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You are part of the problem in Gate City, Va. constantly out here making up excuses about coaching and how Akers and his staff are a cancer. The. Talent. Is. Not. There. Those kids bust their tails, and so do the coaches, to try and get a win on Friday nights. They don’t give up, which is more than you can say. You’ve given up on your team and town. EH31 is trying to make a point to you, and all you’ve done is make more excuses, and now came at him with a 12 year old’s version of a keyboard warrior threat. Wake up and see that there are about 10 circumstances that have led GC to what it is right now. Mac McClung is 100% near the top of that list. He made basketball cooler than football. Kids want to be Mac. There’s the issue with your little league. They don’t want to play football anymore because McClung make GC great at basketball. If you feel like you have all the answers, and you talk on here enough like you think you do, then go fix the problem. Volunteer to coach at any level. Go talk to school board members if you feel that strongly that you have a case. Otherwise, just shut up and stop spewing crap everywhere for anyone who will take the time to read on here. The world doesn’t revolve around Gate City football, man. It’s so much bigger than that.

Hey @Grapeape, take some notes from @Jason, who seems to be actively taking interest in the betterment of his community. Good job, Jason!

So, nothing. Ok.

Those lightbulbs worked just fine in the Rural Retreat scoreboard. I think the real issue is that our scoreboard simply isn’t as talented as in years past - & that’s not even factoring in overall downward trends in lightbulb participation.

Freshman Graham offensive tackle Brody Meadows just received an offer from Virginia. It’s amazing the amount of talent we are getting to witness in Southwest Virginia right now

VA High @ Chilhowie

Have you voiced your opinion to anyone in the Gate City/Scott County areas that make decisions? Do you need me to print your posts and mail them to the school board?

Bluefield junior defensive end Sean Martin got offered today by WVU, as well.

Right now might be an excellent time to declare allegiance to Virginia Tech -- if only because no one could accuse you of being a bandwagon fan. Now I know how Clark Griswold felt when he didn't get his Christmas bonus.

It's risk of injury. Mostly mothers making that decision. I don't volunteer as much as I should. I don't go out and actively recruit the players but when speaking with parents that have little league age kids I try to talk them into letting them play. For the ones that live close to me I even offer to give them rides to practice.

I've praised this Chilhowie team while simultaneously stating something intangible was missing. I had predicted this team would be 12-1 when they met Galax in the state semis, with the one loss coming against the talented Bearcats. After the George Wythe win, I felt the Warriors had finally matured into the dominate team we've been waiting to see. That's what now makes this team remarkably better than last year's version. Chilhowie has avenged their 2017 losses to Marion and GW. If they guard against overconfidence, they can also payback the Cats. Depth should be the difference in this one. Chilhowie 33 Virginia High 28

This. All day.

I pay $6 a pop to go see The Akers & Roberts Flying Circus every Friday night, & that’s all I’ll do until the January board meeting. My recent posts have been a reaction to folks who presuppose GC is having a downward turn in regard to talent. This nonsense has even made its way into predictions from local media outlets, and its not fair that the kids have to see that. I will praise whoeve makes the decisions there for bringing Reed home. When they hire Coach Reed in January, I will personally buy a new package of lightbulbs for the scoreboard.

Also, was very happy to see our boys have the NS stickers on their helmets, our coaches had the NS on their polos and the cheerleaders had purple ribbons in their hair. Byrd lost a senior girl, Nala Saunders, on Wednesday morning suddenly and purple was her favorite color. So I was really happy to see us honor her last night. Also, I thought it was very classy for the Blues to get to the 2 yard line with 1 minute left and Byrd only having one timeout and instead and scoring and going up 13, we took a knee at the 2 to leave it a 6 point win. Felt like that was a good move, especially given the fact that Byrd was playing for NS.

I agree VA high @ chilhowie...

The decline of GC football started way before Mac could slam a ball through a hoop. The decline started when Mac was still a 5’11 sophomore that was playing football. The problem isn’t that the talent has disappeared from GC. But that the talent is playing other sports. I do agree with that. Some kids on those basketball, soccer, and baseball teams could help the football team out. But they don’t want to play for the coach and focus on a single sport. The world of single sport athletes has taken over and swva as a whole is feeling that. Mac, Zac, Dean, and Compton (all 4 will be playing D1 basketball and baseball) would of helped on the football field. 10-15 years ago, those kids would’ve played football too. It’s just changed, a kid has a shot at a free education through their primary sport, hard to blame them for that.

