South View Tigers

The history of South View football is a true Rags to Riches story.

Once upon a time the Tigers had one of the worst football programs in North Carolina. In the school’s first 13 seasons, its football teams won only 16 games. During one span, the Tigers lost 32 straight games, one of the longest losing streaks in the state.

From 1972 to 1988, South View played 170 games and won only 28 for a .165 winning percentage. Then a strange thing happened. South View started to win. The Tigers had one winning season during this period going 6-4 in 1985.

Since 1989 the Tigers have played 421 games, winning 282 for a .670 winning percentage. South View has made the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs 23 times during that period that includes three Eastern Regional 4-A or 4-AA Championships (1991, 2000, 2004). The Tigers advanced to the NCHSAA State Championship game three times (1991, 2000, 2004) and won the State 4-A Title in 1991. The Tigers advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA Championship playoffs seven years in row from 1998-2004, the only school in North Carolina to do this during this time period.

After completing its 51st season in 2022, South View has had 135 players to play at the collegiate level. Two former Tigers earned All-American honors in college. Randy Shumaker was a Junior College All-American at Chowan College and Wayne Inman captured NCAA Division I All-American honors at East Carolina and is in the East Carolina Hall of Fame. Chris Roncketti is in the Methodist University Hall of Fame. Seven former South View players have played professionally. Marcus Wall played in the Canadian Football League, while Charles Kirby, Tony Dingle, Greg Gilmore and Jeremy Cox have played in the National Football League. Chris Roncketti and Gary Battle played in the in the Arena Football League.

Long time Coach Randy Ledford unexpectedly passed away in early 2015. Coach Ledford had completed his 22nd season as head coach of the Tigers in 2014. No one had coached at South View longer or won more games than Coach Ledford, who finished with a 180- 95 record that included a 24 -15 record in the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs. South View advanced to NCHSAA 4-A state championship game twice under Coach Ledford’s leadership in 2000 and 2004. Coach Ledford was an assistant coach for the Tigers for nine seasons prior to becoming head coach and was part of every winning season in South View history through 2014.

Coach Rodney Brewington returned to his alma mater in June of 2015 to become the eighth head football coach at South View. Coach Brewington, who was a 1992 graduate of South View, was a defensive back on the 1991 NCHSAA 4-A State Championship Team coached by Bobby Poss. Coach Brewington has led successful football programs at Ben Smith High School in Greensboro, NC and Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs Fl. Since returning to South View, Coach Brewington has a 59-35 (.628) record in 8 years.

Year-by-Year Notes

1972 – Hope Mills, Massey Hill and Grays Creek High Schools all closed their doors as the new consolidated South View High School opened. The first football team won only one game, a narrow 12-10 decision over Cape Fear . Woody Hammond was the first standout for the Tigers as he rushed for 660 tough yards in 157 carries. Hammond also caught 21 passes for 350 yards and led the team in scoring with five touchdowns. Doug Watts was the Tigers first head coach.

1973 – The Tigers won three times in its second year with wins over Cape Fear , Pine Forest , and Scotland County . Randy Johnson rushed for 827 yards, a record that would stand for many years, and scored five touchdowns.

1974 – Quarterback Randy Shumaker completed 75 passes as the Tigers won twice beating Cape Fear and Pine Forest . Shumaker threw for 1,088 yards and 10 touchdowns and went on to become a Junior College All-American at Chowan College .

1975 – Bob McQueen took over as coach of the Tigers and won his first game, a 20-14 decision over Scotland County. David Talton rushed for six touchdowns and over 500 yards but the Tigers lost nine straight.

1976 – The losing streak reached 16 games before South View defeated Cape Fear , 15-6. Butch Gillis led the team from his quarterback position.

1977 – The Tigers seemed to turn the corner, winning three straight games. They recorded their first wins ever against Seventy First and Douglas Byrd and also defeated Cape Fear . Quarterback Johnnie Peoples rushed for four touchdowns and passed for three more as South View tied the school record for most wins in a season.

1978 – New coach Guido Maiola saw the Tigers suffer through their worst season. The team did not win a game and scored only four touchdowns all season. They were credited with a win when Reid Ross had to forfeit all its games.

