This is how it could all look as the teams get set to roll into Week Three on Thursday and Friday….
1)Northern Guilford(1-0)
2)Ragsdale(2-0)
3)TIE Northwest Guilford(2-0)/Southeast Guiford(2-0)
5)High Point Central(2-0)…HP Central vs. Page Thursday night with a 7pm kickoff at Simeon Stadium in High Point….Kickoff is set for 7pm….
6)Dudley(1-1)
7)Page(0-2)
8)Southern Guilford(1-0)
9)Northeast Guilford(1-1)
10)Grimsley(0-1)
Others receiving votes include High Point Andrews(1-1) and Eastern Guilford(1-1)
I have Southeast at #2 and ragsdale at 3 followed by Northwest at 4, then Dudley
Best team around is probably East Forsyth
Northern
NW Guilford
Ragsdale
SE Guilford
HP Central
Dudley
Page
Southern
Grimsley
NE Guilford
1)NG -5 over Dudley
2)Ragsdale -24 over WG
3)SE -10. over SG
NW -12.5 over Grimsley
5)Dudley +5 aganist NG
6)HPC +3 aganist Page
Page -3 over HPC
8)SG + 10 aganist SE
9) GHS +12.5 aganist NW
10)NE -8.5 over EG
HPA (pickem)
SWG +3 aganist Ledford
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1) Northern – out of respect for the State title and victory over Dudley, but not truly convinced yet that they can stay here. A win over Dudley would help, but I see the Panthers winning that game.
2) SEG – they are for real, but I understand if need to wait a week or two to let that sink in. They’ll beat Southern convincingly.
3) Northwest – They should beat a Grimsley team that will give them a game
4) Ragsdale – Good team and well coached. They should handle WG
5) HPC – they are ranked ahead of a desperate Page team. Desperation will win tonight.
6) Page – time to get over that champagne shower and play some ball. In other words, put those rings away and hit something.
7 )Southern – Has always played SEG tough. Falcons better be ready.
8) Grimsley
9) Northeast – will bounce back big vs EG
SE has a good team but respect comes with wins against quality opponents. SE’s non-conference is against one weak 4A school, two average 3A, and one 2A. I wonder how they would measure against Ragsdale, Nortwest,, or even Northern.
Just Saying,
I have never seen Northwest beat SEG, so you can drop them from the conversation. I did just start watching in 2005, so maybe they were dominating SEG before that. I have had two brothers go through the SEG program and neither has ever lost a game to Norhwest. Yes, Ragsdale has been a difficult matchup in the past, but it’s not like they blew SEG away.
Damon,
Do you agree the non-conference schedule is not so challenging?
I haven’t been a fan of losing the NWG and Ragsdale games after the realignment. I loved the intensity of the Ragsdale games even though most of the time they came out on top. Northeast did win 9 ball games last year. If I were the AD, I would get rid of the Thomasville game and SWG. I understand why they play Southern.
So, yes, I agree.