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Love some Over Confidence!

A lot of confidence coming out of WCYB darling Chilhowie! Basically both teams return same amount of talent and it was a 3td win for the Cats last year. I do think this years versiion will be close, but no way Chilhowie wins easily.

Gate City is in this CYCLE for a myriad of reasons. Lack of talent is one. I am certain the players try. I feel bad for them for all of this. Incompetent coaching is another. Quit expecting them to automatically be dominant again IF Reed gets the job. It is going to take time.

Agreed!

I do know this much. No amount of complaining on an internet message board will help the situation. Each member of the school board has an email address. Not all of them will reply to you but there are a couple that will. Our youth football program numbers are down and part of that blame is on basketball. Not saying it as a negative. Just shows the great job our basketball coach has done over the years. Throw in the social media sensation we had the past few years on top of that. One of the things I try to do is talk to parents in my community about bringing their kids out to play football for our little league and travel ball program. Once in awhile I get one talked into it. For the most part parents I've talked to would rather their kids play any sport besides football no matter how much the child wants to play.

Another suggestion by you that benefits Gate City 0%. Some people just don’t get it. It must be hard when you can’t see the forest for the trees.

I will say this, one team in Scott County should be very good in the near future. It is the only program growing from the bottom up and has been for the last 3-4 years. Those kids who have been a part of that growth are about to start hitting the HS. I like to see every program around be as successful as possible, but it all starts from the bottom with what feeds them. It was part of what made GC what it was for years. Unfortunately for them it appears to be the case today also but in the other direction.

Prayers for his family and friends. The entire community is mourning because Will was an great influence in high school and as an adult.

Congrats to the Braves and their fans. Meanwhile, in other NL East news, the Nats were officially eliminated from the PS. Nothing like paying the luxury tax for .500 baseball.

Haha I love this. It was embarrassing to see so many bulbs out like that.

Meaningful baseball in October!

And how do we know Reed will fair any better than Akers? How do we know Reed will even get it? Lack of talent is part of it. Poor leadership makes it that much worse. Gate City is capable of winning certain games. Unfortunately the coaching may prevent it.

Chilhowie has at this point of the season has proved something that could have been a question mark. They are not looking past anyone and it appears as if they are improving each week. This may indeed be one of those special seasons for a SW VA team that goes all of the way.

With respect to VHS, which is a very talented team I don't think the running game will hurt the Warriors. They have depth to keep the defense fresh somewhat. Both teams have talent all over the field on both sides of the ball. I think this will be a very memorable game. I also think it will be super tight but the Warriors will be helped with home field advantage. CHS 31 VHS 21

Leb News Retweeted Evan McCowan‏ @CoachMcCowan Evan McCowan Retweeted Atlanta Braves YES!!!!! Way to go @Braves NL East Champs! This team has proved people wrong all year. Can't wait to make some noise in the postseason! #ChopOn great state 22 Sep 2018

*trying to decipher posts on the forum* *immediately sees importance of education*

As a teacher, you don't just consolidate just because of bad football. Scott county still ranks in the top 20 as far as test scores in the state. Sports are important, but they should never drive consolidation, economics and the potential to offer better academics for all students should. It's all a cycle, eventually the football teams in Scott county will improve. Until then support your kids, they deserve it.

Folks in and around the community of Chilhowie are still in a state of shock and disbelief in the sudden loss of their former WARRIOR, Will Walker. Will was killed in a farm accident late Thursday evening near Chilhowie. Will was a outstanding running back several years ago at CHS. He was 30 years old, and a AG teacher at Chilhowie and Northwood. Will was a great person, a great husband, and a brand new dad. We ask why Lord? Only our Father in Heaven knows the answer as to why. But we can be assured that Will is with Our Holy Father now. Will won the race to get to Heaven before we did. God knows what he is doing, and he knows why. Life on this Earth throws us a curve ball from time to time, and we have to accept his actions and keep the Faith, knowing that we will all be reunited in Heaven with Will and the others that have passed before us. Please Pray for Will's family and friends. Prayer is what we all need to help comfort our loss. May OUR Lord be with us now and in the days to come. May God Bless us all.