The Weekly Western 1A Report
The Weekly Western 1A Report!
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The 05' regular season of high school football came to a close last friday. In the 6 Western conferences involving 1A schools, there were a total of 9 Western conference champions crowned. Co-Champions were named in the NWC(Elkin,East Surry & Mt.Airy) and the WHC(2A-Owen & 1A Avery County). In the remaining 4 Western 1A conferences, Thomasville(YVC),Murphy(SMC),2A Forest Hills(RRC) and 2A Lincolnton(SPC) won undisputed 05' Conference Championships in those respective conferences.
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1).Northwest Conference(NWC) Comments,Results,Final 05' NWC Standings and Upcoming Playoff Games!
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A).A look back at the last week in the NWC:In Pilot Mountain,Elkin RB Dustin Miles punished the East Surry defense, rushing for a game-high 216 rushing yards and 4 TDs as the Bucking-Elks broke-away from a close halftime lead(17-14) to beat East Surry. With the victory, Elkin forged a 3-way tie for the NWC crown. Elkin also won the late-night coin toss between Co-Champions Mount Airy and East Surry, and therefore earned the Western 1A playoffs' #1 seed. Led by senior RBs Johnny Sutphin(4TDs) and Cory Sechrist(2TDs),Mount Airy earned a piece of the NWC title for the first time since the 1997 season, blasting East Wilkes in Mount Airy. Meanwhile, In a battle for 4th place in the NWC, West Wilkes' RB Josh Foster staked the Blackhawks to an early (7-0) 1st quarter lead on a 10yd TD run, and West Wilkes never trailed after that, beating North Stokes on the road in Lawsonville. In the game that involved a playoff type atmosphere, South Stokes rallied twice to beat a determined Alleghany team, securing a 1AA playoff spot for themselves in the process. Trailing 18-16 with under 3 minutes to play, Sauras' QB Steven Shelton found WR Scott Richardson behind the Trojans' secondary, and Richardson sprinted 65 yards for the playoff-clinching TD.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)NWC Results!
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Elkin 31 East Surry 14
Mount Airy 49 East Wilkes 14
South Stokes 24 Alleghany 18
West Wilkes 31 North Stokes 14
Bishop McGuinness Reg. Season Complete!
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C).Final 05' NWC Standings
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1).Elkin(10-1 & 7-1)
1).East Surry(10-1 & 7-1)
1).Mount Airy(10-1 & 7-1)
4).West Wilkes(7-4 & 5-3)
5).Bishop McGuinness(6-5 & 3-5)
5).East Wilkes(5-6 & 3-5)
5).North Stokes(6-5 & 3-5)
8).South Stokes(2-9 & 1-7)
9).Alleghany(0-11 & 0-8)
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2).Yadkin Valley Conference(YVC) Comments,Results, Final 05' YVC Standings and Upcoming Playoff Games!
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A).A look back at last week in the YVC:In Denton, Thomasville clinched the YVC title for the first time since 2001 as the Bulldogs thrashed the Wildcats of South Davidson. With the victory, Thomasville has now won a 1A-best 16 consecutive games, and enter the 1AA playoffs as the top seed in the West. In Troy, West Montgomery showed little mercy over their YVC brethen from East as the Warriors shutout the Eagles to claim a 2nd place finish in the YVC. In the Chatham County battle, Jordan-Matthews beat Chatham Central to finish 3rd in the YVC.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)YVC Results!
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Jordan-Matthews 39 Chatham Central 6
Thomasville 53 South Davidson 7
West Montgomery 62 East Montgomery 0
North Moore Reg. Season Complete!
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C).Final 05' YVC Standings!
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1).Thomasville(11-0 & 6-0)
2).West Montgomery(8-3 & 5-1)
3).Jordan-Matthews(6-5 & 4-2)
4).North Moore(6-4 & 3-3)
5).Chatham Central(5-6 & 2-4)
6).East Montgomery(1-9 & 1-5)
7).South Davidson(0-11 & 0-6)
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3).Smoky Mountain Conference(SMC) Comments,Results,Final 05' SMC Standings and Upcoming Playoffs Games!
