Draft #2

[BlueDevil1996]

So They really want to Relive the Old NPC conference

draft #2 is

Mooresville -7A
LN- 7A
South Iredell -7A

Alexander Central 6A
North Iredell - 6A
St Stephen- 6A
Statesville- 6A

 

[Vik-Val 86]

So They really want to Relive the Old NPC conference

draft #2 is

Mooresville -7A
LN- 7A
South Iredell -7A

Alexander Central 6A
North Iredell - 6A
St Stephen- 6A
Statesville- 6A

They need another 7A team in

 

[Sportsnut17]

NW Guilford
R. J. Reynolds
East Forsyth
Reagan
Parkland
Davie
West Forsyth

 

[BlueDevil1996]

NW Guilford
R. J. Reynolds
East Forsyth
Reagan
Parkland
Davie
West Forsyth

That’s a solid conference

 

[Sportsnut17]

That’s a solid conference

Swapped out Tabor for NW Guilford
Still should be competitive and gates will still be great.

 

[Vik-Val 86]

7A/8A Conference C
Chambers 8A
Mallard Creek 8A
West Charlotte 8A
Butler 7A
Independence 7A
North Meck 7A

Heck of a conference but would love to seen them switch North Meck for Hough

 

[Sportsnut17]

Keep posting about conferences, I am just posting whole release in case anyone wants to see everything.

https://www.nchsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Committee-Draft-2-Jan21pdf.pdf

 

[Eagles/Trojans13]

Can’t move Tabor into that conference with them being 6A

 

[Sportsnut17]

Can’t move Tabor into that conference with them being 6A

Didn’t word that exactly right, I just meant that NWG was replacing Tabor.

 

[MHSBigBlue06]

So They really want to Relive the Old NPC conference

draft #2 is

Mooresville -7A
LN- 7A
South Iredell -7A

Alexander Central 6A
North Iredell - 6A
St Stephen- 6A
Statesville- 6A

This is what I get for saying the first draft couldn’t be any worse. The committee said hold my beer and came out with this abomination.

 

[InfoMan25]

7A/8A Conference C
Chambers 8A
Mallard Creek 8A
West Charlotte 8A
Butler 7A
Independence 7A
North Meck 7A

Heck of a conference but would love to seen them switch North Meck for Hough

Hough is 8A - think they want to keep an even number of 8A/7A teams. Chambers would be the team to go in that case in terms of competitive balance is what you're referring to.

 

[fitguync30]

NW Guilford
R. J. Reynolds
East Forsyth
Reagan
Parkland
Davie
West Forsyth

Looks like a good conference and should be East, West, NWG fighting it out for the top spot most seasons. Maybe Davie as well if the new hire they are still to make can get them turned around. Reagan might have a say but they typically underachieve, in my opinion. They have talent and good community support but usually cannot pull it all together. RJR and Parkland as usual, will be bringing up the rear. Those two programs seem pretty hopeless. At least RJR will finally be playing their home games on campus.

 

[84k]

A.L. Brown (7A)
Cox Mill (7A)
Hickory Ridge (7A)
West Cabarrus (7A)
Berry Academy (6A)
Central Cabarrus (6A)
Harding University (6A)
Olympic (6A)

This conference is terrible.
Imagine trying to get to Olympic in the charlotte traffic from Kannapolis.

 

[InfoMan25]

A.L. Brown (7A)
Cox Mill (7A)
Hickory Ridge (7A)
West Cabarrus (7A)
Berry Academy (6A)
Central Cabarrus (6A)
Harding University (6A)
Olympic (6A)

This conference is terrible.
Imagine trying to get to Olympic in the charlotte traffic from Kannapolis.

It looks like this is locked in, no changes at all from the last draft.

 

[jacks2start]

A.L. Brown (7A)
Cox Mill (7A)
Hickory Ridge (7A)
West Cabarrus (7A)
Berry Academy (6A)
Central Cabarrus (6A)
Harding University (6A)
Olympic (6A)

This conference is terrible.
Imagine trying to get to Olympic in the charlotte traffic from Kannapolis.

its really a slap in the face for Kann,, just bad all the way around for them.. Nobody wins games in that conference other than Kann, I dont even care if they are 7a, just somehow put them in our conference

 

[mpj2k8]

7A/8A Conference C
Chambers 8A
Mallard Creek 8A
West Charlotte 8A
Butler 7A
Independence 7A
North Meck 7A

Heck of a conference but would love to seen them switch North Meck for Hough

I think they were aiming to keep rivalries going because this doesn’t make sense. From a location standpoint Butler should be conference E. The drive from Matthews to
Huntersville is wild.

