Oh I know all too well what Watauga used to
I don't question there is some athletic crossover definitely is. Most athletes are going to play all the sports they can. I just don't fully agree that both sports always correlate into equally great football and track teams. Coming with good coaching you can take a burner on track team and try to get him in the open space on a football field but doesn't necessarily mean he's going to be able to make cuts and change directions. But in the end great athletes will usually succeed at all sports
Well maybe with the exception of baseball LOL sometimes even the greatest athletes can't hit a baseball 🤣🤣
Me neither. I filled in for a guy in a redneck workplace softball league for one game and sucked. I was a track man for a reason ha ha
Athletes can literally play about any sport.
You right. I’ve seen some good un’s that could bout do anything. Shatley was a hybrid at EB. Prob coulda been a decent basketball and baseball player too if he wanted to. I mean heck he also did punts.
Several football players are on the track team That is why we make a big deal out of track at EB on here. we will get there before too long in Football.
That’s the point I make to the rest of our poster friends. It’s all football players putting their tallent and strengths out there and winning. Sure the cross country boys mix in with them and help alittle and maybe 1 or 2 soccer players but it’s predominately football players. If someone wanted to throw wrestling in with this and it be mostly football players showcasing themselves come on and and mention em’
Long time before any rosters are set in stone lol. But if we're looking ahead yeah I think we could possibly have two 6 ft 5 receivers lining up and that's if they don't grow any over the summer. Could be some surprises in the backfield at running back. And let's say Stover does end up being qb1, he's actually a very fast mobile kid. And you may actually be a pretty good quarterback we don't know cuz none of us is actually seen him play the position. And yes we should be very big on the front line and defensive line. Got some kids at linebacker that will lay a SmackDown on you. I'm sure there will be a few surprises for the conference this year. But never underestimate the kings of the valley.
Flyrod if u only knew all the rumours or maybe u do 🤣🤣. I really would prefer open enrollment but county probably never allow. For one too many schools will kick and scream. And another big reason is for some reason this county has to have three separate school systems. But I think that's why when you kids end up in Maiden there probably isn't much done about it because why we Catawba County care or placate another school system
That was the Tom Brown phase where he had this diverse play calling on first down right up the middle on second down run up the middle on third down run up the middle 🤣🤣. Willys and Tom's offensive philosophies are nowhere similar to each other. Tom would even tell you that he ain't X's and O's coach. Tom Brown was a motivator he would tear you down to nothing and rebuild you into a football machine that if he told you to run through a brick wall you would believe you could do it and you would do it. When I play for Tom there was never a Friday night that we went on to the field thinking we were going to lose
Maiden ended Thomasville’s season in 1992 (13-1 record) and 1993 (8-6 record) followed by losing to Lincolnton (13-2 record). That was followed by one of Thomasville’s very best teams in 1995, the 16-0 state champs. Some great games wIth some great competitors.
I was probably 8 years old at that time. But I'm pretty sure those were the Antoine ikard years at RB
That’s correct. L.Mack was a very very tough back. He could definitely take pain.
It was Antoine Ikard. The Thomasville game (Maiden won 21-0) in '92 was the game he took over the all-time NC rushing yardage lead. Not sure where he ranks today, but I'm fairly certain he's still in the Top 15 or so. He took the yardage lead on a long TD run (maybe 50 yards or so) early in the fourth quarter that gave us a 14-0 lead, and pretty much sealed the win. On that play we came out in an unbalanced line and caught T-ville by surprise. It looked like a basic iso play where he started up the middle, then veered quickly to the right (Maiden's) sideline. I remember Thomasville's #40 chasing him down the sideline. I'm not completely sure, but I believe Thomasville's #40 that season was a sophomore LB named Kerry Mock. Mock would later bulk up, and played in the d-line at UNC for Mack Brown.
They were good friends. There were years when the teams would share a pregame meal in the playoff. Allen was tough, but fair. He learned his coaching style while playing for Cushwa, a former Marine drill sergeant. Conditioning was mandatory.
I’m guessing 1991. Antoine and a kid (Westmoreland) from Iredell were battling for the all time rushing title in 1992. Lincolnton went deep in 1992 losing a very close game to East Rutherford. ER was massive and tried to take the air out the ball. In 1991 the wolves had too many offensive miscues and lost to AL Brown in the first round but I think they played them closer than anybody that year. The Wonders made it to state not sure if they won.
Danged Tennessee Pipeline is open
I really think Stover could be an impressive sleeper this year
We figured we might as well hit the sec territory plenty of talent 🤣🤣🤣
LHSfaninVA, after Lincolnton lost to East Rutherford in the 92 quarterfinals, ER would lose out to Statesville the next week in the regionals. Statesville would ultimately lose to Burlington Cummings in the 3A title game.
I thought East Rutherford played Shelby in the Western Finals. ER had the biggest collection of running backs I had ever seen. They must have had three or four Antoine Ikard types. One or two of them I think were selected for the Shrine Bowl. Lincolnton kept knocking them out of the Black Friday game and one by one they kept returning like a zombie movie.
Thanks for the update. I do remember Statesville playing Cummings in a game. ER and the Wolves were evenly matched up. I think Lincolnton just missed recovering an onside kick and Arias barely missed a 40-50 field goal. He could sure kick. Now just got to get the current kids to believe that they can play with the big boys (no matter how many IMG recruits amaidendevil brings in) just like the old Lincolnton teams did.
I haven't even mentioned the Florida and Texas recruits that are coming this summer 🤣🤣
Those Mack Brown 1.0 defenses towards the end of this time at UNC were no joke. I was at a game against Wake. I think it was Wake. Deacs had 1st and Goal inside the one and did not score. Stuffed four straight times. Today, they would hold a rugby scrum with three or four backs pushing the quarterback.
Mock was one of the best linebackers in Thomasville history. After UNC, he had a flirting relationship with the NFL, but eventually was assigned to the NFL’s attempt to spread to Europe and played in Scotland. He had great speed for the position and was a solid tackler. Reminded me a lot of Akeem Davis-Gaither, now with the Bengals.
West Lincoln RB per sources in Lincoln country
