CREST CHARGERS: Old Newspaper & News Archive
Shelby Star ArchiveLink to newspaper archive articles where you can find out about the 2001,2000, and 1999 teams
Friday, September 13
So how important is the Crest-Shelby Game
Local News article
Quote from Shammu "You want to beat those guys because you dont want to have someone talking junk to you for 364 days until the next Crest-Shelby game, said Chargers assistant coach Jeremy Shields, a 1997 Crest graduate "
News 14 Charlotte
Crest 40, Shelby 0
Updated: 9/18/02 5:02 PM
By: News 14 Carolina
FridayNightFever Game of the week with video
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Travis' 1st-half sacks get Chargers going against Hickory
BRIAN PUTNAM
Special Correspondent
Saturday, September 21
Shelby Star Headlines..Chargers best Raiders in duel of rank
Article written by Richard Walker
Saturday, September 28
Too much to handle
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Record Staff Writer
Headlines in the Hickory Paper Today:
Too much to handle
Top-ranked Crest overwhelms Red Tornadoes
Saturday, September 14
Saturday Shelby Star Headlines
Crest streaks past its biggest rival, 40-0
Saturday, September 14
Charlotte Newspaper 09/13/2002 Crest -Shelby Rivalry
Tuesday, September 17
Gaston Gazette 2002 Team Preview
Friday, September 20
Red Bone meets the shutout Kings (2002)
Article in the Gaston Gazette prior to tonights game in which Crest wins 28-7 !!!!!!!
Sunday, September 22
Lee not bothered by change in position (2002)
Richard Walker Reporter, Shelby Star
Sunday, September 22
Crest left in good hands
Link to Charlotte Observer, Kevin Cary Reporter
Sunday, September 22
Crest defense meets the challenge
Shelby Star Link, Brian Hanks Report
The Heat is On
Monday, September 23
Area Sports News 09/23/2002 Shelby Star Article
OL Coach Tony Wray,earns national recognition
Wednesday, September 25
Crest Moves to #1 in 3A Polls , Burns hits polls 9th
Article by Shelby Star Reporter Alan Ford
Friday, September 13
Charger Brings the "A" to D'Shelby Town Tonight
Shelby detained to 160 yards total "0"........Crest Chargers 360+ yards of balance "O".
Padgett and Littlejohn ...
Sunday, September 22
Link to Charlotte Observer Commentary about SC Fight
COMMENTARY
Time to dispel rumors from brawl aftermath
Schools, police and league handled tough situation admirably
DENNY SEITZ, Reporter
Friday, September 20
Report from Rivals SC Site
The report about the Fight at HS football game last weekend from the Rivals SC site.
Friday, September 20
FIGHT VIDEO FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
AS SEEN ON NBC6
Friday, October 4
The rankings from Charlotte Observer
Break down by class
Monday, September 30
HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIATING ....The men in stripes
Games just as important for refs as players, coaches
By Hermann Wendorff
Staff writer Fayetteville Newspaper
Tuesday, October 1
IHigh.com Kenneth Massey Reports Crest Ranked #1
Got a e-mail from Roknrobn about the link on the IHigh Site............Rock on !!!!
Chargers Storm Hickory
Thanks to Dave Scruggs who has sent in this pic.......our cheerleaders get ready for the boys in green and gold !!!!!!!!!
Beautiful football night after a few days of rain !!!!!!!!! Green grass, clear sky, large crowd !
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Wednesday, October 2
The Charlotte Observer
Read down past the headlines :
BOILING SPRINGS CREST: Each Friday at 6:45 a.m., football coach Roy Kirby meets with the school's Horseshoe Club ............
Sunday, October 6
Who is NCAA kidding?
Division I graduation rates nothing short of scandalous
Sports Illustrated report
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Crest Beats North Forsyth 41-14
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5 flags for 35 yards on Crest
NF had 6 flags for 45...pretty clean football game.
