Danny Pigge’s Pigskin Preview is on like a neckbone tonight, with the Greensboro Dudley Panthers(14-1) facing the Greenville Rose Rampants(11-4), for the NCHSAA 3-A Championship…The SayYes Guilford Kickoff comes at 7pm, at Keenan Stadium, in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Murphy Wainer Orthopedics Game of the Week is at the University of North Carolina, and the game is on GreensboroSports Radio…
Our pregame show, brought to you by Sprinkle Oil #1 & Sprikle Oil #2, should start coming through on GreensboroSports Radio, at around 6:30pm…A little bit different with the 7pm kickoff, although we did have all 7pm kickoffs back in the Spring, and we had one just two weeks ago, from Statesville…
Tonight’s game on GreensboroSports Radio, also brought to you in part by Wagoner’s Christmas Tree Lot, beside Sears, at the Friendly Shopping Center….By Floor Covering Headquarters, on Burlington Road, and by Gene’s Barber Shop, on Spring Garden Street…Plus be sure to tune in for the Steak n Shake postgame show, following the Championship broadcast…
Lot’s of business to take care of, and the Dudley Panthers are ready to take care of business, and bring home the 3-A Title back to Greensboro…Greensboro vs. Greenville, in Chapel Hill, and the game will be available on GreensboroSports Radio…
We need to find Triple H, you know locate him, and bring him in here, to present the Championship Belt…Game time is now just hours away, and let’s take a look at how Greensboro Dudley and Greenville Rose arrived at this special moment, in high school football time…
The Dudley Panthers are (14-1) overall and here is how they made it to this point of their season…Dudley in the 3-A West Playoffs….Round One:Dudley 60, North Henderson 0…Round Two:Dudley 53, Ledford 10…Round Three:Dudley 36, Kings Mountain 10…Round Four:Dudley 20, Statesville 6…Round Five/West 3-A Regional Final:Dudley 36, South Point 0…State Championship Game:Dudley vs. J.H. Rose…
Dudley Title Games since 1972:6 Games(4-2)…Last Title Appearance:2016 4-A Championship Game and Won, 54-0 over Cape Fear…
Dudley in 2021 Playoffs has out-scored their opponents, 207-26…Dudley at 41.4 points per game, Opposition at 5.2 points per game..
The Rose Rampants are (11-4) and here is how they made to this point of the season…Rose in the 3-A East Playoffs…Round One:Rose 45, Croatan 24…Round Two:Rose 34, Terry Sanford 28…Round Three:Rose 20, Fayetteville 71st 14…Round Four:Rose 49, Scotland 28…Round Five/East 3-A Regional Final:Rose 35, Jacksonville 28…State Championship Game:Rose vs. Dudley…
Rose Title Games since 1972:7 Games(5-2)…Last Title Appearance:2015 4-A Championship Game and lost, 27-20 to Charlotte Catholic…
Rose in the 2021 Playoffs has out-scored their opponents, 173-122…Rose at 34.6 points per game, Opposition at 24.4 points per game…
There you go, that should wet or whet your whistle for a Championship Football Game, but we have more in store….
Let’s look back again at the Dudley Offense and see how they will stack up with the Greenville Rose defense..
Dudley on Offense for the 2021 season:
QB Jahmier Slade has gone 99-165 passing for 2,171 yards, with 28 TD’s/4 INT’s…Slade with 79 carries for 710 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns….Slade with 2,881 total yards for the season, and 32 total TD’s…
RB Michael Shaw with 1,216 rushing yards and 13 TD’s on the ground…Shaw with 9 receptions for 69 receiving yards and 2 more TD’s…Shaw with 1,285 total yards on the season and 15 TD’s…
RB/SB Rory/RJ Baker with 1,206 rushing yards on 109 carries, with 17 TD’s…Baker with 19 receptions for 646 yards and 10 TD’s…Baker with 86 yards on Kickoff Returns and 116 yards on Punt Returns and a total of 2,054 all-purpose yards and 28 TD’s/172 total points scored…
WR/KR Mehki Wall now with 37 receptions for 906 yards and 9 TD’s…Wall with 18 carries for 271 yards on the ground and 4 TD’s…Wall with 715 yards on Punt Returns and 131 yards on Kickoff Returns…Wall with 2,059 all-purpose yards and 18 TD’s, with 118 total points scored…Wall with 2,059 all-purpose yards and Baker with 2,054 all-purpose yards this season for Dudley….