1979 – The Tigers got another new coach, John Ward, but saw the same results – an 0-10 season that saw them score only 25 points while giving up 391. Their closest game was a 14-6 loss to Douglas Byrd.

1980 – The losing streak reached 32 as the Tigers had another 0-10 season, technically their third winless season in a row. Again their closest game was against Douglas Byrd in a 21-15 loss.

1981 – Gene Brewer took over as the coach of the Tigers and immediately stopped the losing streak with a 10-7 win over Hoke County in his first game. South View also defeated Cape Fear that year, 6-0.

1982 – Injuries led to another winless season as the Tigers suffered through another losing streak.

1983 – South View won its ninth game, 23-0 against Cape Fear , ending the losing streak at 19 in a row.

1984 – The Tigers won only once, a 22-16 victory over Lumberton , but gained a measure of respect when they played Reid Ross to a 0-0 tie.

1985 – It was the year the losing stopped. After 13 losing seasons, the Tigers won six of their ten games with two of their losses coming by less than four points. Brent Gore was the inspirational leader of the team from his quarterback position.

1986 – Another 1-9 season brought the Tigers back to reality, as their only win was a 21-14 decision over Pinecrest. South View lost four games by less than a touchdown.

1987 – South View won its last three games of the year, beating Pine Forest , Terry Sanford, and Cape Fear . It was the first time ever a South View team had beaten a Fayetteville City school.

1988 - The Tigers won twice, beating Pinecrest and Cape Fear . It would be Gene Brewer’s eighth and final season as South View’s Head Coach

1989 – Bobby Poss arrived to coach the Tigers and things have not been the same since. Poss’ Tigers set all kinds of school records and advanced to the state playoffs for the first time in school history. Rodney Bryant rushed for 1,438 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in South View’s 9-4 season.

1990 – The Tigers won eight regular season games for the first time in school history, but did not make the state playoffs. Junior Marcus Wall rushed for 1,404 yards and 25 touchdowns.

1991 – The year of the Tigers! Marcus Wall and company narrowly made the state playoffs as the Mid South Conference’s #3 seed with another 8-2 regular season, then marched all the way to the state 4-A championship. Wall had 2,502 yards rushing and scored 27 touchdowns to finish as the third leading rusher in North Carolina history. The state championship title capped an unbelievable turnaround for the school’s program. The Tigers finished with at 13-2 record.

1992 – The Tigers appeared headed for the state championship again reeling off 13 wins in a row only to lose to Northern Durham in the Eastern Regional finals. Joey Mintz rushed for 1,313 yards and scored 20 touchdowns for South View.

1993 – Randy Ledford took over as head coach of the Tigers and compiled a 7-3 record to win a share of the Mid South Conference title. But the Tigers lost a coin flip that would have sent them to the state playoffs.

1994 – Jimmy Bliven carried 215 times and rushed for 1,137 yards, but the Tigers lost five games by a touchdown or less.

1995 – Injuries hurt South View’s chances but the Tigers scrapped to a 5-5 record. Chris Bryan scored 12 touchdowns to lead the team.

1996 – Jesse Steele passed for over 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns, but the Tigers had their second straight .500 season at 5-5.

1997 – Phillip Hart was the offensive leader of the team, rushing for over 1,000 yards and scoring 13 touchdowns, but it was not enough to keep the Tigers from having a 4-6 record.

1998 – Sophomore quarterback Chris Roncketti passed for 1,178 yards and 13 touchdowns as the Tigers compiled a 9-2 regular season mark and returned to the state playoffs. South View advanced to the third round before falling to Garner, losing 38-30.

1999 - Wesley Fulmore rushed for 1,331 yards and scored 18 touchdowns as South View won ten straight before losing to Pine Forest in the season finale. The Tigers again advanced to the third round of the playoffs, losing 9-0 to Douglas Byrd on Thanksgiving Friday.

2000 – A season of perfection – almost! The Tigers won 15 straight games before falling to Charlotte Independence in the state championship game at Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill . Marcus Johnson rushed for 2,313 yards and scored 24 touchdowns to lead the Tigers in their record-breaking year.

