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Surry Central quarterback Dave Wilmoth, with ball, falls into the end zone as Wes Brown, left, creates room. Central picks up playoff berth
DOBSON — Surry Central only needed a win to pick up a playoff berth, but got a blowout instead. The host Golden Eagles (2-9, 2-5 Northwest 1A/2A) pounded South Stokes (0-11, 0-7) by a 55-0 count...
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Greyhounds drop to Wildcats, 34-10
North Surry’s season came to a close Friday night with a 34-10 loss to visiting West Stokes. The Greyhounds (1-10, 1-6) got a 75-yard scoring run from quarterback Joston Phipps and a 35-yard field...
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Clash of unbeaten teams set for tonight
Thirty years ago, the Mount Airy-East Surry matchup was a game for the ages. Two rivals, playing until the final whistle, in a grudge match for the conference championship. But if 1979’s one-point...
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Mount Airy loses to East Montgomery
Mount Airy’s girl’s tennis team was eliminated from the state dual competition last night, falling to East Montgomery, 5-4. Uncharacteristically, the Granite Bears won just two of their singles ma...
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Briefs
Basketball signups Reeves Community Center’s youth basketball signups begin Nov. 2 and last through Nov. 7 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. each day. Signups for both the boys and girls divisions run from ages...
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Mount Airy s Luke Wheeler scores a touchdown against Starmount in the first game of the season. Game of the Week: Mount Airy at East Surry
PILOT MOUNTAIN — It doesn’t get much bigger than this. Even without the “long-time rival” part of the equation, Friday night’s Mount Airy (10-0, 6-0) versus East Surry (10-0, 6-0) showdown is ...
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North Surry coach Shane Slate, standing, smiles during a recent match. Greyhounds prepare for state title match Saturday
Since last season’s loss at the hands of rival Starmount in the final eight, the North Surry Greyhounds have been focused on a state volleyball title. After ripping through the regular season, jus...
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Surry Central s Wes Brown (40) is gang tackled last week against North Stokes. Central in final playoff fight; North Surry looks to finish strong
DOBSON — The last game of the regular season may not be the end for Surry Central (1-9, 1-5 Northwest 1A/2A). With a win over South Stokes (0-10, 0-6), the Golden Eagles will be playoff bound. T...
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Surry Central senior quarterback Dave Wilmoth Where there's a way, there's a Wilmoth
DOBSON — Surry Central’s decision to sit last year’s all-conference safety has really begun to pay off. How so? Because Dave Wilmoth moved from the secondary to under center for his senior seaso...
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Central gets first round win
DOBSON — Surry Central finally got the first-round playoff win which has eluded it for the past two seasons. In each of their past two first-round matches, the Eagles have lost in double overtim...
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Players of the week
East Surry The offensive line — The Cardinals rushed for 406 yards in a 55-6 win over North Surry last Friday. The big guys up front did a marvelous job of adapting to North Surry’s front, which u...
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Greyhounds advance to state finals
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RANDLEMAN — The North Surry volleyball team swept its way to a NCHSAA 2A west title match win Tuesday. The Greyhounds (32-0) disposed of Randleman by scores of 25-11, 25-20 and 25-16. With the win...
Doubles team clinches Bears’ win
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Like the two previous meetings between Mount Airy and North Stokes, yesterday’s NCHSAA 1A west regional semifinal matchup came down to doubles. In the final match of the day, the Granite Bears’ M...
Knights improve to 17-6
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DOBSON — The Surry Community College volleyball team defeated Lenoir Community College, 3-0, in Region X volleyball action Sunday. The Knights started strong, taking the first game by a count of 25...
Case and Gwyn having a blast on and off the court
by Ed Phillipps
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Before leaving for Cary and the NCHSAA tennis tournament over the weekend, the list of imperatives for Mount Airy doubles partners Ellie Case and Jordan Gwyn did not begin with rackets and balls. I...
Shelton rolls to state title
by Ed Phillipps
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CARY — Over a span of three days when nothing seemed to go as planned, East Surry’s Megan Shelton capped her season with the perfect ending. Shelton, the top seed from the West, defeated East No. 1...
Hounds reach 2A West finals
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The North Surry volleyball team was pushed to the limit and responded with a thrilling 3-2 victory over visiting Newton-Conover to advance to the championship match of the 2A West division of the N...
MA runners conquer wet course to advance to states
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Staff Report Two Mount Airy runners, two exciting races, two state qualifiers. The Granite Bears’ cross country team placed two runners, Matus Kriska and Sarina Russo, in the state championship ...
Briefs
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Basketball signups Reeves Community Center’s youth basketball signups begin Nov. 2 and last through Nov. 7 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. each day. Signups for both the boys and girls divisions run from ages...
Central drops tough loss to North Stokes, 38-28
by Thomas Smith
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DANBURY — Surry Central had its second straight win within its grasp Friday against North Stokes but ran out of time and patience, dropping a tough loss to the Vikings 38-28. After beating North S...
Cardinals run over Greyhounds, 55-6
by Ed Phillipps
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There were enough mohawks on the East Surry sideline to make it look like a punk rock show, which was fitting since the Cardinals rocked North Surry and rolled to a 55-6 victory Friday night at the...
Bears maul Sauras
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WALNUT COVE — Luke Wheeler had a tremendous night, as visiting Mount Airy took care of South Stokes 55-7. A score resulted nearly every time Wheeler touched the ball. He found the end zone on run...
1A tennis finals on tap today
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CARY — The NCHSAA 1A tennis finals will host three of the top Northwest 1A/2A players in its finals this morning. East Surry’s Megan Shelton, who won a pair of matches Friday, will play for the s...
Cardinals lose heartbreaker in 2nd round
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PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry lost to West Montgomery in four sets Thursday, eliminating the Cardinals in the second round of the state tournament. West Montgomery came away with the tight win with ...
Cardinals clip Greyhounds 2-0 in season finale
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The Padron brothers helped East Surry pick up a regular season-closing victory over host North Surry Thursday night. In the 70th minute, Damian Padron scored an unassisted goal. Nine minutes later...
D-line Valentine: Mount Airy lineman a vital part of rugged defensive unit
by Thomas Smith
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Mount Airy lineman Daryl Valentine is a self-professed “quiet person.” But while Valentine might prefer to stay in the background in the locker room, the 6-foot, 265-pound senior has been making pl...
Game of the Week: Surry Central at North Stokes
by Ed Phillipps
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DANBURY — What a difference a week makes. Two Fridays ago, Surry Central dropped a 22-14 decision to Bishop McGuinness, a loss that made the Golden Eagles 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the Northwest 1A/2...
East Surry looking to stay hot, while North tries to rebound
by Thomas Smith
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East Surry comes into Friday’s matchup with county rival North Surry on a tear. The Cardinals (9-0 overall, 5-0 conference), who will be visiting at North Surry, have outscored their last two oppon...
Granite Bears face winless Sauras
by Thomas Smith
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On paper, this Friday’s Mount Airy-South Stokes meeting in Walnut Cove seems like a train wreck waiting to happen. While this presumption might seem harsh, when looking at the statistics and recen...
Players of the Week
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Mount Airy Daryl Valentine — The senior lineman helped lead the Granite Bears to a 31-14 victory over Bishop McGuinness last Friday with his first career interception. Valentine and the Bears’ de...
Bears advance in NCHSAA playoffs
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Staff Report The Mount Airy girls tennis team advanced to the NCHSAA 1A western regional semifinals with a 6-0 demolition of visiting Avery County Wednesday. The Bears recorded a clean sweep of...
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