Football Western Foothills 4A/5A - Week 4

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Just a thought but only use these teams if you want in the non conference pick ems. It’s your show I’m just on for the ride and fine with whatever. Local and exciting games that could go either way when they come up, they are later on next few weeks or longer

Non conf picks

Crest/Ashbrook
Crest/Kings Mtn
Freedom/Watauga (Note: Pioneers grad a ton of tallent, this is Freedoms chance)
 
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GrizzlyDevil

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JV Football Standings

TEAMCONF WCONF LCONF %OVR WOVR LOVR %PFPAAPFAPAAVG DIFF
Hickory10100.0% 🌪️30100.0% 🌪️112 🌪️ 3637.3 🌪️12.025.3
Newton-Conover10100.0% 👹30100.0% 👹1094136.313.722.7
West Iredell10100.0% 🏹20100.0% 🏹483424.017.07.0
North Lincoln10100.0% 🛡️2166.7%484916.016.3-0.3
Fred T Foard010.0%2166.7%10221 🐯34.07.0 🐯27.0 🐯
Maiden010.0%2166.7%607320.024.3-4.3
East Lincoln010.0%1150.0%425621.028.0-7.0
Bandys000.0%1150.0%214610.523.0-12.5
Bunker Hill010.0%020.0%6783.039.0-36.0
 

GrizzlyDevil

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Varsity Football Standings

TEAMCONF WCONF LCONF %OVR WOVR LOVR %PFPAAPFAPAAVG DIFF
West Iredell10100.0% 🏹30100.0% 🏹148 🏹30 🏹49.3 🏹10.0 🏹39.3 🏹
East Lincoln10100.0% 🐎30100.0% 🐎963132.010.321.7
Hickory10100.0% 🌪️2166.7%1356845.022.722.3
Maiden10100.0% 🔱2166.7%715823.719.34.3
Bunker Hill010.0%2166.7%917930.326.34.0
Bandys000.0%1150.0%377118.535.5-17.0
Newton-Conover010.0%1233.3%849628.032.0-4.0
Fred T Foard010.0%1233.3%769725.332.3-7.0
North Lincoln010.0%1233.3%428914.029.7-15.7
 
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Varsity Football Standings

TEAMCONF WCONF LCONF %OVR WOVR LOVR %PFPAAPFAPAAVG DIFF
West Iredell10100.0% 🏹30100.0% 🏹148 🏹30 🏹49.3 🏹10.0 🏹39.3 🏹
East Lincoln10100.0% 🐎30100.0% 🐎963132.010.321.7
Hickory10100.0% 🌪️2166.7%1356845.022.722.3
Maiden10100.0% 🔱2166.7%715823.719.34.3
Bunker Hill010.0%2166.7%917930.326.34.0
Bandys000.0%1150.0%377118.535.5-17.0
Newton-Conover010.0%1233.3%849628.032.0-4.0
Fred T Foard010.0%1233.3%769725.332.3-7.0
North Lincoln010.0%1233.3%428914.029.7-15.7
Hickory has scored 135.4 points not 135. These numbers are obviously way off and I don't appreciate it.
 

CHEERDUCK

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Dont you heathens put that evil on me.. I done got Gore after me LOL

I've explained who you are to my friend Mr. Gore. He understands to handle you with kid gloves!
Well, I told him you would be dressed like a huge female Mountain Heristage fan beating an aluminum trash can lid with a piece of firewood and cussing the Newton-Conover P.A. Announcer.
 

Maiden Creek

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Newton Conover PA man has had some classic statements.

Here’s one from last year.

He said….”Well!…there goes Maiden for another 1st down as the officials choose to ignore the obvious block in the back!”

Me and mine died laughing! 😂 Classic!…it can’t get any better than that!
 
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CHEERDUCK

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Sad News in Hickory today. WHKY has cut their sports department loose. They have cut their sports coverage out totally. No warning, just a budget cut! Social media has taken a lot of advertising dollars form AM radio over the past several years. I hate it for the employees that will lose their paycheck and for the community that depended on the radio sation to kepp them informed. They have even erased any mention of sports from their website.
 
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beamer24

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Sad News in Hickory today. WHKY has cut their sports department loose. They have cut their sports coverage out totally. No warning, just a budget cut! Social media has taken a lot of advertising dollars form AM radio over the past several years. I hate it for the employees that will ose their paycheck and for the community that depended on the radio sation to kepp them informed. hey have evn erased any mention of sports from their website.
Is that who covered hickory games?
 

