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  1. Thats because you have been watching Tazewell football all these years.😂 *I'm just picking but couldn't pass it up lol
    8 points
  2. Liam McPoyle

    Ready for Football

    SWVA SOCCER RECIPE Ingredients: 1-22 Unskilled and overly aggressive players 2 Woefully ignorant, yet vocal fan bases 1-2 Obnoxious coaching staffs 1-3 Incompetent officials Instructions: Mix thoroughly and place both fan bases on the same side of the field for 90 minutes. Watch from a safe distance and ENJOY!
    8 points
  3. Grim news this morning seeing that prolific kicking coach Doug Blevins has passed. Heard they found cancer on him too late. He is the second coaching legend with local ties to pass this week. Tony Colobro passed earlier this week as well. Coach Colobro had his hand on a number of programs, both high school and collegiate and was a tremendous man. RIP to these two great men.
    7 points
  4. Kudos to the Va High kids for not backing down. Listening to these announcers try to validate what JM is doing is sickening. They, and the VHSL, should be ashamed of themselves for doing what they're doing. That wasn't a true 2A championship game that was just played.
    6 points
  5. I remember when half of the Euro League played at Twin Springs... But yeah, this doesn't happen anywhere other than at John Marshall.
    6 points
  6. cityofRaven

    Ready for Football

    Soccer may the worst waste of resources on the planet.
    5 points
  7. Gofundme charges a pretty standard 2.9% for the credit card transaction plus $0.30 cents. example: If you donate $100 to a Gofundme campaign then the recipient would get $96.80. As crowdsourcing goes, they are one of the lowest when it comes to fees. They obviously net a lot of money for theirselves because of the volume they receive being #1 in the industry but that is a trade off you take for using a well known & safe platform. If you can donate at First Sentinel bank then I would encourage that but if you can’t make it then I’d also encourage to use the Gofundme. They can use all the help they can get right now.
    4 points
  8. Once yall get that right shade of blue, it’s going to be an even better place to play a football game.
    4 points
  9. sixcat

    Ready for Football

    This recipe can be made spicy by mixing in one fan base speaking a language the other doesn’t understand.
    4 points
  10. They made it there 48 or so other teams can’t say that! That’s an accomplishment to be proud of no matter the final score today.
    4 points
  11. Really Ryan? A Richlands guy looking for clarification or the intricacies about a WV/VA transfer from McDowell County? That's like a an Italian guy from Brooklyn asking what pizza is made of. Come on man
    4 points
  12. Virginia High and Graham Friday at Lebanon 6:00 PM confirmed from someone within the Graham community I trust. Not UVa-Wise. Abingdon and LCA at Virginia High confirmed for Friday at 6:00.
    4 points
  13. They also say he owned part of The Cricket in Pocahontas before its demolition.
    4 points
  14. tbgfan

    Ready for Football

    I saw my first soccer match watching T.J. Rasnick play at Abingdon. Knew nothing about the sport. Watching the kids run up and down the field for 90 minutes, wow!! Just when you thought the Dawgs were getting close to scoring, down the field the ball went with the Falcons. To be honest, not knowing the game and its nuances, I wasn't a fan of the game. I wasn't there for the game, I was there to see "my buddy" whose Dad made a special protective covering so T.J. could play this game without injuring his leg after surgery and chemo. After the game, I got to talk with him and give him a huge hug. The score didn't matter to me, T.J. efforts and wanting to play, not as handicapped, but a talented soccer player, such an inspiration!!! Here are some excerpts from the BDT published June 10, 2009 titled "Fighting On". "One year ago, T.J. Rasnick was facing an uncertain future. He was receiving treatment for Synovial sarcoma, a form of cancer found near his right hamstring. He missed his junior year on the soccer field with the Tazewell Bulldogs and did not know if he would play again." On June 9th, T.J. signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Emory & Henry. "It's just a blessing to be able to stand here and be ready to go to college in the fall." Even though Rasnick received the diagnosis on March 11, 2008, he never relinquished hope that he would be able to continue his athletic career." 'You just keep your faith in God and you can do anything," he said. "There's not one day that I changed what I wanted to do or my goals. It's always been the same. You've just got a never-say-die attitude." In his final season, Rasnick reached the 100-goal milestone for his career--despite sitting out his junior season. He had 24 goals in his final season with Tazewell, playing in just 12 games. "If you put your faith in God, you can do anything," he said. "You just push every day. You live every day. You just do everything you can and as long as you keep your faith in God you just keep going." "It was never "I can't do this." It was always, "Nothing's ever changed. It's always been the same from day one." "Just never give up," he said. "Just keep fighting every day, keep your faith in God and you'll be just fine. You can do anything." I'm thankful my "grandson of the heart" never felt soccer was a waste of resources to him or those whose lives he impacted.
    3 points
  15. Tragedy to triumph: Coach Terri Anne Funk's impact as Eastside heads back to state (wcyb.com) Eastside with the championship trophy, but Coach Funk's with life's trophy!!!! Awesome!!!
    3 points
  16. I don’t know the landscape of WV football but I do know they have a great coach! Coach Taylor is absolutely a class act. He cares about the kids and does a great job spreading the word which is something that is lost in this day and age of high school sports. What other coach would wear a shirt with a bible verse on in during the playoffs instead of the school colors! That tells me that he care more about what happens in these kids life’s long after that clock hits zero of that last game. I would want my son to play for a guy like that over a coach that wins multiple state championship but the kids get nothing out of it. Princeton will be winners as long as he is heading up that program regardless of what their record is.
    3 points
  17. Clements played his freshman year at Mount View so that is not the same situation as Jennings.
    3 points
  18. I got hosed by a medical staff once, when I was in a coma.
    3 points
  19. 3 points
  20. Personally, I think they should have played it in Council.
    3 points
  21. I think my original post might be getting misunderstood somewhat. I'll attempt to clarify in simpler terms. Would coaches of past generations (70's, 80's, 90's) have been interviewed for open coaching positions based on what a 16 year old kid and his father wanted? I think administrators back then would have told the kid and his dad to piss off.
    3 points
  22. On this board, we often discus how kids today are just different than they were in previous generations. I don't think anyone here will argue against that point. The same can be said for the adults in the room. Which is something we rarely, if ever, discuss. Could you imagine for a second, administrators interviewing Phil Robbins, Joel Hicks, Willis White, Norm Lineburg, or Robert Casto based on the whims of a 16 year old kid and his overzealous father?
    3 points
  23. It’s almost like that’s apart of their culture. The kids are literally the same way. #2 can constantly be heard and seen saying the f word to the other team and fans. (Didn’t realize everyone was talking about the girls I meant boys).
    3 points
  24. Heard FalconMan got committed to the state hospital!
    3 points
  25. SwvaOG

