The Concord Spiders beat the AL Brown Wonders 33-20 on Friday night in the annual “Battle for the Bell” in front of more than 8,000 fans at Memorial Stadium. The Spiders, last year’s 3-A state runners-up, have now won two straight over the Wonders, earning the Victory Bell trophy — an old Southern Railways Bell painted in the winning school’s colors — in the longest running rivalry in North Carolina. It’s their first back-to-back wins in the series since 1985-86.

MVP

Rocky Reid

Concord

SCHOLAR ATHLETES

Kaleb Spry

A.L. Brown

Phillip Graham Pruette

Concord

HALL OF FAME

Lance Smith

A.L. Brown

Tommy Beecher

Concord

GAME SUMMARY

Junior back Rocky Reid is well on his way to another 1,000-yard season for Concord, as he racked up 233 yards and three TDs on 16 carries and was named the Great American Rivalry Series Most Valuable Player. He had three monster scoring runs of 57, 82 and 54 yards. The Wonders cut the deficit to 25-20 before Reid's final TD run sealed the deal with 2 1/2 minutes to go. The Wonders, who have 35 straight winning seasons, had four turnovers in the game.