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Sad News in Hickory today. WHKY has cut their sports department loose. They have cut their sports coverage out totally. No warning, just a budget cut! Social media has taken a lot of advertising dollars form AM radio over the past several years. I hate it for the employees that will ose their paycheck and for the community that depended on the radio sation to kepp them informed. hey have evn erased any mention of sports from their website.
Any word about them carring Lenoir Rhyne Football Games?
 
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Maiden Creek

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East Lincoln
Hickory
Maiden
West Iredell
Lincolnton
Cramer

Ain’t believing no one took Burns….especially me! It’s a great chance to pick up a game on the rest of the field. Prolly the best chance this season in this pick ‘em. Oh well! Imma stick with the Wolves at home.

Just for shizz and giggles…I’ll take 0-3 East Surry over Walkertown.

And no!…Burkeman…we ain’t adding any extra games. 😂

Good luck y’all. 🫵
 

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Maiden got top billing, this week, in the Lincoln Times-News, sports section (in case you pass by a newspaper rack). The article gives props to quarterback B. Blackwell who had 300 yards through the air.
There are a couple of good action photos of the Game with the Blue Devils sporting an all white natty-looking uniform.

*Side Note: Creek, some of the posters on the Southern Piedmont Week 4 thread are picking Burns.
Our local sports voices are picking Lincolnton, but by really close numbers. This tells me the game could go either way.
 

Lincolnton

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Oh, on a grateful note: shout out to the Lincoln Times news, for not listening the number of yards that our wolves were penalized in the last game. Thank you!

PostScript: is there anyway we could make that a permanent thing i.e. not listing Lincolnton‘s penalties, as that is not exactly our forte, if-you-get-my-drift.
Thanks again from a loyal reader.
 

oldburkeman

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East Lincoln
Hickory
Maiden
West Iredell
Lincolnton
Cramer

Ain’t believing no one took Burns….especially me! It’s a great chance to pick up a game on the rest of the field. Prolly the best chance this season in this pick ‘em. Oh well! Imma stick with the Wolves at home.

Just for shizz and giggles…I’ll take 0-3 East Surry over Walkertown.

And no!…Burkeman…we ain’t adding any extra games. 😂

Good luck y’all. 🫵
They ain’t taking Burns cause of Lincolnton having that good game with Maiden plus it’s just Lincolnton in general. which beefs up their stock and Burns losing big to KM. Pretty much that’s how a lot of people pick em’ but I’m telling folks not to sleep on ole Burns cause…they went down almost to the wire with Crest. I favor Lincolnton like the next man but it is a winnable game for Burns if there is turnovers.

East Surry yeah you getting out of town alittle lol. Ain’t they usually good or that 0-3 against Champs ?

Hey those games I mentioned ain’t this week they’re just local action suggestions for later when the pick em’s get tight and competitive and they will after this week. For example I don’t see EL doing anything big against Hickory but hey, winnable game if the calls and turnovers fall in their direction. Them and Maiden be a tight pick maybe tighter than Hickory/EL
 
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Conference Picks
East Lincoln at Bandys
Bunker Hill at Maiden **game of the week**
Newton Conover at Hickory
West Iredell at North Lincoln
Foard bye


Non-conference picks
Burns at Lincolnton 👀
Hibriten bye
Stuart Cramer at Bessemer City


Conference Standings
East Lincoln (3-0), (1-0)
West Iredell (3-0), (1-0)
Hickory (2-1), (1-0)
Maiden (2-1), (1-0)
Bunker Hill (2-1), (0-1)
Foard (1-2), (0-1)
Newton-Conover (1-2), (0-1)
North Lincoln (1-2), (0-1)
Bandys (1-1), (0-0)



Hibriten (3-0), (0-0)
Lincolnton (3-0), (1-0)
Stuart Cramer (2-0), (0-0)
Poor ol bandy's gets beat by east Lincoln in a dedication game to a fallen mustang.
Hickory beats Newton in game that's possible both teams missing important piece.
West iredell over knights.
Foard could find a way to lose to the bye.
Cramer easy week.
Hibriten over the bye
Burns with the upset. I feel like they over power the wolves .
Maiden over the bears. Just don't think bears can defend. But maiden can.
 

oldburkeman

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Poor ol bandy's gets beat by east Lincoln in a dedication game to a fallen mustang.
Hickory beats Newton in game that's possible both teams missing important piece.
West iredell over knights.
Foard could find a way to lose to the bye.
Cramer easy week.
Hibriten over the bye
Burns with the upset. I feel like they over power the wolves .
Maiden over the bears. Just don't think bears can defend. But maiden can.
I hear ya bud. Roll that dice on the Burns game.

