My 2 cents with comic relief
I believe all but three of them, my nephew is still out too, and all along the line...Nephew says the O-line was useless against Newton. My personal 2-cents is that their problems all start with the coaching. Team morale is way down after Lincolnton and the coaches haven't done anything to improve that. Attitude reflects leadership.
West Caldwell will be hungry for the win. They played South Caldwell and Hibriten close and heard they played West Lincoln hard. Bandys to lose to Newton-Conover that bad is just sad. No disrespect to Newton-Conover but they are very youthful and the Bandys team I saw vs West Lincoln should have not got blown out by Newton-Conover unless they had multiple starters out
Makes sense l. I’m behind my alma mater all the way but when they are not playing like that should of missing some pieces here and there something they can’t help etc I call it like I see it. The upcoming years from what I gather will be EBs time in this conference. Maybe not over Maiden as I can see Maiden running the tables just like Crest did in the NW4A before they left. But look for and I I’d hope, Cavs will be ready next year. They losing some big guys this spring so maybe they be ok
An old story told a few times I love bringing up. I know a lot of high school games are usually predictable, college sometimes, pros ehhh here and there, but this fri this conf yeah.Well…I see you boys have been busy…especially Grizz! I’m loving those “Prelim Brackets”…it’s still a little early…I’m betting somebody bows up….over here in the west …and turns that bracket a flip! Might be Lincolnton!
I’m loving Mr. Lincolntons’ picking of West Caldwell over Bandys…ya know…they’re winless…and still ranked 44 (2aWest) with their RPI #. They would be high 30’s in the (2aEast) Hard to believe!..and yet… West Caldwell had a very tough non conference schedule! Bandys had a great team… injuries just decimated them. Imma take Bandys …in a thriller…. But would not be surprised if West Caldwell wins their first game.
Here’s another one….Newton Conover! It wouldn’t surprise me at all if they beat Bunker Hill at Newton…why not?….here’s why….Newton is 0-3 at home…3-1 on the road. But it’s Newton…and no one knows what Newton is gonna do! I’m taking the Bears….but I got a feeling!
West Lincoln -East Burke…Will be a slobber knocker of a game! Low scoring slugfest….I’m taking the Johnny’s!….due to experience….it seems all of West Lincoln’s games have come down to the wire this year. This one won’t be any different!
Wolves hosting the Boom! Devils.
Throw the records out! …as Grizz said…we’ve split the last 20 games against each other! Nuff said! The Wolves are so young…I chuckle…thinking about that game versus East Lincoln. The Wolves had a chance to win that game… but just couldn’t get out of their own way. There’s no doubt….that Lincolnton is the most improved team in this conference. I…ALWAYS DREAD…playing ‘em! This one is no different!
I’m taking Maiden by 1.
Good luck to all our CVAC brothers!… let’s see how much we can disrupt that Prelim bracket!….poor Grizz!
You must know him personally like that. I think I met him at the EL EB playoff game in 15’. Might have been another poster but mighta been him, minds bout gone lol. I’ve only met one other poster live at a game and that was Beamer at one of the Hibriten playoff games. He loves his Panthers ha ha. Good fella.
Meant to ask you Lincolnton, what big games have you been to that was East Burke related? You make it to the big Indy game in 2007 3rd round, couldn’t get a seat anywhere, Shatley was the star of the whole game even though they didn’t win, big banners saying EB vs Charlotte All Stars, that game? Make it to the 15’ EB EL game in 2015?
Hating ….that I must agree with you on North Lincoln making 3rd round….but it ain’t over!
That was also probably the 3rd time in East Burke history that they made 3rd round. 1st 1978 2nd 2007 and 3rd down at EL with Brown at the helm 2015. In essence that was a Maiden vs EL as well. RIP Tom Brown and of course RIP Danny Williams head coach of 1978 EB team.Hating ….that I must agree with you on North Lincoln making 3rd round….but it ain’t over!
I have a very close friend whose son plays for them.
For the record…. They’re some die hard Maiden fans….,.Cavaliers fans….that were there …..at the East Lincoln game.
No way!… We would miss that game!
The old war horse…Coach Brown was showing his arse!
I would prefer a 3-way tie for first place. A man can dream.
It may be just me...but I would prefer staying out of a 3-way with a wolf and a bear.
Coaching has NOTHING to do with injuries. They started with 22 kids and then 7-10 get hurt and most, if not all, were starters and best skill players on the team. They already lack talent and the little they did have was/is hurt. It's easy to say what you would do but NO COACH wants to lose but nothing you can do about it when injuries just kill your chances. Coaching at Bandys is fine as he knows how to coach and was a player at Bandys years ago. The problem is going to a gunfight with a fork. Not going to go well. When they were all healthy, they won a couple of games and were even able to play WL a close game. If you go back to his comments at the first of the year, the coach said if they can avoid injuries they can play with most. So, even he knew they were thin and a couple of injuries away from being where they are right now. Also, BHS lost a couple of kids to "transfers" that if they had them I'm sure coaching wouldn't be the issue and then the "coaching issue" would be thrown the other direction or team. SMH
I do agree with you, partly...but I'm specifically referring to player experiences with how coaching has reacted to the injuries. This from actual players. How is a coach supposed to react to the players that can play? Losing studs is hard, but when you blast the backups and tell them your going to start JV players over them, in my opinion, you're a dumbass. Look up Schofield's Definition of Discipline. When the general feeling from a handful of starters, available and injured, is "our coaches don't know what they are doing" then there is a problem. From my personal perspective there are issues with their staff...one being their "trainer" who is clueless, coaching staff that gets caught up in the game and draws penalties, coaching that doesn't know how to properly execute their next man up.
GrizzlyDevil, I'll carry my phone. Send me a text when you get ready and I'll come over to the Maiden side. For some unexplained reason you'll be able to spot me... A long time ago, my Father said "I know you're alright, but you 're a very sneaky looking somebody, and you're ugly, too". I didn't say nothing but I looked at him and thought "Yeah, well, You won't be winning no beauty contest, either". So, if you'll just send me a text I'll come over. If you don't send one I'll know you got side-tracked.