Lowman will have the cards ready to play. Little ole ES (ADM 578) will be the underdog just like last year.
Monroe @ East Surry
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Monroe by 14 but who knows East Surry always shows up strong. Boaz is a winner.
My son's played for Dave. And I am an East fan although I do have a nephew that plays in Mount airy. Personally I think we are good. Probably not as good as last year. Definitely aren't going to be very good in the next 4 to 5 years. Not to the level we have been. So we need to get it done this year. I will say I am extremely disappointed in the way some of our illustrious alumni ransacked Dave. I think it pretty much started when he was going to move the one kid to wide receiver when he wanted to play quarterback. Because I think he fit his offense better. So Daddy Jay found a coup. Not really sure how they got Trent. He had been terrible at Bandy's trying to keep the tradition his father had alive. I'm sure they were glad he left the next year they finished 12 and 2. I think he'll jump ship like a Pirate on a plank as soon as this year's over because he sees what's coming. Some of the stuff he is said recently lens to his character. And you know some of that has stayed out of the spotlight. I think he's worn out as welcome pretty soon. He can go to West if he wants to. He'll still get his ass kicked by Reagan every year. Who has a much better coach. The kids though don't have anything to do with their daddy and their coach. So I hope they do fantastic. If he does leave good riddance. Short-term has been great. Long-term won't be. And he ain't going to stick it out for that.
I think a lot of Dave and still not happy with the way things went down before 2018 season. I think the Cards would have been good under Dave the last few years but not to the level Lowman has taken them. East may be down the next couple of years but the group of kids that are freshman and the 8th grade group coming in next year are going to be something special for who ever is coaching. Maybe our AD will take the job if he does leave.
Look at Lowman's situation, he coached Bandys right after his daddy. Big shoes to fill is an understatement. Comes to East Surry right after a local legend and coaching giant is unceremoniously given the the boot. At Bandys he did mediocre at best, comes to Pilot Mtn and seemingly sets the world on fire. With no ties to the area and with his wife also teaching, he could very well go somewhere else. If he does i wish him absolutely nothing but the best. My oldest played for Coach Diamont and my youngest played for both Diamont and Lowman. One was as much as a class act on and off the field as the other. We can and have at length on here debated coaching styles and I'm not getting into that. For years we did joke that Coach Diamonts play book had one page. Full back trap on one side and 2pt conversion on the other. In his later years he did vary some from the run first pass never style. When Tyler Smith and that group of recivers came through he changed things up significantly and had success but never could quite put together a good playoff run. Early exits were always the norm. Lowman comes in and brings the red storm in and for the past few years lit the 1A world up. The move to 2A is a different animal. Some hard fought narrow wins last year proved that the kids led by him could be special. For years I've heard the talent level had fell off after this group of seniors. Past successes don't necessarily mean future wins but the outlook is bleak to the recent standards.
Not going to rehash the Diamont removal debacle but I was thinking back to when the start of the hatred for Dave came to a head. Well from one of the parties involved anyways. We were playing West Sokes, the game was pretty close. Jefferson was playing qb. We're on defense and a defensive end gets rolled up on and West is running their hurry up offense. The D end is trying to get off the field and Diamont yells for another D end to get in the game. Jefferson was and still is a big ole boy. He runs up and says I can go in. Diamont pushes him away and says he needs another one. This all happened in a couple seconds. Nobody else is going in so Diamont pushes Jefferson out there. He lines up and on the next snap he gets his ankle rolled up on. The vocal diarrhea from the crowd is unbelievable. I mean who puts their starting qb in to play D end? Wait... he had be playing D end earlier in the year when he was splitting time at qb with Steven Gosnell. From that day on the unrest in that group was unbelievable. If they would have waited Dave said he was planning to retire after the next season anyways. Parents with little pull and the principal put an end to that. I don't agree on how it was handled but I do know that the heat that the players and Lowman got the next couple years was undeserved because they had absolutely nothing to do with the events that got rid of Dave.
Everything hasn't always been sunshine and roses in Pilot Mtn but I'd still rather be a Cardinal than anything I know.
Gimme East Surry by 6 in a nail-biting finish on Friday.
