Yeah the Stokes schools would never allow their selves to be in the M Valley due to travel times mainly. But here's some trivia:
West was close to joining in 2001 but when Ashe and the Caldwell schools got put in they hightailed it out for the Davidson Co conference. South was supposed to join in 2009 due to moving up to 2A (which they got out of a year or so later,) and they rejected it and came forward with the split Northwest.
Since I'm a nerd at this I have some scenarios I made up since the SNF game is boring as sin.
#1:
NW 2A/1A: East Surry 1A, Elkin 1A, Forbush 2A, MA 1A, North Surry 2A, Starmount 1A, and Surry Central 2A
M Valley 2A/1A: Ashe Co 2A, Alleghany 1A, East Wilkes 1A, North Wilkes 2A, West Wilkes 1A, and Wilkes Central 2A
WPAC
2A/1A: Atkins 1A, Bishop 1A, Carver 2A or 1A (Close to both,) North Stokes 1A, South Stokes 1A, West Stokes 2A, Walkertown 2A (They have small 2A #'s now,) and WS Prep 1A.
Split conferences Ahoy!
#2:
NW 1A: Alleghany, East Surry, East Wilkes, Elkin, Mount Airy, North Stokes, South Stokes, Starmount and West Wilkes
MV 2A: Ashe County, Forbush, North Surry, North Wilkes, Surry Central and Wilkes Central
WPAC 2A/1A: Atkins, Bishop, Carver, Walkertown, West Stokes, WS Prep
This goes back to the 1997/2001 conferences.
#3:
NW 1A: Alleghany, East Surry, East Wilkes, Elkin, Mount Airy, Starmount and West Wilkes
MV 2A: Ashe County, Forbush, North Surry, North Wilkes, Surry Central and Wilkes Central
WPAC 2A/1A:
Eden Morehead (Now with Solid 2AA #'s,) McMichael (Border 2AA #'s,)
North Stokes, South Stokes, Walkertown, West Stokes, WS Prep
Same as earlier but Atkins and Carver as well as Bishop go to the PAC conference with HP Andrews and the two borderline Rockingham county schools get put in.
This post was edited on 12/1 12:32 AM by Slasher Killer