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Keenan Black threw four touchdown passes to lead Concord to a 49-12 victory over Albemarle Friday night.

Concord scored touchdowns on their first six possessions in the first half.

After stopping the Bulldogs initial drive, P.J. Hall put the Spiders on the board with a 10 yard touchdown dash.

Black and Ethan Wilder connected for the next two Spider touchdowns. On the first Black found a wide open Wilder for 57 yards. The second covered 27 yards. Two minutes into the 2^nd quarter the Spiders had a 21-0 lead.

After the Spider defense forced a quick three and out the offense wasted little time adding to the lead. On the second play of the drive Carter Mozingo scored on a swing pass from 34 yards.

On the next drive Spider cornerback Justin Nicholson recovered a Bulldog fumble to set the Spiders up at the Bulldog 30 yard line.

Junior receiver Hamsah Nasirildeen scored three plays later, covering 22 yards on a sweep.

Albemarle put together a long drive and added a touchdown when Caleb Bird scrambed 14 yards for a score.

Just before halftime Mozingo struck again with a 41 yard touchdown reception. The Spiders carried a 42-6 lead into halftime.

Nick Kelly came on in relief of Hall and added the Spiders final touchdown early in the third quarter.

The Spiders subbed heavily for the rest of the game.

Albemarle added another score on a wild snap punt the Bulldogs recovered in the endzone.

Kennan Black had an outstanding night, finishing 6-10 for 176 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Ethan Wilder and Carter Mozingo each had 2 touchdown receptions.

P.J. Hall added 69 yards rushing and a touchdown.

Landon Loukos and Mike Baker led the Spider defense with 7 tackles each. J.D. Miller added a sack. Davionne Eddie and Justin Nicholson recovered fumbles.

Stats courtesy Scott Dyer and Billy Lyerly. Photos from Dale Barbee. 

Next Week:

The Spiders will open SPC play traveling to East Rowan.

Series Record:

Concord leads 39-3-1. East victories came in 1969, 1979, 2009.

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Roger Smith broke Jay Graham's single game rushing record Friday night as Concord rolled past Piedmont 41-6.

Smith would ramble 75 yards on Concord's opening drive to put the Spiders up 7-0 with Brandon Barnhardt's extra point. After a Piedmont punt Smith would add another long touchdown this time 76 yards. Concord would add another touchdown as quarterback Eric Brenk would find Evann Carpenter for a 45 yard touchdown. The first quarter would end with Concord up 20-0.

The Roger Smith show would continue in the 2nd quarter. Smith would add another long touchdown, this time covering 45 yards. Later QB Ben Brill would find Jimmy Dyre on a 40 yard touchdown to put the Spiders up 34-0 going into halftime.

In the 3rd quarter Smith would add another touchdown, this one covering 2 yards. Smith would finish with 320 yards on 16 carries breaking Jay Graham's record that had stood for 16 years. Smith would leave the game early in the 3rd after scoring 4 touchdowns. Concord would substitute after jumping out to a 41-0 lead.

The defenses would control the rest of the game. Freshman DB Dominique Posey would add a interception for the Spider defense. The Panthers would get on the board late in the game on QB Ben Howard's 10 yard keeper. The extra point was blocked by Spider lineman Brandon Burchfield.

Cody Luck would lead the Spider defense with 5 tackles. Anthony Haynie, Norman Young, and Brandon Burchfield would add sacks for the Spiders. 

The Spiders return to action next week hosting Hickory Ridge.

Stats courtesy Scott Dyer and Billy Lyerly.

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The Bulldogs scored a touchdown with a little over a minute left to top Concord 32-27 Friday night at J.M. Robinson Stadium.

The first quarter ended with the Spiders holding a 7-0 lead. Then things got exciting. The two teams would trade big play after big play. After a slow first quarter the teams would combine for 33 points in the 2nd quarter highlighted by Dominique Posey's 80 yard kickoff return touchdown. The first half would end in a 20-20 tie.

Senior tailback Jalen Cagle scored two fourth quarter touchdowns Friday night to drive Brown to a 26-15 victory over Concord. It was the 87^th meeting in the storied rivalry between the schools separated by only  7 miles.  

Brown struck first, taking a 7-0 lead after Damon Johnson’s 21 yard touchdown pass to Dominique Washington.

After exchanging a few punts Concord answered in the 2^nd quarter. Keenan Black scored with 6:30 left in the second quarter to knot the score at 7 a piece. The drive featured a flea flicker completion to a leaping Hamsah Nasirildeen.

Brown took the lead midway through the third. Johnson found Washington again, this time covering 44 yards.

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The Spiders kicked off the 2007 season before a boisterous crowd Friday night at Robert C. Bailey Stadium. Kickoff was delayed half an hour due to the excessive heat.  

