BELMONT JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL RECORDS   Coaches: Belmont Bantams 1940s-1954 Eb Gantt 1955 Bunk Carpenter 1956-1959, 1961 John Barnette (16-14-2) (500) 1960 Howard Hayes (1-6) (.167) 1962-1965 Bobby Brown (12-10-3) (.480) 1966-1967 Clay Brown (8-4-1) (.615) 1968-1971 Robert Keaton (12-7-1) (.600) 1972 Jim Benfield (6-1) (.857) 1973-1986 Jim Norton (32-61-5) (.327) 1987-1997 Rickie Clark (44-34) (.564) 1998-2006 Mike Somers (37-23) (.617) 2007-2017 Danny Green (56-26) (.683) 2018-2021 Ian Gibson (16-7) (.696) *2020 Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 2022- Chip Wilson (18-5) All-Time Records         1940s-55 unknown                   1950s           1956 (2-4-1) 1957 (3-3) 1958 (2-4) 1959 (4-3)   T 0-0 Mount Holly JV L 0-12 Cherryville W 7-0 at Cherryville W 53-0 Cherryville   W 7-6 Arlington W 7-0 Wray L 7-13 Grandview L 6-12 Grandview   L 0-6 Lowell JV L 0-12 at Grier L 6-20 at College Park L 6-13 at Shelby   L 0-19 Arlington L 0-19 Kings Mountain L 0-19 at Wray W 14-0 College Park   W 7-0 Lowell JV W forfeit Dallas W 6-0 at Arlington L 0-9 Wray   L 7-13 Wray W 18-14 at Arlington L 0-20 Grier W 13-0 Arlington         W 13-0 at Grier           1960s         1960 (1-6) 1961 (5-0-1) 1962 (5-1) 1963 (3-2-1) 1964 (1-5) L 0-25 Cherryville W 14-0 R-S Central W 12-0 R-S Central L 0-13 R-S Central L 0-45 R-S Central L forfeit Grandview W 6-0 Kings Mountain W 6-0 Kings Mountain L 0-6 at Kings Mountain L East Rutherford L 0-13 Shelby T 0-0 Lincolnton L 6-13 Lincolnton W 13-0 Lincolnton L Kings Mountain L 0-31 at College Park W 25-7 Cool Springs W 34-7 East Rutherford W 19-6 at East Rutherford L Lincolnton L 6-19 at Wray W 13-0 Chase W 7-0 Chase T 6-6 Chase L 6-20 at Chase L 7-8 at Arlington W 20-0 Cherryville W 13-0 Cherryville W Cherryville W 12-0 at Cherryville W 13-7 Grier                   1965 (3-2-2) 1966 (6-0-1) 1967 (2-4) 1968 (3-3) 1969 (3-3-1) T 6-6 at Grandview W 19-0 Cherryville L at Shelby W 27-0 Highland T 8-8 at Highland T 0-0 Newton-Conover W 7-0 Highland L at Highland W 18-0 Cherryville W 20-0 Cherryville W Shelby W 12-7 Grier L 0-46 Grier W 26-7 at Arlington W 43-0 Arlington L 0-6 at Grier W 20-0 College Park W 18-15 at Cherryville L 7-13 at Shelby L Shelby L 0-6 Wray W 14-0 at Arlington W 25-0 Arlington L 6-19 Grier L 6-8 at Grier W 14-0 Huss W 14-0 at Newton-Conover L 0-24 Wray L 6-14 at Wray L 19-27 Wray W 13-0 Arlington T 0-0 at Wray     W 41-0 Hunter Huss           1970s         1970 (7-0) 1971 (5-2) 1972 (6-1) 1973 (1-6) 1974 (3-1-3) W 16-6 Cramerton W 44-0 Mount Holly W 36-0 at Mount Holly W 6-0 Mount Holly W 26-12 at Stanley W 59-0 Highland W 20-12 at Crest W 36-0 Crest L 0-22 at Crest L 0-21 at Grier W 44-0 Grier W 34-0 Ashley W 8-6 at Ashley L 0-56 Ashley T 14-14 at Ashley W 25-14 Shelby L 8-22 Grier W 14-12 Grier L 0-66 