CREST CHARGERS: Crest 2003-04 3AA State Champs
2003 Championship year in photo's !!!!!!!Mr. PrimeTimes photo's of the 2003 Championship year !!!!!
We Are the Champions
Tuesday, December 9
Crest will celebrate its State 3AA Football Championship
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Thursday, November 6
Playoff week one news
Newspaper report for week one.
Tuesday, December 9
Meet Our young Running Back MARTRAY LITTLEJOHN
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A young man to watch and enjoy wearing Green and Gold!!!!!!
Video provided by Mr.Primetime
On 12/06/2003 @ The State 3AA Championship game Martray Littlejohn became the leading rusher for Crest High School by breaking Josh Browns record set in 2000. Martray Littlejohn set a new season rushing record with 1993 yards.
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Shelby Star
Local news article.
Crest and Burns 2003
News 14 report with video clip
2003 Season Photos
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West Charlotte stuns Chargers in opener
Shelby Star Reporter Randy Capps take on the game.
Friday, August 1
2003 STARTS WITH A BANG !!!!!!!!!!!
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!!
WHILE WE ARE HOME IN AMERICA ENJOYING OUR YOUTH AND SPORTS LET US NOT FORGET OUR MEN AND WOMEN OVERSEAS,PLEASE REMEMBER THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS!!!!!
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Back In The Saddle Again by Gene Autry
Bulldogs face tough challenge with Crest
Nice pre-game writeup link provided by the Marlboro E-teamz site. Double click on the headlines to be taken to their web site.
Tuesday, September 30
Crest charges past Bulldogs 17-14
Link to the Marlboro County E-Teamz site, double click headlines to be takem to their website.
Were not used to losing, said Head Coach Dean Boyd. We have region games beginning in two weeks; our season just doesnt get any easier.
Check out all the photos taken from the game on the BullDogs web site.
Monday, December 8
South Point goes on to win 3A State Championship
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Saturday, October 11
Chargers roll over Indians
The names of the players may change year to year but the result doesnt when Crest meets St. Stephens on the football field.
The Chargers battered St. Stephens, 63-3, Friday night in Southwestern Foothills 3A Conference action. Its likely, though, the host Indians will remember the name of Crest freshman Jordan Robinson.
Giving Littlejohn a break .........If that werent enough, the St. Stephens defense was literally seeing double in the second half. Thats because the Chargers got three rushing touchdowns by Tyrice Brooks and another by his identical twin, Maurice.
click on the headlines to go to the Shelby Star Article.
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News14 Carolina Film Clips of the Crest/ Shelby Game
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| Coming on the Field !!!!! |
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In a rivalry thats produced a lot of great football........
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In a rivalry thats produced a lot of great football the past 25 years, its an all-or-nothing proposition.
Players, coaches and fans pulling for either side expect to lay it all on the field and walk away with either a victory, or the other extreme. Theres no middle ground.
Thats why it was appropriate that 6,000-plus fans were on the their feet with less than a minute and a half to play at Charger Stadium Friday night. There was no going for a tie. It was win or else.
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Tuesday, November 5
Log in just got easier !!!!!!!!! Crestchargersfootball.com
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You can now log in under:
www.crestchargersfootball.com
and you will be taken to the www.eteamz.com/crestchargersfootball site.
You can still also use the www.eteamz.com/crestchargersfootball to log in.
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Thursday, November 6
McDonlds/ WOHS Scholar Athlete Oct 2003
ARIK LEMMONS @ SENIOR at Crest High School Scholar Athlete for October 2003
Saturday, August 23
COACH BROWN'S WORDS OF WISDOM
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BOYS....... ALL I GOT TO SAY IS FIRE'EM UP AND LET THE BIG HORSES RUN........CAUSE YOU GOT TWO OF THE BEST IN LITTLEJOHN AND PROCTER COMIN' WITH YOU !!!!!!!!!!
Monday, December 8
2003 Season Stats provided by Penz
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Congratulations to the 2003 Crest Chargers on winning the 3AA State Championship.
Thanks to the Shelby Star for publishing the statistics we use each week.
Click on Penz to see all the Charger Statistics.
Handout: Crest Charger Statistics
Monday, November 24
2003 Crest Charger Team.............
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Having overcome early problems that many teams couldn't this crop of young Chargers are showing up as another special team that the school should be very proud of. For the past few years we have seen examples of how these kids overcome adversities like 09/11 or the Senior RB Phillip Shaw getting his leg broken during the last regular season game in 2001, key players involved in an automobile accident just days of post season action in 2002 to losing a few players like the 2003 season started.
