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2009 high school football playoffs schedule and results

Sunday, December 13, 2009
(Updated 2:28 pm)
Staff Reports

Area teams are noted in bold.

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

4-AA
Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh
No. 1 Matthews Butler 48, No. 3 Fayetteville Britt 17

4-A
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh
No. 4 Asheville A.C. Reynolds 14, No. 2 Harnett Central 13

3-AA
Saturday at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill
No. 7 Belmont South Point 42, No. 1 South Johnston 28

3-A
Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh
No. 2 West Rowan 28, No. 5 Eastern Alamance 21

2-AA
Saturday at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill
No. 3 Reidsville 28, No. 7 Newton-Conover 6

2-A
Friday at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill
No. 6 Tarboro 28, No. 2 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 6

1-AA
Saturday at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem
No. 1 Albemarle 45, No. 1 Southwest Onslow 21

1-A
Saturday at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem
No. 4 Wallace-Rose Hill 38, No. 1 Mount Airy 37

PLAYOFF SCORES

First-round games were played Nov. 13-16.
Second-round games were played Nov. 20.
Sectional games were played Nov. 27-28.
Regional games were played Dec. 4-5.

4-AA EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 Wake Forest-Rolesville 55, No. 16 Clayton 0
No. 8 Garner 21, No. 9 Raleigh Wakefield 17
No. 5 Fuquay-Varina 27, No. 12 Raleigh Millbrook 13
No. 4 Southern Pines Pinecrest 28, No. 13 Durham Jordan 0
No. 3 Fayetteville Britt 63, No. 14 Cary Panther Creek 35
No. 11 Raleigh Leesville Road 20, No. 6 Raleigh Broughton 13
No. 7 Lumberton 14, No. 10 Fayetteville South View 0
No. 2 Wilmington Hoggard 7, No. 15 Cary 0

Second round
No. 1 Wake Forest-Rolesville 42, No. 8 Garner 8
No. 5 Fuquay-Varina 41, No. 4 Southern Pines Pinecrest 7
No. 3 Fayetteville Britt 36, No. 11 Raleigh Leesville Road 8
No. 7 Lumberton 31, No. 2 Wilmington Hoggard 10

Sectional round
No. 1 Wake Forest-Rolesville 26, No. 5 Fuquay-Varina 6
No. 3 Fayetteville Britt 28, No. 7 Lumberton 14

Regional round
No. 3 Fayetteville Britt 39, No. 1 Wake Forest-Rolesville 7

4-AA WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Matthews Butler 47, No. 16 West Charlotte 20
No. 8 West Forsyth 14, No. 9 Mooresville Lake Norman 12
No. 12 East Mecklenburg 50, No. 5 Page 28
No. 4 Charlotte Olympic 54, No. 13 North Mecklenburg 14
No. 3 Charlotte Mallard Creek 28, No. 14 Huntersville Hopewell 7
No. 6 Charlotte Independence 56, No. 11 East Forsyth 14
No. 10 Charlotte Providence 26, No. 7 Charlotte Vance 9
No. 2 Richmond County 42, No. 15 Northwest Guilford 7

Second round
No. 1 Matthews Butler 70, No. 8 West Forsyth 16
No. 12 East Mecklenburg 47, No. 4 Charlotte Olympic 13
No. 6 Charlotte Independence 49, No. 3 Charlotte Mallard Creek 20
No. 2 Richmond County 40, No. 10 Charlotte Providence 32

Sectional round
No. 1 Matthews Butler 58, No. 12 East Mecklenburg 8
No. 6 Charlotte Independence 46, No. 2 Richmond County 27

Regional round
No. 1 Matthews Butler 38, No. 6 Charlotte Independence 14

4-A EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 Southern Durham 34, No. 16 East Wake 20
No. 8 Raleigh Athens Drive 35, No. 9 Person County 17
No. 5 New Hanover 24, No. 12 Holly Springs 0
No. 4 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 49, No. 13 Fayetteville Pine Forest 28
No. 3 Apex Middle Creek 40, No. 14 New Bern 14
No. 6 Durham Hillside 14, No. 11 Pembroke Purnell Swett 8
No. 7 Southeast Raleigh 36, No. 10 Greenville Rose 3
No. 2 Harnett Central 36, No. 15 Fayetteville Seventy-First 6

