As someone who played, I have a love for the game, and the school I played for. I still love to go. My sister is in the band too, one of the best in the state, so they always put on a good show as well.

8/22/2007 9:49:42 PM

I'm going to go see how Brandon Barnes does against my Firebirds Friday night.

(Bunn @ Southern Nash)

8/23/2007 12:39:12 AM

im gonna check out cary-leesville on fri. night in cary. heard leesville's got a pretty damn good QB, plus its a good time to check out the former high school team. (game is in cary)


^ when were you at southern nash? i have a cousin who went to school there with peppers a few years ago. i got (had) family down there in spring hope/nashville/bailey.

[Edited on August 23, 2007 at 1:59 AM. Reason : 1]

8/23/2007 1:58:49 AM

highschool football is just a really fun atmosphere to me. I like it even better when it starts getting colder. I have fond memories of sitting at games (especially playoff games) in 30 and 40 degree temps.

8/23/2007 6:43:14 AM

^^ '97-'00

i ran track with Peppers and played football with dwayne herndon

8/23/2007 9:41:44 AM

wa 35 - ea 17

http://ncpreps.rivals.com/hsHighSchool.asp?School=199

i think we win states this year...we've finished 2nd three years in a row i believe.

8/23/2007 9:43:34 AM

Beginning tonight, WPTF-680 AM will have a weekly scoreboard show from 10 to 11 p.m., covering a significant portion of the state.

8/24/2007 11:19:15 AM

Leesville @ Cary tonight is WRAL's game of the week!



for those interested Dana Bible's son Logan is an incoming freshman at Leesville and is the varsity back up QB

8/24/2007 5:06:00 PM

Fuquay-Varina 21, Harnett Central 14 (OT)
Wake Forest-Rolesville 49, East Wake 14
Athens Drive 63, Enloe 47
Cummings 89, Carrboro 0 (I'm told that Carrboro's coach refused to allow a running clock)

8/24/2007 11:46:26 PM

East Lincoln 34
Bandys 7

Oh, we back.

Other scores on this side of the state:

Independence 36
Olympic 0
Independence heads to Ohio for the Kirk Herbstriet Challenge.

Shelby 14
Freedom 10

South Point 25
Lincolnton 15

Crest 12
Burns 9

Mt. Pleasant 13
Concord 10

Charlotte Catholic 35
Myers Park 18

8/25/2007 12:00:35 AM

PC wins again!

Pinecrest 34, Union Pines 27

8/25/2007 12:08:24 AM

fantastic50, I played in that game....Garner vs. Richmond (we actually played them in 1989 and 1990) yes I'm old too. We somehow got home field for both of them and unfortunately lost both of them. Probably the only thing standing between us and the state title both years. I hate Richmond County.

I just remember looking at the crowd and it was amazing how many people were there. Standing room only to say the least. We put up a good fight both years but they were the better team, just barely.

Garner has been consistently great for over 2 decades, but hasn't won a title since 1987. 20 years.

I remember playing JV in 10th grade and we were ranked 18th in the nation. Ranked #1 in the state both of my varsity years but like I say Richmond County got us both years. Those were some fun times and I just wish we could have beaten them at least once.

8/25/2007 1:59:41 AM

Was at the D.H. Conley Northern Nash game tonight, stand-by EMT ftw...Conley ran all the fuck over them. Talking to one of the conley dad's his words "It's a whole different team out there tonight, last week they were horseshit"

Fun game, think final was 39-6, shit load of penalties towards the end.

8/25/2007 2:10:59 AM

east wake is having some troubles

milbrook 3- knightdale 0...wow

8/25/2007 4:57:11 AM

^^^ I've never seen anything like that 1989 Garner-Richmond game in NC...the atmosphere was just unreal. And I wonder how many thousands were stuck out in the parking lots, given that the fire marshal shut the gates long before kickoff.

Richmond County (and the rest of the MSEC) aren't nearly so feared as they once were. The revolution of the spread, multi-receiver offenses popular in the Charlotte area have taken over. It seems now that every year, Richmond goes undefeated through the regular season, only to be disappointed in the playoffs. Last year, they were routed, 27-0, on their home field by Providence, which was only the 3rd or 4th best team in Charlotte.