Sometimes as fans we get so interested in the 10-0 season that we overlook what High School Sports are all about, building character, building confidence, building community leaders for tomorrow. Each and every team that has come through the system has these players. It may start with the Trainers, the Scout team players that get the starters ready, the Star Running Backs or QuarterBacks, the O-line men or the D-fence.......the Local Star's that go off to college to play ball, the kids that may attend local community college and works part time, or enters the work force right out of High School, the kids that go off to serve in our Armed Forces in these troubled times....to the kids that go off to College to learn how to Teach, Coach, or work and have input in our community. Our stands are full of these people.
As we enter the 4th week of the 2003 playoffs the Crest Chargers are fielding a team that the whole Crest Community can be proud of..........and the Crest Charger Fans are there on Friday nights to show these kids they are.
Sunday, December 7
Nightmare at Kenan Stadium but not for Crest !!!!!!!!!!!
Nightmare at Kenan Stadium
Everything goes wrong for Wildcats
By Dennis Garcia
Sports Editor, The ...
Saturday, December 20
Crest head coach Roy Kirby named AP Coach of the Year
RALEIGH (AP) The biggest moment of Roy Kirbys life came when his wife gave birth to a son in August 2002.
Leading Crest through a tumultuous season to win a state championship was a close second.
After an 0-3 start and the dismissal of 12 players from the team, Kirby led Crest to 12 straight wins and its first state title since 1996. For his efforts, Kirby was named the 2003 Associated Press coach of the year by a panel of North Carolina journalists on Friday.
Kirby earned 13 of 28 votes, beating out Charlotte Independences Tom Knotts. Knotts earned seven votes after the Patriots (16-0) won their fourth consecutive state title and pushed their three-year winning streak to 62 games.
To see the full news article double click on the headline or link.
Tuesday, December 9
Charger win a gamble for fan
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Shannon Blosser
Star Staff Writer
SHELBY Moments after defeating Eastern Randolph 40-0 to win the state 3AA championship, members of Crests football team were already wearing championship T-shirts and hats.
The shirts were not made at an on-site printing unit that began to print the apparel after Crest began to run away with the game. Instead, the apparel was designed weeks in advance by a Crest graduate to show his support for the team.
Im a big fan of football Crest football and high school football in general, said Marty Bradley, who owns Bradleys Trophies and Engraving.
Bradleys company is producing the championship apparel the team wore at Kenan Stadium Saturday and that went on sale Monday at the school. For about two weeks, fans can purchase T-shirts for $12, long-sleeved shirts for $15, sweatshirts for $20 and hats for $15.
The money raised from the sale will go toward purchasing championship rings for the team.
click on the headlines or photo to go to the full newspaper article
Saturday, September 14
2003 Football Commitments
Read Deana Kings report off NcPreps
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Thursday, November 6
Crest vs Burns 2003 News 14 with Video Clip
The Crest Chargers clinched the Southwestern Foothills title on Friday night with a 34-14 victory at Burns.
Thursday, November 6
2003 Bracket for the Run for 3AA Championship
The web link will take you to the 2003 seeding as shown on IHIGH.com. You will be able to review this pdf form and print it off.
Thursday, November 13
County football teams prepare for tough playoff foes....2003
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If familiarity breeds contempt, then the bad blood is a brewing in Hickory and at Crest this week as the Chargers and Red Tornadoes are headed for their second meeting of the season on Friday night at Charger Stadium.
The two teams met in the Southwest Foothills 3A conference opener on Sept. 19, a 21-8 Crest victory. Neither team has tasted defeat since. The fact that the Chargers are facing an opponent for the second time this season is not good news for Crest coach Roy Kirby.
Ive never liked playing somebody twice, Kirby said. If you win the first one, then you have to worry about the kids overlooking them not that our kids are. They know a little bit more about us, as far as matchups go, but in the playoffs you have to play who they say.
The Red Tornadoes (10-2) are a run-first bunch, lead by tailback Kejuan Wright and fullback Paul Martin. Its unlikely that Hickory will look much different when they visit Crest (8-3) on Friday night.
Theyre doing a lot of the same things, Kirby said. Theyre still 75-25 (percent) run-pass. When youve won 10 games, why change?
Crest reached the second round by holding off T.C. Roberson, 26-7, while the Red Tornadoes nipped Piedmont, 23-15.
We knew T.C. was tough, but they surprised us a little with their quickness, Kirby said. It took us a little while to adjust to it.
To read the full article double click on the headlines.
Saturday, November 8
Charger defenders slam TCR........2003 Playoffs
Alan Ford, Shelby Star Sports Editor take on the first round playoff game.
