Hibriten 19 Shelby 7

[Shelby Lion]

After four straight state championships and 23 straight playoff victories a team has finally knocked the Golden Lions out ....

While I hate it for the Golden Lions what a run it has been,.... .Knew it would end sometime....

Happy for Beamer and a couple of those Hibriten fans, always class acts

Good luck against whomever comes out of the east
What a run it has been....

Great ball game go get you a championship Panthers

 

[Shelby Lion]

Malik/ Dax/ Brooks and all those Seniors had an outstanding run....... Sad to see this be their last game, but they played their hearts out....Left it all on the field

 

[skillylander]

The king is dead. Long live the king!

 

[my_2cents]

Congratulations to Hibriten. I thought Shelby would win this one but it sounds like Hibriten's defense stood tall when it mattered.

Like I said I would, I tip my hat to Hibriten. Should be a very interesting state championship game.

 

[Mopar forever]

Great great game
Hibriten defense was NASTY
Congrats to them and I'm truly sorry for the Shelby seniors been a great run

 

[Hibriten97]

Those seniors have 3 rings to show for their hard work- I would hold my head high.

 

[Lincolnton]

Feel bad for Shelby Lion, 65 Lion and some other proud Golden Lions fans who I work with.

Four consecutive titles and twenty three consecutive playoff wins. That’s probably not going to be done by a team from this area, again , during my lifetime.

As for Shelby I’d guess the drive for another title starts soon.

A big congratulations to Hibriten and all the best, next week.

 

[Frank Lost Password]

Hats off to a helluva run by Shelby!

 

[dgheel57]

Heck of a run Shelby,but streaks always come to and end.

 

[rambbq]

tough loss Shelby quite a run...you guys are rightfully proud of your program....Congrats to Hibriten...I'm assuming this is virgin territory for them (as far as appearing in state title game)..............

 

[patsfball]

Congrats Hibriten, clearly the best team won this game. The best Defense around, and not a bad offense!

 

[Mchammerdaddy]

Waiting on 72 champs next open letter.

 

[TheMule]

It will be a long, long, long time before another football team in North Carolina wins four straight State Championships.

Great run by a great high school football team - the Shelby Golden Lions.

Tip of the helmut by this old Mule.

 

[fireant7]

Great game, and Shelby is all class. Dax is the real deal and I look forward to seeing him on Saturdays. Great run these last years for the Golden Lions. All the respect in the world for your program.

 

[whitemilesdavis]

Great game Hibriten! Gee is the man, and you've got plenty of other players too. Hope you can win it all.

Really proud of this group of seniors. Wish they could have won it all, but that is how life goes.

 

[hunt&chase]

Great ballgame.Gee Witherspoon is way underrated.168 yards on 18 carries 2tds. He is one of the best RBs in NC.

 

[ohio tarheels]

tough loss Shelby quite a run...you guys are rightfully proud of your program....Congrats to Hibriten...I'm assuming this is virgin territory for them (as far as appearing in state title game)..............

Yes it will be our 1st

 

[TarHeel_Gregg]

Great ballgame.Gee Witherspoon is way underrated.168 yards on 18 carries 2tds. He is one of the best RBs in NC.

Just a junior also

 

[Blue and Gold22]

Great run. Very hard to do and also very hard to be that close to 5 straight. Gives you alot of respect for what Knotts has been able to accomplish.

 

[nepsy7]

Great run by Shelby. Continue to be great.

 

[seadog28]

Congrats to Coach Lewis, the staff and players, the Hibriten faithful and especially one of my favorite posters, beamer. Now, win it all!!!

 

[Lion Attack]

Damn near choked me up, this heartfelt outro from the quarterback. So grateful for our coaches, city, and Shelby High School. Congrats to Hibriten, especially Beamer24, a humble, very likable poster.

 

[seadog28]

LA, great run. #12 and the rest can hold their heads high. They are Champions!

 

[shelbyfan1]

Congrats to Hibriten, they did what they had to do.
Still belive some bad calls, but we still misssed 2 fg, and didnt finish whst we needed. Good luck rest of way.
To my Lions, we stumble but never fall, alot of talent back,

 

[Shelby Lion]

LA

Tell Malik thank you! What a great leader he has been and we the fans were lucky to watch him play

Best of luck to him and all the seniors ! They sure gave us a lot of great memories

 

[beamer24]

Hat's off to Shelby great team! Hard hitting physical game. Neither D gave up much.
Very much a team win multiple players stepped up and made plays. Congrats to Coach Lewis and company long time coming.

1 more to go!

 

[Mopar forever]

I agree Mr Attack please tell Malik that he is a great great man ( his post was AWSOME ) the man played on 1 leg and never let up and his attitude on the feild was outstanding ( yea I watch him a lot tonight ) and to the Shelby/Hibriten players the sportsmanship was OUTSTANDING tonight BEST I EVER SAW PERIOD

 

[Hibriten97]

Just watched FFN - if anyone has complaints about the refs it’s RObinson- they got hosed against Catholic

 

[Lion Attack]

LA

Tell Malik thank you! What a great leader he has been and we the fans were lucky to watch him play

Best of luck to him and all the seniors ! They sure gave us a lot of great memories

Thanks, my man. Cherish your son’s time on the gridiron, because the time just flies by.

 

[Lion Attack]

I agree Mr Attack please tell Malik that he is a great great man ( his post was AWSOME ) the man played on 1 leg and never let up and his attitude on the feild was outstanding ( yea I watch him a lot tonight ) and to the Shelby/Hibriten players the sportsmanship was OUTSTANDING tonight BEST I EVER SAW PERIOD

Lol @ Mr. Attack, man, I needed that laugh.