8/25/2007 6:33:27 AM

my boys 3-A hertford county beat 4-A southern durham, 13-6

this after pounding Winston Salem Parkland last week 22-6

8/25/2007 8:39:48 AM

Those are two great wins for Hertford. Although the west will have the bulk of the top 3A teams, as usual, I think that Hertford and Rocky Mount will be the top eastern 3A teams.

8/25/2007 11:00:24 AM

good god, I haven't seen Athens score that many points in ages

8/25/2007 11:21:59 AM

i was listening to the halftime score in the cummings game and it was 48-0.

it's not actually that bad, though, because you have to keep in mind that carrboro is a first year school and they don't have any seniors. all their seniors had to stay at chapel hill high from what i heard.

8/25/2007 11:48:07 AM

link is worth posting in this thread

http://www.charlotte.com/preps/

8/25/2007 2:02:40 PM

109 and still going...wow

8/26/2007 9:26:11 PM

where can I find stats from this past friday night? I can't find them on WRAL or N & O's websites. I know they are in the paper saturday mornings, so they've got to be somewhere, but i can't find them....

help please?


specifically, i'd like stats from the Leesville @ Cary game.

8/26/2007 9:29:27 PM

Leesville Road 39 Cary 15

LVL CRY

Rushes-yards 37-187 41-250

Comp-Att-yards 17-31-285 4-10-63

Leesville Road 0 12 13 14 39

Cary 0 15 0 0 15

SCORING SUMMARY

LVL T.Gentry 13 pass from T.Wilson (D.Selisker kick blocked); LVL T.Gentry 13 pass from T.Wilson (D.Selisker kick blocked); CRY D.Feracho 20 run (B.Lehman kick); CRY D.Feracho 24 run (K.Smith run); LVL T.Gentry 2 pass from T.Wilson (D.Selisker kick failed); LVL T.Wilson 40 run (D.Selisker kick); LVL P.Mangum 1 run (D.Selisker kick failed); LVL D.Crowder 17 run (D.Selisker kick); LVL D.Crowder 23 run (D.Selisker kick)

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing: LVL D.Crowder 9-77, T.Wilson 11-59; CRY D.Feracho 15-100, K.Smith 13-72.
Passing: LVL T.Wilson 17-31-285-0; CRY K.Smith 4-10-63-2.
Receiving: LVL T.Gentry 9-171, C.Todd 2-28, W.Verser 2-41; CRY C.Castor 3-52.

8/26/2007 11:55:19 PM

thanks

8/27/2007 4:40:22 PM

Week Three - August 31, 2007

Triangle-Area Game of the Week
Garner (2-0) at Riverside (0-1) -- Riverside upset Garner twice last year; one of those games was in the 4AA East final. I don't expect them to pull off the trifecta.



Other Games Worth Watching

Leesville Road (2-0) at Apex (2-0) -- Another Tri-Eight team gets to challenge Leesville's claim to Wake County supremacy (along with Garner)

Southern Durham (0-2) at WF-Roleville (2-0) -- WFR routed East Wake last week; they're making a strong case of their own as a top-tier ball club. Southern is no slouch, despite two early losses.

Sanderson (2-0) at Middle Creek (0-2) -- Because of strength-of-schedule differences, these teams look fairly even, regardless of their records.

Enloe (1-1) at SE Raleigh (2-0) -- The Eagles have a great running game, which will be challenged by SER's always-tough defense.


The Rest of the Local Games
East Wake (0-2) at Millbrook (0-2)
Knightdale (0-2) at Wakefield (2-0)
Broughton (0-2) at Panther Creek (0-2)
Holly Springs (0-2) at Fuquay-Varina (2-0)
Triton (0-2) at Green Hope (0-2)
Goldsboro (1-1) at Hillside (1-1)
Western Harnett (0-2) at Lee Senior (0-1)
Clayton (1-1) at South Johnston (2-0)
North Johnston (2-0) at West Johnston (0-2)
Smithfield-Selma (2-0) at Chapel Hill (1-0)
East Chapel Hill (1-1) at Cedar Ridge (1-1)



Best Games From Around the State (and Beyond...)

