SEE ALSO >> All Seasons • 1967 • 1968 • 1969
Ralph L. Fike Senior High won the N.C. High School Athletic Association State AAAA (4-A) Football Championship three consecutive years covering the 1967, 1968, and 1969 seasons. The Cyclones, led by Head Coach Henry Trevathan, compiled an overall record of 35-3 during that span. Each season’s page contains rosters, game summaries, and box scores.
The Cyclones lost their opener against Reynolds but then reeled off 12 in a row, including four shutouts, to take the 4-A state title with an overall record of 12-1.
(L) Fike 7 – Reynolds 13
(W) Fike 14 – Fayetteville 6
(W) Fike 27 – Jacksonville 7
(W) Fike 6 – Broughton 0
(W) Fike 14 – Rocky Mount 0
(W) Fike 14 – Durham 6
(W) Fike 13 – Goldsboro 7
(W) Fike 23 – New Hanover 0
(W) Fike 42 – Enloe 20
(W) Fike 39 – Hoggard 13
(W) Fike 21 – Greensboro Dudley 14
(W) Fike 39 – Durham 0
(W) Fike 39 – S. Mecklenburg 14
The Cyclones once again lost their opener to Reynolds, this time getting shutout. But the team won eleven of their next twelve games and finished the season 11-2 to cap a second consecutive 4-A championship.
(L) Fike 0 – Reynolds 9
(W) Fike 14 – Fayetteville 0
(W) Fike 28 – Jacksonville 6
(W) Fike 17 – Broughton 7
(W) Fike 35 – Rocky Mount 0
(L) Fike 6 – Durham 21
(W) Fike 6 – Goldsboro 3
(W) Fike 33 – New Hanover 14
(W) Fike 28 – Enloe 14
(W) Fike 26 – Hoggard 6
(W) Fike 13 – High Point 7
(W) Fike 21 – Durham 7
(W) Fike 21 – Ashley 7
The Cyclones rolled over most of their opponents, outscoring the opposition by an average of 23 points per game en route to a perfect 12-0 season and a third consecutive 4-A championship.
(W) Fike 67 – Hoggard 13
(W) Fike 45 – Greenville 14
(W) Fike 35 – Durham 0
(W) Fike 40 – Kinston 22
(W) Fike 33 – Broughton 0
(W) Fike 35 – New Bern 8
(W) Fike 27 – Hillside 6
(W) Fike 28 – Goldsboro 20
(W) Fike 20 – Rocky Mount 6
(W) Fike 27 – Fayetteville E.E. Smith 20
(W) Fike 35 – Greensboro Smith 14
(W) Fike 17 – Winston-Salem Atkins 10
