Prayers for this family and community. What an unspeakable tragedy. I can't begin to fathom how utterly devastating this must be, particularly for the man who lost his wife, two daughters, son-in-law, granddaughter, and two extended family members.
Lakeway ChristianAcademy, has an amazing campus, with super athletic facilities, and close to Douglas Lake. I stopped by, from my visit to Knoxville. I don't think Coach Wells, would trade that to the Blue Tornado facilities.
--Marion scored 22 points on Va High, while Graham scored only 20
--Marion scored 40 points against Lebanon in game shortened for weather at 4:20 in the 3Q. A proportional calculation results in Marion scoring 60 points on the Pioneers over 4 quarters, while Graham scored only 59.
--Radford defeats both Graham and Riverheads
CONCLUSIONS:
Marion>Graham
Radford>Graham
Radford>Riverheads
Therefore, Radford and Marion>Graham and Riverheads
SECOND BEST TEAM IN 2A: Marion Scarlet Hurricanes
***Any other factors that contradict this assertion, I have personally deemed irrelevant or inconsequential including head-to-head, outcomes of common opponents, W-L records, margin of victory, strength of schedule, computer rankings, and common sense.
If only there was a scientific way to rank teams objectively, free from personal biases, opinions, emotions, and logical fallacies. Oh wait, there actually is.
I’ve been away from the area for a long time, but I used to despise Pennington when Don Williams was there due to them holding back players to create an advantage.
2 hours ago, sixcat said:
You been living in Tulsa Time?
I challenge anyone to name a better triple-threat singer/songwriter/football coach than Don Williams.
I DESPISE the 3 names WC stuck on these schools. When Central was formed, I wanted Indian Creek High school named for the mountain/road connecting the 2 communities and liked Redhawks as the name for the redtail hawks that call this region home. Union is only slightly better a name and Eastside sounds like a gangbanger's paradise:). They claim the students voted for the name. Either A they didn't or B the other name they had on the ballot was turdbuckets.
15 hours ago, Union_Fan said:
I can attest 100% that students got to pick colors and names. The best names were not picked, IMHO, but I wasn't a student.
Lonesome PIne High and Heritage were some finalist for Union. Heritage was thrown out because of the existence of other Heritages.
My personal favorite for Eastside was Twin Rivers. Other mascots for them were the Griffins and Hellbenders, for the salamander.
The original names for the 3 were going to be Wise Co Central, East and South. I think Central stayed because they couldn't think of anything better. Eastside is obvious from that list. So, Union is really the only unique name... which isn't saying much.
Lonesome Pine was an absolutely perfect name and a huge missed opportunity. Another mistake, if the name had to be Union, was to not select Miners as the mascot.
I wasn't familiar with Indian Creek, but that would've been an excellent choice for Kelly-Pound
As far as Coeburn-St Paul, there was a less obvious choice but Tom's Creek, Guest River, Clinch River, Ralph Stanley, or 50 other names would've been far better than Eastside. Hellbenders paired with a river name would've been superb.
I can attest 100% that students got to pick colors and names. The best names were not picked, IMHO, but I wasn't a student.
IMO, students are ill-equipped to select a proper school name. Most have little knowledge or appreciation for local history, geography, or fauna. The results are unimaginative and generic names and mascots best suited for a Disney Channel high school.
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Or just paint some white stripes