Football Western Foothills 4A/5A - 1st Round
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The Bessemer City fullback was Phillip Crosby, Fullback at the University of Tennessee (was on the 1998 BCS championship team that beat Florida State), then later played for Buffalo.
The other player was Norris McCleary was around 6-6, 300 lbs. played 0n the huge line that BC had.
Played at East Carolina, and I’m thinking later for Kansas City.
Believe I read he is on a coaching staff at one 0f the Durham County schools.
They would be around 50 years old, now… seems like last week when they were playing here in that 94 playoff game.
I’ve got no doubt you could tell him how to train. It’s unfortunate they don’t take advantage of your skills.I wish. But very close to the program
Gets alittle off subject but Bessemer City, man, do they have kids in the halls that just dont come out? Cause you know there has to be more athletes there that'd be difference makers in this way and that. But I got to thinking too, you recon over the years Kings Mtn would have some of the good ones from the BC area playing for them instead, being theres not much space seperating the schools?? LOL, i mean I'm just wondering. I did see KM play Crest on youtube playback. With all that youtube my goodness makes ya not wanna show up anymore, just watch youtube and play armchair QB. So i watched that game and Crest layed the absolute smack down on them. Maybe Crest just knows how to handle them and maybe they didnt get the BC best this year if they were doing that.
Since the merger of the 3 Cleveland county school systems into 1, you have KM kids going to Bessemer City and Huss and I know one kid that had to go to forestview years ago. There is 1 large neighborhood with houses and apartment complex that is in KM city limits but totally in Gaston county that has produced many athletes.
You referring to Landon Dickerson he played at Hickory before transferring to South Caldwell, he actually played at Grandview Middle here in Hickory as well he starts LG for the Philadelphia Eagles now, I get that it has never been a perfect format, I remember the 96 team in Hickory went 16-0 and played one home game and the rest of the road and couldn't had been the #1 seed, I don't remember the seed we were that year @CHEERDUCK probably remembers but my point is if you don't have a winning record or at least winning half your games you might should not be in it.
Great athlete, he plays all over the field, well deserved. #TornadoPride 
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#2x StateChamps 🫵you are correct! Maiden’s Chris Ramseur was I’m thinking, a linebacker on that team with Phillip Crosby…There were several players from North Carolina…Statesville had a player there. His last name was Graham, Franklin’s Shawn Bryson was a team captain, among others.
Bobby Graham was a very talented receiver for Statesville. He would play with William Combs, QB, that came to Lenoir Rhyne to play baseball. Daniel Willis was a very talented QB for Hickory the same years and came to LR to play basketball. The football coach at LR, at the time those two were at LR, was Bill Hart. As the Bear team struggled the next couple of years, especially at the QB position, many including myself told him the best two QBs at Lr was Combs and Willis.
MGore 87, in 1996 HHS was the #1 seed in the west. The bracket playoff locations were set before the playoffs began and were rotated every year by conference by some rocket scientist at the NCHSAA office.
@CHEERDUCK you got to be kidding me, so we were the #1 seed that year and played one home game??
The NCHSAA smh...... that is in insane, thanks for enlighten me about that because I always wonder and I run into some of the 96 players from time to time and always forget to ask about the playoff that year.
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I think so too.
You know…ole North Lincoln just missed finishing 3-0 in their last 3 games due to missing an xp and a failed conversion against Bunker Hill in the 4th quarter. They woulda coulda got a little better seed but it is what it is!
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His brother committed to a power 5 school out of high schoolD1?
Amd got kicked off the track
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@beamer24 it's my understanding he has a VIP pass for every high school field in North Carolina.
My big eyes were at the words "should certainly" . Not doubting anything, but certainty, lol.
Coming in way late into this thread, but your stats for Maiden are interesting and caught my attention! The Blue Devils have played Starmount considerably over the years, and have quite a series, but I believe the Rams have the Devil’s number. The first matchup I believe was an early playoff game at Starmount in 1987, and was a back and forth affair into the fourth quarter with both teams not willing to give up, until Starmount won in thrilling fashion 24-22. Starmount would travel to Bunker Hill the following week and get plastered in a game with snow flurries. Another standout was Starmount playing at the former Maiden campus in ‘98, and kicking a field goal to win, sending them to Chapel Hill to win the state title against North Edgecombe. I don’t know the series record, but I’m sure Deana has the stats.
Good luck to all teams this year!
Saw Starmount at Maiden and drove my uncle to Starmount to see Maiden play them there. The Rams won both games. They’re an old tradition.