RB KJ Morehead with 71 carries for 669 yards and 7 TD’s…Morehead with 11 receptions for 197 yards and 5 TD’s…Morehead with 925 all-purpose yards on the season and 12 TD’s…
WR Nasir Newkirk with 25 receptions for 446 yards and 3 TD’s…Newkirk is just a freshman….
(Morehead has been fighting a high ankle sprain, and if he can’t go, we may see more of freshman WR Koredell Bartley…Bartley played key minutes for Dudley last Friday night, vs. South Point….
Dudley offense with Slade at QB, Shaw, Baker and Morehead at RB, Wall, Newkirk and Bartley(another freshman) at WR, with
center Jonathan Neal(37 Pancake Blocks), LT Trevon Humphrey(41 Pancake Blocks), RT Darius McLendon(44 Pancake Blocks), LG A’mon McManus(29 Pancake Blocks) and RG Todd Hargrove(14 Pancake Blocks) upfront doing the blocking…..
The Greenville Rose defense that will be trying to stop the Dudley offense:
Klavon Brown, at Middle Linebacker, leading the Rose Rampants on defense…Brown with 154 total tackles, 1.5 Sacks, 2 Interceptions, 2 Fumble Recoveries, 9 Caused Fumbles, and 2 Pass Deflections/21 Tackles for a Loss…This guy can get around….75 solo tackles and 79 assists…
Defensive End Juantre Bradley has 101 tackles on the season with 46 solos and 55 assists…Bradley with 4/12 sacks and 1 Pass Deflection…
JJ Loftin is at Inside Linebacker for the Rose Rampants, and he has 99 Total Tackles on the season…For Loftin, he has 10 1/2 Tackles for a Loss…Loftin with 2 1/2 sacks, 1 interception, 1 Pass Deflection, 1 caused fumble and 5 TFL’s…
Jah’Quarion Brown, a defensive back, with 91 total tackles…Brown 8.5 TFL’s, 3 1/2 sacks, 1 Interception, 2 Pass Deflections, 3 Fumble Recoveries, 1 Caused Fumbles, 1 Blocked Punt….All-around busy man, JQ Brown…
Jameer Roach, at Safety for Rose….Rose’s Roach with 80 total tackles, 5 1/2 TFL’s, 1/2 a Sack, plus 2 Interceptions and 1 Fumble Recovery…
Ty’Queron Hines at cornerback…Hines with 50 total tackles and 3 TFL’s…Hines with a team-leading 4 Interceptions and 12 Pass Deflections…
Jaceire Waller-Daniels, with 43 total tackles on the year, from his cornerback position…Waller with 1 INT, 5 Pass Deflections, 1 Fumble Recovery, and 1 Caused Fumble….
Defensive End Ajani Farmer goes with 41 total tackles for the Rampants…Farmer with 6 1/2 TFL’s…Farmer with 2 sacks, 2 Pass Deflections, a Fumble Recovery, and a Blocked Punt…Greenville has a good group of Punt blockers on this team…
DL Antonio Williams with 35 total tackles/1 TFL, 1 1/2 sacks, and 1 Caused Fumble…
LB Jordan Daniels with 35 total tackles/2 TFL’s…1 Caused Fumble…
DT Brion Grimes with 34 tackles/5 TFL’s, 1/2 a Sack, 2 Pass Deflections, 3 Fumble Recoveries…
DE Trey Swann with 32 total tackles/3 TFL’s, 1 Caused Fumble…
Also we need to watch out for LB Henry Walter…
JH Rose offense with the ball, and it all comes to stopping Hall…RB Michael Hall, plus stop QB Will Taylor, RB Klavon Brown, WR Jayden Grimes, WR KD Geddis and WR Montez Green…
RB Michael Allen with 1,157 yards rushing on 153 carries and he has run for 18 TD’s…Michael Allen, with 610 receiving yards, on 38 receptions, with 8 more TD’s….Allen with 1,888 all-purpose yards, and 26 TD’s…
RB Klavon Brown, with 155 carries for 801 yards, with 12 TD’s…
QB Will Taylor has gone 191-328 passing for 3,033 yards, with 31 TD passes and 13 interceptions…
WR Jayden Grimes, with 1,182 yards receiving on 72 receptions, with 11 TD’s….