2001 – After losing many seniors from the 2000 team, the over-achieving Tigers led offensively by Kelvin Haywood and L.J. Hill compiled a 12-2 record, winning the first conference championship of the new Two Rivers Conference. The team advanced to the third round of the state playoffs before losing to perennial state power Richmond County .

2002 – The 2002 team featured an offense with a young, inexperienced backfield and receiving corps, bolstered by a senior ladened offensive line and a stalwart defense that posted seven shutouts. With a 11-3 overall record and a 5-1 conference record, the Tigers tied for the Two Rivers Conference championship with E.E. Smith. The Tigers advanced to the third round of the 4AA State Playoffs before losing to the #1 seed - New Bern .

2003 - After starting the season 1-3 with several key players injured and a new offensive line, the Tigers rebounded by winning eight of their last ten games to win the Two Rivers Conference Championship with a 5-1 record and an overall record of 9-5. The Tigers were led on offense by first team all conference seniors that included quarterback Todd Jeffreys, with 1,554 yards passing and 12 TD passes; Howard Fuller, with 1,335 yards rushing and 15 TDs; and receiver Mark Jackson with 30 receptions for 611 yards. The defense posted three shutouts and was led by junior Ellis McDowell with 145 tackles. The Tigers once again advanced to the third round of the 4AA NCHSAA Championship Playoffs for the sixth year in a row, only to be beaten for the second straight year by the #1 seed, New Bern .

2004 – Led by seniors Jonathan Hannah and Gary Tatum on offense and Ellis McDowell on defense, the Tigers ran off fifteen straight victories, including the 4AA Eastern Championship before losing to nationally ranked Charlotte Independence in the 4AA NCHSAA State Championship game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. For the fourth year in a row, South View either won or tied for the Two Rivers Conference Championship. TE Jonathan Hannah was an All State selection, RB Greg James and LB Ellis McDowell were Two Rivers Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and Coach Randy Ledford was Two Rivers Coach of the Year as well as runner-up for the NCHSAA 4A State Coach of the Year.

2005 – Senior Running Back and Two Rivers Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Greg James, led the Tigers to a 10-2 record and the Two Rivers Conference championship. James set several South View career rushing and scoring records and combined with senior running back, Brandon McLaurin for 2,862 yards rushing accounting for 70% of the Tigers offense. The defense gave up less than twelve points per game and was led by senior Justin Bordeaux with 123 tackles and 2 interceptions. South View once again qualified for the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs as the #3 seed in the 4AA East but suffered a disappointing loss to Cary in the second round.

2006 – After starting the season with six straight victories, and entering Two Rivers Conference play, the Tigers lost two conference games and finished the season in third place. The Tigers made the NCHSAA Championship playoffs for the ninth consecutive year as a 13^th seed in the 4AA East, but drew a tough first round game vs. county rival, Jack Britt, and were eliminated 14-7 marking the first time the Tigers had lost a playoff first round game. South View was led on offense by 2^nd Team All Conference QB Ryan Everitte who passed for 1,144 yards and 11 TDs; 1^st Team All Conference RB Carlos Nurse who rushed for 1,221 yards and 14 TDs; 1^st Team All Conference RB Joey Burke who rushed for 860 yards and 11 TDs; and 1^st Team All Conference WR Josh McLaurin, who caught 29 passes for 553 yards and 5 TDs. The defense was led by 1^st Team All Conference Nick Jeffries and 2^nd Team All Conference Brendan Hair with 124 tackles each.

2007 – The Tigers once again won the Two Rivers Conference title with a perfect 6-0 record and 13-1 record overall. Led by their defensive unit which posted 4 shutouts and allowed less than ten points per game, the Tigers finished #7 in the NC Associated Press Final Season Poll and were a #3 seed in the NCHSAA Championship Playoff 4AA East Region. South View had a perfect season but lost in the third round of the playoffs to Raleigh Leesville Road , 17-7. Offensively, Senior QB and 1^st team all conference, Ryan Everitte set several passing records and led the offense along with all conference Running Back, Carlos Nurse, and wide receivers, Gary Green, Justin Poage, and Craig Sanders. The offensive line was bolstered by all conference selections, Justin McLaurin and Lance Johnson. The defensive unit was led by all conference selections defensive line, Aaron Salked, Justin Cole, and Tim Rogers; linebackers Timmy McCall and Brenden Hair, and defensive backs, Reggie Green, Nigel Bryant, Lamont Saffore and Jamaal Bethea.

