESULTS
(18)Wallace Rose Hill 32 SWO 14
N. Lenoir 21 J. F. Webb 20
Kinston 39 S. Lenoir 0
(11)James Kenan 43 East Duplin 20

THIS WEEK GAMES
(18)Wallace Rose Hill @ S. Lenoir
N. Lenoir @ Southwest Onslow
(8)James Kenan open

GAME OF THE WEEK
EAST DUPLIN @ KINSTON

MY PICKS (3-1 Last Week) 25-5 Season
(18)Wallace 69 S. Lenoir 0
Southwest Onslow 35 N. Lenoir 14
East Duplin 44 Kinston 7