at Grier T 12-12 at Southwest W 28-6 Mount Holly W unknown opponent W 22-0 Kings Mountain L at Kings Mountain T 0-0 Mount Holly W 57-0 Kings Mountain L Kings Mountain W 28-0 at Southwest L 6-22 Southwest W Friday W 28-0 at Ashley W 22-12 Shelby L 0-12 at Shelby L 0-32 Shelby W 29-13 Lincoln           1975 (5-2) 1976 (4-2-1) 1977 (6-1) 1978 (2-4-1) 1979 (2-5) W 22-12 Stanley W 19-0 at Cramerton W 34-0 Cramerton L 8-22 at Cramerton L 12-18 Cramerton W 12-6 Grier L 0-33 at Grier W 20-8 Grier T 20-20 at Grier L 6-20 Grier W 20-6 Ashley L 6-7 at Ashley W 34-0 Ashley L 8-21 at Ashley L 6-7 Ashley W 34-0 at Southwest T 8-8 Southwest W 8-0 Southwest W 24-16 Southwest L 6-33 Southwest L 14-36 Mount Holly W 10-6 Mount Holly L 0-6 Mount Holly L 14-20 Mount Holly L 6-22 Mount Holly W Friday W 14-12 Friday W 56-6 Friday L 0-12 Friday W 22-0 Friday L Highland W 22-8 Cherryville W 20-0 at Cherryville W Lincoln W 34-20 Cherryville         1980s         1980 (1-6) 1981 (3-4) 1982 (0-7) 1983 (1-6) 1984 (0-7) W 14-12 at Cramerton W 6-0 Cramerton L 2-6 Cramerton L 10-12 Cramerton L 0-28 Cramerton L 0-6 Stanley W 14-0 Stanley L Stanley L Stanley L 6-12 Stanley L 6-13 at Grier L 8-23 Grier L 14-28 Grier L 14-15 Grier L Grier L 0-28 at Ashley L 8-18 Ashley L 0-19 Ashley L 6-34 Ashley L 0-67 Ashley L 0-8 at Southwest L Southwest L 0-28 Southwest L 6-26 Southwest L 6-33 Southwest L 0-26 Mount Holly L 12-24 Mount Holly L Mount Holly W 2-0 Mount Holly L 0-8 Mount Holly L 20-27 Friday W 36-14 Friday L Friday L Friday L 0-37 Friday         1985 (0-7) 1986 (4-3) 1987 (1-6) 1988 (3-4) 1989 (1-6) L 0-22 Cramerton L 20-28 Cramerton W 16-6 Cramerton L 0-16 Cramerton W 35-6 Cramerton L 0-16 Stanley W 14-6 Cherryville L 14-15 Highland L 0-6 Holbrook L 13-16 at Bessemer City L Friday W 7-0 (OT) Friday L 14-36 Friday W Friday L 6-8 Southwest L 0-18 Mount Holly W 26-14 Mount Holly L 6-12 Mount Holly W 7-6 Southwest L 14-30 York Chester L 6-30 Southwest L 12-28 Southwest L 0-42 Southwest L 8-22 York Chester L Grier L 0-30 Ashley L 0-29 Ashley L 0-27 York Chester L 6-26 Grier L at Mount Holly L 0-6 Grier W Grier L 0-12 Grier L 0-20 Mount Holly L at Friday           1990s         1990 (6-1) 1991 (5-2) 1992 (3-4) 1993 (6-2) 1994 (5-2) W 26-6 at Cramerton W 34-2 Cramerton W 40-0 at Cramerton W 24-6 Cramerton W 28-0 at Cramerton W 32-0 Stanley W 21-6 at Cherryville L 6-14 Highland L 12-20 at Holbrook W 28-0 Bessemer City L 21-26 Friday W 38-0 at Friday W 18-6 Friday W 38-14 at Friday L 0-8 Friday W 20-0 at Southwest W 32-6 Southwest W 12-6 at Southwest W 36-6 Southwest W 24-16 at Southwest W 30-14 at York Chester L 0-32 York Chester L 20-36 at York Chester W 14-8 York Chester W 28-6 at York Chester W at Grier L 8-16 Grier L 0-48 at Grier W 8-0 Grier L 12-14 at Grier W Mount Holly W 35-0 at Mount Holly L 0-28 Mount Holly W 22-6 at Mount