Thomasville Football
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Kids talk so much trash on social media and then cannot back it up. If most kids or teams were as good as they thought they were they would undefeated and world beaters. Talks Cheap, Action Speaks!
Social media has ruined so many things for so many people. I got off of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or whatever it’s called now a long time ago. Even on here things can get tough. Clinton is getting rolled on the 2A boards for what their former coach just did in SC. He isn’t at Clinton anymore, they are like 1-9 and they still catching hell. Social media may have started all of that too with the Clinton U mess that came about a year or two ago. Social media is of the devil man.
Can we start a Thomasville U platform, any takers? Jk of course, we got our own problems. We don’t need that drama too.
Can we start a Thomasville U platform, any takers? Jk of course, we got our own problems. We don’t need that drama too.
Don't know the score, but Lexington JV is really bad and has small numbers. THS JV is pretty decent and the middle school was 5-3 so the future could be bright for them in the realignment at 2A.
Saw on highschoolot that were predicted to be in 3a. Also saw them being in a split 3a/4a conference with Ledford and north Davidson
Thomasville may be on the upper end of 2A. Guess it’s possible they could be at the very bottom of 3A.
Last year’s numbers were Thomasville 592, Ledford 838 and North 925.
Thomasville has lost students (last year they lost 48) every year for some time. I can’t imagine it’s different this year. If we get down under 570, I think we’re definitely in 2A and probably with some of the Randolph County schools.
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We definitely shouldn’t be in a split conference with north, Ledford, and central.
Went back and looked at the projection Hon Dines did a few months ago using the NCHSAA posted criteria (about 64 schools per classification). It had us in 4A as the seventh smallest school with 592. The smallest in that class was North Rowan at 572. The largest in 4A was 760.
Ledford was safely in 5A and North in 6A in Don’s forecast.
If Thomasville loses 20-30 or more students, we could be down in 3A. That would be tough geographically with South Davidson, Bishop McGinness, Albemarle and Starmount being the closest 3Ateams.
Ledford was safely in 5A and North in 6A in Don’s forecast.
If Thomasville loses 20-30 or more students, we could be down in 3A. That would be tough geographically with South Davidson, Bishop McGinness, Albemarle and Starmount being the closest 3Ateams.
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I seen a projected list based on last years numbers for realignment from the wrestling coaches association. It is not the deciding list but is relevant because all leagues will be based on ADM and location. THS is either 2a or 3A based on what the cutoff is finalized at when the NCHSAA gets all the ADM's. That has been delayed due to the mountain school still locating kids and getting back open to gather an ADM.
Ledford, East and West are all in the lower to middle 700's. THS, Trinity, ER, PG, NR are all between 570-700. I predict two major options for THS. A split 2A/3A with Ledford, ED, WD, Trinity, Wheatmore, ER and PG. Or a 1A/2A split similar to the old YVC (1A's SD, C Central, 2A's Albemarle, S Stanly, N Moore, N Rowan).
Problem is the outlier schools that offer football and the other major sports that are unique in size to their county. Chatham Central 1A 340, SD 1A 345, N Moore 600+, N Rowan 570+ are all outliers that have to go somewhere within a few counties away. There are tons of charters but very few offer football so they will "likely" be put in leagues together. I think the best league for THS is the split 2A/3A with good local travel and gates. As for SD, who knows where they end u up with 343 kids and stuck like chuck with few options.
Not sure about the Ledford numbers. The NCHSAA website showed them at 838 for 2023-24. If they are mid-700’s, they’ve lost a lot of kids. If they are around 838, they and North would be two classifications above us (based on no more than 64 per class) and would be unlikely to be with Thomasville in a split conference. Don’s projections were based on 55 teams in each with 57 in 1A. There are also a few new schools. What they do with charters will also affect it. There has also been talk of a Big 32, with the 32 largest by themselves. That would of course increase the other seven classifications.
As an aside, just a very few years ago, East was above 1,000. Where the heck are all the kids going? Sure isn’t Thomasville.
Day 10 2024 ADM's from the county school website. Day 20 will be used for the actual ADM by the NCHSAA so I wouldn't suspect any of them to off by more 5-10 kids either way. I am not sure where those kids are going, but they are all losing kids except CD, ND and OG.
CD 906
ED 709
LHS 781
ND 938
OG 995
WD 742
SD 350
Lex 915+
THS ?
Score Stream shows 20-17 THS. Hope the Dogs hang on for the win!
Why on earth would you pick up the ball on a kickoff right at the 1 yard line? Lexington would have got penalized for it I think. Bulldogs played great up till that point then found ways to lose the game....