    Ready for Football

    Just watch hockey, which, quite honestly, is a better sport than most other options. Just as physical as football, hand-eye coordination of baseball and soccer. Much faster pace. Waaaaayyyy less arrogance and entitled attitudes. My family has a lot of midwestern roots. I played on a street hockey league in Texas for a couple of years while I was in the Army stationed at Fort Hood......a whole new level of being in shape....and I was a plodding defensemen with average change of direction for that league. Those forwards are world class athletes. I remember the other defensemen I played with was a tanker and had a glass eye. He would smack dudes in the boards and was always checking with me to make sure his eye didn't come out. Lol. Good times!
    2 points
  26. Sounds like you had Trouble with the Curve.
    2 points
  27. EH31

    Ready for Football

    If you think soccer isn’t interesting then you haven’t attended a match. There is always something interesting going on during SWVA soccer, whether its on the field or in the stands.
    2 points
  28. 41-23 at the half with JM leading. All the respect in the world to Va High. Man, this bunch is something. Mozzell (probably off on the spelling) could give a total of 2 rats arses about JM and how great they are. That kid can play. I know it sounds crazy and sure, VH is losing, but to be down by 18 at the half and holding them under 45 points is actually pretty darn impressive. It will get worse in the 2nd half though as VH has major, major foul trouble.
    2 points
  29. Yeah that’s what it seems like, family simply moved and she is going somewhere else. Kinda refreshing tbh, an athlete moving for no nefarious or self-centered reason.
    2 points
  30. You are correct. That is the rule. I was responding to someone who said Clements situation was the same as Jennings. It wasn’t.
    2 points
  31. Brother Lance. Uncle Percy says it’s about time to shutdown these topic and lock it away. The critics have expounded their thoughts and concerns. The “experts” have voiced their “expert” opinions. The head coach has been discussed, asst coaches’ names have been tossed around along with discussions on “recruiting” and other topics. As always, when it comes to Richlands, The Mayor of the Trailer Park has made the most sense. However, after 25 pages, 614 comments and 51k views Uncle Percy just laughs. He said “Out of this commenting there’s no Paul Harveys that know the rest of the story”. Mayor, Uncle Percy says you’re probably the closest. See folks, Uncle Percy knows something the rest of us don’t and he’s not talking. He won’t even tell Cousin Claude and they both belong to one of those secret societies with about 13 - 15 handshakes and upteem pass words. So Bother Lance, Uncle Percy says if these people haven’t figured it out yet, they probably never will, except maybe the Mayor. So lock her down and turn out the lights as Dandy Don used to sing.
    2 points
  32. VHSL can make a rule. If you are the local AAU coach, you can't be on the coaching staff. That's rule one. They could argue conflict of interest and unfair competition and it would likely hold up in court and it would hold up to the point that a school like JM likely couldn't overturn that ruling. That fixes a good chunk of it right there. Lastly, all open enrollment schools that are within a city of over 200K have to play up in classification in athletics at the level in which the VHSL decides based on competitiveness. It's really that simple. Now, maybe only one or none of these rules holds up in court. Maybe they both do. But.......what you do is......TRY. You TRY to do something. So far....I've seen no trying.
    2 points
  33. My daughter has 67 credit hours completed, taking 17 credit hours currently, and is in her second semester of college. She'll have 84 credit hours completed at the end of her first year of college.
    2 points
  34. Maybe the want GMen to travel further? But I’m like you, Lebanon makes more sense logistically for both.
    2 points
  35. Graham was in control after the !st Lead by 12-18 pts most of the night. Gretna hit few threes near the end to make it look little closer
    2 points
  36. The ball left his hands with .04. There is plenty of evidence on twitter for those that don’t believe. Unbelievable game! I think both teams see each other again.