 

[Hibriten97]

Shelby Fans- give us your thoughts on our chances next Sat- doesn’t seem like Duplin is your typical eastern team

 

[rocketfan73]

congrats to shelby on an incredible run. that must have been a great game. congrats to hibriten

 

[Lion Attack]

Shelby Fans- give us your thoughts on our chances next Sat- doesn’t seem like Duplin is your typical eastern team

Good team speed, good defense. I certainly like Hibriten’s chances. The Panther Bowl will be a good one.

 

[daletec]

The young men on BOTH teams laid some wood, tonight! What a game! Both teams were sportsmen and both hit hard. THAT is how football is played.

 

[Hibriten97]

I think teams like Shelby South Point and the like understand that the battle is on the field and about winning a game with talent and sportsmanship- this is instilled by the coaches and it separates the champions from the pretenders. I’m proud to be a panther and even more proud we beat a team that wins and loses with class.

 

[Hibriten97]

Guys I go back to watching our students tear down the goal post bc we won our first game in 3 years. What Chuck Cannon started and Clay Lewis has continued is amazing. Some of you “kids” will just never know how bad it actually was.

 

[Mopar forever]

Guys I go back to watching our students tear down the goal post bc we won our first game in 3 years. What Chuck Cannon started and Clay Lewis has continued is amazing. Some of you “kids” will just never know how bad it actually was.

Wow I would not have thought it was that bad to see them guys play last 2 years I would have thought that playing late year rounds were the norm around Lenoir

 

[72 State Champion]

Congrats to Hibriten. They were a class act. Also didn't realize they were so young....you guys seem poised for a back to back!

Witherspoon is one of the fastest backs we have ever seen....and we've seen a lot of running backs.

I never like to bring officiating into a post game breakdown but some of the calls tonight were tough. When we took the ball away from the Hibriten running back and were running wide open down the field and a whistle gets blown saying he was down while he never even hit the ground...that was hard to believe. We'll have to watch the game tape on that one. According to the Shelby defensive players and coaching staff that call was awful and it should have been our ball and had the play not been blown dead, 6 points for us. The chop block penalty on the two killed us as well but according to our coaching staff it was a legitimate call. Our receivers dropped wide open passes and we couldn't execute like we know how to. Our kicker missed two FGs (albeit one was tipped) which doesn't happen. DaDa gets caught from behind streaking down the field because he has a banged up wheel. Hibriten is a fantastic team. We've said all year that the only 2A team that can beat Shelby is Shelby. Mistake free ball tonight is what we needed and we unfortunately didn't do that. Again congrats to Hibriten and bring it back to the west!!

Only real complaint we have and this really has nothing to do with the game itself is that Hibriten's facilities are quite pathetic. To be a high school in 2017, be hosting a Western Finals championship game and have the game clock go out on the scoreboard just as the game starts is pathetic. An entire half with no game clock. Also to not have playclocks is a head scratcher. We recommend you take the "kept" half of the $10,000 half and half and work on those as well as the crummy visitor's bleachers. We can understand why some of your fans are embarrassed by the facilities. End of rant.

Best of luck to Hibriten.

We've never said we win them all....we just win more than anyone else.

 

[HHSgoodFAN]

Congrats to Hibriten. They were a class act. Also didn't realize they were so young....you guys seem poised for a back to back!

Witherspoon is one of the fastest backs we have ever seen....and we've seen a lot of running backs.

I never like to bring officiating into a post game breakdown but some of the calls tonight were tough. When we took the ball away from the Hibriten running back and were running wide open down the field and a whistle gets blown saying he was down while he never even hit the ground...that was hard to believe. We'll have to watch the game tape on that one. According to the Shelby defensive players and coaching staff that call was awful and it should have been our ball and had the play not been blown dead, 6 points for us. The chop block penalty on the two killed us as well but according to our coaching staff it was a legitimate call. Our receivers dropped wide open passes and we couldn't execute like we know how to. Our kicker missed two FGs (albeit one was tipped) which doesn't happen. DaDa gets caught from behind streaking down the field because he has a banged up wheel. Hibriten is a fantastic team. We've said all year that the only 2A team that can beat Shelby is Shelby. Mistake free ball tonight is what we needed and we unfortunately didn't do that. Again congrats to Hibriten and bring it back to the west!!

Only real complaint we have and this really has nothing to do with the game itself is that Hibriten's facilities are quite pathetic. To be a high school in 2017, be hosting a Western Finals championship game and have the game clock go out on the scoreboard just as the game starts is pathetic. An entire half with no game clock. Also to not have playclocks is a head scratcher. We recommend you take the "kept" half of the $10,000 half and half and work on those as well as the crummy visitor's bleachers. We can understand why some of your fans are embarrassed by the facilities. End of rant.

Best of luck to Hibriten.

We've never said we win them all....we just win more than anyone else.

Why you so salty. I am sure Hibriten wanted the clock to stop working LoL. I like how you congratulate HHS and then start smack talking. Win and lose with class.
Last year SP taught Hibriten a lot. We took our butt whopping like a champ and then Pulled for SP to bring it home. Don’t be so salty.

 

[72 State Champion]

My friend there is a difference between salty and honesty.

Your facilities suck. If the GAME clock didn't work an entire half at Shelby I'd be unbelievably embarrassed in any game but the Western Finals championship game that is unacceptable. And if the visiting fans had to sit on whatever those tiny concrete slabs are called I'd be very embarrassed.

I big congrats to the football team. Bring it back to the west.