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Kudos to Ledford!…scheduling it…then going over there and winning it!Congrats to Ledford on the W!!!
Kudos to Ledford - still scheduling 1a and 2a size schools - padding their season 5-0
This loss by the dark horses was supposed to be a good win for them. Not sure how to look at this loss. Still playing Ledford should helpI don’t think it’s anything wrong with scheduling Clinton. Ledford has been 2a and never reached a state championship. They were recently 2a last season
That's pretty rich coming from a fan of a team who draws from by far the biggest town of any 1A traditional school in the state. Glass housesKudos to Ledford - still scheduling 1a and 2a size schools - padding their season 5-0
Ledford was a very good team, I would compare them to any of the really good ECC history of good teamsThis loss by the dark horses was supposed to be a good win for them. Not sure how to look at this loss. Still playing Ledford should help
This wasn’t an easy game for them. You need to respect the really good smaller schools. ask Ledford if it was a cakewalkKudos to Ledford - still scheduling 1a and 2a size schools - padding their season 5-0
Uhh take a look at the district lines. What city school system has county school districts drawn inside city limits. A town of 26,000 having three high schools taking from it? The county busses go right by my house everyday taking kids home. The districts are drawn to where 90% of the kids are within whistling distance of the stadium. If you drive by Thomasville after football practice watch 75% of the boys walk home. Also look at the rosters of some of the traditional 1a schools right now. I’d say most have 25+ which is right what Thomasville has.That's pretty rich coming from a fan of a team who draws from by far the biggest town of any 1A traditional school in the state. Glass houses
If you’re talking about Thomasville, the school district is less than half the population of the city. The rest are East Davidson and Ledford. Thomasville is the only school district in the state whose district lines have been frozen since 1983. Thomasville school district is definitely 1A and has been very close for years when in 2A.That's pretty rich coming from a fan of a team who draws from by far the biggest town of any 1A traditional school in the state. Glass houses
I understand that Ledford and East Davidson also draw from the city of Thomasville, but Thomasville High is drawing from the inner city of a town of 27,000 people, name another traditional 1A school that draws from a population pool like that, there simply isn't anything else in 1A close to that outside of Carver High and Forsyth County Schools is a whole different can of worms.If you’re talking about Thomasville, the school district is less than half the population of the city. The rest are East Davidson and Ledford. Thomasville is the only school district in the state whose district lines have been frozen since 1983. Thomasville school district is definitely 1A and has been very close for years when in 2A.
They don’t draw from that population. The population of the school district is 10,000 to 13,000. That’s the point. It would be like considering East Davidson’s district to be all of Davidson County. Lexington, for instance, has a population of just under 20,000, but their school district also includes another 1,000 or so in the county. So, they’re actually drawing from 1.5 to 2 times the population. They have a larger student body than Thomasville and draw from a larger area.I understand that Ledford and East Davidson also draw from the city of Thomasville, but Thomasville High is drawing from the inner city of a town of 27,000 people, name another traditional 1A school that draws from a population pool like that, there simply isn't anything else in 1A close to that outside of Carver High and Forsyth County Schools is a whole different can of worms.
I really don’t know. My speculation would be some folks may be using the age old, tried and true “I live with my granny/uncle/third cousin”. And that can happen anywhere, I guess. Often, when parents split up, they live in different districts. That gives some legitimacy, assuming that’s the player’s true residence.How does that work in the reverse? Are students allowed to transfer from city to county more easily? I ask because of the recent Lexington exodus
It can’t happen at the local level, either by the system or city government. A local state legislative bill created the frozen district lines in 1983, and only the legislature can fix it. No representatives in the last twenty years would touch that and not likely to change in my lifetime. Merger possibly, but not likely. Make the city limits and school district lines coterminous? Not a chance. It’s partisan. It would create a mass selloff of houses. And yes, it’s also racist. Our county likes a nice neat package where we can keep those black and brown folks in the two major cities.THS does not need that kid nor the other one that had over 100 yards rushing on Clinton friday night. If the city system will not take a stand and the local board and politicians will not fight to correct an old rule or law about the district lines then it will never change.
TarboroI understand that Ledford and East Davidson also draw from the city of Thomasville, but Thomasville High is drawing from the inner city of a town of 27,000 people, name another traditional 1A school that draws from a population pool like that, there simply isn't anything else in 1A close to that outside of Carver High and Forsyth County Schools is a whole different can of worms.
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Dog, think about the very liberal transfer rules that davidson county has. It has already decimated lexingtons football program, and it would have happened to Thomasville if they hadn’t brought a new coach in.That’s what the new kid at Ledford did, submitted his uncles address, and left thomasville - but he still lives at home smh
I don’t think it’s anything wrong with scheduling Clinton. Ledford has been 2a and never reached a state championship. They were recently 2a last season
Ledford moved up to 3A in 2010 I believe. They dropped down to 2A in 2018 but still got a lot of the same 3A numbers. Unless they have more numbers and size they cant compete with a team with a pulse. They always fold under adversity.
While beating a good team like Clinton looks nice for a team like Ledford, its still a 3A over a 2A school. Plus the rest of the non conference schedule is pretty bad.
I don’t look at 3a and 2a crap. A good team is a good team. Ledford was just 2a and did not qualify for the playoffs. They never made it to state while in 2a. They wouldn’t make it to states this year in 2a
Well shoot, then Ledford should schedule Chambers, and Hough or something.😂
Depth plays a factor or we wouldn't have the classifications in the first place. Ledford lacks heart and a killer mentality like Thomasville or Carver, when they were good. That's why they lost in 2A with 3A numbers.
Not all of us. Some of the ones on here have some specific reasons that are somewhat understandable. I’ll leave it at that.Just curious, why are TVille fans so hard on Ledford?
Thought I might slide that one by you. Should have known you were too sharp for that. Even at this late hour of 9 pm.My friend, you cut me to the quick. How is it you could think such a thing. Why, half of our name is the same, like, well, maybe North and South Korea.
I'm trying to be nice about them but yeah.😁You know what I mean. Why are we acting like Ledford is above 2a. Heck 3a seems a little down to me. I think the top 2a and 3a would have some battles
As a Bulldog fan, I was okay with it for four years. Thought it was somewhat inaccurate in terms of predicted numbers. But it kept us in a conference with some natural rivals, with much better gates and less travel. The original conference we were put in would have been a disaster. Thomasville did okay in football, though not what we would have liked. But our problem was about our own numbers and lack of depth. Generally, we couldn’t compete, with most of our kids playing both ways and any injury being magnified due to that.One of the major reasons why Ledford, OG and ND were 2A was the 20/30/30/20 model and enrollment projections that turned out to be not so accurate. I understand Tville fans for not liking it. They arguably should have been 1A the whole time.
ND, Ledford and Salisbury also all benefited from going East in the playoffs 3 out of 4 years before the pandemic forced a smaller playoff format. OG could have benefited but drew a pissed off rival in the first round as a reward for their conference title lol.
I would like to replace MC and Aboro with Tville and Salisbury for a 3A/2A/1A league that is completely implausible but would be a strong conference 😂As a Bulldog fan, I was okay with it for four years. Thought it was somewhat inaccurate in terms of predicted numbers. But it kept us in a conference with some natural rivals, with much better gates and less travel. The original conference we were put in would have been a disaster. Thomasville did okay in football, though not what we would have liked. But our problem was about our own numbers and lack of depth. Generally, we couldn’t compete, with most of our kids playing both ways and any injury being magnified due to that.
Mostly, I appreciate those schools supporting Thomasville being included in the conference. Without that, it could have been much worse.