    2 points
  37. Good luck to all of our girls from SWVA as they go for their state championships this weekend up at Gar-Field in Woodbridge. I’ll try to keep how the SWVA contingent does as it goes along. Here are the ladies and their seeds. Central: 100 - Kyle Sturgill 9 seed 114 - Sophie Carter 16 seed Ft. Chiswell: 107 - Olivia Scott 11 seed Grayson Co.: 132 - Danielle Burkhardt 19 seed 138 - Ashlynn Wilson 15 seed 145 - Isabella Hill 3 seed 152 - Lucy Kate Cherry 7 seed 185 - Lizbeth Lopez 12 seed John Battle: 120 - Kari Streit 6 seed Lebanon: 114 - Portia Campbell 10 seed 185 - Hazel Garrett 14 seed Pulaski Co.: 152 - Emily East 26 seed 165 - Patricia Eubanks 32 seed Radford: 100 - McKenzie Leighton 17 seed 120 - Kathryn Price 13 seed 132 - Kaitlyn McMurray 17 seed 145 - Lilly Brunner 16 seed 152 - Margaret Paige 8 seed 165 - Jackson Barnett 11 seed Richlands: 120 - Cami Spencer 7 seed 126 - Kendi Dye 2 seed 138 - Abby Hampton 43 seed Thomas Walker: 138 - Gabby Dixon 42 seed Union: 145 - Kyndal Satterfield 1 seed
    2 points
  38. Congrats to our super 6 from SWVA who finished on the podium and earned All-State honors!! This tournament is different from the boys — there are no classes. In some brackets there were upwards of 50 ladies battling it out, and to stand on the podium is one helluva achievement. Grayson Co.: 145 - Isabella Hill - State Champion John Battle: 120 - Kari Streit - 5th place Lebanon: 114 - Portia Campbell - 3rd Radford: 152 - Margaret Paige - 3rd Richlands: 126 - Kendi Dye - 6th Union: 145 - Kyndal Satterfield - 4th
    2 points
  39. But the banquet room at Bonanza was available, no excuses.
    2 points
  40. I heard that no one could agree on a venue change so it reverted back to Gate City. And I thought the only time coaches couldn't agree was in all-district meetings...
    2 points
  41. Well on the bright side.... at least it's not in Wheeling and a much closer drive for Bluefield and Princeton and James Monroe.
    2 points
  42. I agree with you Stripes. I would dare say that most of the kids on Martinsville have never been to Richmond, so just the experience of the trip would be a lifetime memory. I remember when I was keeping the scorebook for the team when they won back to back in 14-15, when I see those young men in the community they don't talk about the games as much as they talk about all the fun we had on the bus trips or other things. Would they have a chance to win, not at all !! But in my opinion you still show up and give your best effort, the VHSL needs to straightened all this out.
    2 points
  43. 2 points
  44. Narrows lost every game they played against teams from tougher districts with the exception of the worst Fort Chiswell team in a generation. Narrows has to get out of the Pioneer. You can't play a dogshit schedule and be prepared to face teams that are playing a significantly tougher slate of opponents. This is not a very good Grayson team either.
    2 points
  45. should've just called it after the first basket
    2 points
  46. In my opinion he is doing a good job. He's not everyone's cup of tea. He coaches the boys hard, which they are not used to. He had a couple of kids quit and he lost a couple of big men ( 6'6" and 6'5") who could of really helped but they got in trouble at school and they were gone. He's a former player at the University of Buffalo, played overseas for a number of years and also worked in the Chicago Bulls organization for a couple of years. He's from Rahway, NJ so he brings a certain type of toughness to the program. He also coached the jv team this year who ended up only losing 3 or 4 games. I hope we can keep him.
    2 points
  47. Dude, not trying to be rude, but I can put my finger on it and it happened from game one in my opinion. It's called strength of schedule.
    2 points
  48. In the M7, it should be Ethan Collins. He's the better overall player. He finished the last two years above Garrett for POY. Garrett will probably get it because he is a senior, which is wrong. SWD, in my opinion, it comes down between 2 players. Reece from Lebanon and Mozell from Va High. Arguments can be made for each.
    2 points
  49. Once he takes a bite of a Big Pal with Cheese and some Frenchy Fries he'll be on board.
    2 points
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