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I find it funny that Thomasville players get on social media talking trash like you are having a winning season. Lexington will not have any problems beating Thomasville Friday night.
 
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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.
 
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
 
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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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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 828 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.
We definitely shouldn’t be in a split conference with north, Ledford, and central.
 
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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.
 
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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.
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.
 
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.
 
Simmons is picking Lexington by 15. If I remember his system correctly, he gives three points to the home team.
 
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 ?
 
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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.
 
That south stokes game last year was incredible. The Bishop vs Thomasville game two years ago was also an amazing game.
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.
 
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.
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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