Playoff football isnt always about excellence.
A lot of the time its about things like tenacity or willpower.
Crests 26-7 win against visiting T.C. Roberson in the opening round of the State 3AA playoffs Friday night was a case in point.
Saturday, November 15
Crest whips Red Tornadoes for a second time
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Neither Crest nor Hickory had lost a game since the Chargers beat the Red Tornadoes, 21-8, at Charger Stadium on Sept. 19.
Crest still hasnt.
The Charger defense posted its fourth shutout of the season with a 19-0 home victory over Hickory (10-3) in the second round of the 3AA state playoffs on Friday night.
With the victory, Crest will travel to top-seeded Winston-Salem Parkland, 6-0 winners over Glenn on Friday night, next week.
double click on the headlines to be taken to the full newspaper article.
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Chargers advance to semifinals with 13-12 win over Parkland
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| Give me the chance Coach !!!!!!......and it came to pass !!!!! | |
WINSTON-SALEM On paper, the third-round playoff game between Crest and Winston-Salem Parkland figured to be a defensive battle.
It was that and then some.
A 20-yard Arik Lemmon field goal with seven minutes remaining propelled the Chargers into the 3AA Western Finals next with a 13-12 victory at Deaton-Thompson Stadium on Friday night.
Crest will host High Point Central, 9-6 overtime winners over Ashbrook, next Friday.
Lemmons field goal, his second of the night, came after an epic 22-play drive that took nearly 10 minutes off the clock in the third and fourth quarters.
We came out and won the third quarter, Crest head coach Roy Kirby said. What a drive, what a drive. That was it right there. Their defense got tired, we got the three points and that was huge.
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Monday, December 1
"Dee-Fense!" an important word for Chargers
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Its one part of football that everyone recognizes.
At some key moment in the game, half the people in the stadium are on their feet chanting in unison and with plenty of feeling a word that carries a bit of magic: Dee-fense! Dee-fense!
You can bet the Crest defensive unit hears the crowd. More importantly, they respond to it.
You know youve just got to make a play, said Charger sophomore linebacker Brandon Spikes. We know if the defense plays well, we win.
The numbers bear that out.
Monday, December 1
ER into title game with win
News article from team Crest will play in the Title Game
"I credit that to (Ragsdale running back) Toney Baker - after playing him two times, it helped eliminate long runs with good pursuit angles," Cates said. "In the Eastern finals, it's hard to stop a team that good on fourth-and-1. That shows the heart of the team."
Monday, December 1
Wildcats no strangers to state semis
(Crest will face a team that has appeared deep in the playoffs before)
News article from round 3:
In fact, this has been the final resting place of several Wildcat teams.
But this is a different team that heads into tonight's NCHSAA Class 3-AA state football semifinals against Southern Durham. Only senior running back Chris Headen, who started as freshman, was on the last ER team to advance this far.
http://www.courier-tribune.com/
Monday, December 1
The Playoff Road to the Hill
Clips from the Shelby Star Reports of Alan Ford,sport editor, and Randy Capps, sports reporter
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Sunday, December 7
Chargers dominate from start-to-finish in 3AA finals
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CHAPEL HILL The beauty of high school football is no matter how many games you watch, every time you walk into a stadium you could be completely surprised.
The 3AA State Championship game in Kenan Stadium was one of those occasions.
The Crest offense exploded for 34 first-half points en route to a 40-0 victory over Eastern Randolph on Saturday night.
It is Crests third state title since 1994, and the first for Crest head coach Roy Kirby.
Ive been waiting for them to explode like they did today, Kirby said. We knew Eastern Randolph had a great defense, but our offense put it together today.
We played all three phases of the game.
click on the photo or headline to be taken to the full article.
Monday, December 1
Crest reaches state title game with 14-6 victory
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Any doctor will tell you that taking a shower in ice-cold water outdoors in near-freezing temperatures is not good for ones health.
So if Crest head coach Roy Kirby who was on the receiving end of such a shower on Friday night has the sniffles next week, at least he can take solace in the fact that hes playing for a state title next week.
The Crest Chargers (11-3) advanced to their second North Carolina 3AA State Championship in the last three years with a 14-6 win over High Point Central on Friday night at Charger Stadium. Crest will face Eastern Randolph (14-0) at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill next Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
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| Rockin' at Parkland |
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Playoff Photo's From Parkland
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Tuesday, August 31
Davie To Host One Of States Biggest Names (2004)
CLASSIC CONFRONTATION
Davie To Host One Of States Biggest Names
This sums up Davies ...
