Ed Conway

Ed Conway

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Spider Coaches Year-by-year

Historical information contributed by David Stancil.

Year Head Coach W L Tie
1915 Robert Haltiwanger 2 0 0
1916 Unknown 1 3 0
1917 Cameron Macrae & G.A. Carver 3 1 1
1918 No football played due to flu pandemic 0 0 0
1919 Charles Whiteside 1 4 1
1920 Unknown 3 5 0
1921 Joe McCaskill      
1922

Joe McCaskill

     
1919-1926 Unknown - - -
1926 Bill Macauley 3 2 2
1927 Wade Count Legette 2 4 2
1928 Wade Count Legette 5 3 1
1929* Herbert J. Fox 7 2 0
1930 V.C. Austin 4 3 2
1931 V.C. Austin 5 6 0
1932 Harry Hollingsworth 2 8 0
1933 Harry Hollingsworth 7 3 0
1934 Harry Hollingsworth 8 1 2
1935** Harry Hollingsworth 9 1 1
1936 Harry Hollingsworth 2 5 1
1937 Harry Hollingsworth 5 3 1
1938 Harry Hollingsworth 4 5 1
1939 Teeny Kafferty 5 5 0
1940 Harry Hollingsworth 4 5 1
1941 Harry Hollingsworth 3 6 1
1942 Harry Hollingsworth 3 5 2
1943 Harry Hollingsworth 7 2 1
1944 Harry Hollingsworth 7 3 0
1945 Harry Hollingsworth 6 3 1
1946 Harry Hollingsworth 7 2 0
1947*** Frank Austin 8 3 1
1948 Frank Austin 4 4 1
1949 Frank Austin 3 7 0
1950 Frank Austin 5 5 0
1951 Frank Austin 8 2 0
1952 Frank Austin 2 7 1
1953 Floyd Wilson 6 2 1
1954 Floyd Wilson 6 3 0
1955 Jack Sparks 4 5 0
1956 Jack Sparks 7 2 0
1957 Jack Sparks 8 2 0
1958 Charlie Rimer 7 3 0
1959 Charlie Rimer 4 5 1
1960 Charlie Rimer 8 1 1
1961 Charlie Rimer 7 1 2
1962 Charlie Rimer 7 3 0
1963 George “Ick” Alley 3 6 1
1964 George “Ick” Alley 9 1 1
1965 George “Ick” Alley 3 7 0
1966 Richard Thompson 5 5 0
1967 Richard Thompson 9 1 1
1968 Richard Thompson 7 1 2
1969 Sonny Pruette 10 2 0
1970 Gerald Cook 7 3 0
1971 Gerald Cook 6 3 1
1972 Richard Thompson 3 7 0
1973 Richard Thompson 6 4 0
1974 Richard Thompson 6 4 0
1975 Richard Thompson 10 1 1
1976 W.A. Cline 4 6 0
1977 W.A. Cline 7 2 1
1978 W.A. Cline 5 5 0
1979 W.A. Cline 3 7 0
1980 E.Z. Smith 6 4 0
1981 E.Z. Smith 9 2 0
1982 E.Z. Smith 8 2 0
1983 E.Z. Smith 9 2 0
1984 E.Z. Smith 6 3 1
1985 E.Z. Smith 9 4 0
1986 E.Z. Smith 10 3 0
1987 E.Z. Smith 4 6 0
1988 E.Z. Smith 9 4 0
1989 E.Z. Smith 7 4 0
1990 E.Z. Smith 10 4 0
1991 E.Z. Smith 12 2 0
1992 E.Z. Smith 8 3 0
1993 E.Z. Smith 6 5 0
1994 E.Z. Smith 10 2 0
1995 E.Z. Smith 9 1 0
1996 E.Z. Smith 11 2 0
1997 E.Z. Smith 12 2 0
1998 E.Z. Smith 12 3 0
1999 E.Z. Smith 10 5 0
2000 E.Z. Smith 8 4 0
2001# E.Z. Smith 9 3 0
2002 E.Z. Smith 6 6 0
2003 E.Z. Smith 11 3 0
2004* E.Z. Smith 15 1 0
2005 E.Z. Smith 6 6 0
2006* E.Z. Smith 13 3 0
2007 E.Z. Smith 6 5 0
2008 E.Z. Smith 3 7 0
2009 Glen Padgett 6 7 0
2010 Glen Padgett 9 5 0
2011 Glen Padgett 10 4 0
2012 Glen Padgett 13 3 0
2013 Glen Padgett 15 1 0
2014 Glen Padgett 12 1 0
2015  Glen Padgett 13 2 0
2016 Glen Padgett 8 4 0
2017 Glen Padgett 5 7 0
2018 Marty Paxton  10  0
2019 Marty Paxton 1 10 0
2020 (Spring 2021) Marty Paxton 2 5 0
2021  Marty Paxton 7 4 0
2022  Darren Shepherd 3 7 0
2023 Darren Shepherd      

 

Overall Record Since 1927 641-339-33

 

Notes:

* - State Champions

** - WNCHSAA Champions

*** - WNCHSAA Harvest Bowl Champions

2020 - The 2020 Football season was moved to Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

# - The 2001 team forfeited two wins due to an ineligible player(7-4)

 

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Spider Coaches Overall Records

Historical information contributed by David Stancil.