Not going to rehash the Diamont removal debacle but I was thinking back to when the start of the hatred for Dave came to a head. Well from one of the parties involved anyways. We were playing West Sokes, the game was pretty close. Jefferson was playing qb. We're on defense and a defensive end gets rolled up on and West is running their hurry up offense. The D end is trying to get off the field and Diamont yells for another D end to get in the game. Jefferson was and still is a big ole boy. He runs up and says I can go in. Diamont pushes him away and says he needs another one. This all happened in a couple seconds. Nobody else is going in so Diamont pushes Jefferson out there. He lines up and on the next snap he gets his ankle rolled up on. The vocal diarrhea from the crowd is unbelievable. I mean who puts their starting qb in to play D end? Wait... he had be playing D end earlier in the year when he was splitting time at qb with Steven Gosnell. From that day on the unrest in that group was unbelievable. If they would have waited Dave said he was planning to retire after the next season anyways. Parents with little pull and the principal put an end to that. I don't agree on how it was handled but I do know that the heat that the players and Lowman got the next couple years was undeserved because they had absolutely nothing to do with the events that got rid of Dave.
Everything hasn't always been sunshine and roses in Pilot Mtn but I'd still rather be a Cardinal than anything I know.
Gimme East Surry by 6 in a nail-biting finish on Friday.
"I'd still rather be a Cardinal, than anything I know"...
👆 That's an attitude I appreciate. It used to be the norm. Then people started chasing rings and rainbows, and here we are.
Go Wolves. Win or lose.
I'm so moved by that line, sir, that I'm changing my pick. Cardinals over the Red Hots by 1.
I hear ya brother, was on the very first Cardinal team in 1973 when we switched mascots. Cardinal through and through. At the fence 25 yard line every Friday night.Go Cards.
Good move! 50 years later, Cardinals works pretty well for this spectator.
Cardinals by 6 now. Good luck!
According to Stokes News AD is leaving and taking a position at UNC.
Yes, I saw that last night. Austin Fleming is a class act and will do well in whatever he decides to do in his career. West Stokes fortunate to have him as an athlete and ES fortunate to have him on staff the last couple of years.
Looks like at kickoff will be around 39 degrees and wind around 6 mph. Good night for football. No rain no excuses. Go Cards
100.9 WIFM Will be broadcasting the game Friday night with pre-game starting at 6:45. They are hands down the best broadcast in our area.
Go Big Red
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Go Big Red
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They do a very good broadcast for those who can’t make it to the game. NOB will be making usual Friday night drive back home and be down at the fence. Looking for those X factors to kick in tomorrow night. Still predicting ES by 3. Go cards
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Go Cards!
GAME DAY! Safe travels for all traveling to games tonight. For those coming to Pilot Mountain tonight I think we are in store for a very hard fought and competitive game.
Go Cards!
Simmons has Monroe by 9pts...
#7 Monroe (11-1) at #2 East Surry (12-0) - M by 9
#7 Monroe (11-1) at #2 East Surry (12-0) - M by 9
Thinking Simmons may miss this one. I can’t see either team winning by more than 3. Still think Cardinals with 20 + seniors will refuse to lose at home. Look for Boaz to have a big night. The NOB still says ES by 3.
Go Cards!
Typical Monroe slow start...I'll be wow faced after the half
East looks a lot better than last week mentally. They overlooked Hville and they took it to them for 3 quarters. Looks like they are prepped for Monroe right more. Monroe is way more athletic than Hville was.
2nd half will show a lot I agree with Grizzly.
2nd half will show a lot I agree with Grizzly.
Monroe's doing like I figured and hitting the pass; that's East's weakpoint on defense. That's how we scored 24 on them.
Monroe just scored the go ahead TD on Coach Diamont's favorite play. WOW.
Congratulations to Monroe
Hard fought game, best wishes the rest of the season. Those Seniors played their hearts out and I couldn't be more proud of them.
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Hard fought game, best wishes the rest of the season. Those Seniors played their hearts out and I couldn't be more proud of them.
Go Big Red
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What a crazy end to this ball game. I though East had that 4th down play.
60-8 record for Lowman at East Surry
For any man's money that pretty good
For any man's money that pretty good
No undefeated 2-A teams left with Chase and East Surry losing in third round.
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