Chargers zap Hickory with its 1-2 punch (2004)
Staff reports
HICKORY They dont wear capes or masks, but Crest High has its own Dynamic ...
Chargers win duel of last years state champions (2004)
Richard Walker
Freedom News Service
When a battle between the states defending ...
Chargers clip Shelby, 38-35, in classic duel (2004)
Alan Ford
alan_ford@link.freedom.com
Its a simple question.
After witnessing one of ...
Anatomy of a Shootout - Crest vs. Shelby (2004)
How the Crest-Shelby 38-35 game transpired:
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Saturday, October 9
Chargers smash KM, 54-0 (2004)
Alan Ford
alan_ford@link.freedom.com
KINGS MOUNTAIN You didnt have to believe in pre-destination to see this one coming.
Crest, looking every bit a defending state champion, dissected host Kings Mountain with chilling efficiency Friday night at John Gamble Stadium. The Chargers (5-1, 2-0 SWFH) scored on eight consecutive possessions and battered the Mountaineers to the tune of 54-0.
The first quarter told everyone all they needed to know about the contest. The Chargers thoroughly erased any drama about the outcome in the first 12 minutes as they:
n built a 10-1 edge in first downs;
n established a 169-9 edge in yardage
n and most importantly, led 20-0 on the scoreboard.
Crests huge offensive line continually blasted huge holes in the Kings Mountain defensive front to give the heralded running back tandem of Martray Littlejohn and Travis Padgett plenty of daylight. Padgett would run for 125 yards on the night and Littlejohn 110. Its the third time the duo have both topped the 100-yard mark in the same game.
I thought our offensive line really played well, said Charger coach Roy Kirby. The extra week off really helped us. We were able to put in some more things on both sides of the ball. We were able to work more on having both of them (Littlejohn and Padgett) out there together.
Quarterback Maurice Gullatte would throw for an additional 114 yards and two scores to stir the offensive recipe for the blowout win.
A good thing was Jordan Robinson was able to come in and run the offense just like Gullatte, Kirby said. Hes been throwing it great in practice and we got him two quarters in there.
(double click the headlines to read the full article)
Sunday, November 28
Parkland rally comes up short; Crest moves on
Parkland rally comes up short; Crest moves on
By Anders Larson
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL
Saturday, November ...
Sunday, November 28
Parkland, Carver face difficult road tests
Parkland, Carver face difficult road tests
By Mason Linker
JOURNAL REPORTER
Thursday, November 25, ...
Wednesday, November 17
Crest center commits to N.C. State
Crest center commits to N.C. State
Alan Ford
Sports Editor
Its hard to miss Andy Barbee. ...
Wednesday, November 17
Crest speedster signs to run track for Clemson
Crest speedster signs to run track for Clemson
Alan Ford
Sports Editor
You didnt have ...
Sunday, November 28
2004 Season in Review
Link to the Shelby Star newspaper reports. To read click on the headline.
Cleveland County Football - By the numbers
Cleveland County Football - By the numbers
Randy Capps
Star Sports Writer
Players for the remaining three teams in the state playoffs from Cleveland County are piling up big statistical numbers:
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{special note...Montray Littlejohn finshed his Crest Career @ 4687 yards 2nd highest in Cleveland County, and holds 1st on the Crest Record}
Sunday, November 28
Cleveland County Football - By the numbers
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Coaching marks The players arent the only ones moving up a few spaces in the all-time record book. Burns head coach Ron Greene is 150-90 in his tenure at Burns, good for the most wins at Burns High and the third most wins in the county. Crests Roy Kirby moved past the man he replaced at Crest, Mike Stewart, this season for the fifth spot in the county win total with a record of 87-18. That mark is also tops at Crest High. Shelby head coach Chris Norman ranks seventh all-time with a 73-21-1 record. Theyre all chasing Shelby coaches Jim Taylor (201-54-2) and Gerald Allen (173-48-13).
double click on the Cheerleader picture to see The Shelby Star's Photo by Jeff Melton and others.......Cleveland County Football 2004
Monday, December 6
Going to the 'Ship Again
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A special time for Cleveland County Football with Crest presenting 3AA West and Cleveland County Rival, Shelby representing 2A.
(click on the headlines or the photos to see more photos on IHigh.com of the 2004 Western Regional Title Game)
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| Touchdown Chargers !!!! |
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Championship Photos
Click on the headlines to be taken to the photos of the 2004 Championship
Tuesday, August 23
2004 Championship year in photo's !!!!!!!
Mr. PrimeTime's link to photos of the 2004 Championship year.
I Feel Good!