Holly W 14-8 Mount Holly       L 0-18 at Bessemer City             1995 (4-3) 1996 (7-1) 1997 (2-4) 1998 (6-1) 1999 (7-0) W 30-0 Cramerton W 36-6 at Cramerton L 0-36 at Grier W 12-6 Grier W 22-8 at Grier W 38-6 at Stanley W 42-0 Cherryville L 6-38 Southwest W 13-6 at Southwest W Southwest L 14-16 at Friday W 30-0 Friday L Bessemer City W at Bessemer City W 8-6 Bessemer City W 22-19 Southwest W 44-0 at Southwest W at Stanley W 29-0 Stanley W 8-6 at Stanley L 7-13 York Chester W 14-0 at York Chester L 12-26 at York Chester W 26-8 York Chester W 10-0 at York Chester L 6-29 Grier W 8-6 at Grier W Chavis W 60-14 at Chavis W 16-0 Chavis W 18-6 at Mount Holly W 48-8 Mount Holly   L 6-20 at Mount Holly W 30-14 Grier   L 9-14 Bessemer City                 2000s         2000 (6-1) 2001 (4-2) 2002 (3-3) 2003 (6-2) 2004 (3-4) W 22-8 Cramerton L 0-14 at Cramerton L 0-16 Cramerton W 14-12 Friday L 8-26 at Friday W 36-20 at Mount Holly W 12-0 Mount Holly L 0-40 at Grier W 14-12 at Holbrook L 6-14 Holbrook W 28-20 at Bessemer City W 37-8 Chavis W 33-14 at Chavis L 22-42 Grier L 8-14 at Grier L 6-8 Stanley W 14-6 Bessemer City W 28-8 at Bessemer City W 41-18 Chavis W 7-0 at Chavis W 20-14 York Chester L 8-22 at Stanley L 12-14 Stanley W 26-6 Bessemer City L 0-32 at Bessemer City W 37-6 at Chavis W 30-18 at York Chester W 6-0 York Chester W 30-6 at Stanley W 21-6 Stanley W 24-18 at Holbrook     W 14-8 at York Chester W 16-14 York Chester       L 20-22 Southwest             2005 (1-5) 2006 (1-5) 2007 (5-1) 2008 (5-1) 2009 (7-0) L 0-14 Holbrook L 0-12 at Holbrook W 40-8 Holbrook W 32-0 at Holbrook W 30-0 Grier L 0-24 at York Chester L 8-14 York Chester (OT) W 28-22 at Stanley (OT) W 32-0 at Chavis W 43-0 Bessemer City L 0-24 Bessemer City L 6-20 at Bessemer City W 35-8 York Chester W 56-0 Stanley W 56-8 Chavis L 18-38 Chavis L 8-19 at Chavis W 30-26 Bessemer City W 22-6 York Chester W 16-12 at Stanley W 14-12 (2ot) at Stanley W 20-8 Stanley W 50-12 Chavis W 36-0 at Bessemer City W 35-0 at York Chester L 12-36 at Grier L 14-18 Grier L 0-18 Cramerton L 14-20 Grier W 35-0 Grier         W 32-6 Southwest           2010s         2010 (7-1) 2011 (5-2) 2012 (1-7) 2013 (3-4) 2014 (5-3) L 0-16 at Grier L 12-16 Grier L 0-20 Cramerton L 20-22 at Cramerton W 14-12 Cramerton W 29-8 York Chester W 36-0 Friday L 0-42 at Grier W 44-14 Chavis W 6-2 at Holbrook W 22-12 at Bessemer City W 30-8 at York Chester L 12-24 Stanley L 6-14 at Stanley W 20-14 at Bessemer City (2 OT) W 42-12 at Chavis L 22-24 Bessemer City L 18-30 at Friday L 8-24 Friday L 12-32 at Chavis W 34-32 Stanley (OT) W 52-0 Chavis L 12-24 York Chester L 14-22 at York Chester W 24-20 Stanley W 28-26 at Friday W 26-0 at Stanley L 2-32 at Bessemer City W 28-12 Bessemer City L 14-20 at Friday W 32-30 Southwest W 16-6 at Mount Holly W 32-0 at Chavis W 44-6 Cramerton