This is Smashmouth5's take on the game A good crowd of Crest faithful saw the Chargers step back into 4A Friday night and take a 41-14 victory over the North Forsyth Vikings. Crest got on the board first as Travis Lee was able to hook up with Montaze Thurman on a 41 yard TD pass reception. The point after was no good and Crest had a 6-0 lead. In the second quarter Lee found what turned out to be his favorite target on the night, Jermaine Strong. He hit Strong for a 48 yard TD pass which was followed by a successful 2 point conversion. Crest was 14-0. Lee went to Strong for a second time in the quarter on a 45 yard TD pass. The point after was good and Crest went up 21-0. Crest finished up the scoring in the first half on a 15 yard TD pass from Lee to Strong. The point after was no good and Crest took a 27-0 lead into halftime. North Forsyth got on the board in the third quarter off of a bit of trickery.&nbs! p; QB Donald Page completed a 17 yard pass to Preston Burton who tossed it back to Anthony Kimbrough who took it into the end zone. The point after was no good and Crest had a 27-6 lead. Crest picked up another score as Lee completed a five yard TD pass to Thurman. The point after split the uprights and Crest was up 34-6. Crest finished up it's scoring in the fourth quarter as Lee found Strong one last time on a 14 yard TD pass. The point after was good and Crest was up 41-6. North Forsyth closed out the game with an impressive drive led by sophomore fullback Cedric Hickman. Hickman carried the Vikings down the field and QB Jeromy Bailey took it across the goal line on a 1 yard keeper. The 2 point conversion was good which took us to our final of 41-14. Crest had 421 yards of offense while North Forsyth had 287. The Chargers were led on defense by Keenan Little who had 2 interceptions.
North Forsyth moves to 1 and 4 on the year after playing teams like Carver, Parkland, and Crest. Crest continues on the unbeaten path at 5 and 0. Next up for the Chargers are SWFH and county rival Kings Mountain.
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Right Now by Van Halen
Saturday, October 5
Chargers air it out in win over West Forsyth
Shelby Star article
Monday, October 7
Former Crest Football Player On "Fear Factor"
Shelby native competes on 'Fear Factor' tonight
Jackie Bridges, reporter
Chris Roseboro ,who studied drama at Crest High School under Becky Reger and played on the football team.
Saturday, October 19
Crest starts off slow, remains undefeated
Crest starts off slow, remains undefeated
QB Lee, Padgett combine for 3 TDs in 2nd half after narrow lead
BRIAN PUTNAM
Special Correspondent
Ok team you better get it together cause we are not use to remarks like this :
But for the rest of the first half St. Stephens (3-6, 2-2) outplayed the top-ranked 3A team in the state, and trailed only 7-0 at halftime.
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Crest defeats St. Stephens, 28-0
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Friday, October 25
Crest Floats By Fred T Foard
In what was a emotional week for the Crest Charger Team Family with the wreck that claimed two football players to what could have been an injury that claimed a life....the team seem to move on. The rainy weather and lack of the pep band playing made the Charger side kind of quiet, but the wet and soggy crowd was drowned out by the players that stepped up and pulled together in a action packed game.
The Chargers first play was a passing play that mounted the first TD for the Chargers at the 52 second mark, after a missed PAT the Foard boys made a quick threat with a run around the end with the Charger D-fence slipping and sliding after the RB which carried the football into Charger land. But once again the "D" stepped up and it was full bore for the Chargers until the half. Second half saw the Chargers once again crank up and some of the scout team players got a lot of playing time.
Great special teams coverage tonight with Kyle Carter getting Billyob's "Hard Charger Headhunter" award. Kyle made some great tackles and was always in the hunt. Old timey shoe string tackles and hard hitting. Kyle also got some LB time and shot through the Foard OL like a man on a mission. Also MARKEITH SURRATT got to step up and got a TD along with BiG Mac who scored from the d-fence side of the game.
All the players that seem to find the goal lines during the year like,LittleJohn, Padget and Lee had a field day but it was the "other" players that got some action that made the night.
Keenan Little broke the school record with two interceptions tonight added to his totals.
Hats off to the Fred T Foard players for a never quit effort. Score has been posted.