The teams spent most of the first quarter getting settled in. The first few series resulted in punts for both teams. Late in the 1st the Tigers went for a 4th down conversion in Spider territory. Tiger QB Tye Hill was stopped for no gain on a keeper. With no returning starter at quarterback Coach E.Z. Smith gave snaps to Ben Brill, Eric Brink, and Sean Willix before handing the reigns to senior Tony Moore. Moore would play the rest of the way. The quarter would end in a 0-0 tie.

In the 2nd quarter Moore set the Spiders up with an interception. Concord would capitalize with a field goal from Brandon Barnhardt out of the hold of Ben Brill. Later Mt. Pleasant would put together a solid drive highlighted by Hill's pass to Jason Talbert. Mt. Pleasant would later recover a Concord fumble and added a 32 yard field goal by Weston Brown. Mount would add another turnover on an interception to end the first half at 10-3. 

The defenses controlled the 3rd quarter. Midway through the quarter Mount took advantage of a long pass play and added another field goal (30 yards) from the foot of Brown. Concord would later add a 45 yard touchdown run from Moore. Moore fumbled the snap, recovered his own fumble and scrambled through the Tiger defense for the score. Brandon Barnhardt would add the extra point.  

Both defenses controlled the rest of the game. Jimmy Drye hauled in a 50 yard completion off of a tipped pass from Moore but the drive stalled in Mount territory. Mount controlled the ball much of the quarter behind the running of junior tailback Haywood Forte. Concord would have one final chance to score with less than two minutes to go. Tony Moore completed passes to Jimmy Drye and Jacquise Moore to set the Spiders up for a winning score. With seconds remaining Moore looked to the endzone for the winning score. His pass was picked off by Jacob Hunt to seal the win. 

It was the first victory over the Spiders in 5 tries for Mount.

Concord will return to action next week as they travel to county rival J.M. Robinson.   

Stats courtesy of Scott Dyer and Billy Lyerly.

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We are currently compiling information on the various individual records.

Single Game Records:

Passing Yards:

B.J. Beecher 457 Yards vs West Charlotte 2012

Passing Touchdowns:

7 B.J. Beecher vs. West Charlotte 2012

Rushing Yardage:

Rocky Reid:
367 yards on 25 carries vs. Cox Mill 10/10/14
325 yards on 37 carries vs. Central Cabarrus 2013

Roger Smith: 320 yards on 16 carries vs. Piedmont 2007

L.J. Currie: 312 on 36 carries vs. Berry Academy 2017

Jay Graham: 309 yards vs. West Rowan 1991

NOTE: Cabarrus County Record Kenny Purvis Central Cabarrus 505 yards vs. Hickory Ridge 2013

Rushing Attempts:

Rocky Reid - 41 - Havelock 2013 3A Championship Game 

Interception returned for touchdowns:

Keiwanus Robinson - 2  - 2004 - vs. Wilson Hunt (3A State Championship)

Season Records:

Rushing Yardage:

Rocky Reid - 2014 -2734 yards - 300 carries

Rocky Reid - 2013 - 3355 yards 

Jamie Scott - 2456 yards - 1996

100 Yard Rushing Games in a season:

Rocky Reid - 2013 - 16

Rushing Attempts:

Rocky Reid - 2013 - 432 attempts

Rushing Touchdowns:

Rocky Reid - 39 - 2013

Rocky Reid - 38 - 2014

Passing Yardage:

B.J. Beecher - 4129 yards - 2012

Tommy Beecher - 3565 yards - 2004

B.J. Beecher - 2957 yards - 2011

B.J. Beecher - 2656 yards - 2010

Tommy Beecher - 2586 yards - 2003

Touchdown Passes:

B.J. Beecher 50 - 2012

Receptions:

Lance Lewis - 81 - 2006

Receiving Yardage:

Alex Asbury - 1479 yards - 2012

Touchdown Interception Returns:

Keiwanus Robinson - 3  - 2004

Career Records:

Pass Attempts: 

B.J. Beecher 1145 Attempts 2009-12

Pass completions:

B.J. Beecher 656 completions 2009-2012

Touchdown Passes:

B.J. Beecher 122 touchdowns 2009-2012

Passing Yardage:

B.J. Beecher - 10778 yards - 2009-2012 *5th all time in North Carolina

Tommy Beecher - 6633 yards - 2002-2004 *20th all time in North Carolina

Receiving Yardage:

Lance Lewis - 2953 yards - 2004-2006

Rushing Yardage:

Rocky Reid - 

Jamie Scott - 5585 yards - 1995-1997 *37th all time in North Carolina

Touchdown Responsibility:

B.J. Beecher - 132 (122 passing, 10 rushing) - 2009-2012

Pass Attempts:

B.J. Beecher - 1145 - 2009-2012

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