Pick 'em Week 5 recap

I didn't really expect to witness history in the making last Friday night but that's what happened. For only the second time in 22 attempts the Indians of St. Stephens managed to get a win against the Red Tornadoes. The last time it happened (1993) the only thing that happened afterwards was a string of 14-straight wins by Hickory over Saint. So if history repeats itself then today's newborns will be in high school the next time the Indians "make history." By then, of course, the folks at St. Stephens will have been forced to scrap their nickname and everything associated with it for the sake of political correctness. C'est la vie!

I misfired on a couple of Northwestern Conference games to bring my record for the night to 8-3. In the case of Alexander Central versus Wilkes Central and South Caldwell versus South Iredell, it was the 4A schools who dominated. Normally this is exactly what you might expect but around here the 2A schools always hold their own against bigger schools. I thought South Iredell might get one against South Caldwell based on the fact that the Vikings knocked off Statesville the week before. Now it looks as though the Greyhounds just gave that game away. Meanwhile, the Cougar running back tandem of Logan Chapman and Kyle Bradshaw continued to power the Alexander Central offense. The Cougars beat the Eagles by three touchdowns. So, there you go.