Independence (1-0) at Cincinnati Elder (1-0) -- Indy's long winning streak, and NC pride, go on the line this week. This game is part of the Kirk Herbstreit Challenge, matching top Ohio teams against powerhouses from other states. Kickoff is at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, and will be broadcast by tape-delay on the NFL Network, and live pay-per-view via the Internet at ohiovsusa.com. (No, I'm not paying to watch it, but just providing the info.)

Pisgah (2-0) at Tuscola (1-1) -- The biggest rivalry in the mountains

Reidsville (1-0) at Cummings (2-0) –- Two very powerful 2A schools, that will both contend for state championships, go at it in a playoff atmosphere. Cummings has scored 146 points in two games, and Reidsville scored a bunch in their opener. It may be that the last team to have the ball wins.

Elkin (1-1) at Starmount (1-1) -- Both teams are down, but "The Battle of the Bridge" is still cool.

Grimsley (2-0) at Dudley (2-0) -- The unofficial championship of Greensboro

Asheville AC Reynolds (0-1) at Owen (1-0) -- 4A powerhouse ACR goes to Black Mountain to meet a tough 2A foe

Richmond Co. (1-0) at Anson Co. (2-0) -- The 4A Raiders almost never lose a regular-season game, but 3A Anson will want to defend their turf.

Thomasville (1-0) at Davie Co. (1-1) -- A very intriguing match-up, as the three-time defending 1AA state champ travels to meet a perennially good 4A team

Wallace-Rose Hill (1-0) at Clinton (0-1) -- 1A and 2A teams from "down east", both of these are very good, year after year, so this will provide a big lift to the victor

8/27/2007 9:08:06 PM

Person High, 2-0

woot

8/27/2007 9:14:18 PM

Greenville Rose barely got past Bertie High School...the Rampants better step it up if they want to keep their title as second best team in the state behind Charlotte Independence!! GO RAMPANTS!

8/27/2007 9:48:36 PM

Gary Merrill is already making a difference at Person; with some last year's top teams struggling, the Rockets could contend for the PAC title.

After this week, Rose plays at Rocky Mount and at Hoggard...they'll have to play their best to win those two.

[Edited on August 27, 2007 at 10:16 PM. Reason : .]

8/27/2007 10:14:42 PM

I just read that (because of the Labor Day holiday weekend), some local games have been moved up to Thursday evening, including the Garner-Riverside contest.

8/28/2007 8:34:35 AM

Good to see garner at 2-0. Hopefully it will be another strong year... as is the TRADITION

Whooped up on millbrook... they must have a terrible team this year. Only 9 points in 2 games now... OUCH.

8/28/2007 9:57:27 AM

Damn East Wake, 0-2 already...

8/28/2007 10:47:16 AM

Thursday night (varsity) football...
Garner 40, Durham Riverside 13
South Johnston 10, Clayton 7

[Edited on August 31, 2007 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

8/31/2007 9:24:19 AM

I am ready for the Western Alamance vs. Williams game. Last week was a rout 48-0 over Southern Alamance. This should be a great tune up for Cummings a week from today.

8/31/2007 9:39:55 AM

Cummings may also be banged up next week after playing Reidsville tonight.

8/31/2007 9:53:59 AM

hey now, millbrook is 1-1, not 0-2, right?

8/31/2007 3:55:15 PM

^ Yep, and now 2-1 after thrashing East Wake 42-14.

