My Forest Hills Yellow Jackets have crushed our weak opponents and played and beat an exceptional Charlotte Latin team and we didn't get ranked. Our win over 4A Piedmont really wasn't as close as the 27-7 score shows. We just started slow. Should have been 54-7. We crushed them in the second half. The other two games against weak opponents were running clocks at the start of the second half. We're ranked in the top ten in everything but this poll. Maxpreps, Massey, Calpreps, NCHSAA News and Observer. Just waiting to see where Simmons puts us.
This year's team is looking to be quite the riot and making waves...however, I believe the NCPreps team also looks at sustained success when making their (unofficial, means nothing) rankings.
Being successful isn't new to Forest Hills though?
Yeah I'm not talking about historically, throughout program history, I'm talking about right now.
| East Surry | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| Reidsville | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| Maiden | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| Salisbury | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| Shelby | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| WRH | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 100% |
| Hertford Co | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 80% | |
| Monroe | 2018 | 2020 | 2021 | 60% | ||
| Burns | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 60% | ||
| CHASE | 2019 | 2021 | 40% | |||
| Forest Hills | 2021 | 20% |
I agree with you. I was looking at Chase's schedule and it's weak for pretty much the whole season except for Hendersonville. We've still got a weak Montgomery Central next but after that it's tougher. 3-1 Anson, 3-1 West Stanly, 4-0 Monroe plus a 3A Parkwood team who's better than it's record shows. We're still young though which worries me.
Chase and Monroe looking suspect to me due to schedule...but RPI will sort out the seeding.
Monroe's non-conference which is mostly 4A and 3A would have been a tough schedule any other season. For instance Marvin Ridge was preseason top 10 in 4A but they started 0-3. But for some reason those teams have stunk it up this year.
I'm a Forest Hills supporter and I'm not thinking ya'll shouldnt be top 10. I know what kind of talent Shelby has. We've played ya'll three times in our history and won once. You're always tough. The two we lost kept us from a state title game.
Nah, if it was any other team with that record, they wouldn’t be ranked in the top 10, period, regardless of the level of football. The rankings shouldn’t be based on sustained success or rep, just what’s going on currently, in my opinion.I'm a Forest Hills supporter and I'm not thinking ya'll shouldnt be top 10. I know what kind of talent Shelby has. We've played ya'll three times in our history and won once. You're always tough. The two we lost kept us from a state title game.
Man most schools schedule teams that's on their level of competition, and that's not too far away.
Man check out the NCHSAA RPI rankings…
I agree. Porter Ridge always has a load of talent but they have been the same really since the Hardin guy left several years ago. They went to a couple 4A state title games under him. I believe he is now coaching Charlotte Latin. I know one of the Hardin boys are coaching Latin now. That's a big time coaching family.
Currently...as this stands...Shelby would be the #31 seed.
Sun Valley has vastly improved. Record may not show it, but I don’t anticipate Monroe blowing them out.
When I was at FH Union County except for FH stunk in football. There were only 5 schools then and we crushed them all back then. The county has exploded in size and now has 12 high schools which has increased the talent level especially on the Sun Valley side. Sun Valley was 2A back then now they're 4A along with Weddington, Marvin Ridge, Porter Ridge and Piedmont. 3A Parkwood, 2A Monroe and Forest Hills, 1A Union Academy and Private schools Metrolina Christian and Trinity Christian. Central Academy is also 2A but they quit fielding a football team. Love to see old Sun Valley give Monroe a tight game.
Show me proof of that from the west. What schools are traveling 2 or more hours to play a school that's not on their level?
The MIGHTY GOLDEN LIONS could go 1 and 9 and still be the best TEAM in the STATE according to the SHELBY FOLKS.
Well, well, well, IF IT AIN’T THE CHESS BEATER.
CHECKMATE!!!
Realistically Shelby does have a boatload of State Titles so they may have earned the right to be a little cocky.
It's tough when traditional winning programs experience adversity to the passionate fan base. We see that sometimes in Duplin County. I'm not so sure that Shelby is down for the count. Haven't seen them play, but I know what kind of juggernaut offense they have. I'll be surprised if they're not waiting on us, or whoever the eastern representative is this year.
