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It was not that Abingdon chose to leave the SWD.  The latest redraw by the vhsl forced these changes.  It would be much better competition wise for abingdon to be in a district with VA high, Battle, Marion, Richland's, etc.  The reason coach said we couldn't be there for the finals was after they changed the district schedule.  It did not have to change, the other teams voted to do that too force abingdon out

 

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44 minutes ago, Elder statesman said:

It was not that Abingdon chose to leave the SWD.  The latest redraw by the vhsl forced these changes.  It would be much better competition wise for abingdon to be in a district with VA high, Battle, Marion, Richland's, etc.  The reason coach said we couldn't be there for the finals was after they changed the district schedule.  It did not have to change, the other teams voted to do that too force abingdon out

 

The M7 is one of the best districts in the state across all sports. The SWD has its moments, but it’s not then M7. You can’t honestly sit there and say you’d rather play in the SWD because of better competition?? 

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Correct, Abingdon CHOSE the Mountain 7.  Also the statement about the original tournament finishing yesterday is inaccurate.  The original conference tournament would have been played beginning yesterday.  It was all changed at the end of April first of May to accommodate Abingdon and rightfully so.  However, weather and the start of the region d3 tournament changed those plans and the mountain 7 is now back to the original start date of their tournament.  Except rain once again messed up some of the games yesterday.

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Weather and the region tournament did not force a change.  The district tournament could have been played Friday, Saturday, and Monday as scheduled. District tourney would have finished yesterday.  You take the current gate city boys basketball and union football out of the mix and all you can claim is girls basketball. Va high and battle are very close to wise and ridge view in that aspect.  

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Just now, Elder statesman said:

Weather and the region tournament did not force a change.  The district tournament could have been played Friday, Saturday, and Monday as scheduled. District tourney would have finished yesterday.  You take the current gate city boys basketball and union football out of the mix and all you can claim is girls basketball. Va high and battle are very close to wise and ridge view in that aspect.  

You do realize Battle is in the M7, not the SWD, right? You’re making your own case FOR the M7...

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29 minutes ago, Elder statesman said:

My words

It would be much better competition wise for abingdon to be in a district with VA high, Battle, Marion, Richland's, etc. 

That district doesn't exist. Battle is in the M7 with Abingdon. VHS and Marion are in the SWD with Richlands. Abingdon CHOSE to be in the M7. The VHSL didn't just put them there. 

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Oh look at us.....We are far superior to everyone else in every way. You just don't want to play us, wah, wah, wah. 

This is the same Abingdon wine and cheese we have been forced to consume for years. 

Face it, Abingdon is 3A playing down for travel reasons. This does not mean the world revolves around you and everyone must bow at your every cry and moan. 

It would be an easy fix if the school districts in Washington County could be slightly altered.

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3 hours ago, Widespread_Panic said:

Well they do beat VA High in just about every sport the VHSL offers. 

😂😂Abingdon has a run of athletes for a few years, and this is the rhetoric that uniformed people spew.

Even then, with all of the D1 talent Abingdon has had on their baseball team, their record against the lowly Bearcats over the last 3 years is only 4-3. The Bearcats have dominated Abingdon for decades in this sport.

Last I checked, the extremely average Bearcat football program, won in Abingdon last season, and they will be even better this year. The VHS football program is the poster boy for an average football program, literally. Just look at their all time record on the awesome records page that @Bluefield researcher created. Yet, I believe VHS holds a slight edge, head to head. By "slight" I mean pretty significant.

Should I continue?

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I am not arguing the Abingdon/VHS rivalry because I think it is probably one of the best  in swva.  Va high had been a staple in baseball for years.  That is why I think a district with abingdon, va high, John Battle, etc. would be much better all around. 

I actually agree with the statement about this just being a good group coming through, that's why I compare to gate City basketball and union football.  Once their group of studs leave they wait for the next group. 

Even though abingdon is listed at 3A, their numbers are not over the line by much and part of that (as told by the AD) is because of the students coming to the vocational and special education departments from other schools in the county.  Vhsl should have just left VA as a 3A system. Things were much simpler.

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3 hours ago, Elder statesman said:

Even though abingdon is listed at 3A, their numbers are not over the line by much and part of that (as told by the AD) is because of the students coming to the vocational and special education departments from other schools in the county.  Vhsl should have just left VA as a 3A system. Things were much simpler.

Abingdon is sitting at 886. That’s not even close to the cutoff. Abingdon does not need to be in 2A with schools like Radford (490), Ft. Chiswell (501) or Lebanon (509). 

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23 hours ago, Widespread_Panic said:

Well they do beat VA High in just about every sport the VHSL offers. 

Yep, that went well for them this year in 2 of the Major Sports.  The problem with Abingdon is community arrogance.  Typically in history of the school have never consistently won other than the last few years!  

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When the vote occurred was an Abingdon representative not present?  From the article posted the principle said everything was done to try and include AHS but region trumped the district and he seemed ok with it.  You do hate it for the players that worked hard and have to miss out on extra games but to jump to the conclusion that the AHS fans on here are doing is, well expected.  It's rained every evening for the past 2 weeks basically and 3a moved up their region tournament but still the conspiracy that M7 didn't want to play AHS is what's being stated as the "real" reason. 

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On 5/24/2018 at 8:18 AM, FoxTrot said:

Yep, that went well for them this year in 2 of the Major Sports.  The problem with Abingdon is community arrogance.  Typically in history of the school have never consistently won other than the last few years!  

VA High Vs Abingdon

Football won, volleyball lost, Girl's & Boy's Basketball lost, Softball lost, Baseball split, Girls and Boy's tennis lost, Girls and Boy's soccer lost. 2 wins and 17 losses for 2017-2018. 

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On 5/25/2018 at 9:06 AM, Widespread_Panic said:

VA High Vs Abingdon

Football won, volleyball lost, Girl's & Boy's Basketball lost, Softball lost, Baseball split, Girls and Boy's tennis lost, Girls and Boy's soccer lost. 2 wins and 17 losses for 2017-2018. 

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit is it?

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