redtiger 1,739 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 8/28 v Jenkins 9/4 @ Central 9/11 @ Paintsville 9/16 @ Union (Unions Homecoming) 9/25 v Lee (Ridgeviews Homecoming) 10/2 v Gate City 10/9 open 10/16 v Battle 10/23 v Marion 10/30 v Grundy 11/6 @ Honaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Jenkins is a scrimmage I assume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Should we have a sticky thread? I posted Union's in the schedule thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I saw a friend post the schedule on Facebook and it shows the Jenkins game as 8/28 and makes more sense for the regular season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counts 156 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Not a big fan of all the district games being that early in the season especaly this 1st season when I expect it will take a little extra time for kids to gel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,424 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Would've really like to seen Richlands on that schedule. Hopefully they'll meet up in the playoffs. Ryan4VT and Bigrhsfan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,739 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Jenkins is 8/28, that was a typo on my part stripes. I think on the next schedule Richlands will be on there Ryan4VT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet1988 289 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 I imagine a series between Richlands and Ridgeview is imminent. Welcome to the Mountain District and to existence as a school, Ridgeview. redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 With five straight home games in the middle of the season, Ridgeview should have a good shot at a high playoff seed. But Div. 2 is much tougher overall IMO, not as many bad teams make the playoffs like D1. What kind of talent do Haysi/CW return? The team could be loaded if both teams return most of their firepower, both were above average last year, esp. Haysi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,739 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The 1A to 2A jump wont be too much of a change for either team. Clintwood (up until this past cycle) played one of the toughest schedules in SWVA and Haysi has played some very good teams with their past 2 playoff runs. The issue will be having to bring it week in and week out.5 tough teams before the open week. Clintwood loses their 3 best players from their 2014 team in addition to other role players. Haysi loses 3 really good Linemen(2 way starters), QB, FB/LB(best LB in 1A West, maybe the best ever at Haysi)and other players. Lots of talent at WR and several options at QB. There will be talent at Ridgeview, but not I-Formation power running game talent and that worries me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The 1A to 2A jump wont be too much of a change for either team. Clintwood (up until this past cycle) played one of the toughest schedules in SWVA and Haysi has played some very good teams with their past 2 playoff runs. The issue will be having to bring it week in and week out.5 tough teams before the open week. Clintwood loses their 3 best players from their 2014 team in addition to other role players. Haysi loses 3 really good Linemen(2 way starters), QB, FB/LB(best LB in 1A West, maybe the best ever at Haysi)and other players. Lots of talent at WR and several options at QB. There will be talent at Ridgeview, but not I-Formation power running game talent and that worries me Maybe the Clintwood guys with experience playing tough teams can help the Haysi guys get ready to play a real schedule. Does the CW QB return? And does CWs best player, cant remember his name, Dalton maybe, return? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 8/28 v Jenkins------------------WIN (dont know much about Jenkins) 9/4 @ Central-------------------WIN 9/11 @ Paintsville----------------I know nothing about them, no guess here 9/16 @ Union (Unions Homecoming)------------------------Loss 9/25 v Lee (Ridgeviews Homecoming)-----------------------Win 10/2 v Gate City-----------------------------------------------------Loss 10/9 open 10/16 v Battle---------------------------------------------------------WIN 10/23 v Marion---------------------------------------------------------Depending on what Marion returns, but I will say Loss 10/30 v Grundy---------------------------------------------------------WIN 11/6 @ Honaker--------------------------------------------------------Again, I dont know who Honaker returns, but Ill pick a W for RV. So I have them going at worst 6-4 redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWVASportsGuru 15 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Ridgeview is about to experience what Clintwood did for the late part of the 90's and early 00's. They are going to play second fiddle to GC and now Union. It'd be great to see them reach that level soon but I think a big adjustment period is coming especially for the Haysi crew. They pretty much never played anybody. BigWinners and Ryan4VT 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Ridgeview is about to experience what Clintwood did for the late part of the 90's and early 00's. They are going to play second fiddle to GC and now Union. It'd be great to see them reach that level soon but I think a big adjustment period is coming especially for the Haysi crew. They pretty much never played anybody. CW had some success in the late 90s with Justin Hamilton, but I agree with your point. Going from playing Castlewood and all those other BDD/Cumberland teams to playing big time teams like GC, Union, etc.. every year will be a shock to them for the first few years. Haysi was very good last year, but they could not have competed in D2 IMO. GC, Union, Lee, Richlands, all made the playoffs and all had good showings. Even Central played a decent playoff game. Hell, Union was SEVEN turnovers away from defeating the eventual state champion at their place, and GC had a great shot to beat Richlands if the field was not in such bad shape to kill GC's slash running game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigers7327 217 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Saying that they couldn't compete in d2 is something that imo can't be argued. They were a 1A west team that had 1A west enrollment and 1A west numbers on the football team. So of course they would have had trouble staying in games with schools twice there size. Depth is one of the big things that stand out when 1A and 2A teams meet.They were a very good 1A team. Everybody always throws off on strength of schedule. Why? Haysi lost 2 games last year (Honaker, Essex) and was one game away from the championship. With 14-18 year old kids sos doesn't mean a lot imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 But they will have to play a lot better talent throughout the regular season, which increases chances for injuries and also can dishearten a team if they lose a couple games to good teams early. I wont try and speak for Guru, but I think the point we are making is that Haysi is not used to having to play 7 teams in a season that are truly capable of beating you, its usually just 2-3 games a year before the playoffs. Haysi was VERY good last year, but they lose a lot. Even last year, if Haysi had to play Gate City, Union, Lee, and Marion, do you believe they would have won the same amount of regular season games? I do not believe so. Even if you are a better team, having to play great teams back to back to back makes it so hard to win all your games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 and SOS does come into play when the playoffs start, you want as many points as possible to get higher seeding and host games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigers7327 217 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I agree with the back to back to back games against tough competiton. That is a valid point. No I don't think HAYSI would have won all 4 of those game would have been lucky to go 2-2 or 1-3 but you combine them with Clintwood who knows. I think they surprise a lot of people this year. BigWinners 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I do believe the combination will be a very, very good team and will be able to compete with the Gate City's and the like in time. From what I understand, both teams lose most of their best players so next year may be tough. If they had combined last season, they would have been a real threat in 2A. Haysi might have beaten Lee, but I believe Union, GC, and Marion all beat them. They might could have beat Marion at Haysi, but not at Marion. Lee was soo underrated, they were so close to beating Union and GC both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhstigers7327 217 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Lee did beat union lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercloud 179 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 They will have the numbers next year, it will be about how well they jell, and coaching which they have. The question will be what teams are up next year and which are down. Several teams lost a good amount of their talent this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,424 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I have a strange feeling that Ridgeview is going to make a nice playoff run in their first season. redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beamerball 566 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Lee did beat union lol Hopefully Lee finds a way to beat Union some time soon, that poor dead horse gets beat up every time they each other in anything now, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvtne216 278 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 A Ridgeview-Richlands matchup in the near future is a most definite thing. You talk about large crowds, and some showdowns there you go. Ryan4VT and Bigrhsfan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners 1,642 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Lee did beat union lol The VHSL has it as a win, and the scoreboard showed Union as winners so I will take it. Strange game all-around, Lee cant blame the refs for letting Union get that close anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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