Saw where Deems May III chose to walk on at UNC…deciding to forego scholarship offers.
Best of luck to that young man!
Lexington football
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Best of luck to that young man!
The wishbone that Lexington ran has evolved to the flexbone and spread option nowadays. Regardless, the principles are the same. Get options and a 2 on 1 or 3 on 2 or even 3 on 1 situation and run them in circles. So long as you can block it anyway...
Lexington's a drunkard of a sleeping giant at the moment but honestly with a solid staff and HC they can be slowly relevant again. They showed spurts of it last year. Those first 2-3 possessions against Central Davidson their offense looked somewhat decent. They drove down the field and scored at will on Central before they woke up and stomped them. I didn't get what their playcaller was doing after that it got real sloppy. Still would love to see some gamefilm from their game vs South.. that still blows my mind. I'll give this current fellow a fair shot though; he's already a step up from Hollman. Why they hired him I have no idea; he's ruined 2 programs in a row. They need to get more physical; they've lacked that for a while. Until they do that it will be a while. Any kind of positive momentum is huge for this year.
Lexington was one of the defining programs to me growing up; they were iconic for ball around here. I would love to see them back one day.
Lexington was one of the defining programs to me growing up; they were iconic for ball around here. I would love to see them back one day.
Penalties and lack of discipline cost them the SD game.
Did some research. Now I know why the sign has so many state titles. And I have no issue with it.
Lexington WNCHSAA titles: 1933, 34, 39, 40, 54, 67
Lexington Dunbar NCASC titles: 56, 58, 59, 63
LSHS NCHSAA titles: 85 and 86
I believe Davidson County and Lexington desegregated in 66 or so. Lexington Dunbar won their championships in 2A. They lost a 3A title in 65 and also lost an Open Division title in 47. If they didn't lose the 2A title in 57 they would have won four consecutive.
Lexington won state titles coming down from 4A NCHSAA to 3A WNCHSAA in 67. And after losing a NCHSAA 3A title to Burlington Williams in 1980 went down to 2A and won in 85 and 86.
This was very gratifying and fascinating research. I hope you all enjoy!
Lexington WNCHSAA titles: 1933, 34, 39, 40, 54, 67
Lexington Dunbar NCASC titles: 56, 58, 59, 63
LSHS NCHSAA titles: 85 and 86
I believe Davidson County and Lexington desegregated in 66 or so. Lexington Dunbar won their championships in 2A. They lost a 3A title in 65 and also lost an Open Division title in 47. If they didn't lose the 2A title in 57 they would have won four consecutive.
Lexington won state titles coming down from 4A NCHSAA to 3A WNCHSAA in 67. And after losing a NCHSAA 3A title to Burlington Williams in 1980 went down to 2A and won in 85 and 86.
This was very gratifying and fascinating research. I hope you all enjoy!
Enjoyed it all…except ‘86. 😂
Lexington ran through Catawba county like a brush fire. Took Maiden out in the 3rd round followed by taking Newton Conover out in the 4th round. I’ll say this too…Lexington packed the house at the Maiden game. Huge crowd…standing room only….I was truly impressed by that.
Gosh…they were good.
If you build it.. They will come. Philpott is a beautiful stadium and setting and deserves to be filled like the old days.
Not much parental involvement. That can be a good and bad thing both ways for a coach.
Not much parental involvement. That can be a good and bad thing both ways for a coach.
You know what it is... Blue and orange blue and orange blue and orange blue and orange...
Wow. ND fans are gonna give me a ton of shit for that lmao
Good to see you doing that research. Lexington and Thomasville had some impressive history in their black high schools athletically. Church Street in Thomasville had some tremendous athletes, as did Dunbar. Most will rarely receive recognition outside the older black community.
Thomasville took a different approach to integration. A group of leaders from the black and white communities hand picked a few black students at each grade level to attend the Thomasville white schools. One of those, who became my friend and colleague, told me many years later that the students chosen were those who excelled academically, could take a lot of harassment without escalating or backing down. But kids who would stay out of trouble. I believe that was in the 63-64 school year. By 68-69, it was fully integrated. Those first kids paved the way for what became a relatively amicable blending of two groups that had little interaction before that.
That first experiment in integration took place when I was in junior high. The Thomasville athletic teams on that level inherited Church Street’s activity bus. Lot of fond memories rolling into opposing stadiums in our red and black, riding on that green and white Green Hornet bus. Taught me a lot about how to get along with people who didn’t look like me. Still learning.
One thing I found interesting. Randolph County apparently had no black schools, so many of their students were
sent to the black schools in Thomasville.