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A).A look back at last week in the SMC:In Bryson City, Murphy rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit as the Bulldogs claimed their first SMC title since 2002. With the victory, Murphy was rewarded with a #2 seed in the Western 1AA playoffs. In Cherokee, the Braves bolted to a 31-0 halftime lead, and finished-off the Black Knights as Sophomore Langston Woods eclipsed the 1,000 yard rushing mark for the season in the win over Robbinsville. With the victory, Cherokee finishes in 2nd place in the SMC, and also receives the #2 seed for the upcoming Western 1A Playoffs. Meanwhile in Andrews, Hayesville rallied twice in the 2nd half to beat Andrews, thereby forging a 3-way tie for 4th place in the SMC with Rosman and Robbinsville.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)SMC Results!
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Cherokee 58 Robbinsville 20
Hayesville 23 Andrews 20
Murphy 14 Swain County 6
Rosman Reg. Season Complete!
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C).Final 05' SMC Standings!
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1).Murphy(8-3 & 6-0)
2).Cherokee(9-1 & 5-1)
3).Swain County(6-4 & 4-2)
4).Robbinsville(3-7 & 2-4)
4).Hayesville(3-7 & 2-4)
4).Rosman(2-9 & 2-4)
7).Andrews(1-9 & 0-6)
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4).Western Highlands Conference(WHC) Comments,Results,Final 05' WHC Standings and Upcoming Playoff Games!
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A).A look back to last week in the WHC:In Bakersville, Avery County QB Garrett Sutphen rushed and passed for 2nd half TDs as the Vikings rallied from a 6-0 halftime deficit to beat Mitchell County, and claim a share of the WHC title with 2A Owen. With the victory, Avery County also received a #3 seed in the upcoming 1AA Western playoffs. In Columbus, Hendersonville rallied to beat Polk County as the Bearcats got 4th quarter TD runs from Michael Thompson and Chuck Freeman. In Mars Hill, Madison County jumped-out to a 22-0 halftime advantage, and held on to beat Mountain Heritage. With the win, the Patriots became eligible for the playoffs for the first time in recent memory.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)WHC Results!
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Avery County 14 Mitchell County 6
Hendersonville 13 Polk County 7
Madison County 22 Mountain Heritage 14
Owen Reg. Season Complete!
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C).Final 05' WHC Standings!
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1).2A Owen(7-3 & 5-1)
1).1A Avery County(9-2 & 5-1)
3).1A Polk County(8-3 & 3-3)
3).1A Hendersonville(5-6 & 3-3)
3).2A Mitchell County(4-7 & 3-3)
6).2A Madison County(4-7 & 1-5)
6).2A Mountain Heritage(4-7 & 1-5)
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5).Rocky River Conference(RRC) Comments,Results,Final 05' RRC Standings and Upcoming Playoff Games!
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A).A look back at last week in the RRC:In Monroe, Forest Hills won for the 6th straight game as the Yellowjackets captured the RRC title with a shutout win over the RedHawks. West Stanly blasted County and RRC foe North Stanly as the Colts claimed a 2nd place finish in the RRC. In the battle between the RRC's two 1A schools, Albemarle got 4 TDs from Senior FB E.J.Branch as the Bulldogs secured a 3rd place finish in the RRC.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)RRC Results!
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Albemarle 42 South Stanly 14
Forest Hills 41 Monroe 0
West Stanly 42 North Stanly 13
Mount Pleasant Reg. Season Complete!
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C).Final 05' RRC Standings!
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1).2A Forest Hills(7-4 & 6-0)
2).2A West Stanly(7-4 & 5-1)
3).1A Albemarle(6-5 & 4-2)
4).1A South Stanly(7-4 & 2-4)
4).2A Monroe(3-8 & 2-4)
4).2A Mount Pleasant(4-7 & 2-4)
7).2A North Stanly(3-8 & 0-6)
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6).Southern Piedmont Conference(SPC) Comments,Results,Final 05' SPC Standings and Upcoming Playoff Games!
