NCPreps - Hickory Wins 3A Title
Hickory wins 3A title 33-26 over Seventy-First on Friday night in Chapel Hill.
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Hickory wins 3A Title
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71st also won a 3A state title in 1970 or 1971 when 3A was the highest level in North Carolina. They were not undefeated but they did win the state title beating a Durham team in the process in the title game. I think but not sure they don't get credit for it because the east did not play the west then for a state title as they do now. So I guess they were 3A east title Champs and not "state champs".
Congratulations they turned into a smash mouth team in December when you need it most..
The great SP defense of '22 had trouble with this offense LAST year but most with the QB. It looked to me like they were the hardest offense to stop during that playoff run...and the same Hickory kids are a year older now. I think many suspected they would be extremely good on offense this year.
Hope they will post the full game on youtube. Already loaded the 1A game. NFHS network did a poor on the 3A game. Of course the best game that was played.
Will the QB for Hickory purse for football or baseball when he goes to college. I know he is a good QB. Does anyone know if has any college offers.
Yes my mistake, but 3A then which 71st won in 1970 did not play an east vs west championship game like they do now. I think 4A was the only one that did at that time. But anyway 71st beat Northern Durham 14 to 12 to win the NC Eastern title in 3A in 1970.
1996 no question
Not only scoring ungodly numbers had an amazing defense as well..... one of the better teams to ever come out of 3a football
Not only scoring ungodly numbers had an amazing defense as well..... one of the better teams to ever come out of 3a football
I tended to agree and think that before posted that question but figured some deep Hickory fans with a ton of historical knowledge might know something I don’t
With all Hickory is returning next year, that team could push to be better than 96.
Also knowing the JVs was extremely good this past season. Im sure some good players will move up.
I figured SOMEONE or two would go NFL off that 96’ Hickory team. I’m not sure any of them did. Cheerduck might know, or whoever else follows Hickory area like a hawk
Area players currently in that I know of : Maiden kid I forgot his name, Dickerson S Caldwell, Surrat brothers of EL and Lincolnton. A kicker from Hickory? And Shatley of EBurke
Area players currently in that I know of : Maiden kid I forgot his name, Dickerson S Caldwell, Surrat brothers of EL and Lincolnton. A kicker from Hickory? And Shatley of EBurke
And Nick Easton from Hibriten.(Former NFL and college at Harvard)
That’s right, dang it, forgot bout him lol.
Caleb Farley - Maiden
Ryan Succop - Hickory
HHS had 22 players off that 1996 team that signed to play a college sport. Five had D1 football offers, followed the next year by 2 more D1 offers. The QB off that team, Daniel Willis, chose to play basketball at Lenoir Rhyne and became the South Atlantic Conference's 2nd all time scorer making D2 All American his last two years.
Michael Collins, an OL went Wake Forest, making All Conference and played one year for the Baltimore Ravens before getting a career ending injury playing for their NFL Europe team. This team will be hard pressed to ever compare to. They led the state in offensive scoring and defensive scoring during their championship run.
This year's team was quite different and managed to show what a team attitude can do for you. They didn't sand bag or hide, just lined up and played their game and beat you. HHS has lots of talent coming back next year, but I'll guarantee their road will be harder to any championship hopes with a big target on their back and all of the band wagoner's chirping about how they should repeat. I know one thing, Coach Glass will have those boys ready and they will be humble, but ready to beat you again.
Hickory was 4A at one point in a conference with Hunter Huss right?
When did Hickory drop to 3A?
When did Hickory drop to 3A?
They were 4A with Huss,Ashbrook, Freedom, McDowell, and Asheville in the same conference back in the 70s. A
I forget the others
I forget the others
I know that in 1985/1986 (my senior year) Hickory High had around 1600 students and we were 4A. I'm not sure when they dropped to 3A, but I'm sure reclassification has happened several times over the years, but I don't see the population going below 3A numbers or over 4A numbers.