Second round
No. 1 Southern Durham 24, No. 8 Raleigh Athens Drive 21
No. 5 New Hanover 26, No. 4 Fayetteville Terry Sanford 23, OT
No. 3 Apex Middle Creek 24, No. 6 Durham Hillside 19
No. 2 Harnett Central 27, No. 7 Southeast Raleigh 21, OT

Sectional round
No. 5 New Hanover 21, No. 1 Southern Durham 10
No. 2 Harnett Central 14, No. 3 Apex Middle Creek 8

Regional round
No. 2 Harnett Central 17, No. 5 New Hanover 7

4-A WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 R.J. Reynolds 38, No. 16 Asheville T.C. Roberson 0
No. 8 Mount Tabor 14, No. 9 Western Guilford 7
No. 5 Alexander Central 38, No. 12 Indian Trail Porter Ridge 21
No. 4 Asheville A.C. Reynolds 42, No. 13 East Gaston 9
No. 3 Ragsdale 31, No. 14 Watauga 0
No. 6 Monroe Sun Valley 10, No. 11 North Davidson 6
No. 10 High Point Central 14, No. 7 Glenn 13
No. 2 Dudley 47, No. 15 Smith 20

Second round
No. 8 Mount Tabor 26, No. 1 R.J. Reynolds 22
No. 4 Asheville A.C. Reynolds 25, No. 5 Alexander Central 16
No. 3 Ragsdale 33, No. 6 Monroe Sun Valley 24
No. 2 Dudley 21, No. 10 High Point Central 6

Sectional round
No. 4 Asheville A.C. Reynolds 9, No. 8 Mount Tabor 7
No. 2 Dudley 13, No. 3 Ragsdale 7

Regional round
No. 4 Asheville A.C. Reynolds 9, No. 2 Dudley 8

3-AA EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 South Johnston 10, No. 16 Eastern Guilford 7
No. 8 Rocky Mount 24, No. 9 South Central Pitt 20
No. 12 Fayetteville Byrd 28, No. 5 Fayetteville Westover 21
No. 4 West Brunswick 34, No. 13 Chapel Hill 0
No. 3 Wilson Hunt 42, No. 14 Williams 27
No. 11 Southern Nash 20, Erwin Triton 7
No. 10 Pikeville Aycock 28, No. 7 Orange 7
No. 2 Hope Mills Gray's Creek 27, No. 15 Western Harnett 10

Second round
No. 1 South Johnston 35, No. 8 Rocky Mount 18
No. 12 Fayetteville Byrd 28, No. 4 West Brunswick 7
No. 11 Southern Nash 20, No. 3 Wilson Hunt 10
No. 2 Hope Mills Gray's Creek 23, No. 10 Pikeville Aycock 13

Sectional round
No. 1 South Johnston 41, No. 12 Fayetteville Byrd 12
No. 11 Southern Nash 13, No. 2 Hope Mills Gray's Creek 7

Regional round
No. 1 South Johnston 33, No. 11 Southern Nash 32, OT

3-AA WEST REGION

West Region
No. 1 Northern Guilford 63, No. 16 Asheboro 14
No. 9 Harrisburg Hickory Ridge 25, No. 8 North Forsyth 6
No. 12 Anson 21, No. 5 Waxhaw Marvin Ridge 7
No. 13 Boiling Springs Crest 27, No. 4 Northeast Guilford 14
No. 3 Kannapolis Brown 30, No. 14 Concord Jay Robinson 14
No. 11 Erwin 49, No. 6 Charlotte Catholic 28
No. 7 Belmont South Point 21, No. 10 Gastonia Ashbrook 14
No. 2 Gastonia Forestview 28, No. 15 Matthews Weddington 7