2008 – South View started 2-3 in non-conference play but rebounded to win the final year of the Two Rivers Conference with at 5-1 record and 9-5 overall. In the eight years of the Two Rivers Conference, South View either won or shared the title in seven of those years. The Tigers once again advanced to the third round of the NCHSAA 4AA Championship State Playoffs. It was the ninth time in the past eleven years, that South View had advanced as far as the third round. The offense was led by Two Rivers Conference Offensive Player of the Year and All Cape Fear Region QB, junior DeShean Townsend. Townsend set several passing records and became the most prolific passer in South View history with over 2,000 yards and 23 TD passes for the season. All Conference Wide Receiver Craig Sanders also set several receiving records and had 12 TD receptions. Sophomore running backs Trey Booker and Andrew Brown and senior Vincent Tompkins combined to rush for 2,300 yards behind a junior laden offensive line. The defense was led by first team All Conference selections Quentin Pate, Charles Tobin and Richard Jeffery

2009 – In the first year of the newly realigned Mid South Conference, South View struggled to at 7-5 record which included a forfeit win from Terry Sanford. The schedule included games with all four finalists for the 4A and 4AA state championship games the previous year. After the forfeit, the Tigers finished second in the conference with a 5-1 conference. South View advanced to the NCHSAA Championship Playoffs as a 10^th seed in the 4AA bracket. The Tigers were eliminated from the championship in the first round by Lumberton in a rare shutout loss. Four players made 1^st team all conference, OL Corey Raven, WR Anthony McDonald, DL Charles Tobin and DB Sherrod Parker. Senior QB DeShean Townsend broke several career passing records to include completions, touchdown passes and passing yards while passing for 11 touchdowns and 1,486 yards for the season. Juniors Trey Booker and Justin Frederick rushed for a combined 2,452 and 19 rushing touchdowns

2010 – The Tigers played one of the toughest schedules in the state in 2010. Seven of their eleven opponents were ranked at one time or another in the AP Top Ten 4-A or 3-A poll and their opponents finished with a 77-45 regular season record (.631). The offense did not return any starters from 2009 and struggled all season scoring only 135 points and averaging only 213 yards per game. Offensive linemen Albert Raynor and Leo Gonzalez were selected 2^nd team Mid South All Conference. Sophomore Deshawn Ford led the team in rushing with 649 yards and 4 TD’s. Senior QB Dale Urquhart passed for 847 yards and 4 TDs. The defensive was led by 1^st team Mid South All Conference players Dahman McKinnon and Tommy Cain and 2^nd team All Conference players B.J. Fields, Kris Johnson, and Greg Gilmore. Junior McKinnon led the team with 144 tackles and junior Fields led the team with five interceptions. The Tigers tied for third place in the Mid South Conference with a 3-3 record and were an automatic selection in the NCHSAA Championship State Playoffs in the 4-AA Mid East as a #7 seed. South View’s season ended with a 1^st round playoff loss to Cary Panther Creek.

2011 – Once again the Tigers played a very competitive non-conference schedule, finished tied for 4^th place in the conference with a 3-3 record and made the NCHSAA State Playoffs for the 14^th consecutive year. The offense was led by Sophomore QB Troy Cain who passed for 693 yards with 6 TD passes. Junior Deshawn Ford and Sophomore Jeremy Cox were the leading rushers and the offensive line was anchored by Sophomore Ramen De La Cruz. Both Ford and Cox were 2^nd team All Mid South Conference selections. The defense was led by Mid South Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Dahman McKinnon who set a South View career tackle record and defensive back B.J. Fields who set new South View interception records for both the season and a career. Fields, along with Junior defensive lineman, Greg Gilmore, were 1^st team All Conference selections. South View’s season ended in the first round of the state playoffs with a loss to Jack Britt.