W 34-28 York Chester (5 OT) W 16-14 at Grier   L 14-22 at Holbrook (2 OT)   L 8-42 at Grier           2015 (8-1) 2016 (7-2) 2017 (3-4) 2018 (7-1) 2019 (4-3) W 37-0 at Cramerton W 36-0 Cramerton L 6-13 at Cramerton W 48-14 Mount Holly W 28-0 at Mount Holly W 44-0 Holbrook L 12-16 at Holbrook L 0-12 Holbrook Bye Bye W 20-0 at York Chester W 37-6 at Chavis W 40-0 Chavis W 22-8 at Friday W 50-0 vs Bessemer City W 38-0 Bessemer City W 22-14 York Chester W 22-0 at York Chester W 42-8 Chavis W 68-18 vs Friday W 34-0 Chavis L 13-18 Stanley L 6-36 at Stanley W 42-0 York Chester L 26-28 vs Chavis W 48-0 at Stanley W 35-14 at Bessemer City L 6-20 Bessemer City W 32-14 Stanley W 12-8 York Chester W 50-0 Friday W 36-0 at Friday W 22-0 Friday W 14-8 Bessemer City L 10-14 at Stanley W 14-6 Southwest W 8-0 Southwest   W 16-12 Grier L 6-42 at Southwest L 0-14 Grier W 43-8 at Mount Holly   L 0-34 Southwest           2020s         2020 2021 (5-3) 2022 (8-0) 2023 (4-2) 2024 (3-3) Season Canceled L 8-22 Southwest W 10-8 at Southwest W forfeit vs Chavis W 55-0 vs Chavis COVID-19 L 12-24 at Grier W 19-6 Grier W 21-12 at Stanley L 0-24 vs Stanley W 34-0 Stanley W 17-0 York Chester W 27-6 vs Grier W 14-6 at Cramerton W 32-8 at Bessemer City W 29-0 at Stanley L 15-22 at Southwest W 13-6 at Grier (Ashbrook) W 24-0 at Friday W 41-0 Bessemer City L 7-20 at Holbrook L 2-20 vs Southwest W 53-0 at Chavis W 33-0 Friday W 32-0 vs Cramerton L 0-28 vs Holbrook W 14-0 York Chester W 50-0 Chavis L 6-16 vs Southwest W 27-26 Holbrook           2025 (3-0) 2026 2027 2028 2029 W 41-0 at Mount Holly W 49-0 Bessemer City W 27-12 at Holbrook Cramerton at Belmont Grier at Belmont BYE Belmont at Southwest           All-Time Records     (Middle School era -- 1997-2025):     129-65 -- Belmont   Conference Champions (1956-1973)           Tri-County Conference Champions:     1966 -- Belmont 6-0-1           Southwestern Conference Champions:     1961 -- Belmont 5-0-1     1962 -- Belmont/Kings Mountain/Lincolnton 5-1           Bi-County Conference Division I Champions:     1970 -- Belmont 7-0         Gaston County Junior High (1974-96) / Middle School (1997-2025) Conference:           Gaston County Division Titles (1974-2025):     Gaston County Division Titles     17 -- Belmont (93-96-98-99-00co-03-07-08-09-10-11tri-15-16co-18-19-21-22)           Gaston County Championship Games:     1993 -- Bessemer City 18, Belmont 0     1996 -- Bessemer City 14, Belmont 9     1998 -- Mount Holly 20, Belmont 6     1999 -- Belmont 30, Grier 14     2000 -- Belmont 24, Holbrook 18     2003 -- Southwest 22, Belmont 20     2009 -- Belmont 32, Southwest 6     2010 -- Belmont 16, Grier 14     2015 -- Grier 14, Belmont 0     2016 -- Belmont 43, Mount Holly 8     2018 -- Southwest 34, Belmont 0     2021 -- Southwest 16, Belmont 6     2022 -- Belmont 27, Holbrook 26