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REBELS’ BEST
The most wins in a season for West Lincoln High football:
9 – 2018
8 – 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 2010
7—1966, 1971, 1986, 2013.
SOURCE: HobbsDailyReport.com research and files.
HUNTERSVILLE – Quarterback Seth Willis accounted for four touchdowns on Friday night, leading visiting West Lincoln High past Lake Norman Charter 65-7 as the Rebels set a school record for single-season wins.
Willis ran 2, 9 and 10 yards for scores and threw a 28-yard TD pass to Nathan Beam as West Lincoln improved to 9-2 overall and 5-2 in the South Fork 2A.
Canon Bridges added two scoring runs, and Xander Pendergrass returned a punt 75 yards for a score for West Lincoln.
Lake Norman Charter finished 2-9 overall and 0-7 in the South Fork 2A.
The Rebels will finish in third place, tying their best conference finish since 2010 when they were third in the South Piedmont 1A-2A in Tom Sain’s first season as head coach.
West Lincoln’s previous best win total in a season was eight games with an 8-2 record in four straight seasons beginning in 1967 under late head coach Brennan Elliott and an 8-4 record under Sain in 2010.
The Rebels won seven games in 1966 (Elliott), 1971 (Elliott), 1986 (Wes Beam) and 2013 (Sain), and they will advance to the postseason for the seventh time in nine seasons and ninth time overall.
West Lincoln opened in 1962 and did not reach the state playoffs until 2005.