Saturday, October 26
Chargers keep on rolling
Shelby Star Newspaper article
"The inclement weather did little to slow down the Crest Chargers at Fred T. Foard Friday night, as the states No. 1 3A team rolled up 255 yards rushing in building a 27-0 halftime lead and ultimately taking a 61-0 victory over the Tigers." double click the headlines to get into the newspaper article.
Saturday, October 12
Chargers blank KM, 21-0
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Quoted from last years newspaper report:
"The Crest offense - averaging over 44 points and nearly 460 yards of offense per game - has been drawing raves all season."
"After the Chargers' 17-0 whitewash of Kings Mountain on Friday night, it's time to give the Crest defense some kudos."
I BELIEVE, once again Crest has played a county rival worthy of respect, and once agin this county rival kept a powerful offensive team in check.
Saturday, October 12
Smashmouth5's Take On The Kings Mtn. Game
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Tuesday, November 5
Chargers to compete in Shrine Bowl
For the sixth consecutive season, the North Carolina Shrine Bowl roster will include a Crest Charger.
Make that two members of the current Charger squad. Senior quarterback Travis Lee and defensive back Keenan Little are the latest Crest football standouts to be chosen for the annual clash against the South Carolina stars. The duo was the only players selected from the Cleveland-Gaston-Rutherford area.
This years contest will be played on Dec. 21 in Rock Hill, S.C.
double click on the headlines to be taken to the news article by:
Alan Ford
Shelby Star Sports Editor
Friday, November 1
What will show up next ? Who knows......better look around!!
Wow....what a great weekend. Crest JV and Varisty beat Burns and are still undefeated, we have great pictures up, the weather was perfect for the games.
The progress on the board is coming along wonderful, we added a lot of information this week. We had over 3100 hits in 19 days of September, which has now increased to over 7660 hits since our board was up......the Chargers are winnin' and we all can keep on grinnin'. Watch us daily as we keep adding information with the help of our many Charger Friends!!!!!!!!!!!...There may be a camera near you !!!!!!!!
A new month is started.....keep coming and please share our site!!! Thanks
Saturday, November 8
Is anyone really talking football ?????????????????
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Sunday, September 15
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Saturday, September 21
POLL...The Fantastic 50
Straight from their site:
The Fantastic 50
North Carolina's all-classifications prep football ...
Monday, October 14
Crest / Kings Mtn Game to be aired on Time Warner Cable
Crest/Kings Mountain game was taped and will be shown on Time Warner Cable channel 19.
The game can be seen each night this week through Wednesday. Broadcast times at 10 am and 7 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Penz said the announcers reminded him of ESPN announcers.
Billybob said that "Better than some ESPN announcers but not as easy to look at as the UPN41 girls!!!!!!"
Sunday, September 15
New Video Clips Are Here !!!!
Just added on the Albums page video clips of the 2000 4a team, as well as the 2002 3A Team against Indy and East ...
TRY THE COLLEGE LINK
One of the most important links added to this site is the college link to keep up with your favorite college or ...
Saturday, September 14
Brian "Crest" Hanks................hmmmmmmmmm
Thanks Dave and Mr. Primetime for the photo's
Between the pic's that the three of us have taken....we have covered the teams, the band, the Cheerleaders and the Trainers..........looking forward to many more !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, November 24
Check Out The current Tony Polls !!!!!!!!
I just got an e-mail from Tony Bianco to watch the Tony Polls. When they are updated Crest will have cracked into the top 25 !!!!!!!!!!!!! Guys keep maintaining...because the polls are nice and they give you credit for your hard work...but we want the Gold !!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 22
Content from Rivals100.com...Travis Lee going to SC
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By: Mike Farrell
Date: October 21, 2002
Content from Rivals100.com
One of the top wideouts in the Atlantic area made his choice known on Monday night.
Shelby (N.C.) Crest wide receiver Travis Lee committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks over offers from Georgia, North Carolina, Clemson and others.