Also,
Fuquay-Varina 38, Holly Springs 0
Leesville Road 47, Apex 7 (Leesville may be the best team in the Triangle)
Broughton 28, Panther Creek 25 (two Broughton TDs in the 4th quarter)
SE Raleigh 30, Enloe 28 (SE Raleigh scores a TD with 0:04 left to win)
Wilmington Hoggard 38, Harnett Central 6 (G'ville Rose's winning streak will end at Hoggard)
Wakefield 53, Knightdale 0 (The Wolverines could contend in the Cap-7 with Leesville & WFR)
Sanderson 24, Middle Creek 21 (The Mustangs are 0-3 against a very tough schedule)
WF-Rolesville 10, So. Durham 0 (WFR's defense is really good this year)

Reidsville 36, Burlington Cummings 16 (Reidsville should be #1 in the new 2A poll)
W. Alamance 47, Burlington Williams 14 (WA vs. Cummings next week)
South View 35, Jack Britt 28 (SV still may be the best team in Cumberland County)
Greenville Rose 27, New Hanover 24 (2nd straight close call for Rose)
Starmount 31, Elkin 15 (Rams win the "Battle of the Bridge")
Thomasville 14, Davie Co. 13 (1A T'ville knocks off a very good 4A team)
Char. Country Day 14, Char. Catholic 6
E. Randolph 18, High Pt. Central 17 (OT)
G'boro Grimsley 21, G'boro Dudley 0
Waynesville Tuscola 22, Canton Pisgah 7
Asheville AC Reynolds 28, Black Mtn. Owen 19
Richmond Co. 35, Anson Co. 13
Scotland Co. 19, Marlboro Co. (SC) 14
Wallace-Rose Hill 14, Clinton 12
St. Paul's 34, Southern Pines Pinecrest 12 (Pinecrest's winning streak ends at 2)

9/1/2007 12:16:34 PM

wow are you serious...is east wake down this year? and what happened to so durham...it seems that they can't compete since they moved to 4-a

that is some old school millbrook though...i could hear the game from my house

9/1/2007 12:34:11 PM

Woo-Hoo Greenville Rose is 2-0!! GO RAMPANTS!

9/1/2007 3:03:07 PM

East Wake is talented, but underachieving and now 0-3.

My pre-season local top 5:
1) Garner
2) Leesville Road
3) Athens Drive
4) Durham Jordan
4) East Wake

Now:
1) Leesville Road
2) Garner
3) WF-Rolesville
4) Athens Drive
5) Fuquay-Varina

9/1/2007 4:01:05 PM

Charlotte Independence leads Cincinnati Elder, 27-21 in the 3rd, at the University of Cincinnati.

9/1/2007 10:25:39 PM

Going to overtime, 34-34, after Indy comes up short on a 48-yard field goal on the last play of regulation.

9/1/2007 11:12:05 PM

holy shit, the streak is over.

9/1/2007 11:15:27 PM

Elder scores first in OT, then intercepts a pass to end it.

Elder 41, Indy 34 (F - OT)

The streak is over, and everyone up there (still) thinks NC football is no good.

9/1/2007 11:17:21 PM

Well damn. 109 games for a NC team isn't bad at all.

^to be fair, Independence has rarely played out of state teams, unlike a lot of other nationally ranked high school programs

[Edited on September 1, 2007 at 11:18 PM. Reason : . ]

9/1/2007 11:17:27 PM

There's a replay of the indy game on ESPN360. hah. indy didn't lose that game. there's now way he had possession before he went out of bounds.



[Edited on September 1, 2007 at 11:40 PM. Reason : slow motion replay around 3:03:48]

9/1/2007 11:26:25 PM

he never had both feet in bounds (or even one foot) either. but no replay in HS, that's the way it goes.

9/1/2007 11:46:57 PM

and would that not have basically been a fumble in the end? the guy caught it and then just threw it down before any whistle or anything.

9/1/2007 11:51:47 PM

oh yea it was, he got lucky as shit that his teammate grabbed the ball and downed it

9/2/2007 12:03:31 AM

oh didn't see that part. looked like he caught it dropped it and then everyone walked off the field. lol

9/2/2007 12:06:59 AM

In high school football, if there is a turnover on a PAT, the ball is immediately dead (the defensive team can't run it back). I can't guarantee it, but I think that the same is true for a turnover in OT, so the ball would have been dead (and the game over) as soon the interception was made.

9/2/2007 12:04:06 PM