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shelbyfan1_anon

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Year in year out lucky..... Best Sp team prob of all time last year in 2nd round... How easy is that..
And so far we havent played a team with more then 3 losses...sad. We want back in 3a..you Burns people want in 2s....
 
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Y’all thought you had no chance at Shelby. Crest prob thought they didn’t have a chance but they sure got showed up against Huss this past friday which I guess both of those games Shelby had injuries and adjustments to make.

Underdogs can win. It’s not like Shelbys playing West Caldwell. Winnable game for North if and only if calls are fairly done with them along with Shelby making a few mistakes or just a couple.

Things to give North hope:

Better than West Lincoln who held them to 3 TDs. Plays well with athletic teams hence the EL win and close game with Bandys. Well coached and improving every game. Not saying much but I know they got better players than Ashe as a whole.

I might eat my words but as of now it’s gonna be a game as long as nobody on field for North gets discouraged and plays every down like it’s a close game. Too many times when down by 3 scores I see kids give up.
You want us beaten badly, don’t you? I can tell. I mean, that’s fine and all, you’re entitled to that, just couldn’t help noticing since the playoffs began, you have said so and so has a chance to beat us whenever they are next in line to play us.
 

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You want us beaten badly, don’t you? I can tell. I mean, that’s fine and all, you’re entitled to that, just couldn’t help noticing since the playoffs began, you have said so and so has a chance to beat us whenever they are next in line to play us.

That was a response to Burns fan. I did say that I may eat my words but just for fun talk I said these are the things that would give North hope. They are underdogs and Shelby is a great program. I’m just expecting a North loss with possibility of upset. Most people are already expecting a Shelby Hibriten rematch and odds are they’ll get it. I don’t in a mean way want a team to lose. Shelby has won their titles. North hasn’t won anything other than a county bragging right but they were one point from a first time conference title. Them winning would tickle many to death if it happens it happens if it don’t it don’t. I still respect Shelby football win or lose at the end of the day.
 

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Year in year out lucky..... Best Sp team prob of all time last year in 2nd round... How easy is that..
And so far we havent played a team with more then 3 losses...sad. We want back in 3a..you Burns people want in 2s....

Definitely not the best South Point team of all time last year. That's laughable. I could care less what classification we're in.

People keep bringing up the West Lincoln score. If I'm not mistaken, wasn't that a bad weather game? That game was never in doubt regardless of the score. Shelby wins by 20+ this week.
 

shelbyfan1_anon

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Ask around ladt years SP team was best of past 20 yrs. Ask Coach Ware. He agrees..
Coach just came in with great game play in 2nd meeting and surprised them. And with 900 students Burns is headed to the 2a .
I hope your right bout this game, facts are we are a different team now
 

Northfan2020

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Your Qb can sling it and looks like plenty of athletes at wide out position. It will be interesting to see how Bazzle tries to slow it down. Pressure will help. Didn’t see much pressure in few games I watched.
 
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shelbyfan1_anon

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Qb has done better as year has gone on. People dont realize our line only started 1 true Starter an Lattimore was banged up at start. Plus another lineman broke leg in 7 on 7..
These boys has done great job on pass protection still would like somemore improvement on run block. But overall we are much better.
 

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Shelby has been here many times and history has taught us not to take any team lightly. At this stage of the playoffs anyone can beat anyone. This will be a close game you have to bring your A game and then some to win for either team. Just because you have been there before doesn't mean you will win, that's why you have to play the game.
 

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North Lincoln is a more complete team than the West Lincoln team that Shelby played.

Their defense, especially the secondary, is better and more athletic than WL. I have much respect for Shelby and their program and know they have lots of athletes. However, it was surprising to me that WL was able to pile up 251 yds rushing against the Shelby defense. If NL's rushing attack can have similar success this will be a close game.

The other area that NL is better than WL is special teams....good kicker, good punter. Looking forward to the game.
 