    W L Tie Winning Percentage
Robert Haltiwanger 2 0   100.00%  
1916 - Unknown 1 3   25.00%  
Cameron McRae & G.A Carver 3 1 1 75.00%  
Charles Whiteside 1 4 1 20.00%  
1920 - Unknown 3 5   37.50%  
Joe McCaskill 6 8 1 42.90%  
Walter Moore 7 7 2 50.00%  
Bill McAuley 6 6 3 50.00%  
Count Legette 7 7 3 50.00%  
Herbert J. Fox 7 2 0 77.78%  
V.C. Austin 9 9 2 50.00%  
Harry Hollingsworth 74 52 12 58.73%  
Teeny Kafferty 5 5 0 50.00%  
Frank Austin 30 28 3 51.72%  
Floyd Wilson 12 5 1 70.59%  
Jack Sparks 19 9 0 67.86%  
Charlie Rimer 33 13 4 71.74%  
George “Ick” Alley 15 14 2 51.72%  
Richard Thompson 46 23 4 66.67%  
Sonny Pruette 10 2 0 83.33%  
Gerald Cook 13 6 1 68.42%  
W.A. Cline 19 20 1 48.72%  
E.Z. Smith 254 101 1 71.55%  
Glen Padgett 86 27 0 76.10%  
Marty Paxton 11  29  27.50%  
Darren Sheppard  30.00%  
             
Totals   639 323 34    
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Concord vs. the SPC

Series information provided by Concord football historian David Stancil.

South Piedmont Conference

Spiders Opponent Series Record First Meeting Series Facts
concord helmet2 carson nc Spiders lead series 5-0 2010 First meeting was in first round of 3A playoffs in 2010.

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central-cabarrus-nc Spiders lead series 40-12-1 1966  

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cox-mill-nc Spiders lead series 7-6 2009 The Spiders won the 2010 playoff rematch at Robert C. Bailey Stadium. 

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east-rowan-nc Spiders lead series 40-3-1 1961 East victories came in 1969, 1979, and 2009. 

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hickory-ridge-nc

Spiders lead 7-6
2007 Spider Head Coach Marty Paxton was the Ragin' Bulls first Head Coach.

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nw-cabarrus-nc

Spiders lead 40-16 1966  

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robinson nc Spiders lead 11-7 2001 Robinson defeated the Spiders for the first time in 2006, the Spiders then won 13 in a row on the way to the NC 3A State Championship. 

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south rowan nc

Spiders lead 13-10-1

1961

1983 - Concord broke a streak of 6 straight losses (1977-1983) when current Spider coach Preston Whitley ran back a kickoff in the final minutes for an 18-15 win that sent CHS into the playoffs.

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west rowan nc Spiders lead series 16-7 1985  The Spiders and Falcons combined to win 5 out of 10 state 3A Championships in the 2000s.

Non Conference Series

Spiders

Opponent

Series Record

First Meeting

Series Facts

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al brown nc Wonders lead 44-43-4 1924 North Carolina's longest running continuous football rivalry.

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mt-pleasant-nc

Spiders lead
14-5
1962   

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garinger nc Spiders lead 8-0

1993

 

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albemarle nc Spiders lead 30-24.  1922 Concord won 14 of the last 16 in the series - and 10 straight games from 1973-1982. 
concord helmet2 pine forest nc Spiders lead 1-0 2017  
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The Bell Game

Contributed by Concord Football Historian David Stancil

The state's longest continuous running high school football rivalry is the Concord-Kannapolis rivalry.

Concord High School and A.L. Brown High (prior to 1952, J.W. Cannon High) School in Kannapolis have played continuously since 1931. The storied series, which regularly draws fans in excess of 11,000, began with a 13-0 Concord victory in 1931. Concord leads the series 39-38-4*. The series celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005.

 
The winner of the game gets the Victory Bell donated by Southern Railroad. It dons the school colors of the winning team for the year.
 