Second round
No. 1 Northern Guilford 49, No. 9 Harrisburg Hickory Ridge 9
No. 12 Anson 10, No. 13 Boiling Springs Crest 3
No. 3 Kannapolis Brown 45, No. 11 Erwin 27
No. 7 Belmont South Point 35, No. 2 Gastonia Forestview 14

Sectional round
No. 12 Anson 34, No. 1 Northern Guilford 32
No. 7 Belmont South Point 24, No. 3 Kannapolis Brown 7

Regional round
No. 7 Belmont South Point 35, No. 12 Anson 21

3-A EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 47, No. 16 Currituck 0
No. 9 China Grove Carson 14, No. 8 Ledford 13
No. 5 Eastern Alamance 45, No. 12 McMichael 7
No. 4 West Craven 42, No. 13 Southern Vance 27
No. 3 Havelock 40, No. 14 Southern Guilford 14
No. 6 East Rowan 14, No. 11 South Brunswick 11, OT
No. 7 Western Alamance 21, No. 10 Washington 6
No. 2 Hertford County 35, No. 15 Jacksonville White Oak 9

Second round
No. 1 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 21, No. 9 China Grove Carson 15
No. 5 Eastern Alamance 35, No. 4 West Craven 7
No. 3 Havelock 27, No. 6 East Rowan 7
No. 2 Hertford County 54, No. 7 Western Alamance 10

Sectional round
No. 5 Eastern Alamance 38, No. 1 Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 0
No. 3 Havelock 29, No. 2 Hertford County 22

Regional round
No. 5 Eastern Alamance 24, No. 3 Havelock 6

3-A WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Lenoir Hibriten 42, No. 16 Charlotte Harding 6
No. 8 Concord 29, No. 9 Northwest Cabarrus 20
No. 5 Lawndale Burns 34, No. 12 West Henderson 31
No. 4 Waynesville Tuscola 17, No. 13 Hickory 10
No. 3 Asheville 46, No. 14 West Iredell 8
No. 6 Franklin 13, No. 11 Gastonia Hunter Huss 7
No. 10 R-S Central 28, No. 7 South Rowan 21
No. 2 West Rowan 48, No. 15 Morganton Freedom 15

Second round
No. 1 Lenoir Hibriten 40, No. 8 Concord 6
No. 4 Waynesville Tuscola 31, No. 5 Lawndale Burns 22
No. 3 Asheville 48, No. 6 Franklin 14
No. 2 West Rowan 38, No. 10 R-S Central 0

Sectional round
No. 4 Waynesville Tuscola 28, No. 1 Lenoir Hibriten 7
No. 2 West Rowan 28, No. 3 Asheville 14

Regional round
No. 2 West Rowan 38, No. 4 Waynesville Tuscola 29

2-AA EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 East Duplin 41, No. 16 St. Pauls 7
No. 9 Kinston 21, No. 8 Andrews 20
No. 5 Pittsboro Northwood 28, No. 12 Elizabeth City Northeastern 6
No.4 South Granville 35, No. 13 South Lenoir 7
No. 3 Reidsville 58, No. 14 Wilson Beddingfield 7
No. 6 Bunn 21, No. 11 Richlands 19
No. 7 Jacksonville Northside 34, No. 10 Hillsborough Cedar Ridge 7
No. 2 SouthWest Edgecombe 16, No. 15 West Stanly 6

Second round
No. 9 Kinston 17, No. 1 East Duplin 14
No. 5 Pittsboro Northwood 21, No. 4 South Granville 20, OT
No. 3 Reidsville 66, No. 6 Bunn 6
No. 2 SouthWest Edgecombe 28, No. 7 Jacksonville Northside 0

Sectional round
No. 9 Kinston 34, No. 5 Pittsboro Northwood 21
No. 3 Reidsville 22, No. 2 SouthWest Edgecombe 20

