BUENA VISTA - Lincoln County fought to the end but came up short 28-21 in its quarterfinal battle with Marion County here last Friday night.
LINCOLNTON - Last Friday's 21-17 victory by Lincoln County over Commerce here added another classic chapter to the long-time rivalry, and earned the Red Devils a quarterfinal berth.
The GHSA approved Warren County's request to move from next year's Region 8-A Public to Region 7-A Public, reducing the size of Lincoln County's new region.
This year's Region 7-A teams will move to five different regions for 2020.
GHSA has released the tentative region assignments for the 2020-2022 school years. Lincoln County will be in 8-A Public with Washington-Wilkes, Warren County, Greene County, Commerce, Social Circle, and Towns County.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Opp info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 7:30 | Abbeville, SC | L 7-10 | away | [FFN] |
| Aug 30 7:30 | McCormick, SC | W 41-0 | BBF-LCS | [FFN] |
| Sep 13 7:30 | Tattnall Square | W 25-0 | BBF-LCS | [FFN] |
| Sep 20 7:30 | Aquinas | L 7-10 | BBF-LCS | [FFN] |
| Sep 27 7:30 | Warren County | W 41-14 | away | [FFN] |
| Oct 4 7:30 | Washington-Wilkes | W 31-6 | away | [FFN] |
| Oct 18 7:30 | Greene County | W 49-13 | away | [FFN] |
| Oct 25 7:30 | GMC | W 45-2 | BBF-LCS | [FFN] |
| Nov 1 7:30 | Hancock Central | W 49-14 | BBF-LCS | [FFN] |
| Nov 8 7:30 | Tattnall Square | W 35-7 | away | |
| Nov 22 | Commerce | W 21-17 | BBF-LCS | |
| Nov 29 7:30 | Marion County | L 21-28 | away |
| No. | Name | Yards | Carries | TDs | Yds/car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kolbi Ferguson | 1708 | 248 | 33 | 6.89 |
| 12 | Colton Willis | 699 | 110 | 10 | 6.35 |
| 5 | Tevin Gartrell | 368 | 57 | 5 | 6.46 |
| No. | Name | Comp | Att | Yards | Int | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Keenon Lampkin | 22 | 59 | 397 | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Name | Yards | Catches | TDs | Yds/catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Darrien Elder | 144 | 9 | 0 | 16.00 |
| 4 | Antavious Brown | 84 | 3 | 1 | 28.00 |
| 10 | Brevin Gartrell | 36 | 1 | 0 | 36.00 |
Cannon a short-lived LC tradition
Larry Campbell's brother-in-law built a small cannon-type device to be used before kickoffs. That contraption wasn't very big, but it sure packed a big punch. The first time it was fired at Buddy Bufford Field as a test, some in town thought there had been an earthquake or explosion.
Lincoln County supporters would put the cannon near the 50, and fire it just before kickoff. That worked well for a while, but then they weren't careful with it one evening. They didn't notice that the officials were a bit too close when they pulled the firing string. We don't know exactly what was said, but that cannon hasn't been on the field since.
Before they were the Red Devils, the Lincolnton football team was known as the Bearcats.
Model kicks field goal to upset Lincoln