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Ok Shelby fans here's the deal. I know I'm gonna get some kick back from this. I am neutral party here. First off we held Shelby to two offensive TD's. The third TD was a desperation pass thrown while getting tackled (mistake) for a pick six interception. West D also held them to two field goals inside the ten. Like I said Shelby was the better team. Next for the North side. NorthFan was at the game between us and North. For everyone to jump to the conclusion that North is a better team than West is somewhat misleading. Let's break it down. North's scored the only TD of the game off of a 99 yard TD run right after we had a TD called back for illegal motion in which our QB called a sneak before the WR got in position (mistake 1). North did stop us the next play for the turnover on downs. We score our only TD of the game and miss the FG (mistake 2). We also we're in the red zone 2 other times and penalties took us out (mistake 3 and 4). Yes North Lincoln played a great game against us but our D held thier Div. 1 RB to 60 yards and sorous to 100 minus his 99 yard run which should have never happened (he made a great run on that). Also there was no passing game against us. Also North Fans know how it feels to get beat by 1 point due to mistakes. Are we better than North; NO. Is North better than us; NO. You play that game 10 times you get 10 different outcomes with a 50-50 record. North has a shot against Shelby depending on what team shows up for Shelby. Good luck to both teams and I'm not taking a shot at North just tired of everyone saying North is the better team. 1 point better that night but stat wise no comparison.
 
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shelbyfan1_anon

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And Shelby played a terrible game that night against West..no excuses. But we played like a team that practice in gym all week. Not focused and comming off big win over SP.
Again no excuses but we are a 3-4 touchdown better team then West imo... So sounds like we should win big time from what u saying against North...
 

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I'm not debating the fact of speed. I would be delusional to think we had the speed to match up. Defensively I thought we did a decent job against the pass and we did an excellent job against the run. 2nd half we did an even better job against the pass. Don't get me wrong North and Shelby are great teams but you as a Shelby fan knows West Lincoln never gets any love lol. We can have a 9-2 record and throw up some mad points and shutdown offences all year but some how we still are overrated. Heard it all year. Shelby is a great program and a good team. Is the team as good this year as they have been, No but still a state championship team. North is a good team with a little more speed than us. Sorous is fast. Can he be chased down by West, hell no. Can he be chased down by Shelby maybe. Like I've said since these playoffs started anything can happen on any given Friday night. I can't and won't make a prediction because I'm partial to North due to county team but have great respect for Shelby. Oh and just for the record West practiced outside all week in the rain lol.
 

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I give North credit they played thier best game of the season against Bandys. They didn't against us I Don't think but then again we didn't either. Hell we all played in a conference this year that didn't air out the ball much if at all. Maiden was the only team that did but the rest of thier game was way off. Any SF team will have issues with the pass bit North has the defense to shut the run down. North will play to the end just like us.
 

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Well put by a knowledgeable West fan who knows the game, this conference and the players very well. I respect him and all you posters. If it’s anything to look at I’d say the one point win against West took many by surprise and shows you don’t have to have track stars and WWF size linemen to give a team a good game if u know how to fly to the ball and get in position on defense. When Crest won state in 94’ they wasn’t quite as fast on their feet overall as most of the teams they played. I’m serious. Could be the same kinda game or run if Bazzle has his boys prepped.

The night West played North they (West) were prepped and showed it. Same when they played Shelby an kept it respectful. Bazzle for North has done a lot for a 2 win team(last year) in a short amount of time. We can say all day and night long Shelby has speed they got this, all wins at home, but once the whistle boys and it’s kicked off there’s no real telling. Could be a blowout win for Shelby, could go down to wire. I thought people gave Ashe too much credit going into their game last week. QB and WR had been fantastic all year for them but playing in that conference ehhhh, prob bout 2nd weakest, Hibritens 1st n Smokey mtns being the 3rd weakest.

Norths conference this year and non conference schedule was probably JUST good enough to battle test them to play their game. Heck, they only lost by a TD to a 1# ranked TJefferson 1A. There lol, think I layed down alittle differ outlook from what’s already been said.

And yet at same time, my respect to a soild program at Shelby that North and North fans would just be honored to get to play.
 
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shelbyfan1_anon

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When they relined i wanted us in that conf.
But it didnt happen. As far as West getting love, shoot they were a hardnose bunch. Never quit till end. It was good wake up call for Shelby.
Last week was so much better till the rain came and when subs started playing 4th q looked ugly.
Alot of times our kids look ahead not focused.
If we come out and play ball this week like we can . We will be fine. Congrats to West and North on great seasons.
 

