Football · 2026
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- State rank
- #29
- In 5A
- #2
- RPI in class
- #2
- Conference
- Big South
- Head coach
- Mark Barnes
Last: W 38–0 vs Ashbrook
Next: Fri, Oct 30 vs Kings Mountain · pick: win 22–22
NCHSAA · 5A
Crest
Crest High · Shelby, Cleveland County
Football
State championship games
- 2025 5A champion · beat Hunt 31–14
- 2015 3AA champion · beat Southern Durham 55–21
- 2014 3A champion · beat Havelock 24–3
- 2013 3AA runner-up · lost to Southern Durham 38–31
- 2011 3AA runner-up · lost to Northern Guilford 31–7
- 2010 3AA runner-up · lost to Northern Guilford 21–20
- 2004 3AA champion · beat Greensboro Dudley 26–14
- 2003 3AA champion · beat Eastern Randolph 40–0
- 2001 3A runner-up · lost to Winston-Salem Parkland 27–21
- 1996 4A champion · beat Fayetteville Douglas Byrd 20–7
- 1994 4A champion · beat Jacksonville 28–7
| Season | Record | Class | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-2 | 5A | Greg Lloyd |
| 2024 | 10-3 | 3A | Dustin Nichols |
| 2023 | 13-1 | 3A | Jim Sosebee |
| 2022 | 9-4 | 3A | Jim Sosebee |
| 2021 | 10-3†HSFHA has 11-3 | 3A | Nicholas Eddins |
| 2020 | 6-2†HSFHA has 7-2 | Dustin Nichols | |
| 2019 | 10-3†HSFHA has 12-3 | 3A | Nick Eddins |
| 2018 | 9-4†HSFHA has 11-4 | 3A | Nicholas Eddins |
† Another source records this season differently and the difference is not settled yet.