Regional round
No. 3 Reidsville 26, No. 9 Kinston 0

2-AA WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Shelby 40, No. 16 Claremont Bunker Hill 9
No. 8 Salisbury 35, No. 9 East Burke 6
No. 5 Canton Pisgah 35, No. 12 Black Mountain Owen 14
No. 4 Marshville Forest Hills 41, No. 13 Wilkes Central 7
No. 3 East Lincoln 30, No. 14 Ashe County 16
No. 6 West Stokes 41, No. 11 Charlotte Berry 22
No. 7 Newton-Conover 38, No. 10 Monroe Piedmont 27
No. 2 Catawba Bandys 42, No. 15 South Iredell 7

Second round
No. 8 Salisbury 34, No. 1 Shelby 26
No. 5 Canton Pisgah 24, No. 4 Marshville Forest Hills 21
No. 3 East Lincoln 28, No. 6 West Stokes 6
No. 7 Newton-Conover 33, No. 2 Catawba Bandys 14

Sectional round
No. 8 Salisbury (9-4) 35, No. 5 Canton Pisgah 7
No. 7 Newton-Conover 35, No. 3 East Lincoln 14

Regional round
No. 7 Newton-Conover 17, No. 8 Salisbury 10

2-A EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 East Bladen 42, No. 16 Carrboro 18
No. 8 Louisburg 27, No. 9 Pasquotank 13
No. 5 Jordan-Matthews 58, No. 12 Northwest Halifax 14
No. 4 Fairmont 22, No. 13 Franklinton 14
No. 3 Roanoke Rapids 40, No. 14 North Brunswick 28
No. 6 Tarboro 49, No. 11 Croatan 6
No. 7 Whiteville 19, No. 10 Farmville Central 15
No. 2 Kill Devil Hills First Flight 34, No. 15 Cummings 28

Second round
No. 1 East Bladen 50, No. 8 Louisburg 21
No. 5 Jordan-Matthews 44, No. 4 Fairmont 26
No. 6 Tarboro 45, No. 3 Roanoke Rapids 7
No. 7 Whiteville 44, No. 2 Kill Devil Hills First Flight 20

Sectional round
No. 1 East Bladen 14, No. 5 Jordan-Matthews 8
No. 6 Tarboro 41, No. 7 Whiteville 0

Regional round
No. 6 Tarboro (13-1) 28, No. 1 East Bladen 22

2-A WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Booneville Starmount 20, No. 16 Surry Central 17
No. 9 Lexington 40, No. 8 Trinity 22
No. 5 Polk County 31, No. 12 Brevard 10
No. 4 Thomasville 35, No. 13 East Rutherford 3
No. 3 Carver 31, No. 14 West Davidson 0
No. 6 Lincolnton 55, No. 11 Maiden 6
No. 10 Eastern Randolph 16, No. 7 Providence Grove 0
No. 2 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 54, No. 15 Madison 21

Second round
No. 9 Lexington 22, No. 1 Booneville Starmount 21
No. 4 Thomasville 13, No. 5 Polk County 10
No. 6 Lincolnton 16, No. 3 Carver 14
No. 2 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 51, No. 10 Eastern Randolph 14

Sectional round
No. 9 Lexington 28, No. 4 Thomasville 21
No. 2 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 27, No. 6 Lincolnton 21

Regional round
No. 2 Burnsville Mountain Heritage 51, No. 9 Lexington 13

1-AA EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 Southwest Onslow 64, No. 16 Clinton Union 21
No. 8 Warsaw Kenan 34, No. 9 East Montgomery 6
No. 5 Ayden-Grifton 27, No. 12 Holly Ridge Dixon 7
No. 4 Pender 49, No. 13 Perquimans County 7
No. 14 Rocky Point Trask 13, No. 3 East Columbus 9
No. 11 Gates County 34, No. 6 East Carteret 8
No. 7 Southeast Halifax 6, No. 10 Dunn Midway 0
No. 2 Goldsboro 42, No. 15 South Roberson 6

Second round
No. 1 Southwest Onslow 17, No. 8 Warsaw Kenan 6
No. 4 Pender 56, No. 5 Ayden-Grifton 13
No. 14 Rocky Point Trask 42, No. 11 Gates County 14
No. 2 Goldsboro 41, No. 7 Southeast Halifax 8