I’m staying in county and seeing if Freedom can hold up against a better than last year TC Roberson. Logical choice considering gas just shot up almost 20 cents
 
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Lincolnton

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amaidendevil said:

Poor ol bandy's gets beat by east Lincoln in a dedication game to a fallen mustang.
Hickory beats Newton in game that's possible both teams missing important piece.
West iredell over knights.
Foard could find a way to lose to the bye.
Cramer easy week.
Hibriten over the bye
Burns with the upset. I feel like they over power the wolves .
Maiden over the bears. Just don't think bears can defend. But maiden can.

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amaidendevil said:

Poor ol bandy's gets beat by east Lincoln in a dedication game to a fallen mustang.
Hickory beats Newton in game that's possible both teams missing important piece.
West iredell over knights.
Foard could find a way to lose to the bye.
Cramer easy week.
Hibriten over the bye
Burns with the upset. I feel like they over power the wolves .
Maiden over the bears. Just don't think bears can defend. But maiden can.

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I knew ole blue would go for my stink bait post!😂

He could very well have the last laugh though. 👀
 

oldburkeman

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Hit him hard, early, and often and he'll tap out.

Good kid. I just think he should fully heal. He shouldn't have played us. Probably shouldn't play this week.
Appreciate that. If its a game thats pretty decided before hand he prob need to stay out and heal and play when it super matters to get in playoffs. Conf champs for them has already been out of question.
 

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amaidendevil said:

Poor ol bandy's gets beat by east Lincoln in a dedication game to a fallen mustang.
Hickory beats Newton in game that's possible both teams missing important piece.
West iredell over knights.
Foard could find a way to lose to the bye.
Cramer easy week.
Hibriten over the bye
Burns with the upset. I feel like they over power the wolves .
Maiden over the bears. Just don't think bears can defend. But maiden can.

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It's called strategy and hedging bet 😂.
 
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Appreciate that. If its a game thats pretty decided before hand he prob need to stay out and heal and play when it super matters to get in playoffs. Conf champs for them has already been out of question.
May be a little controversial what I'm saying and u know I rarely do that 😂.
But I know some people are laying the blame on Agee injury and I'd probably agree from what I heard.
He's been dealing with this all summer and I take it the camps probably was agee trying to get seen.
But he's been seeing a trainer all off season and training hard, and I would think a good trainer would have held him out to keep from complicating the injury worse.
But maybe he didn't tell the trainer about it and hide it to keep pushing I don't know.
But heard several NL people blaming the trainer
 
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May be a little controversial what I'm saying and u know I rarely do that 😂.
But I know some people are laying the blame on Agee injury and I'd probably agree from what I heard.
He's been dealing with this all summer and I take it the camps probably was agee trying to get seen.
But he's been seeing a trainer all off season and training hard, and I would think a good trainer would have held him out to keep from complicating the injury worse.
But maybe he didn't tell the trainer about it and hide it to keep pushing I don't know.
But heard several NL people blaming the trainer
Spend the money on a good physio instead of a trainer and might be better off.
 
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oldburkeman

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May be a little controversial what I'm saying and u know I rarely do that 😂.
But I know some people are laying the blame on Agee injury and I'd probably agree from what I heard.
He's been dealing with this all summer and I take it the camps probably was agee trying to get seen.
But he's been seeing a trainer all off season and training hard, and I would think a good trainer would have held him out to keep from complicating the injury worse.
But maybe he didn't tell the trainer about it and hide it to keep pushing I don't know.
But heard several NL people blaming the trainer
Injuries are injuries. I hate that for their main player that was there during the big run 2 years ago. Looking at their JV's seems they might be back on the rise they winnning games again after 2 or more years of almost nothing, but thats JVs were talking bout however North does sorta carry a history of having good teams coming from good JVs from the year and 2 before. Hope he heals at least before they play EL which that would stink for his senior year not to play the main rival.
 
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