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West .. I agree. I never pumped my chest on that one and when we lost to Bandys.. I said same thing.. they were better by one that night.. those 3 teams are very evenly matched. North has come a long way since then. We are a much better team than in early season. And yes Shelby is a faster team.. but can be beat. We will play the game and find out Friday night.

Much respect for a strong Shelby program but North will come to play. And Bigdawg.. we not a strong BB program... more of an indoor track team;)
 

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North also has bazzle. He’s been there before and he’s a good football coach!!
 

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North will have to throw the ball. Shelby's LB are beast. Jaylon Scott is a man. He's not your typical High School LB. They have the size at the skilled LB position. They may not stop the run at first but they will adjust and stuff it. North Lincoln will have to throw the ball accurately to spread the defence for the run. If we had a passing game to spread the defence; that Friday night may have been a different outcome. NL special teams are good. Kickers are above average and the fact that soruos long snaps on punt is a plus. 9 out of 10 times he's down the field fast and untouched. The question is will NL be able to defend Shelby's passing game. Very athletic receivers. Speed didn't even come into play against us with thier offence. The quick, shifty footwork by the receivers did. They make you miss on initial contact for that extra 4-5 yards and with three and sometimes four receivers on every play; it's hard to blitz without leaving an opening on the field. To beat Shelby it has to be all or nothing. Conservative will not win.
 

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At the same time Bess must be accurate even under pressure. His accuracy suffers a little under pressure (not a bad thing) it just shows the makings of a good pocket passer which is rare this day and age but he must throw good under pressure. NL has the defence to stop the run. Also Shelby's defensive line will have to step up to help the LB's out.
 

shelbyfan1_anon

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Last week JScott put that big fullback out with hit he never returned with a concussion. Also hit the Qb and put him out for few series. North will im sure try and pressure Bess problem like u said one of Shelby rec going be ooen
 

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Ok Shelby fans here's the deal. I know I'm gonna get some kick back from this. I am neutral party here. First off we held Shelby to two offensive TD's. The third TD was a desperation pass thrown while getting tackled (mistake) for a pick six interception. West D also held them to two field goals inside the ten. Like I said Shelby was the better team. Next for the North side. NorthFan was at the game between us and North. For everyone to jump to the conclusion that North is a better team than West is somewhat misleading. Let's break it down. North's scored the only TD of the game off of a 99 yard TD run right after we had a TD called back for illegal motion in which our QB called a sneak before the WR got in position (mistake 1). North did stop us the next play for the turnover on downs. We score our only TD of the game and miss the FG (mistake 2). We also we're in the red zone 2 other times and penalties took us out (mistake 3 and 4). Yes North Lincoln played a great game against us but our D held thier Div. 1 RB to 60 yards and sorous to 100 minus his 99 yard run which should have never happened (he made a great run on that). Also there was no passing game against us. Also North Fans know how it feels to get beat by 1 point due to mistakes. Are we better than North; NO. Is North better than us; NO. You play that game 10 times you get 10 different outcomes with a 50-50 record. North has a shot against Shelby depending on what team shows up for Shelby. Good luck to both teams and I'm not taking a shot at North just tired of everyone saying North is the better team. 1 point better that night but stat wise no comparison.

West lost to North (point differential doesn't matter). North fell in conference championship game to Bandys. West had two conference losses to North's one. West is paying to see Friday night games now. North plays on Friday. All add up to North being the better team. No offense, just facts there.....
 

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Spoken like a true fan NM88. Nuts and bolts doesn't matter to you, win the game outright or it handed to you by another teams mistakes doesn't matter to you, stats Don't mean anything. You are right about one thing we are out of the playoffs but damn sure ain't paying to watch a game, got better things to spend my money on. We did lose to a state championship team in the first round while NL got two byes the first round with thier 8-3 record. Wasn't bashing anyone in my previous post just stating my opinion and not once did I say we were better than NL. Quote my post all you want but please read in depth with an open mind before doing so. I've done nothing but praise your efforts this year.
 

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Smoky mountain on paper was suppose to be a challenge. I had a feeling East would go down hard. Whether it’s first round or 5th round.... all will lose except 1. For North.. they will continue to give it everything until someone beats them. They will play for 48 minutes and in the end if Shelby wins.. good for them. They earned it. If North does.. some eyes will open and you will know they earned it.
 