For many years the game was the last of the year, and almost always had implications in the conference championship race. Recently the game was earlier in the season due to Kannapolis' move to the North Piedmont Conference and the realignment of the SPC a couple of seasons ago. However since Kannapolis returned to the SPC the game has been the last game of the regular season.
 

* - Concord forfeited a 21-0 victory on the field in 2001 due to an ineligible player.

 

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Dale is OK!

Dale met Santonio Holmes this weekend at the Steelers game. Don't worry, Dale is fine!

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Dale Barbee

Dale Barbee was the photographer for ConcordSpiders.com from it's inception in 2004 until his pasing in 2019. Dale was a proud graduate of Concord High School ('1968) and a longtime supporter of Concord athletics. Dale's photos brought the story of Concord ahtletics to life for the visitors of the site. He is sorely missed.

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2015 Support Staff

Mandy Porter - Athletic Trainer
Nick Martin - Asstistant Athletic Trainer
Richard Maxwell - Equipment Manager
Ed Conway - Asstistant Equipment Manager & Part-time PA Announcer
Scott Dyer - Statistician
Billy Lyerly - Statistician
Jerry Hathcock - "Voice of the Spiders" & SID
Ann Fink - Football Assistant SID
Helen Rogers - Football Assistant Football SID
John Porter - Game Film Staff
Mike Mozingo - Game Film Staff
Dale Barbee - Team Photographer
Boyd Lyerly - Pre-Game Meal Coordinator & Head Quadmodificator
Pam Conway - Pressbox
Roger Conway - Pressbox
Keith Fink - Pressbox
Mark Bonacci - Pressbox
- Student Trainer
Haley Heintz - Student Trainer
 - Student Trainer
 - Student Trainer
 - Student Trainer
Miss Riley Porter - Spider in Training
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Assistant Coaches

Matt Jenkins Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Tim Thomas Defensive backs
Brian Floyd Linebackers
John Porter Linebackers 
Brad Faw Quarterbacks
Steve Swayney Offensive Line
Jason Porter Varsity Defensive Live
Jermaine Reid Defensive Line
Bill Kowalski

Kickers

Darius Bryson JV Head Coach/ Running Backs
Howard Boyd JV Receivers / Running Backs
André Reid JV Defensive Coordinator / DL
Rhyne Bost JV Defensive Line
Doug Billups JV Linebackers
Jake Thomas JV Offensive Line
Jeff Smith JV Defensive Line
Fred Merry Chaplain

 

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Voice of the Spiders

Coach Hathcock is a retired educator who spent his entire career at Concord High School.

Hathcock has been the "Voice of the Spiders" for more than 20 seasons. He also served as the clock operator for Spider Basketball for 16+ seasons and is now the "Voice of Spider Basketball" as well.

Some of the more unusual games Coach Hathcock has called include;

  • Announcing the two come-from-behind victories the Spiders had during their 2004 3A State Championship Season; Concord 21 Asheville 20 and Concord 25 Winston Salem Carver 22
  • The night the lights went out at Robert C. Bailey Stadium on Friday 13, 2006 during the Annual Battle for the Bell with Kannapolis. Supplied info about other CHS activities and groups and kept the 10000+ fans informed about the lighting outage.
  • Once announced the Homecoming festivities from a Cabarrus County Rescue Squad ambulance during a PA outage.
  • Was a guest announcer for a portion of the Mt. Pleasant vs Concord game in 2003 at Tiger Stadium
  • Was a guest announcer for the first meeting between Concord and Cox Mill High School at Charger Stadium

Coach Hathcock is assisted in the pressbox by Pam Conway, Roger Conway, Jenn Conway, Ed Conway, Wolf Walker, Keith Fink, Mark Bonacci.

Coach Hathcock is a graduate of Northwest Cabarrus High School and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. 

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2014 Assistant Coaches

Barry Lipscomb DB's / Defensive Coordinator
Tim Thomas DB's / Defensive Coordinator
Brian Floyd LB's
Jimmy Drye JV Quarterbacks
Brad Faw Quarterbacks
Jamie Scott Running Backs
Howard Boyd JV Receivers
Steve Swayney Offensive Line
Nate Santiago                  JV Offensive Line
Fred Merry Kickers & Long Snappers
Jamie Russ JV Co-Head Coach / Receivers
Jason Porter Varsity Defensive Live
Jeff Smith JV Defensive Line
Jermaine Reid Defensive Line
André Reid JV Defensive Coordinator / DL
Rhyne Bost JV Defensive Line
Doug Billups JV Linebackers
Jake Thomas JV Defensive Coordinator / DB's
Darius Bryson JV Co-Head Coach / RB's
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