Football Football Western Foothills 4A/5A- Off-Season/Portal 🤐

GrizzlyDevil

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With wrestling playoffs starting, just wanted to highlight those involved:

Dual Team (Playoffs start Feb 10th)
3A
1-seed Lincolnton 🐺

4A
3-seed Maiden 🔱
4-seed Bandys ⚔️
5-seed Hibriten ◼️
6-seed Newton 👹
8-seed Fred T. Foard 🐯
10-seed Stuart Cramer ⚡

5A
6-seed East Lincoln 🐎
12-seed North Lincoln 🛡️

Still trying to find the individual brackets. Individual Regionals start Feb 13th.
 

Lincolnton

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This might be getting confusing or maybe I am just confusing myself 😂😂. I’m sure he was there to see that stud of linebacker you have at Lincolnton but I was kidding around with the Lincolnton people asking jf you guys were getting that stud WR/TE from the Mustangs.
Oh, ok, I got it. Don’t know the answer to that. In pre-season there is much speculation. Don’t know if there is anything certain or even likely on players that might come here.
 
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BUSHLEAGUE1

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With wrestling playoffs starting, just wanted to highlight those involved:

Dual Team (Playoffs start Feb 10th)
3A
1-seed Lincolnton 🐺

4A
3-seed Maiden 🔱
4-seed Bandys ⚔️
5-seed Hibriten ◼️
6-seed Newton 👹
8-seed Fred T. Foard 🐯
10-seed Stuart Cramer ⚡

5A
6-seed East Lincoln 🐎
12-seed North Lincoln 🛡️

Still trying to find the individual brackets. Individual Regionals start Feb 13th.
Wolves beat Maiden, Newton, Foard, Cramer, EL, NL, WL.
A coach told me they beat Newton Without any football players the 1st time.
They usually have individual seeding meetings like 2 or 3 days before Individual Regionals start.

The weather has screwed everything up. So who knows hahaha

Saint is the best school in our Area. I heard they are legit…….
 

Stormsurge1

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Wolves beat Maiden, Newton, Foard, Cramer, EL, NL, WL.
A coach told me they beat Newton Without any football players the 1st time.
They usually have individual seeding meetings like 2 or 3 days before Individual Regionals start.

The weather has screwed everything up. So who knows hahaha

Saint is the best school in our Area. I heard they are legit…….
No clue about what the Cramer wrestling team as a whole. I do know we have a kid that has won individual state titles in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade and I am betting on him doing it again this year.
 

Goldendomer10

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Oct 4, 2022
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With wrestling playoffs starting, just wanted to highlight those involved:

Dual Team (Playoffs start Feb 10th)
3A
1-seed Lincolnton 🐺

4A
3-seed Maiden 🔱
4-seed Bandys ⚔️
5-seed Hibriten ◼️
6-seed Newton 👹
8-seed Fred T. Foard 🐯
10-seed Stuart Cramer ⚡

5A
6-seed East Lincoln 🐎
12-seed North Lincoln 🛡️

Still trying to find the individual brackets. Individual Regionals start Feb 13th.

I get they had to pivot but individual states and dual states within a 3-day period doesn’t look like a great solution for teams/individuals that have a solid chance at placing high in both.

Pisgah’s set to host but we also have a home basketball game the 10th so not sure what’s shifting.
 

Lincolnton

All-Conference
Jul 8, 2025
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With wrestling playoffs starting, just wanted to highlight those involved:

Dual Team (Playoffs start Feb 10th)
3A
1-seed Lincolnton 🐺

4A
3-seed Maiden 🔱
4-seed Bandys ⚔️
5-seed Hibriten ◼️
6-seed Newton 👹
8-seed Fred T. Foard 🐯
10-seed Stuart Cramer ⚡

5A
6-seed East Lincoln 🐎
12-seed North Lincoln 🛡️

Still trying to find the individual brackets. Individual Regionals start Feb 13th.
Lincolnton high wrestling, number one seed, What the heck?
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Lincolnton

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Only loss came without football players. And had a few people out as well. Will be good again next year. If not better
Hope those members of the wrestling team who aren’t playing football decide to play football next season…We need them.
 