"I knew for a while now, but I didn't want to make the move just yet," said the 6-foot-1, 187-pounder. "It just started eating away at me a bit so I decided to commit. I just felt more comfortable at South Carolina, felt I had a better chance to play early and I knew some people there already. I also got along great with my recruiting coach. Coach (Dave) DeGuglielmo and I could just talk about anything for an hour. It wasn't always football."
Lee was a standout on the summer camp circuit this year, impressing at both USC and Georgia. In the end it came down to the Gamecocks and Dawgs.
"Now I get to play them every year," he said. "That's going to be fun. I like the coaches there and almost went there, but now they're a rival."
Thursday, October 3
Eteamz Football Site of the Month !
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Eteamz Spotlight Site Winner for Football, month of October 2002 and AGAIN OCTOBER 2003 . Our work is just begun !
Double click on the image to see other top sites.
"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." - Will Rogers
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Wednesday, October 16
NCHSAA football qualifying explanation updated
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
October 15, 2002, 04:12 PM
This is a summary of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association football playoff format for the 2002 season. This is not meant to be comprehensive but should provide an appropriate overview.
Once the brackets are finalized, they will be posted on the NCHSAA's internet partner site, northcarolina.ihigh.com. This year, they will take longer to do with the volume involved. We hope for brackets to be released by about 6 p.m. Saturday. (which did not happen, billybob 10/23/2003)
Click on the headline to be taken to the IHIGH site.
Tuesday, April 6
PRINICPAL HARRIS NEEDS OUR PRAYERS !!!!!!!
THE NUMBER "ONE CHARGER HORSEMAN" AT CREST HIGH SCHOOL NEEDS ALL OF OUR PRAYERS.............THE BIG GUY IS UNDERGOING SOME TREATMENTS FOR SOMETHING LIKE LEUKEMIA, NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THEY CALL IT. TALKING WITH COACH KIRBY YESTERDAY HE ASKED THAT WE LET FOLKS KNOW THAT MR. HARRIS NEEDS OUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT. IF THE TREATMENT HE IS IN RIGHT NOW DOESN'T WORK BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT IS NEXT.
A NICER PERSON I DON'T THINK YOU WILL EVER MEET. A LOYAL CREST CHARGER FAN, SUPPORTER AND THE NUMBER ONE HORSEMAN AT THE RANCH.............IS MR. HARRIS.
I KNOW THAT DOING OUR CREST CHARGER FOOTBALL WEB PAGE ONE NIGHT I GOT A E-MAIL TELLING ME HOW NICE THE SITE LOOKED AND HOW PROUD HE WAS OF THE SITE. "TYPICAL" MR. HARRIS FROM FOLKS I HAVE TALK WITH........... FROM A SIMPLE NOTE TO A TEACHER ON A JOB WELL DONE, TO A PHOTO, NEWS ARTICLE CLIPPINGS OF STUDENTS,TEACHERS, SPORTS TEAMS............WHAT MIGHT GET OVER LOOKED BY SOME SEEMS TO BE HIS WAY OF SAYING "THANK YOU"....................
SO...........AS WE PRAY THAT HE MIGHT "COWBOY BACK UP" TO GOOD HEALTH.......... LET US NOT FORGET TO SAY THANK YOU RIGHT BACK !!!!!!!!!
Saturday, May 22
THE CLASS OF 2004 !!!!!!!! KUDO'S TO ALL MY FRIENDS !
When the Crest High class of 2004 steps out of Porter Arena at Gardner-Webb University tonight, what will they remember about their senior year?
In a year in which football championships, baseball conference wins and marching band superiors would top the list of accomplishments, another characteristic could define this class of 290 students.
I think its their generosity, Principal Roger Harris said. Its not just one student or one event. Its the whole group. They are so giving.
TO READ THE FULL NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CLICK ON THE HEADLINE ABOVE!!!!!!!!! WHAT A GREAT YEAR AND BEST WISHES TO THE BASEBALL TEAM AS THEY HEAD INTO THE 3RD ROUND OF STATE PLAYOFFS.