2012 – The Tigers struggled through their worst season record-wise since 1988 finishing with a 3-8 won-lost record finishing tied for 4^th in the Mid South Conference. A controversial loss against Cape Fear in the tenth week of the season knocked South View out of a chance at making the NCHSAA Sate Championship Playoffs for the first time since 1997. The Tigers had three other losses by seven points or less. But there were several notable bright spots. Senior Defensive Tackle Greg Gilmore committed to play at Louisiana State University and made first team All Conference and all Cape Fear Region. Other first team all conference selections were Jeremy Cox (RB), Caleb Elmore (OL) and Brian Jones (LB). Junior QB Troy Cain threw for 1,030 yards and Jeremy Cox was the leading offensive player with 1,006 total yards. Junior Linebacker Brian Jones led the defense with 112 tackles, 6 fumble recoveries, an interception and 2 defensive touchdowns.

2013 – The Tigers returned to winning form in 2013 thanks to a dedicated senior class. Finishing 3^rd in the Mid South Conference at 4-2, 9-4 overall, South View returned to the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs winning a 1^st round game at Durham Riverside but falling to Apex Middle Creek in the 2^nd round. Mid South 1^st Team All Conference selections included seniors RB Jeremy Cox, LB Troy Cain, and LB Bryan Jones. Jeremy Cox finished 2^nd in the conference in rushing with 1,554 yards and had 2,102 all purpose yards. Bryan Jones had a team high 130 tackles. Troy Cain, who moved from QB to LB was the Team’s Most Valuable Player.

2014 – South View slumped to a 2-9 record, 0-6 in the Mid South Conference in 2014 with a young team with senior QB Xavier Robinson as the only returning offensive starter from 2013. Junior Running Back, Keyonis Hopkins led the team in rushing with 1,019 yds and tied for the lead in receiving with 11 catches. Hopkins was also named to the 1^st team all conference team. Senior QB Robinson passed for 771 yards and 8 TD passes. The defense was led by Senior Linebacker, Jordan McNeil who finished with 106 tackles, Junior Safety Cam Pemberton who had 4 interceptions and Junior Defensive Lineman Shamori Wallace who had 79 tackles. Pemberton and Wallace were named to the 1^st team all conference team, McNeil was Honorable Mention all conference.

2015 - The Tigers, under first year coach Rodney Brewington, struggled to their second consecutive 2-9, 0-6 Mid South Conference record. South View’s schedule included nine non-conference and conference opponents that made the NCHSAA state playoffs. Freshman QB Donovan Brewington passed for over 1,300 yards and 9 TD’s. Brewington set a new school record by passing for 337 yards vs Hoke County. Senior Cam Pemberton was the team MVP. Pemberton was “Mr. Versatility” combining for 900 yards of total offense by rushing, passing, receiving and returning kick offs and punts and playing part time on defense. Pemberton was also named to the Mid South All Conference 2^nd team. Also named to the 2^nd team were Junior RB Keyonis Hopkins, Senior RB Cameron Haddow-Green, Senior OL Jame Pollock and Senior LB Dejuan Birch. Junior LB Isaiah Davis led the team in tackles with 67. Senior LB Bryan Jordan was selected as the team’s Outstanding Student/Athlete.

2016 - South View improved to a 7-5 overall record and 4-2 in the Mid South 4-A Conference in Coach Rodney Brewington’s second season and returned to the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs for the 19^th season. The Tigers were led by 1^st team All Conference and Team Player of the Year, RB Keyonis Hopkins who rushed for over 1,200 yards and had 2,213 all purpose yards. QB Donovan Brewington passed for over 1,300 yds with over 500 yds to 2^nd team All Conference WR Gary Ayres. The Offensive line was anchored by All Conference selections Michael Edwards and David Wilson. The defense was led by All-Conference selections Isaiah Davis who led the team with 90 tackles, Raymond Tunoa, Jaylyn Galloway and Jerial Douglas.