Sectional round
No. 1 Southwest Onslow 48, No. 4 Pender 14
No. 2 Goldsboro 20, No. 14 Rocky Point Trask 7

Regional round
No. 1 Southwest Onslow 42, No. 2 Goldsboro 6

1-AA WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Albemarle 69, No. 16 North Wilkes 0
No. 8 Murphy 34, No. 9 North Rowan 6
No. 5 Bessemer City 33, No. 12 Avery County 9
No. 4 Swain 34, No. 13 West Wilkes 7
No. 3 Hendersonville 47, No. 14 Mitchell 23
No. 11 East Wilkes 22, No. 6 East Surry 19
No. 7 West Montgomery 34, No. 10 Bishop McGuinness 21
No. 2 Monroe 48, No. 15 Cherryville 17

Second round
No. 1 Albemarle 35, No. 8 Murphy 28
No. 4 Swain 33, No. 5 Bessemer City 14
No. 3 Hendersonville 22. No. 11 East Wilkes 12
No. 7 West Montgomery 17, No. 2 Monroe 14

Sectional round
No. 1 Albemarle 28, No. 4 Swain 27
No. 7 West Montgomery 17, No. 3 Hendersonville 14

Regional round
No. 1 Albemarle 31, No. 7 West Montgomery 0

1-A EAST REGION

First round
No. 1 Manteo 63, No. 16 Mattamuskeet 0
No. 9 Plymouth 37, No. 8 Jamesville 6
No. 5 Williamston 60, No. 12 Southside 19
No. 4 Wallace-Rose Hill 46, No. 13 Northampton-East 0
No. 3 Weldon 28, No. 14 Robersonville Roanoke 20
No. 6 Jones 18, No. 11 Northampton-West 7
No. 7 Northern Edgecombe 40, No. 10 Columbia 7
No. 2 Creswell 30, No. 15 Pinetown Northside 29

Second round
No. 9 Plymouth 18, No. 1 Manteo 12, OT
No. 4 Wallace-Rose Hill 49, No. 5 Williamston 6
No. 6 Jones 13, No. 3 Weldon 12
No. 7 Northern Edgecombe 40, No. 2 Creswell 6

Sectional round
No. 4 Wallace-Rose Hill 42, No. 9 Plymouth 6
No. 7 Northern Edgecombe 16, No. 6 Jones 8

Regional round
No. 4 Wallace-Rose Hill 46, No. 7 Northern Edgecombe 14

1-A WEST REGION

First round
No. 1 Mount Airy 52, No. 16 Goldsboro Rosewood 0
No. 9 West Columbus 35, No. 8 North Stokes 14
No. 5 Hobbton 31, No. 12 Alleghany 6
No. 4 Princeton 28, No. 13 Hayesville 25
No. 3 Robbinsville 63, No. 14 South Davidson 16
No. 6 South Stanly 19, No. 11 Salemburg Lakewood 12
No. 10 North Duplin 14, No. 7 Cherokee 7
No. 2 Elkin 52, No. 15 Monroe Union 0

Second round
No. 1 Mount Airy 39, No. 9 West Columbus 14
No. 4 Princeton 21, No. 5 Hobbton 13
No. 3 Robbinsville 46, No. 6 South Stanly 7
No. 2 Elkin 26, No. 10 North Duplin 0

Sectional round
No. 1 Mount Airy 51, No. 4 Princeton 20
No. 3 Robbinsville 40, No. 2 Elkin 6

