Western Piedmont 3A/4A Conference

beamer24

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Conference standings from 2025.
East Rutherford
Hibriten
RS Central
East Burke
Chase
Patton
West Caldwell
Draughn

My prediction for 26
Hibriten
RS Central
East Rutherford
Chase
East Burke
Patton
Draughn
West Caldwell (no varsity team).
 

amaidendevil

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Some of these reschedule games are so bad it might let hibriten go 10-0 and get a 10 seed 😂😂😂. Teams in this conference are Hell bent on scheduling such easy competition that they drag hibriten under the RPI basement
 
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beamer24

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Some of these reschedule games are so bad it might let hibriten go 10-0 and get a 10 seed 😂😂😂. Teams in this conference are Hell bent on scheduling such easy competition that they drag hibriten under the RPI basement
Trying to find makeup game right now is tough. All your gonna find is privates, and prep schools for the most part.
 
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Lincolnton

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Trying to find makeup game right now is tough. All your gonna find is privates, and prep schools for the most part.
My friend, last week, I’d said something about Charlotte Country Day…Looked at their schedule and it shows 8 games. Not sure if they have anyone else lined up or what, but here is their schedule.

 
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beamer24

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My friend, last week, I’d said something about Charlotte Country Day…Looked at their schedule and it shows 8 games. Not sure if they have anyone else lined up or what, but here is their schedule.

We could play them on 9/11. I know our coach doesnt want a bye last game of year though.
 
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Lincolnton

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We could play them on 9/11. I know our coach doesnt want a bye last game of year though.
Also noticed on the Charlotte Country Day schedule they only have 2 away games scheduled, if what’s on MaxPreps is their entire schedule so far.
 

oldburkeman

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I’d like to think EB will fair out better than predicted. Expecting a top QB for this conference along with a great RB and quick feet slot receiver. New coach too. Should be interesting. Unless one of yall have seen them in 7 on 7s maybe you can tell me different
 
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Lincolnton

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We could play them on 9/11. I know our coach doesnt want a bye last game of year though.
Also, got a feeling that this is an incomplete schedule and they more than likely have teams to play, but Clover High is about 20 minutes south of Gastonia. Here is their schedule.
 
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Warrior1960

Sophomore
Oct 27, 2016
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Conference standings from 2025.
East Rutherford
Hibriten
RS Central
East Burke
Chase
Patton
West Caldwell
Draughn

My prediction for 26
Hibriten
RS Central
East Rutherford
Chase
East Burke
Patton
Draughn
West Caldwell (no varsity team).
Weak conference
 

beamer24

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Being in a weak conference can hurt if you never play any close games and have weaknesses exposed throughout the season. But it can help if your team isnt beat to pieces come playoff time.
 

Warrior1960

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Being in a weak conference can hurt if you never play any close games and have weaknesses exposed throughout the season. But it can help if your team isnt beat to pieces come playoff time.
I think that it has hurt Hibriten when it gets to the playoffs
 
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Stormsurge1

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Its a double edged sword from 2021-2024 we had a tough non conference schedule and it beat us up
I thought you guys were playoff ready last year. Hard way to end the season but I don’t think your schedule had anything to do with it.
 
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oldburkeman

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We had about 4-5 teams we played with a pulse last year. We stayed relatively healthy which is huge. The year they won state our conference was garbage.
At least you aint got Highland Tech to mess with. Shelby can play their JV bench and be ok in that game in that conference.
 
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Stormsurge1

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At least you aint got Highland Tech to mess with. Shelby can play their JV bench and be ok in that game in that conference.
It was only 90-0 last year….im sure anytime Shelby plays a team with a Rams mascot they have flashbacks of the Reidsville games from years past. It is not their fault, HT should change their mascot immediately 😂😂
 
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oldburkeman

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It was only 90-0 last year….im sure anytime Shelby plays a team with a Rams mascot they have flashbacks of the Reidsville games from years past. It is not their fault, HT should change their mascot immediately 😂😂
Yeah only 90-0, Im sure they had to actually try to not make it worse but hey if a guy has a chance to score that rarley gets on the field in a real game or get on the field at all, he's gonna take advantage. Some mediocre players on less than mediocre teams that's played them have built nice stats. But hey I use this joke sometimes, Tom Knotts can build up HT very nicely in 2 year time span...you'll just start noticing Huss, Ashebrook, Cramer, and SP would start not looking as good as they usually do LOL
 
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beamer24

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Simmons has:
East Wilkes by 3.
RS by 3.
Chase by 5.
Asheville by 13.
Bunker Hill by 31.
West Iredell by 22
Freedom by 52.
 

WNC_MountainMan

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Aug 17, 2026
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Simmons has:
East Wilkes by 3.
RS by 3.
Chase by 5.
Asheville by 13.
Bunker Hill by 31.
West Iredell by 22
Freedom by 52.
Only issue with Simmons ratings, is in its algorithm it doesn't account for transfer/move ins. For example, there are 3 schools with key pieces that moved in the off season that will severely alter some of these predictions.

Asheville, Hibriten, RS all apparently got more depth and benefit from some of this, that most definitely should help change that predicted score range - Hibriten got a RB from Freedom/Depth from WC moves/Couple others, Asheville got great ATH transfer/prolly a couple others not list, RS - 3 kids from ER that were starters.

Still think Hibriten by 21+, Asheville 35+, and RS 14+ win differentials in week 1. Really interested in the West Iredell team, many have them marked as dark-horse contenders this season (Coach Fitz is doing a great job there!)

Overall, current state of HS football in NC, Simmons ratings will be more effective after week 1 & 2 when the algorithm accounts for all the moves that take place in this new age of HS football. I just think it plays a key factor in predicting outcomes early because teams are not simply the same.
 

beamer24

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I agree. His algorithm gets better as the season progresses.
I think RS will be our stiffness comp in conference.
 
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