There is no question that the way to attack them is between the tackles. These teams that throw it play right into their hands.
West Charlotte vs Mallard Creek
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They tried to make people leave on both sides WC was the side that the chaos started. It was pretty much empty. A few Creek fans hung out along the gate, and stayed.
That’s why I don’t attend games anymore. If I did, I’d be careful where I went for a game.
Lot of the Creek kids checked out after the Fiasco. They were ready to go home. Last year during the JV game there were shots fired. Who wants to play football after sprinting off the field because of an alleged gun, and 1000 kids running and people jumping on the ground, afraid they might get hit by a stray bullet. If I’m Creek Admin, no way I’m going back to West Charlotte and stepping foot on their football field.
Couple years ago when I went to see South Iredell at West Cabarrus I was sitting on the visitor side. Sometime in the 2nd half there were fans clearing on the home side. Not knowing what was going on fans from visitor side started clearing as well. Come to find out it was a false alarm. This has got out of hand. Sadly years ago you never witnessed stuff like this. Or least I didn’t.
Creek plays 3 QB”s. Which one is questionable? 🤷🏾♂️😂
The legendary NFL coach John Madden is credited with saying, “if you have two quarterbacks, you actually have none.
Gotta figure it out!
When I first got to North Carolina from Tennessee I stopped in West Charlotte to get gas and would have got mugged but Mr Smith & Wesson had different plans for those fellas. It's amazing how a conversation will change quickly when somebody has a talking stick 🤣
The FH/Monroe game is at Forest Hills this year. I hope they do a better job at keeping each sides fans separated from each other during the game this year. Also some patrols in the parking lots would help.
The announcer did say for everyone to be seated or they would be asked to leave the game in the first half but hardly anyone moved. I think if everyone actually listened this wouldn’t have happened.
Also, West Charlotte did play without KD last night.
Also, West Charlotte did play without KD last night.
What’s crazy about the Creek vs WC game, there were not a lot of students in attendance for MC. It was mostly Adults on the Creek side. The problem is when you have 100’s of students on the West Charlotte side, who weren’t there for the game.
That's what the problem was between FH/Monroe last year. The brawl broke out among kids who weren't even there to watch the game. We had kids from FH, Monroe and even Anson Co. charged by the police.
Disagree fully with WC not hosting. Most of the kids there weren't WC students but kids that came for a BIG game and fun. Say what u want but WC is still one of the biggest draws in the city. Indy no problem, Monroe no issue. 2023 no issues, Palisades no issues with large crowd. Went to Hopewell game last year and they had incident. Been to a bunch of games non WC related and seen incidents. Went to youth ball games and seen incidents. ref just got beat in WS last week.
So this isn't a WC issue. They had more security last night than I'd ever seen, had a partition, police everywhere, metal detectors, school personnel and CMS security. What I didn't see were parents with these kids..... Also MC had an incident where there was a fight and kids arrested/suspended but it doesn't make the news and Langston ain't itching to post it like he does WC. Some of yall are biased in opinion/thoughts.
I'm with Chitwood. 365 ban, arrest and expulsion for anyone fighting at games or saying there's a gun or that activity. Make parents accompany children
So this isn't a WC issue. They had more security last night than I'd ever seen, had a partition, police everywhere, metal detectors, school personnel and CMS security. What I didn't see were parents with these kids..... Also MC had an incident where there was a fight and kids arrested/suspended but it doesn't make the news and Langston ain't itching to post it like he does WC. Some of yall are biased in opinion/thoughts.
I'm with Chitwood. 365 ban, arrest and expulsion for anyone fighting at games or saying there's a gun or that activity. Make parents accompany children
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I said mostly West Charlotte kids, because you could count the number of kids on the Mallard Creek side. There was a sea of kids on the WC side. It was the band and very low numbers on the Creek side. Outside of WC winning last year at the Creek, our attendance numbers have always been low.
Son showed me the video. the fight was outside the stadium and it looks like people looking over the fence saw the disturbance and started running. It's a culture thing at this point. Hate to say it but it's culture.
My only point was that this happens at a bunch of non WC events and fights happen at other schools w/o the attention. WC has hosted many big games with no issues. There was chatter well before the game started thus all the security.
Any major city from CLT - Winston - Raleigh- heck I’m sure Chicago , NY , FL, etc deal with this - I wish they either have more police presence or ALL schools need have their own Security staff like cms does
I set in my chair on the Creek sideline and didn’t budge, about 20 people ran past me. Although I never heard gun shots and figured it was just kids acting up. You can’t have over 500 kids running at once and expect people to stand still. Last year at the JV game it was definitely gun shots!
You would have thought Trump was in town they had so many police out. It's culture/parents.
I was on the WC side in the first half because I wanted to roll at halftime if it wasn't a good game( it wasn't).
It was the most kids I have seen in a game in Charlotte. Only Creek and Chambers has been close. Big Dadd is right though....most not their for the game and tons of kids from other HS. I was behind a ton of Hough kids.
All the kids near me were all behaving , a bit annoying with all the selfie taking but I am old. I got up to start heading out with about 3 minutes left in the half and struggled to get from stands to concession area. Just a sea of people and I thought to myself if something did happen there was no way the police there could handle. In the parking lot another 40-50 kids hanging out, some alot older than HS age.
Bigdadd- I'm curious, Is there a capacity cap for these games? I know at MC they won't allow anyone to just hangout in the walkway behind the stands. Teachers and administrators constantly forcing people into the stands.
Could A CMS school be held liable if someone would have been hurt or injured??
FYI- I thought Tinsley handled it very well in his interview post game. All Class.
This was well said and you can tell he genuinely meant everything he said.
He's a high character dude. You could see a little emotion creeping in
He cares
This is what I like about you. You’re not afraid to say the things that need to be said.
If there's too much security, this may not be the appropriate environment, because people feel restricted. If no one finds the courage to rise and guide your own people on how to conduct themselves in public, then they will remain trapped in the shadows of ignorance, lost to a world that craves understanding and growth. It’s heartbreaking to think that what should be moments of joy and unity at Charlotte-area football games have tragically transformed into a chilling routine of violence.
Langston works for a struggling newspaper. Langston knows that promoting suburban schools and highlighting issues at WC move the needle in the QC. Why do u think he pushes privates/HOUGH so much? Good or bad WC moves the needle. He didn't mention all the big games that went smoothly at WC. Only highlights negatives. Even in a situation like this u have to highlight positives for a balance. You can destroy a school that's doing all it can to rid a stigma based on a few knuckleheads that don't even go to the school. Words have power.
Salute Coach Tinsley for thinking BIG in a tough situation. He easily separated the school/brand from the culture and offered balance vs. destroying a school like Langston did. Langston didn't mention the melee at MC recently or all the other issues at various CMS schools. guarantee he's gonna do another hit piece on WC this week. Just wait and see.
Again it's culture. Rachet this, freak that, no respect. It's children with no fathers in the home and kids raising children. Then the music and social media makes them demons. Parents have to be held accountable and WE must change OUR culture.
WC/CMS couldn't have done more to create a safe environment. But when u have uneducated/demon children flocking on an event just to cause trouble/fight what do u do?
Watch me get in trouble now. WE lost west fest, spring fest, New Years Eve, 4th of July, Freedom Park, Eastland Mall and multiple parks because of craziness. When will someone just say it? I will. CULTURE
When he pops up on my social media feed, I never listen to what he has to say. He should just be a beat writer for the teams he loves. His name was whatever during the Palmieri days at the Creek. Not a fan!
I’ll say it as well…culture. More specifically…public school culture.
Could you please clarify which specific race you are referring to when you mention the term 'culture'?