Definitely should have won this game. From what I saw we are definitely the better team athletically even after losing all those seniors last year. Play calls and formations is what separated these two teams
When you allow the other team to put ten in the box, you have to make them pay. Not trying to pile on, but everything this season was predictable based on the coach search process. I hope this staff grows. It could start with heeding the advice of a Hall of Fame coach.
I hope we get some discipline Back in the program. Bulldog players fighting on the field with their own teammates after the game in front of fans has to be corrected.
It wouldn’t surprise me to see Tville, East, Ledford and West in the same conference.
You see that Ferguson is getting ready to go up to south stokes this weekend and play the. with Ledford? I’m half tempted to drive myself up there just to see the difference. South is a popular pick for 1A state champs.
It’s concerning to see schools like Ledford potentially losing students, as these changes can significantly impact not only the competitive landscape but also the overall health of the programs. This shift could lead to a more fragmented conference structure, especially if Thomasville ends up in a different grouping. The fact that Don's projections are based on a specific number of teams in each classification, along with the introduction of new schools, adds another layer of complexity.
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Looking at the 4A ADM's Ledford 806, Central 935, Salisbury 916, Lexington 876, Randleman 868, TW Andrews 843, SW Randolph 800 could be a league. You also have outliers Carver and Uwharrie Charter (no football) close enough to join that league.
As for Tville, the closest schools in 3A are W Davidson 781, E Davidson 735, Trinity 673, Wheatmore 664, Tville 595, P Grove 587 would make a close travel league with good gates. ER is the biggest 2A school at 585 so will they petition for that 3A league or get pushed up to join it?
In local 6A you have O Grove, N Davidson, Atkins, HP Central, N Forsyth, S Guilford and NE Guilford all close enough to be together.
In local 1A, you got S Davidson, WS Prep, and College Prep (The Point) and N Stokes stuck like chuck with nobody close their size. All the other 1A schools local are charters without football.
Looking at the 4A ADM's Ledford 806, Central 935, Salisbury 916, Lexington 876, Randleman 868, TW Andrews 843, SW Randolph 800 could be a league. You also have outliers Carver and Uwharrie Charter (no football) close enough to join that league.
As for Tville, the closest schools in 3A are W Davidson 781, E Davidson 735, Trinity 673, Wheatmore 664, Tville 595, P Grove 587 would make a close travel league with good gates. ER is the biggest 2A school at 585 so will they petition for that 3A league or get pushed up to join it?
In local 6A you have O Grove, N Davidson, Atkins, HP Central, N Forsyth, S Guilford and NE Guilford all close enough to be together.
In local 1A, you got S Davidson, WS Prep, and College Prep (The Point) and N Stokes stuck like chuck with nobody close their size. All the other 1A schools local are charters without football.
Good analysis, WOW. Your 3A configuration would be best for Thomasville. Okay gates, relative competitiveness in most sports and limited travel time (which enhance attendance). I don’t think ER will be there. It will be interesting to see the size of proposed conferences. Six or seven would allow for including traditional rivalries which would be good for everybody.
Yep, that is just based off of the ADM's that came out and keeping it local. Seems like 2A/3A/4A/5A/6A will be relatively easy to solve (may be giving the NCHSAA) too much credit. But 1A is possibly a cluster you know what with all those charter schools without football and wrestling. ER is also as far as travel goes for a league. They may have to do some split leagues to accommodate those far reaching schools with nobody their classification.
Do you think they would include ER without another 4A team? I would hope we wouldn’t have a 9 or 10 team conference.
It seems to make sense for them to join that league but being the only 2A in the area in Randolph they are kind of wait and see like lots of outlier schools.
Well, here we are. Someone predicted in August that the ‘Dogs would go 13-2 or 12-3. I scoffed then. We’ll never know, of course, but I believe last year’s staff would have gone 7-3 or 8-2 in the regular season.
We have what we have. Again, I don’t blame the coach. He didn’t create this situation that started eight or nine months ago. With all that has happened, there is only one constant and I think that’s obvious who that is.
Hopefully, the new staff will begin to right the ship. There are several more sports seasons to go this last year in 1A. I wish them all well.
We have what we have. Again, I don’t blame the coach. He didn’t create this situation that started eight or nine months ago. With all that has happened, there is only one constant and I think that’s obvious who that is.
Hopefully, the new staff will begin to right the ship. There are several more sports seasons to go this last year in 1A. I wish them all well.
Why do you say the new staff? Was he fired last night or is it just assumed he will be?
Neither. I refer to the current staff as the new one. He won’t be fired, nor should he be. One year isn’t enough to evaluate a coach.
