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NCHSAA 3rd & Final Draft For 2025-2029 Released 2/14/25
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Northwest 2A/3A (No Change from 2nd Draft)
East Surry (3A)
Mount Airy (3A)
Alleghany (2A)
East Wilkes (2A)
Elkin (2A)
Starmount (2A)
East Surry (3A)
Mount Airy (3A)
Alleghany (2A)
East Wilkes (2A)
Elkin (2A)
Starmount (2A)
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My first impression is that it looks better, but the "football only" conference with Thomas Jefferson will have some long drives. They crossed three classes in making conferences, but only where they had to, so I think it's better.
SMC 1A/2A ( Football Schools Only)
Cherokee (2A)
Hayesville (2A)
Murphy (2A)
Swain County (2A)
Andrews (1A)
Robbinsville (1A)
Rosman (1A)
Cherokee (2A)
Hayesville (2A)
Murphy (2A)
Swain County (2A)
Andrews (1A)
Robbinsville (1A)
Rosman (1A)
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Foothills Conference ? 3A/4A
North Wilkes (3A)Surry Central (3A)
West Wilkes (3A)
Ashe County (4A)
Forbush (4A)
North Surry (4A)
West Stokes (4A)
Wilkes Central (4A)
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Western Highlands 3A/4A
Hendersonville (3A)
Madison (3A)
Mountain Heritage (3A)
Owen (3A)
Polk County (3A)
Avery (2A)
Mitchell (2A
Hendersonville (3A)
Madison (3A)
Mountain Heritage (3A)
Owen (3A)
Polk County (3A)
Avery (2A)
Mitchell (2A
That one will be Western Highlands. Has most of the current members.
Not perfect for Thomasville but better than a lot of alternatives.
This was the first NWC draft but the 2nd & 3rd stayed the same.
Replace Walkertown with Ashe or WC and that woulda been a dang solid conference. 2nd time in 8 years we were gonna be in the NWC and we got taken out of it after. We were gonna be in it when it was going to be the Surry/Stokes league in 2021, and the state changed it up too. Now we lose our awesome non conference schedule wasting it on rivalry games we don't need to play in August. Yuck!
Only + is Ashe is back in the area where they need to be and East/MA/Star get to play again, but the NW is gonna be so top heavy. I honestly feel sorry for the other schools. Elkin and Alleghany will have to depend on non conference to get wins. N/S Stokes get a steal conference wise, they could be .500 if they get the breaks. S Stokes especially with that RB if he stays, they will be neck and neck with Bishop for the conference.
Unless they wanted to stay with North Surry, I dont understand why Surry Central isn't with East Surry and Mount Airy. East Wilkes, Elkin, Starmount, and Alleghany go right through Dobson to get to Mount Airy and East Surry and vise versa.
You could have made a 3A conference with West Wilkes, North Wilkes, Surry Central, East Surry, Mount Airy, and Walkertown.
2A conference with East Wilkes, Elkin, Starmount, Alleghany, Bishop, and South Stokes.
Many of these splits could have been avoided but I'm sure this is what many schools requested.
You could have made a 3A conference with West Wilkes, North Wilkes, Surry Central, East Surry, Mount Airy, and Walkertown.
2A conference with East Wilkes, Elkin, Starmount, Alleghany, Bishop, and South Stokes.
Many of these splits could have been avoided but I'm sure this is what many schools requested.