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A).A look back at last week in the SPC:Lincolnton finished a sweep of the SPC as the Wolves thrashed North Lincoln in the first ever meeting between the schools. With the victory, the Wolves secured their frist SPC crown, and was rewarded with the #1 seed in the upcoming Western 2A playoffs. The battle for 2nd place in the SPC ended in a shutout as East Lincoln ran away from South Iredell. Meanwhile, Bessemer City broke-away from a halftime(14-14) deadlock with Cherryville as the Yellowjackets ended their 11 game losing-streak.
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B).Last Week's(Nov 4th)SPC Results!
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Bessemer City 35 Cherryville 14
East Lincoln 35 South Iredell 0
lincolnton 42 North Lincoln 10
West Lincoln Reg. Season Complete
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C).Final 05' SPC Standings!
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1).2A Lincolnton(10-1 & 6-0)
2).2A East Lincoln(6-5 & 5-1)
3).2A South Iredell(5-6 & 3-3)
3).2A North Lincoln(6-5 & 3-3)
3).2A West Lincoln(3-7 & 3-3)
6).2A Bessemer City(1-10 & 1-5)
7).1A Cherryville(2-9 & 0-6)
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7).The 8 First Round Western 1AA Playoff Matchups!
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#16 South Stokes(2-9) @ #1 Thomasville(11-0)-The Sauras are no strangers to facing the top seeded teams when the playoffs begin. In fact, this will be the 4th time in the last 5 years that South Stokes has played the 1AA's top seeded team in the first round. Unfortunately, the Sauras have lost by a combined 150-0 in their last 3 matchups with the top seeded 1AA team. Thomasville is riding the longest 1A winning-streak(16gms) in the state, and have beaten this year's 11 opponents by an average score of 40-6!
#15 Cherryville(2-9) @ #2 Murphy(8-3)-Both of these teams appear to be headed in opposite directions. The Bulldogs are seeded 2nd for the first time since the 2001 1AA playoffs, and have won 6 consecutive SMC games as the 1AA playoffs begin. The Ironmen have lost 7 consecutive games, and will be making their first playoff trip to Murphy this coming friday.
#14 Midway(3-7) @ #3 Avery County(9-2)-Both of these teams will be playing thier first 1AA Western playoff game this friday in Newland. Midway finished as the last place team in the Super-6 Conference, losing their last 5 games. This will be the Raiders first appearance in the Western 1AA playoffs. The Vikings are the Co-Champions of the WHC, and are also making their first appearance in the Western 1AA Playoffs.
#13 Hendersonville(5-6) @ #4 East Surry(10-1)-This will be the Bearcats 3rd trip to Pilot Mountain since 2001. East Surry won the previous 2 playoff meetings with the Bearcats in 2001(21-7) and 2002(35-12). The Cardinals are the Co-Champions of the NWC, while the Bearcats are coming-off an upset victory over Polk County last friday in Columbus.
#12 North Moore(6-4) @ #5 West Montgomery(8-3)-This will be the first-ever 1A playoff meeting between these fellow YVC members. However, these teams played on OCT 14th @ West Montgomery, and the Warriors shutout the Mustangs 46-0!
#11 Polk County(8-3) @ #6 West Columbus-The Vikings moved-down from the 2A class after realignment, and will be making their first appearance in the 1AA Western playoffs. The Wolverines are the only WHC team to have beaten 2A Owen, but suffered a 13-7 setback to Hendersonville last week. This will Polk County's first trip to the East for a Western 1AA playoff game. The Vikings finished 2nd in the Southeastern Conference, and have won thier last 3 games by an average score of 42-16!
#10 West Wilkes(7-4) @ #7 Mount Airy(10-1)-This will be the first 1AA playoff meeting between the Blackhawks and the Granite Bears. However, these NWC foes met back on Oct 21st in Mount Airy, and the Granite Bears shutout the Blackhawks 16-0 in that NWC meeting.