West17

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I agree North. I do think NL has a shot at Shelby. I've always said that NL was a great team this year and yes they did beat us, not denying that our fault on that one. I honestly thought three of us would be playing in third round and we would meet again. Not degrading Shelby but I knew the determination of the West boys. It didn't go that way. Shelby was the better team. Like I said for our game; I hope and do believe that North can go to Shelby and give them a hard fought game and who knows the outcome of the game if that's the case. No offence to any of North Fans but I look at overall picture. I didn't feel like we earned our win against Lincolnton this year. Hard fought game but we did not play to our potential. I feel like beating LKN Charter by 56 wasn't an earned win. That team gave us the game. I look at how we did as a team not one or two players and how did we do stat wise. Maybe I'm wrong but if we would have won by 1 point over you guys I would not automatically jump to conclusions that we were better. I know I know we didn't before someone chimes in. What ifs Don't count just getting my point across. Mad love and respect for your team and players.
 
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West17

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But this is a Shelby vs. North post so I'm done. Agree that everyone is entitled to thier opinion. All good brother. No offence. I wish you guys the best of luck.
 

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West17 .Im going ahead and quit being nice..Dont worry North ..there going home too this week..
I watched film all weekend and im sorry it not going hapoen.. I saw above brought up about Smokey mt...gee they were terrible couldnt tackle.. No offense and bout as slow as sap running from a pine tree.
West was a team that put up a fight but im telling you Shelby was flat and no good that night.
Last week we were up on Ashe 45-7 before coach Ware called dogs off and started. Letting 2-3rd string in...
Im sure North is hardnose too but ..they will see a aminal they havent ever seen fri..
Will they know how to defend 4-5 wide outs...
In football anything can happen! But fri Shelby will advance...
 
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Pisgah beat Smoky and East beat Pisgah. That tells you all you need to know. If East beat Pisgah then that conference really sucks because East was terrible this year.
 

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I believe they also beat your wolves 24-6
Listen, I'm the first to tell you that we were flat out terrible this year. As bad as we were they should have beaten us worse.. heck, newton smacked us up and down the field all night. Yes I am a Lincolnton fan but I'm also a high school football fan in general and have seen what title contenders, championship caliber teams look like. 2A competition in the west is down this year outside of the likes of Shelby, Hibriten, South Point, Heritage, and Reidsville.
 

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You are somewhat right wolf but isn't that how it is every year? I keep hearing competition is down. I can remember the days of Lincolnton, Maiden, east Lincoln and Reidsville being the dominant force. It's like that every year; you have 4 or 5 dominant teams and the rest have no chance. Same as in every classification. Shelby and South point in 3A a few years back. Nothing changes year to year. Every once in a while the teams change due to whatever reason. Everyone has thier ups and downs. West and North have more downs than up but just because the teams at the top may change doesn't mean competition Is down. I'm not taking a shot at you or your wolves I'm just trying to understand the philosophy behind competition in 2A is down.
 
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West17

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Also, something that gets overlooked and not mentioned much is the 93 state championship wolves. That was a great team and in my opinion one of the best in 2A ever. A team full of Lincoln county's best ever. There has never been another Lincolnton team like it but that doesn't mean competition is down. Lincolnton dominated everyone that year. I could easily say as a player playing against them that season that competition was down but that's not the case they were good and everyone else didn't have it except for Maiden that year. Anything can happen year to year. What does change is attitudes and work ethic but at 2A you Don't have much wiggle room to enforce rules as a coach. We Don't have the luxury of cutting the fat. You get what you get. It's like playing the lottery every year.
 
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Wolf4lyfe some good friends of mine that are big time Lincolnton people are coming to sit with me at the Shelby game this week the Haynes family.kane coached at Shelby but played at Lincolnton
 

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Shelbyfan1, a little trivia on the Haynes family: The one you mentioned was a team captain, his brother was a team captain, their Father was a team captain and their Grandfather was a team captain, all on Lincolnton High football teams.
This was a really bad year for us and we have to endure the scoffing you see several posts above this one but as a Shelby fan I know you understand what tradition honestly is.
 
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