Regional round
No. 1 Mount Airy 27, No. 3 Robbinsville 26

PLAYOFF BRACKETS

Complete high school football playoff brackets: NCHSAA.org

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MR.SOFTBALL27

November 9, 2009 - 1:19 pm EST

I went to the Reidsville game friday night and they put on a show, I look for the Rams to go all the way again and i hope they do just for all those Rockingham County Cougers and they rest of the haters in Rockingham County, don't hate on the Rams just because they can beat everybody in the rest of the county even if you combined the other three schools together!!! GO RAMS

bigcountry

November 13, 2009 - 11:33 am EST

I agree with you, Mr. Softball27. Reidsville puts on a show and I wish them all the best in the playoffs. I played at Rockingham many years ago - the only years they ever won and I hope Rockingham wakes up and sees that Reidsville has what it takes to win. Rockingham has had some good players but is still missing the main ingredient - a good coach! Lin Stadler needs to be fired so they can move on. He has had a good 7-8 years to do something and has yet to do it. I can quote him every week after they lose - "We played hard but were just outmanned, blah, blah, blah!" How about just say the coaching stunk and it's the coaches fault they can't win! Hey, Stadler - how about quitting for the sake of all of the Rockingham fans and then go watch a real team with some real coaches - the Reidsville Rams!

beacon

November 9, 2009 - 1:51 pm EST

How on Gods green earth did Reidsville wind up with a 3 seed when they've been ranked no. 1 all year?

mydogcleo

December 4, 2009 - 11:33 pm EST

There were three undefeated teams - Reidsville, SW Edgecombe, and the team who won the number one seed. The seeds were determined by a coin toss. Reidsville was ranked number one in the 2A division but got a bad coin toss.

mr.football

November 9, 2009 - 4:46 pm EST

Ragsdale is a 3 seed wow!! They beat Dudley and they are a 2 seed. This is a joke and I like Dudley.

Jesta Bouie-Lele

November 11, 2009 - 8:03 pm EST

Thanks but the reason why they won the game was because the officials could not see and they took a touchdown back frrom Dudley that was good. We won back to back State in 3A and this year will be a #3 in the new confernce.

Pam

November 12, 2009 - 12:20 pm EST

Sounds like sour grapes from someone who didn't like seeing their team get beat. Ragsdale won fair & square - accept it and move on.

Pam

November 12, 2009 - 12:19 pm EST

I agree mr. football - Ragsdale is a better team than that and should have been ranked better than 3. It stinks that they can't get the respect they deserve for a stellar year, but I believe they will prove themselves in the playoffs, even if they have to beat Dudley again.

willijs8

November 10, 2009 - 8:55 am EST

As far as the Reidsville seeding, since there were three 11-0 teams, them I believe it came down to a coin toss. So its just the luck of the draw. As far as Dudley, I couldn't explain that one and I went and like Dudley.

TOTHE POINT

November 11, 2009 - 11:51 pm EST

Come on.... the Dudley matchup is so obvious. There is more money in a Smith -v- Dudley matchup in the first round.

willijs8

November 12, 2009 - 2:04 pm EST

You know what, you're right. The Dudley Smith game will generate a lot more money. If you look at it too this sets up for Ragsdale and Dudley to play again, winner goes to the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. That game alone would generate more money for each school and the county than if Ragsdale were #1 and the two met for the state championship. They also probably don't want two schools so close to each other playing one another for the state championship.
In the end.....It's all about the money!!!!

willijs8

November 12, 2009 - 2:08 pm EST

Hold up, Im wrong. Ragsdale and Dudley are in the same region on the same side, they will play in the semi-finals if they both get that far. Also I forgot to add that the NCHSAA is also trying to reduce travel time for each team, which will result in more revenue.

johnking

November 13, 2009 - 1:33 pm EST

that's the whole fun thing about the playoffs, traveling across the state to play different teams. The only thing was back when I was in school, the playoffs in NC were fun because the games were competitive. Yea the state wants to generate more money, but people will travel to see two good teams play, they won't travel to see a team with a 3-8 record go up against a powerhouse. Please return the playoffs back to normal format NCHSAA

John Newsom

November 13, 2009 - 7:27 am EST

Pam (and others): The No. 3 seed for Ragsdale (and Dudley and Reidsville) has nothing to do with respect and everything to do with the convoluted way the NCHSAA does the seeding. Ed Hardin covers the topic in today's N&R. ("Coaches can only blame themselves for H.S. playoffs mess")

That said, I suppose this beats the back-room alternative of having, say, No. 2 Ragsdale and No. 7 Dudley meeting in the first round tonight. And that said, wait 'till basketball season, when tournament seedings are based on a conference rotation that's maybe more confusing than this.