WR Kenderius KD Geddis, with 592 yards on 31 receptions, good for 7 TD’s…
WR Montez Green is the #3 receiver for JH Rose…23 receptions for 329 yards and 3 TD’s for Green…
The Dudley Panthers’ defense getting to stop the JH Rose offense:
DL/DT Jhyheem Pittman with 113 total tackles on the season…Pittman with 51 Tackles for a Loss…Big number there…Pittman with 28 1/2 Sacks and 28 QB Hurries…Pittman with 2 Fumble Recoveries and 1 Caused Fumble…
DL/DT Logan Wright…Wright with 101 total tackles and 37 TFL’s…Wright with 18 1/2 QB Sacks, and 25 QB Hurries…Wright with 1 Fumble Recovery and 2 Caused Fumbles…
DE Austin Lloyd…Lloyd with 82 total tackles and 31 TFL’s…Lloyd with 21 1/2 sacks and 31 QB Hurries…Lloyd with 1 Fumble Recovery
DE Braden McCall with 70 total tackles and 27 TFL’s…McCall with 15 QB sacks, and 29 QB Hurries…
(The front four for Dudley, led by Pittman and Wright, has been causing HAVOC in the opposing team’s backfield all season long.)
LB Jeremiah Barnes with 91 total tackles and 21 TFL’s…Barnes with 3 Sacks, and 10 QB Hurries…Barnes with 1 interception and 7 Pass Deflections and 1 Caused Fumble
LB Jaylan Richmond has 80 total tackles, with 20 TFL’s, 2 1/2 sacks and 5 QB Hurries…Richmond with 1 INT, 3 Pass Deflections and 1 Caused Fumble…
LB Kafi Abass with 59 total tackles with 9 TFL’s…Abass with 2 1/2 sacks and 4 QB Hurries….Abass with 5 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery…
DB/LB K.J. Morehead with 57 total tackles and 8 TFL’s…Morehead with 2 QB Hurries, 1 INT, and 8 Pass Deflections…
DB Shawn Seagraves with 56 total tackles and 4 TFL’s…Seagraves with 1 QB Hurry, 15 Pass Deflections and 2 Caused Fumbles…
DB Steven Davis II for Dudley with 53 total tackles….Davis II with a team-leading 4 interceptions, 16 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery…
DB Sofiyan Omarou has 52 total tackles and 1 TFL…Sofiyan with 1 INT, and 7 Pass Deflections….
Elvis Berry for Dudley with 45 total tackles, and 2 TFL’s…Berry with 1 QB Sack, 1 INT, 7 Pass Deflections and 1 Fumble Recovery…..
Here are the other Championship Games for this weekend….
1A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, December 11, 2021; 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
Kenan Stadium | Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
#1 Tarboro Vikings (13-1) vs. #3 Mitchell Mountaineers (13-2)
2A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, December 11, 2021; 3:00 p.m.
Carter-Finley Stadium | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
#10 Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs (13-2) vs. #1 Shelby Golden Lions (14-1)
4A FOOTBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, December 11, 2021; 7:00 p.m.
Carter-Finley Stadium | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
#6 Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders (13-2) vs. #10 Julius Chambers (14-1)
**********Taking these teams to win….Dudley, Tarboro, Shelby, and Chambers…..**********
++++++++++We have Dudley over JH Rose, 27-7…..++++++++++
There is your high school football Danny Pigge’s Pigskin Preview for this, our final week of the high school football season…..