I've been thinking all along that Ledford will beat ND too this year the way ND is playing and getting penalties. Ledford defense is legit this year and they are blowing people out. If ND has the same mistakes and penalties against Ledford as they have been having in other games this year then I believe Ledford wins.
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I have to say it, my hats off to the Bulldogs tonight. They gave it all they had. Out manned 60-80 players to 21 they played with heart, had a ton of calls go against them that imo were made up. The refs were terrible both ways, they shouldn't have been on the field, too old and fat. Sorry to be like that but it was plainly obvious, maybe they were good once but they need to stick to middle school or rec. still though, I thought ND is more powerful than Ledford barring they get the penalties under control. I thought blindside hits were illegal apparently not there, we are pretty banged up, but that's their heart, they ain't scared of anyone. Proud of them regardless of tonight's outcome, we also had 4 staters sidelined, could have made a small difference, three of them are in the top 20 most tackles in conference this year. Anyway congrats to the winners, enjoy it while you can, tville middle school has beat ND middle 2 years in a row so the reign is nearly over.
Problem for Ledford is they have defense but North defense is just as good if not better. North offense is waaaaaaaay better. Unfortunately we also shoot ourselves in the foot and that can only help Ledford. I'm not ready to say Ledford is a lock to win yet though.
History says that a great ledford team beats a bad North team. Ledford has never beaten a good or even average North team. I hope that continues...
History says that a great ledford team beats a bad North team. Ledford has never beaten a good or even average North team. I hope that continues...
As for the officiating, North's penalties were definitely legit, we see it every Friday night. I know the T-ville fans were upset with the penalty (two actually) on the long TD pass. I can tell you with 100% confidence that both of those penalties on the Dogs were legit. The WR who caught the TD pass for T-ville DEFINITELY took off early and the play should have actually been called dead right there. I know the T-ville fans probably didn't see the flag because it was on the opposite side of the field, but the official threw that flag before the ball was even snapped, don't know why he didn't blow it dead. After the TD a T-ville player CLEARLY hit an ND player in the back well after the whistle to cause the personal foul penalty. Not being biased, those two penalties were clear as day.
As far as middle school goes, doesn't matter, I mean, Brown middle beat North, wanna take a bet who wins that game when they all get to their respective high schools? I take no stock in middle or even JV football. There is a HUGE difference between Wednesday/Thursday football, and Friday night football. I mean North's JV's ( many of the same players who lost to T-ville middle last year just beat the Dog JV's 42-6 in Cushwa Stadium Thursday night.
As far as middle school goes, doesn't matter, I mean, Brown middle beat North, wanna take a bet who wins that game when they all get to their respective high schools? I take no stock in middle or even JV football. There is a HUGE difference between Wednesday/Thursday football, and Friday night football. I mean North's JV's ( many of the same players who lost to T-ville middle last year just beat the Dog JV's 42-6 in Cushwa Stadium Thursday night.
I'm ready to say that north beats Ledford, lol. More phsical, and explosive. North's players were fierce. Hats off to them- although I didn't like the celebrating when they hurt any of our players. But, I believe North has the better team between the two if they play more disciplined
Okay, thanks for clearing that up for me, yeah I couldn't see over there I believe you but I also believe the ref wasn't going to call it until he saw our receiver actually catch the ball. I do get caught up in being a bleacher-ref lol. I'm working on it
North’s JVs are likely better than Thomasville’s regardless. But Thursday was an anomaly. I was at the game.
Thomasville began the game with 16 players due to having to move players up because of the suspensions on varsity. In the first quarter, T’ville’s qb, arguably their best player, was injured. Down to 15.
Another kid blew his cool and walked off the field and threw his helmet, and remained about the twenty yard line, pouting. Coach Robertson sent him to the bench, rightfully. Down to 14.
Another kid with an unknown injury in the first half. Down to 13.
Player has what appeared to be a broken collar bone. Down to 12, which is how they finished.
Virtually everybody played both ways the entire game. A defensive lineman played wildcat back for three and a half quarters. Everybody in the place knew Thomasville’s only choice was to snap him the ball and hope he could find a hole. He has never played in the backfield.
Thomasville had no punter, thus four down territory on every possession, even inside their own twenty. The only time they punted, it was the defensive lineman trying to catch North off guard. He punted from seven yards deep, and it was partially blocked, giving North the ball on T’ville’s 15.
There were about ten sophomores that didn’t come out for football. Players that played jv last year. Apparently scared off by Coach Robertson’s insistence on discipline. Thank God! Coach will build a program, and he’ll do it the right way. Haven’t had anything remotely like that since Coach Brown. That’s why it was so important to bring in someone new. And kudos to the administration for backing him up.
North and Ledford will continue to dominate this conference, if for no other reason, sheer numbers. That’s not taking anything away from either program. You play the hand you’re dealt. But outside those two schools, Thomasville could easily win this conference. They outplayed the heck out of Salisbury, and gave it away. They ended up making a field goal. Our second string kicker didn’t.
As it is, even if Thomasville wins out, they likely don’t make the playoffs due to the Salisbury loss. And low numbers and discipline issues may keep us from winning the games we should coming up. But I’m still excited about the future.
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I'm going with North over Ledford by a touchdown.
I was looking at the attendance numbers for the first day of school 2018, for Davidson County Schools:
North 1102
Ledford 995
Central 905
East 840
West 742
Oak Grove 715
South 370
Middle Schools
Central 777
North 702
Ledford 685
Oak Grove 680
Brown 665
Tyro 617
South 276
I was looking at the attendance numbers for the first day of school 2018, for Davidson County Schools:
North 1102
Ledford 995
Central 905
East 840
West 742
Oak Grove 715
South 370
Middle Schools
Central 777
North 702
Ledford 685
Oak Grove 680
Brown 665
Tyro 617
South 276
Makes me wonder what’s happening at East. In 2016, they were at 940. A year or two before that, they were over 1,000. They sure aren’t transferring to Thomasville.
Numbers help... but it doesn’t translate into anything without hard work and a good leader. South Meck has 3200 kids and they’d still finish 3rd or 4th in our very weak conference.
As it is, even if Thomasville wins out, they likely don’t make the playoffs due to the Salisbury loss.
Going to be interesting for sure. Salisbury still has LHS and ND left so they will have atleast 2 L's in conference. The last week of CCC play will likely have ND vs. LHS for the #1 and both will be 2AA in the playoffs. The Lex vs. THS game can be 6-4 Lex vs. 7-3 THS for a 2A spot. You are correct in the fact that the THS loss to Salisbury is huge for playoff spots. Then again, Salisbury could be 2AA or 2A depending on the cutoff. Ofcourse, all this only matters if the teams that are likely to win each week do.
ND OL vs. LHS DL will be a huge battle. Both sides are real good and can control the LOS. LHS has the best LB's in conference and "may" shut down the gap run and counter that ND lives off of with #10. ND has a real good DL that can make things tough on LHS running the ball. IMO it comes down to penalties and which team can make the big play using their best guys in space, ND #10 and #1 and LHS #23 and #2. Both teams are big, strong and fast so we will see.
I see a lower scoring game for sure when that time comes. North feasts on other running backs, ledford is going to have to get Reich and the other kid loose for big plays or they'll have a goose egg on the scoreboard for sure. Our offense on the other hand can be slowed down but I highly doubt ledford shuts it out. I'm calling ND 21 ledford 7 at the moment.
Ledford losing that great kicker plays in as well
