South Piedmont Conference Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The South Piedmont Conference includes an interesting mix of teams spanning Cabarrus and Rowan counties in the Charlotte Metro Area. Last season the Concord Spiders rose up and won the conference, let's take a look and see who I predict will win it this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><li>West Rowan</li><li>Northwest Cabarrus</li><li>Concord</li><li>Carson</li><li>Central Cabarrus</li><li>South Rowan </li><li>East Rowan </li></ol> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>A player to watch from each team is listed here below, with a brief thought about their game:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>West Rowan - WR Peter Simpson - A 6'0 170-pound WR who has some college interest from local schools - a definite playmaker every time the ball is in his hands. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwest Cabarrus - WR Tevin Tucker - Committed to James Madison, he is a dynamic receiver on the outside that a defense has to account for on every play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Concord - ATH Keyon Phillips - Keyon will play some quarterback, running back, receiver, and defensive back for the Spiders this year. An important part to their success. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carson - ATH [player_tooltip player_id='149567' first='Trevor' last='Vaughn'] - Trevor plays Wide Receiver and Safety for the Cougars. He can make catches on the outside in one on one situations and is a ballhawk at DB. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Cabarrus - RB Michael Forney - Forney is a talented running back who is probably the best one in the conference. He will complement the Vikings passing attack well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Rowan - QB Jamie Klassette - Returning QB will be an important piece for the Raiders to try and move up the conference standings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Rowan - OL Caleb Shugart - Big right tackle will help anchor the Mustangs offensive line this season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Overall, this conference is wide open - this was a tough conference to predict last year, and it's the same this season. West Rowan has been the most consistent team over the years, but Northwest Cabarrus has a lot of talent that has grown up together. Concord are the defending champs. Carson is in a similar place to NW Cabarrus. And Central Cabarrus may have the best QB/RB combo in the league. Not to mention, South Rowan also has a lot of young guys growing together as well. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projected Playoff Teams:</strong> West Rowan, Northwest Cabarrus</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->