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Newton fans are kinda dumb I wanted to see how many pulled up tonight
. I'm thinking about going to watch my nephew practice tonight 
you know be supportive before the game
For what it's worth, here some numbers for the matchups tomorrow night:
| Team | 13-BHill  | 20-EGaston | Team | 15-Maiden  | 18-Newton  | |
| Wins | 6 | 5 | Wins | 5 | 4 | |
| Losses | 4 | 5 | Losses | 5 | 6 | |
| PF | 289 | 216 | PF | 280 | 249 | |
| PA | 298 | 326 | PA | 311 | 302 | |
| APF | 28.9 | 21.6 | APF | 28.0 | 24.9 | |
| APA | 29.8 | 32.6 | APA | 31.1 | 30.2 | |
| Pass Yds | INC | 657 | Pass Yds | 2,595 | INC | |
| Rush Yds | INC | 1,651 | Rush Yds | 993 | INC | |
| Pass PG | INC | 65.7 | Pass PG | 259.5 | INC | |
| Rush PG | INC | 165.1 | Rush PG | 99.3 | INC | |
| Total Yds | INC | 2,308 | Total Yds | 3,588 | INC | |
| Pass TDs | INC | 7 | Pass TDs | 29 | INC | |
| Rush TDs | INC | 23 | Rush TDs | 8 | INC | |
| Total TDs | INC | 30 | Total TDs | 37 | INC | |
| Sacks | 13.0 | 10.5 | Sacks | 15.0 | 8.0 | |
| Forced TO | 14 | 10 | Forced TO | 17 | 9 |
| Team | 12-WilkesC | 21-Bandys  | Team | 10-Pisgah | 23-Foard  | |
| Wins | 7 | 3 | Wins | 6 | 2 | |
| Losses | 3 | 7 | Losses | 4 | 8 | |
| PF | 397 | 235 | PF | 278 | 154 | |
| PA | 139 | 344 | PA | 239 | 364 | |
| APF | 39.7 | 23.5 | APF | 27.8 | 15.4 | |
| APA | 13.9 | 34.4 | APA | 23.9 | 36.4 | |
| Pass Yds | 679 | 1,686 | Pass Yds | 880 | 1,594 | |
| Rush Yds | 2,693 | 1,345 | Rush Yds | 2,368 | 970 | |
| Pass PG | 67.9 | 168.6 | Pass PG | 88.0 | 159.4 | |
| Rush PG | 269.3 | 134.5 | Rush PG | 236.8 | 97.0 | |
| Total Yds | 3,372 | 3,031 | Total Yds | 3,248 | 2,564 | |
| Pass TDs | 15 | 16 | Pass TDs | 5 | 13 | |
| Rush TDs | 36 | 15 | Rush TDs | 34 | 10 | |
| Total TDs | 51 | 31 | Total TDs | 39 | 23 | |
| Sacks | -- | 15.5 | Sacks | 9.0 | 10.0 | |
| Forced TO | 15 | 16 | Forced TO | 8 | 6 |
| Team | 9-Hickory | 24-Huss | Team | 12-NWCabarrus | 21-NLincoln  | |
| Wins | 7 | 3 | Wins | 7 | 3 | |
| Losses | 3 | 7 | Losses | 3 | 7 | |
| PF | 456 | 233 | PF | 298 | 178 | |
| PA | 207 | 280 | PA | 230 | 309 | |
| APF | 45.6 | 23.3 | APF | 29.8 | 17.8 | |
| APA | 20.7 | 28.0 | APA | 23.0 | 30.9 | |
| Pass Yds | 2,045 | 1,403 | Pass Yds | 2,238 | 812 | |
| Rush Yds | 1,695 | 1,441 | Rush Yds | 1,553 | 1,770 | |
| Pass PG | 204.5 | 140.3 | Pass PG | 223.8 | 81.2 | |
| Rush PG | 169.5 | 144.1 | Rush PG | 155.3 | 177.0 | |
| Total Yds | 3,740 | 2,844 | Total Yds | 3,791 | 2,582 | |
| Pass TDs | 19 | 11 | Pass TDs | 22 | 5 | |
| Rush TDs | 39 | 15 | Rush TDs | 21 | 15 | |
| Total TDs | 58 | 26 | Total TDs | 43 | 20 | |
| Sacks | 9.0 | 23.0 | Sacks | 30.0 | 5.0 | |
| Forced TO | 19 | 15 | Forced TO | 13 | 12 |
This is just from memory, but I believe Starmount leads the series 6-2, 4-0 at Starmount and 2-2 at Maiden. The Starmount wins were 26-22 (the game you were referring to), 27-22 in 1990, 22-13 (1996 non-conference regular season game), the 17-14 in OT gut-wrenching playoff loss to Starmount in the Western State Championship Game in 1998, and a high scoring playoff game that Maiden led 21-14 at halftime. Not sure of the final score in that one, but it may have been something like 56-35. Maiden's wins were 36-6 in the '92 playoffs, and 20-14 in the 2004 playoffs. Starmount has definitely been fortunate in this series, with almost all of the close games going their way. I believe the total point differential in the eight games combined is only 6 points in favor of the Rams.
I was at the 2004 game. Wasn’t there a fight at the end?
If I recall correctly starmount. Try starting a fight announcer kept telling our players don't retaliate we play next week and they're going home. And if I recall correctly the referees were letting dirty hits get away at the end of the game and I believe the maiden fans started throwing things at the referees
I miss the good old days of the old fans for Maiden they just don't make fans like that anymore
Those were some great years…the late 80s-early 90s for Starmount and Maiden rivalry. There were always packed stands on both sides. Am I wrong, or did Maiden have greater success then as a smaller ADM school than now? They seemed to win more games, and go further in the playoffs. I haven’t been to the new campus or seen the new football stadium at Maiden.
@Deana_King what's your opinion on wilkes Central? Seems like starmount handled them relatively easy
There sure was. That was my junior year.
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More of different era. Kids tougher back then so you could get more out of less. Now kids aren't very tough so it's harder to push them enough to get everything out of them that they are capable of. That and 2 totally different styles of football now and coaching styles. We were afraid of what coach Brown would do if we didn't play perfectly
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