Charlie England is an icon in Lexington and rightfully so. He had a great influence on the integration of Lexington Schools. Coming from Dunbar, he became highly respected by almost all citizens. They could use him now.
My opinion is that any resurrection of the Lexington football program will have to start with the school board having a common goal and a willingness to work together. Leadership starts at the top.
In order for a student to transfer out of their district into another district in which they do not reside, the student's family must get TWO things.
First, they must obtain a release from the district of their residency. This even applies to families who have a parent(s) who teaches in another system. Systems are not crazy about granting these releases because that means the money that they'd get for that student will be sent elsewhere.
Secondly, they must obtain a document from the other district accepting them
Some students slip through I'm sure... but its almost always due to deception.
I know a kid who left one feeder pattern in Davidson County and popped up in another feeder pattern (this has been 5+ years ago). The dad filled out an affidavit stating that he was renting an apartment in the basement of a house in the new district. He was lying. But... he set the basement up in case the system sent out a social worker to check on him. I'm going to assume that they didn't send one out.
Long story short... the kid wasn't that good, so it was all a big ol' exercise in wasting time and effort. But I'd bet a good player gets through now and then. Especially if they are really committed and are willing to spend some extra money to make things look legitimate.
First, they must obtain a release from the district of their residency. This even applies to families who have a parent(s) who teaches in another system. Systems are not crazy about granting these releases because that means the money that they'd get for that student will be sent elsewhere.
Secondly, they must obtain a document from the other district accepting them
Some students slip through I'm sure... but its almost always due to deception.
I know a kid who left one feeder pattern in Davidson County and popped up in another feeder pattern (this has been 5+ years ago). The dad filled out an affidavit stating that he was renting an apartment in the basement of a house in the new district. He was lying. But... he set the basement up in case the system sent out a social worker to check on him. I'm going to assume that they didn't send one out.
Long story short... the kid wasn't that good, so it was all a big ol' exercise in wasting time and effort. But I'd bet a good player gets through now and then. Especially if they are really committed and are willing to spend some extra money to make things look legitimate.
From 1996 to 2013, my kids got letters of release from Davidson County to attend Thomasville City Schools. It was never a problem. It had nothing to do with athletics. Obviously, I had no clue whether my five year old would even play sports. At that time, an education was better and broader than in the East Davidson schools. Not so true today.
Haven’t checked in a while, but in 2013, out of 2350 students in the Thomasville system, 155 were transfers from other systems. And there were about the same number transferred out. I understand that DCS has tightened up some since then, but I confirmed last year with the DCS head honcho that it still happens between the systems. And much more common is the situation where students from one system also take classes in the other. ROTC at Thomasville is the best example. Especially with the emphasis on advanced manufacturing classes, that needs to continue. TCS is ahead of DCS in that regard. All students within Davidson County need that opportunity.
I imagine that it’s tougher to transfer within DCS than to or from other systems. But I could be wrong.
Lexington vs Shelby 1984 NCHSAA 3A Western Division II Championship
Ready or not, the team that they field is not going to be worthy of it. Another abysmal year for the Yellow Jackets.
Doesn't surprise me at all. They weren't a bit ready for prime time last year; theSouth Davidson game showed this guy wasn't right for it.
They need a veteran coach who's had legit success and wasn't a one year wonder. There's no reason why this program shouldn't contend year in and out. It's been like this for 20 years after Hunt left. Never has gotten consistently better.
It's a 3-4 year rebuild from the ground up. No ifs ands or buts about it
The academic policy they have hurts them in all sports as well. Someone correct me if I am wrong. I think the GPA requirement is higher than others around them.
Indeed. It's a solidly nuked environment, and one of the worst in the state. Sad part is they did it to theirselves. So many bad head coaching picks over the past 20 years. They have to pay for what they have sown.
The new HC will have to pretty much remold everything. But that's a good thing; if it's an experienced fellow he will know how to do it properly. No one since Deal has seemed to understand anything about the program.
I'd honestly would love to have this job if I had a teacher's license; it would be a hell of a challenge but it would be amazing to build Lexington back up. I hope the next coach does it. Things aren't right around here without Lexington contending again.
Lexington has three seats open on their board of education. This is their second election since the change from an appointed board. One seat has two candidates. One seat has one candidate, who was recently appointed to fill a vacancy when the incumbent resigned. One seat has no one running and it’s too late to file. Enough said.
Charles Morman has been named interim HC. If he wants the job, I think he deserves it. He’s put in years there at Lexington and came up expecting to win by living and playing in Richmond County.
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