2017 - The program continued to have success under 3-year Coach Rodney Brewington with the team finishing at 9-4, 5-3 in the new 4A/3A Patriot Athletic Conference. The Tigers qualified as a #10 seed in the NCHSAA Championship 4A State Playoffs and advanced to the second round. On offense four players were selected 1^st team all conference: QB Donovan Brewington,, WR Emery Simmons, OL Michael Edwards, and TE Jonathan Gilmore. The defense was led by 1^st team all-conference selection DB Matthew Pemberton who led the conference in interceptions and 2^nd team all-conference LB Jarieal Douglas who led the team with 137 tackles. Pemberton also led special teams with two punt returns and two kick off returns for TDs. OL Michael Edwards was the lone Cumberland County player selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.

2018 – South View continued its resurgence as a Cumberland County and North Carolina football power program posting a 11-3 record and advancing to the third round of the NCHSAA 4A State Championship Playoffs as a #8 seed. The Tigers finished second in the Patriot Athletic 4A-3A Conference losing to champion Pine Forest 14-7 in the last game of the regular season. During the state playoffs, South View defeated Wake Forest Heritage at home and #1 seed Winterville South Central away, then losing an overtime 3^rd round game with Seventy-First 42-41. On offense, the Tigers were led by senior, 4-year starter QB, Donovan Brewington, senior WR Emery Simmons, and junior RB Matthew Pemberton. Brewington broke most of the school career and season passing records while being named the conference Offensive Player of the Year. Both Simmons and Pemberton were 1^st team all-conference selections with Simmons breaking several pass receiving records. Brewington and Simmons were selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas game. On defense, South View was led by senior, all-conference selections Jarieal Douglas (LB), Corey Johnson (DB), Elijah Wyand (LB), Jaylin Webb (DL) and Ayshawn Henley (DL). Douglas led the team with 154 tackles, Johnson had 3 interceptions and 87 tackles, Wyand had 97 tackles, while Webb (87 tackles) and Henley (58 tackles) were the leaders of the defensive line. In 14 games, the Tigers scored 547 points, second most in school history.

2019 – The Tigers continued their success under Coach Rodney Brewington posting an 10-3 record (7-1 conference), sharing the Patriot Athletic Conference championship and advancing to the third round of the NCHSAA 4A State Championship Playoffs as the #2 seed. The offense was led by senior running back, Matthew Pemberton, who was the Patriot Athletic Conference’s Athlete of the Year. Pemberton rushed for 1,919 yards and had 2,655 all-purpose yards for the year. Pemberton broke several career and season scoring records including total points for a season (228), total points for a career (460), total touchdowns in a season (36) and career (73). The Tiger defense was led by junior Donta Autry (149 tackles) and senior Da’Shaun Rivera (135 tackles). South View’s defense posted three shutouts and allowed 148 points, which was the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense since 2007. Patriot Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference selections included WR Kevin Brewington, OL Ethan Denzer, DL Joel Evans, LB Donta Autry, LB Da’Shaun Rivera, DB Da’Juan Lockhart, and DB Timel Smith.

2020 – In the COVID-19 abbreviated season, which was actually played in the spring of 2021, the Tigers continued to dominate the Patriot Athletic Conference with a perfect 6-0 record, the conference championship and a 7-2 overall record, with losses coming to perennial North Carolina playoff teams, Cleveland and New Bern. The defense was once again led by PAC Defensive Player of the Year, Donta Autry (91 tackles) and allowed only 5 touchdowns by conference opponents in 6 games. The offense was led by Junior QB Cedavion Wimbley, who was named the PAC Athlete of the Year and RB Rasheem Baldwin. Wimbley threw for 1,109 yards with 14 TD passes and rushed for 809 yards. Baldwin rushed for 816 yards and was a 1^st team All-Conference selection. Starring on both sides of the line was Team MVP, Josh George. George, who was selected as the PAC 1^st team All-Conference TE, had 16 receptions for 381 yards and 6 TDs. On defense, George recorded 47 tackles as a defensive lineman, with 13 tackles for losses and 3 sacks. George was also the punter averaging 30 yards per punt. The Tigers were a #2 4A seed in the NCHSAA State Championship Playoffs, beating Jack Britt in the 1^st round and losing to New Bern, 27-16 in the 2^nd round. Autry and George were selected to play in the NCHSAA East/West All-Star game.