 

[OptionFreak]

So They really want to Relive the Old NPC conference

draft #2 is

Mooresville -7A
LN- 7A
South Iredell -7A

Alexander Central 6A
North Iredell - 6A
St Stephen- 6A
Statesville- 6A

🤦‍♂️

 

[BoKnowsSports]

Hough is 8A - think they want to keep an even number of 8A/7A teams. Chambers would be the team to go in that case in terms of competitive balance is what you're referring to.

For football. Basketball that’s the best conference in the state without thinking twice.

 

[BlueDevil1996]

I think they were aiming to keep rivalries going because this doesn’t make sense. From a location standpoint Butler should be conference E. The drive from Matthews to
Huntersville is wild.

I’m sure North Meck isn’t happy with that conference bc that’s a absolute gauntlet in every sport

 

[Vik-Val 86]

I’m sure North Meck isn’t happy with that conference bc that’s a absolute gauntlet in every sport

That was what I was thinking. Switch out North Meck with Hough. Then that definitely would be heck of a conference.

 

[MHSBigBlue06]

its really a slap in the face for Kann,, just bad all the way around for them.. Nobody wins games in that conference other than Kann, I dont even care if they are 7a, just somehow put them in our conference

Kann wants this conference. They could’ve just as easily pushed to be in our league, which would prob be more beneficial for them, but didn’t. They see this league as a way to build that green and white “dynasty”. Kinda like we will be forced to do in ours

 

[NCFB73]

its really a slap in the face for Kann,, just bad all the way around for them.. Nobody wins games in that conference other than Kann, I dont even care if they are 7a, just somehow put them in our conference

Mark these words Hickory Ridge. Don’t judge them on last season they had a lot of key injuries and kids left for other places. Coach Gentry will be over .500 in his first year and they will only get better from there. This is going to be NW2.0

 

[84k]

Kann wants this conference. They could’ve just as easily pushed to be in our league, which would prob be more beneficial for them, but didn’t. They see this league as a way to build that green and white “dynasty”. Kinda like we will be forced to do in ours

They could have pushed to stay in the Mooresville conference. But would the NCHSAA put them in that conference is the question.

 

[MHSBigBlue06]

They could have pushed to stay in the Mooresville conference. But would the NCHSAA put them in that conference is the question.

If they asked, probably. Considering they aren’t a part of CabCo school system, they can pretty much go where they want, I’d think

 

[ref4e]

This is what I get for saying the first draft couldn’t be any worse. The committee said hold my beer and came out with this abomination.

I don't envy the realignment committee's job at all. A close friend of mine who is a retired school administrator, served on the realignment committee once back in the early 2000's. He said it's one of the most difficult things he's ever worked on, and among the most thankless.

One thing that he related to me, and what I see reading all the criticism being levied on this thread and others... a lot of the comments on here are based on what the proposal recommends for specific conferences, counties, or schools, but if you look at the job they've got, it's a house of cards. One change may make things better for one school or conference, but that one change also may have a ripple effect that creates hardships for several other schools or conferences.

I agree that it ain't perfect, but what is? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

 

[tigertown21]

I don't envy the realignment committee's job at all. A close friend of mine who is a retired school administrator, served on the realignment committee once back in the early 2000's. He said it's one of the most difficult things he's ever worked on, and among the most thankless.

One thing that he related to me, and what I see reading all the criticism being levied on this thread and others... a lot of the comments on here are based on what the proposal recommends for specific conferences, counties, or schools, but if you look at the job they've got, it's a house of cards. One change may make things better for one school or conference, but that one change also may have a ripple effect that creates hardships for several other schools or conferences.

I agree that it ain't perfect, but what is? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️

I do appreciate what they do. Two of the conferences in this area (Fay) I got exactly right. 5A/6A and 7A/8A.....just
missed out on the 4A by a couple of schools.