#9 Albemarle(6-5) @ #8 Jordan-Matthews(6-5)-Both of these teams are former YVC foes. The Bulldogs and the Jets finished 3rd in their respective conferences, and these teams have never met before in the 1AA playoffs. In fact, the Jets participated in the Eastern 1AA playoffs in each of the last two years. This will be the Jets first-ever Western 1AA home playoff game, and their first home playoff game since a 45-27 loss to Topsail in the 2002 Eastern 1AA 1st round. Albemarle won the last meeting between these two teams(36-12) on Sept 10th 2004 when the teams were members of the YVC.
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8). The 8 First Round Western 1A Playoff Matchups!
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#16 East Montgomery(1-9) @ #1 Elkin(10-1)-This will be the 2nd time in the last 3 years that Elkin will begin the 1A playoffs as the #1 seeded Western 1A team. This will also be the first Western 1A playoff meeting between the Eagles and the Bucking-Elks. The Eagles have been shutout 5 times this season, while Elkin's defense has recorded 6 shutouts on the 05' season to lead the 1A class in that category.
#15 Rosman(2-9) @ #2 Cherokee(9-1)-This will be the first playoff meeting between these long time rivals, since the Tigers' (14-0) 2nd round playoff win in 1992. The Braves won this year's SMC meeting on the Reservation 44-21 on Oct 21st. On offense, Cherokee is averaging 40ppg on the season with a 1 point loss to Murphy as their only blemish on the 05' season.
#14 Lakewood(3-8) @ #3 Union(7-3)-These two teams will face each other for the 2nd consecutive week as the Spartans beat the Leopards 19-14 last friday in the season finale. The Leopards' last 1A playoff victory was a 38-34 win over Alleghany in the 2003 Western 1A playoffs. This will be the first 1A Playoff meeting between these two Super-6 Conference foes.
#13 Hayesville(3-7) @ #4 Swain County(6-4)-This will be the first playoff meeting between these SMC foes, since a 33-26 2nd round Maroondevils' victory in the 2001 Western 1A playoffs. Swain County won this season's earlier matchup in Hayesville 31-0 on October 7th!
#12 North Duplin(3-7) @ #5 South Stanly(7-4)-Had this game taken place last year; It would have been a battle between two Rebel teams. Since that time, South Stanly has changed their mascot to the Rebel Bulls. Nonetheless, North Duplin and South Stanly have not met in the subdivided 1A playoffs. In fact, North Duplin has never won a Western 1A playoff game, losing to Hobbton(30-27) in 2001 and 33-6 to East Wilkes in the first round of the 2004 1A Western playoffs.
#11 Robbinsville(3-7) @ #6 Chatham Central(5-6)-This will be the first meeting between the Bears and the Black Knights. Chatham Central has won more games this season, than they have in several years. Meanwhile, Robbinsville is the most decorated 1A team in history, compiling 12 state 1A titles since 1969!
#10 North Stokes(6-5) @ #7 East Wilkes(5-6)-This will be the first 1A playoff meeting between the Vikings and the Cardinals. However, the teams did play an earlier NWC game in Lawsonville, and the Cardinals won that NWC game 25-16.
#9 Hobbton(5-5) @ #8 Bishop McGuinness(6-5)-This has been the most successful football season in the Villians' history. Now, they get the opportunity to host their 1st-ever 1A playoff game against the Wildcats. Hobbton is no stranger to the Western 1A playoffs, having participated in the Western 1A playoffs every year since the subdivided playoffs began in 2001!
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9). Tigertown*Rick's Final Weekly Western 1A top 10!
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1).Thomasville(11-0)
2).Elkin(10-1)
3).Mount Airy(10-1)
4).Murphy(8-3)
5).Avery County(9-2)
6).East Surry(10-1)
7).Cherokee(9-1)
8).West Montgomery(8-3)
9).West Wilkes(7-4)
10).Polk County(8-3)
Honorable Mention: Swain County(6-4),Albemarle(6-5) and Jordan-Matthews(6-5)
