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Graham came out 2nd half & made a game of it, They battled back all night but came up short. Great season for them and they get everyone back next year. Congratulations to Virginia High.

Halftime Graham 30 VH 39 Graham did a great job getting back in the game 2nd half.

My point is the clock operator did not start the clock at the exact time the ball touched the player’s hand. I know he got it off but that has nothing to do with time should have already ran out. Yeah, crazy keeping Disibbio on bench entire 4thQ.

I was at the game. There is no way that player got the shot off in 2 seconds. He bobbled the ball, hit his hands, the ball fell to the floor, he dribbled it and shot it, There’s no way he did all that in 2 seconds. Refs didn’t check the clock. They ran off the floor and fans ran on the floor.

I would tell you to watch on NFHS but the game between the Graham boys & Marion boys has been taken down.The girls' game is still up. Who takes down games? Does NFHS? If so, why would they take it down? If not them, then does the host school take down games? If the host school takes down games, then I think we can guess why Marion took it down. Honestly, you couldn't really surmise what actually happened from the NFHS feed but I've heard there's another video that clearly shows the coach intentionally pushed the Graham player. I haven't seen it though. I was at the game and it 100% happened. The officials discussed at length what they were going to do. The coach was called for only a technical. If I were the administration at Graham I'd be filing a complaint with the VHSL. No high school coach should lay his hands on a player especially a player from the opposing team.

For the first time in Bland County basketball history, Danielle Sanders (granddaughter of the Joe Stiltner, Bland Rocket basketball standout in the 70s) set the record for most blocks in a girls' game with 14. The previous record was 10 set by her. She also achieved the first triple double in the history of BC basketball with 14 points, 16 rebounds, and 14 blocks in a victory against Grayson County. Bland plays Galax tomorrow night. She's a junior who's probably about 6' 4". I think Joe Stiltner was somewhere around 6' 9" tall. Congratulations to this young lady!

How much money are we talking? 😂😂😂😂

He retired from TCPS, He's not retiring from football and will not be going to Richlands. He will still be coaching at Graham.

The state championship was held last week in Christiansburg. Graham's defense held Radford in check better than any other team this season sacking Clark several times, plus two interceptions I believe, and holding the passing yards/rushing yards to lowest all season. Riverheads couldn't step up when it mattered most. Congratulations to Coach Crist and the Bobcats for completing that elusive perfect season that not many teams achieve.

I am going to put this baby to bed, Dennis Palmer is not going back to Richlands even if Ronnie Davis is the new head coach. The Palmers are happy at Graham. We've had this conversation and it doesn't matter the wording of the question, the answer is a resounding , "No"..He's not going anywhere.

Matt Dixon said after the game today that the state semifinal with Radford would be 2pm next Saturday in Christiansburg. I would presume that's accurate.

Don't some of the 2A teams like Graham already play teams in higher classifications? Why should they be put in the highest classification system under your proposal if they already play "up" so to speak? I get everyone wants their team to have a "special season" but I don't see the issue with the current system of classification. To help they could combine 5A & 6A without upsetting the apple cart too much but putting weaker 2A teams in a lower classification to keep them from playing stronger teams isn't a solution in my opinion. it seems like "everybody needs a trophy" mentality or at least my team should get the trophy by playing down but that's just me. I'm not trying to argue or begrudge any team a successful season but find a way to be successful within the confines of the present system until that changes. The main issue (once again my opinion) is the number of teams in the playoffs. It's too many but then again like @stu_bean said, it gives those bottom teams an opportunity to play one more game for the Seniors even if they are most probably going to get slaughtered.

I don't know I'd say they're top 5 in the state across all classes but I would certainly say they are the cream of the crop in 2A and possibly against a lot of teams in higher classes. They definitely had a ground and pound running game last night and making holes for their guys to run through all evening. There was zero need for a passing game last night and I think the GMEN just completely wore the Bearcats down. It will be interesting to see how the GMEN fair against a better Pulaski team than they faced last year with still a couple of key players out. If last night is any indication, GMEN have great adaptability some of which surprised many last night.

The O Line & D Line were strong tonight even with several playing different positions and missing serveral. The players that had to take up the slack with others missing, did very well. I was impressed with the overall performance of on both sides of the ball. Anyone who said, Graham couldn't win this one without Clements, was wrong. I'm not saying Graham beats a RIdgeview with a number of players out but this team tonight came out to make a statement and they certainly did. The coaches had those boys prepared. A lot of those kids got great experience tonight which should serve them and the team well. Congratulations, GMen!

If you're considering great defensive coaches, you would have to include Dennis "Snake" Palmer on that list. He coached at Richlands for several years as defensive coordinator and has coached at Graham since 2018. I know the 2018 Graham defense was pretty nasty and I'm sure there were several Richlands' teams during his tenure that were tough on defense also. There may be some former players from Richlands that can share their thoughts on which years had the best defenses. I do know for the longest time Richlands was known much more their defensive capabilities than offense.