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The number of suspensions issued as a result of the fight late in last week’s Ragsdale-Southeast Guilford game has been reduced from three to two after officials ruled that one of the penalized Falcons had not left the sideline to enter the fight as was orginally ruled on the field. Video review showed that the player in question was on the field before the fracas.
That leaves one suspended player for each team. Neither has been officially identified, but both will miss the next two games.

Sure, moving last week’s rained out games to Monday was a bit of an inconvenience, but it could have been worse. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg district, wary of interfering with Rosh Hashanah, which started Monday night, opted to reschedule last week’s games for next Monday. That means they’ll play Friday-Monday-Friday – eight games in three days. And many of those seniors will be taking the SAT on Saturday. If there’s a way to invest in Red Bull stock just in the Charlotte market, I’d look into it.

Northwest Guilford quarterbacks coach Steve Oele knows how to take command from head coach Joe Woodruff. At least now, there’s no threat of running laps for it. Oele was a two-year captain for Woodruff at Comstock Park High School in Michigan in the late 1990s. Oele later became a coach at his alma mater, but when Woodruff took over at Northwest last year and called him with a job offer, he jumped at the chance to move south.
“It’s hilarious – I’ll say, “Remember six years ago when that team ran this and we did this?’ and he’ll be like, ‘Yep, got it!’” Woodruff said. “The other coaches get frustrated with it, I think.”

My younger brother visited Central Michigan last weekend and came away with a letter of admission. He also came away with a news tip for me.
Central’s football team was hosting Buffalo, and my family listened to the game on the radio as they drove home. When Buffalo’s starting quarterback suffered a minor injury late in the third quarter, his true freshman backup was called in for one play.
“Let’s see,” the play-by-play man said, rummaging through his notes. “That’s Zach Maynard from Greensboro, North Carolina.”
Yes, that Zach Maynard, the one who was a first-team all-area selection last season after scoring 40 all-purpose touchdowns as Grimsley’s do-it-all quarterback. That was his first snap with Buffalo, although with only one other non-freshman quarterback on the roster, he could see significant playing time as early as next season.
Maynard handed the ball off and didn’t make it back in the game, so he doesn’t even appear in the box score. I’d never have known if not for that twist of fate.
What can I say? It pays to be connected.