I have to admit that I wasn't sure how the local schools would do moving up to 4-A this season. So far, I've been pleasantly surprised. Good luck to everyone this weekend.

— John Newsom, N&R

johnking

November 13, 2009 - 1:36 pm EST

teams moving up to 4A has nothing to do with how good they are or how well we should expect them to do. Schools are classified according to how many students they have. There are 1A and 2A school across the state that would blow 4A schools out the water.

John Newsom

November 13, 2009 - 1:51 pm EST

That's true -- schools *are* grouped by enrollment and not ability. But I can't imagine a lot of local coaches were thrilled at the prospect of having to go through Charlotte, Raleigh and Rockingham to get to a state football title. That's a pretty tall order.
— John Newsom, N&R

johnking

November 13, 2009 - 2:05 pm EST

I just miss the competition that used to be in the playoffs. My uncles,cousins, and I would get in the car or van and drive all over the state(mountains/coast) to watch good playoff games back in the 90's and we were never sorry to have traveled that far because the games were good. For the past few years, the playoffs don't even excite us anymore. Whenever we look at the paper and see teams with 3-8 records going up against a powerhouse team, we have no excitement anymore. I miss those good old days (getting lost all the time,jammed packed staduims to watch two 10-0 or 9-1 teams facing off) so much because it turned into a tradition for use.

John Newsom

November 13, 2009 - 7:39 am EST

@willijs8 -- You are correct. If Dudley and Ragsdale each win their next two games, they'll play each other Nov. 27 in the 4-A West semifinals (aka the 4-A quarterfinals).

As for travel time, I'm not how that's working. Sure, Smith and Dudley are playing each other. But Page is facing a team from Charlotte, Northwest Guilford has to go to Rockingham, Watauga is coming to Jamestown to get crushed (probably) by Ragsdale and poor Southern Guilford has to go all the way to Havelock, which according to my map is a good 3rd-and-long from Cape Lookout.

Yes, *that* Cape Lookout.

— John Newsom, N&R

Pam

November 16, 2009 - 1:15 pm EST

Does anyone know anything about this Monroe Sun Valley team that Ragsdale will play this week?

tnw

November 17, 2009 - 6:29 am EST

so even though Ragsdale beat Dudley once, they may have to play at Dudley if both keep winning. What a bunch of BS. They taking their seeding process from the BCS

willijs8

November 17, 2009 - 10:00 am EST

Because of the the rules that the NCHSAA has in place, Dudley had the right to drop the loss to Ragsdale because it was not a conference game. Teams have the right to schedule an endowment game in which they can use if they need to get into the playoffs. Since the Ragsdale game was out of conference, they were within the rules to drop the game so "technically" they did not lose to Ragsdale which in essence puth them into a tie with Ragsdale and RJ Reynolds. Therefor they had to draw out of a hat. Rules are rules, blame the coaches!

mr. m

November 17, 2009 - 1:18 pm EST

at the dudley and ragsdale game everybody and they mama( who was probably actually at the game) could see that dudley had the game taken from them by the refs. ragsdale people catchin balls out of bounds, calling holding on dudley every other play, taking away their touchdowns, ragsdale people trying to rip the facemask off of the dudley players and not calling anything. and everyone knows that happened and thats the only reason ragsdale won.

Pam

November 23, 2009 - 12:34 pm EST

It's obvious that Dudley fans are going to believe they had that game taken away from them by the refs, not that their team just got beaten. So we'll all have to wait until Friday to see which team really is better. Therefore, if Dudley loses to Ragsdale again, let's all just say that the better team won and leave it at that. I don't want to see anymore belly-aching from Dudley fans if they lose again.

REDDHOTT

December 3, 2009 - 11:44 pm EST

OK SO DUDLEY WON! WHAT DO HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT?

willijs8

December 14, 2009 - 10:10 am EST

Reidsville is like Boise State to me!
Good job guys!

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