2021 – After winning the Patriot Athletic Conference championship two years in a row, South View finished with a 6-1 conference record and finished second to Seventy First (7-0) in the newly aligned United 8 Athletic Conference. Overall the Tigers finished with a 9-3 record with their losses all coming from NCHSAA highly seeded playoff teams, #1 (4A) Richmond, #3 (3A) Seventy First and #7 (4A) Wilmington Hoggard. For the 6^th year under Coach Rodney Brewington, South View made the NCHSAA 4A State Playoffs as the #10 seed, beating Raleigh Sanderson in the first round, but losing to Wilmington Hoggard in the second round. The team was led by the defense, which had 5 shutout wins, and three other games with only one score. LB Blake Crawford led the County in tackles and was selected 1^st team All-Conference. Other All Conference defense selections were LB Isaac Evans. DL Bryan Brewington, DL Davion Jackson, DB Mahlik Charles, DB Sivan Smith and DB Malachi Jordan. The offense was led by senior QB Cedavion Wimbley (2^nd team All-Conference) who threw for 948 yards and 13 TDs with limited play in the latter part of the season after being injured. WR Jamareese Ray had 38 receptions for 787 yards and Sophomore Christian Rutledge led the team in rushing with 493 yards. Offense All-Conference selections were QB Cedavion Wimbley, TE Jalen Johnson, WR Jamareese Ray, WR Jarod Brown, OF Jakori Hood and kicker Jay Haggins. DB Mahlik Charles was selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas roster.

2022 – 2022 was a year of rebuilding the program. The Tigers lost 18 starters off the 2021 team and many players were starting at the varsity level for the first time. The team finished with a 4-6 overall record, 4-3 in the United 8 Athletic Conference. All the losses were to teams that made the NCHSAA State playoffs. South View missed the playoffs by one yard in the last game of the season against rival Jack Britt as time ran out in the game. The offense was led by Junior RB Christian Rutledge, who rushed for a team-high of 1,134 yards; Sophomore QB Tariq Clarida, who passed for 1,513 yards and had 20 TD passes; and Senior WR Brandon Sanders, who caught 42 passes for 698 yards and 11 TDs. Seniors Lane Horne, Johnathan George and Freshman Jamal Brown anchored the offensive line. The defense was led by Sophomore LB Bobby Soles, who had at team-high 81 tackles, 12 tackles for losses and 2 sacks; Senior DL Zamonte Christian, who had 69 tackles, 22 tackles for losses and 4 sacks; and Sophomore DB Donavan Pauling-Outlaw, who had 4 interceptions. First team All Conference selections were WR Brandon Sanders and DB Donovan Pauling-Outlaw; Second team selections were RB Christian Rutledge and LB Bobby Soles. WR Brandon Sanders was selected for the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas roster along with Head Coach Rodney Brewington as an assistant coach.

2023 – The Tigers bounced back from their 2022 4-7 record in 2022 to a 7-4 record in 2023. The team still finished 4-3 in the United 8 Athletic Conference losing to Seventy First, Cape Fear, and Jack Britt. Six of the eight teams in the competitive conference made the NCHSAA State Playoffs with South View being a #20 seed in the 4A East bracket. The Tigers lost to #13 seed Clayton in the 1^st round. The offense was led by Senior RB Christian Rutledge who was 1^st team All-Conference and Team MVP. Rutledge rushed for a conference-high 1,730 yards and 24 TDs. Other Offensive 1^st Team All-Conference performers were Junior QB Tariq Clarida, Junior WR Donovan Pauling-Outlaw and Senior OL Jakori Hood. The defense was led by Junior LBs Dontario Austin (153 tackles, 19 TFLs and 2 sacks) and Bobby Soles (122 tackles, 19 TFLs and 2 interceptions). Austin was a 1^st Team All-Conference selection and Soles a 2^nd Team selection. Junior DLs Davion Lapoint (2^nd team) and Jakori Hood (1^st team) were also defensive All-Conference selections. Honorable Mention All-Conference selections were Junior WR Anthony Farrior, Junior WR William Moore, Sophomore TE Jamal Brown, Junior OL Donte Marshmon, Senior DL Kwa’shawn Moore and Junior LB Gavin Williams.