LHSfaninVA

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Only loss came without football players. And had a few people out as well. Will be good again next year. If not better

Bushleague1, I believe Trinity either won it last year or reached the dual finals. They remind me of the old West Lincoln teams—struggling in football but always regrouping for wrestling. Lincolnton went a long stretch without fielding a team, so I’m curious: if they manage to advance, how will they stack up in 3A against a program like Mount Airy or Trinity?
 

Goldendomer10

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Have any of you that follow wrestling watched Uwharrie at any tournaments this year? I know they’ll be a tough matchup but just wondering what they look like up and down the lineup.
 

BUSHLEAGUE1

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Bushleague1, I believe Trinity either won it last year or reached the dual finals. They remind me of the old West Lincoln teams—struggling in football but always regrouping for wrestling. Lincolnton went a long stretch without fielding a team, so I’m curious: if they manage to advance, how will they stack up in 3A against a program like Mount Airy or Trinity?
If I looked correctly Lincolnton has beat 20 teams in the playoffs!! Which under this ( new format) it’s waterdown for more teams to make the playoffs!

but trinity isn’t as good as they were 2023-2024! That team was loaded! They are good! They will cake walk the East Regional! They will come out the East with no problem!

I think the wolves can beat anyone in 3A or 4A!
4A is down this year! Not knocking 4A! But as a whole! It’s not 4A year! 5A isn’t tough either as a whole!

Mount Airy has some studs! Polk County is good as well!!

I Think Mount Airy, Polk County, Lincolnton can legit beat Trinity! This year!
 

Goldendomer10

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If I looked correctly Lincolnton has beat 20 teams in the playoffs!! Which under this ( new format) it’s waterdown for more teams to make the playoffs!

but trinity isn’t as good as they were 2023-2024! That team was loaded! They are good! They will cake walk the East Regional! They will come out the East with no problem!

I think the wolves can beat anyone in 3A or 4A!
4A is down this year! Not knocking 4A! But as a whole! It’s not 4A year! 5A isn’t tough either as a whole!

Mount Airy has some studs! Polk County is good as well!!

I Think Mount Airy, Polk County, Lincolnton can legit beat Trinity! This year!
Yes, to your point Enka and N. Henderson are seeded 2 and 3 for the West and we absolutely wore both of them out, when we wrestled.

Do you really think the 3 you’ve mentioned would roll Uwharrie? They’ve matched up with some tough ones this year.
 
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BUSHLEAGUE1

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Yes, to your point Enka and N. Henderson are seeded 2 and 3 for the West and we absolutely wore both of them out, when we wrestled.

Do you really think the 3 you’ve mentioned would roll Uwharrie? They’ve matched up with some tough ones this year.
Not roll them!! It’s hard to roll a team like Uwharrie when they got options from all other the place!! Like some places are lucky to get a transfer or 2!! They can legit have ALL STAR team!! It wouldn’t even be considered Transferring to them!! 😂

but Trinity, Mount Airy, Polk, Lincolnton could compete with them!! It’s all about match ups!!

you will see some kids at the state tournament this year!!! That has Zero business being at the state tournament!!

7 state champions at each weight class for the state!!!! Is wild lol
 
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Goldendomer10

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To be fair, I’d like to see a an all-classifications individual state champion crowned for each weight class. A Tournament of Champions.
 
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amaidendevil

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Maybe a wrestlemania or royal rumble theme… I’m down
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Lincolnton

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AMD, is only in his mid 40’s and Coach is at least in his mid 60’s…Besides, AMD is bulked-up from making regular visits to the Gym.

For Coach to have much os a chance he would have to gouge AMD’s eyes, get his thumbs in his nostrils or bite his ears, and if the referee saw him he might get disqualified. Sure would get some attention, though. :)
 

Goldendomer10

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AMD, is only in his mid 40’s and Coach is at least in his mid 60’s…Besides, AMD is bulked-up from making regular visits to the Gym.

For Coach to have much os a chance he would have to gouge AMD’s eyes, get his thumbs in his nostrils or bite his ears, and if the referee saw him he might get disqualified. Sure would get some attention, though. :)
I don’t know some of those moves you’re talking about have been proven effective. 😂

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