"The Battle for the Bell"
Decade of the Eighties
1980-1989
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Bell Game History 1980-1989
1980 K-town 41-0 1981 Concord 7-6 1982 K-town 14-10 1983 Concord 27-7 1984 K-town 26-8 1985 Concord 7-6 1986 Concord 14-0 1987 K-town 19-0 1988 K-town 9-7 1989 K-town 16-14 |
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"The 1980 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-41 Concord-0
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"1980 Wonder Seniors"
"1980 Spider Seniors"
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"The 1981 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-6 Concord-7
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"The 1982 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-14 Concord-10
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"1982 Wonder Seniors"
"1982 Spider Seniors"
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(Picture Above) Spider QB Hong Tran drags the bell accross to Kannapolis in 1982
Thoughts on the Victory
Thoughts on the Victory
Spider Quarterback Hong Tran #10
and the rest of the Spider contingency exchange the bell with K-Town in 1982
after a tough 14-10 defeat at Kannapolis Memorial Stadium.
and the rest of the Spider contingency exchange the bell with K-Town in 1982
after a tough 14-10 defeat at Kannapolis Memorial Stadium.
"The 1983 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-7 Concord-27
"1983 Wonder Seniors"
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"The 1984 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-26 Concord-8
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"The 1985 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-6 Concord-7
"The 1986 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-0 Concord-14
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"The 1987 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-19 Concord-0
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"The 1988 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-9 Concord-7
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Wonder Cheerleaders Celebrate Victory Over Concord
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"The 1989 Battle for the Bell"
Kannapolis-16 Concord-14
"A pivotal Moment on the Road to Chapel Hill 1989"
(What one bell game meant to a soon to be State Champion)
Ask any Wonder who has played in the Battle for the Bell game and they will tell you its a pressure cooker like no other. Friday night at either Memorial Stadium or Bailey Stadium is the equivalent of uncorking the champagne bottle only a little more physical. In 1989 however the already frenzied atmosphere of the game took on an even more sinister feel than ever before going into Robert C Bailey Stadium in Concord. Forget the usual implications of this game and add in these factors. (1) Lose the game and face a two way or possible three way tie for first place in the conference. (2) Face the daunting task of a coin toss to decide playoff seeding. (3) Most assuredly land a first round away game with a team who had already handed you your backside on a platter in the regular season. Is that pressure or what? Its enough to make the average person want to hurl their lunch. That's what the 59th meeting of these two programs had on the line in 1989.
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