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Another Graham fan here. Go Warriors! Get the opening act out to a great start for SWVA football ... Beat Riverheads! D1/D2 ... Region D ... Bring it home!

Man I sure hope the Warriors win tomorrow. The community surely deserves it

Good luck to the Warriors!!! Bring it home for SWVA Class A!!!

Graham's Roanoke based fan club is ready! Stop all traffic ... Salem here we come! 😉

Game day ... Good luck G-Men! Bring #4 back to Bluefield!

Can Graham get a competent announcer next season.

SO YOU ADMIT IT!

Graham is not taking advantage of opportunities...could come back to haunt them...

They got outcoached, and got outcoached badly. Riverheads was the better team today without question (especially regarding their DL), but there were several colossal blunders that lay strictly on the feet of the coaching staff. Not taking the points down 7-0 in the 2nd. Not attempting one single mid-range pass until deep into the 3rd quarter. A desperation onside kick immediately after that score. Several passes at or behind the LOS, one of which Riverheads pick-6ed. All those being with the outcome of the game in question. The players never ever quit and gave their all even when the outcome was well in hand. But there should be some rightful questioning of that gameplan. Chilhowie was prepared like a team seeking to make it close, and not to win. Calling it as I see it. Agree to disagree if we must.

Though the outcome was undesirable, let’s congratulate the Chilhowie Warriors on a highly successful season and another trip to Salem!

Act like you’ve been there before....

Unless the wind is whipping at 20+ MPH, I’m taking the 3 there every time. A decent HS kicker should be able to hit a 31-yard FG. Not sure of Chilhowie’s kicking situation though. I’m just hoping this doesn’t come back to bite them.

That’s a fancy way of saying you are arrogant. A lot of people here know very very well what constitutes a good team. Far SWVA has produced many of them in the past. Riverheads is playing one of them this afternoon. Riverheads beat that same good team last season.

IT'S GAME DAY BLUEFIELD, VA!!! WOOOOO!!! LET'S GO GRAHAM!!

Chilhowie football team has 22 reasons for hope in VHSL championship game by Robert Anderson, The Roanoke Times https://www.roanoke.com/sports/high_schools/chilhowie-football-team-has-reasons-for-hope-in-vhsl-championship/article_1797dd8c-6930-57a5-b2e9-50e181c87863.html

Good luck to the G-men!

Good luck to the Warriors!

Woot! Woot! Go Chilhowie Warriors! Good luck tomorrow! Go get that ring, boys!

Good luck Warriors! Bring back that 1A title to SWVA! This Graham fan will be cheering you on to victory!

Gonna try to get to Salem a little early to cheer on Chilhowie. Let's Go Warriors!!!

Congratulations Gmen! You were by far the better team in my opinion. So proud for the young men, coaches and community. Truely a job well done. Now enjoy because it is truly a special time.

I feel like this game is an episode of the old Batman Saturday afternoon show, Pow! Oh Man! Wham!

They both try to talk during the play and it gives you a headache.

I volunteer my services and I will provide demos is requested. And I am serious. Ryan can vouch for me on this.

I got big fingers bro. Sometimes I hit the wrong key lol

Its 2018.....😉

Either way, not the 19, closer to the 14. It was placed directly on the 19.

I’m watching the feed too. In God I trust, all others pay cash.

Stop trusting the radio guys. They are terrible.

I predicted a 35 - 10 score . I am slipping a little . Congrats to the Warriors , keep your head up. Riverheads is a freek on nature and you can be proud of your effort . Good luck and God Bless .

Agree with UVAObserver regarding the coaching thing. I didn't want to say it publicly or on a forum, but Casto is as good as there is in Virginia. I lived in Lexington for 2 years and I would watch a bunch of Valley teams including the current Shenandoah District. Of all those schools, Riverheads has on any given year, more talent than only 1 or 2 of them. I'm telling ya, it's true. Regarding shear athletic talent, they are in the lower 3rd of talent in that district. They literally outsmart opponents, and smarts in football means, out-coach. Casto sees stuff that the overwhelming majority of his peers does not see, not just during the game and adjusting at halftime, but during the week in preparation. The examples this game......Riverheads with a quick over the middle pass knowing the Chilhowie defense is foaming at the mouth to get a piece of Riverheads again, emotions high, and knowing that "Chilhowie knows" Riverheads is a running team. Boom, quick pass, out of a run formation (very tight formation), touchdown. That's coaching. What he also does very well is running the same play with 2 or 3 different looks that many at the High School level just don't do. For example, he runs the back through the B or C gap with a tight set, trips left, trips wide, a balanced formation, etc. That happened to Chilhowie in the second half. Riverheads was running the same mostly B gap headers, but the formation before the ball was snapped was far different than what Chilhowie saw in the first half. When Chilhowie ran Sanchez through the B or C gap, the formation was pretty much identical in quarter one as it was in quarter four. I'm not knocking Chilhowie's Coach. I'm just simply stating Casto is on a very, very high level of coaching for a High School Coach, regardless of them playing at the lowest level in Virginia in 1A. Only my opinion here and I mean no disrespect to Chilhowie. The Warriors had a great season. The old saying goes, "a great coach can take his and beat yours, and he can take yours, and beat his." The talent level this game wasn't 28 points different and that's what one poster meant (I think) in saying the two teams are not 28 points different. I agree with that regarding talent, but if the talent is close or comparable, Casto and Riverheads will beat you.

The Graham G-Men have just arrived at Salem City Stadium! Tear'em up G-Men! 4:30

Absolutely, congratulations on a wonderful season Warriors! Hold your heads high, there are many teams who wish they could have been there today but it was you all that made it to the championship! Region D is proud of you!

I'll agree that Riverheads was better, but not 28 pts better. Chilhowie's D played really good, but you can't leave them on the field the whole game. Riverheads started getting big chunks on the ground because the Warriors' D was tired. Why were they tired? Because of all the 3 and outs on offense. Why all the 3 and outs? Couldn't get consistent yards. Why couldn't they get consistent yards? Because of predictable play calling. The only time they truly mixed it up, they scored. Kept Riverheads on their toes that drive. Had they been the least bit inventive early on, it would have been a much closer game. The same 3 or 4 plays works on lesser competition, but not equal or better. As UVA said, the kids gave their all and played great. The Chilhowie community should be very proud of their effort.

Chilhowie got beat, period. They didn't get out coached or out refereed. Chilhowie, sure, they should have maybe tried some more diverse stuff early on, but they actually did try some passing on early downs in the second half and it resulted in a pick 6, and the QB was under duress. Riverheads does nothing spectacular, but they do everything very well. That's why they win. The game wasn't over even when down 21-7, but Riverheads started to get some big chunks on the ground when Chilhowie knew they were running and they couldn't stop em in the fourth quarter. With more diversity offensively early on for Chilhowie, instead of a 35-7 game, it's still a 28-14 game at best. Chilhowie had a great team and a great season, but they simply got beat by a better team.

Chilhowies coaches trying to fight the refs.... smh

Their fans must be tired of attending state title games every year.

Riverheads - 21 Chilhowie - 7 1:25 - 3rd 5 yard TD pass to Adams

3A - Heritage (Lyn) 17 Phoebus 7 HALF 5A - Highland Springs 23 Stone Bridge 7 HALF

They struggled at times kicking PAT's this year. Scared of a block probably.

Why would you not take the points there?

Good luck Gmen leave it all on the field today!!!!! Before the game take a look around soak it all in and I hope you appreciate the moment that your in enjoy it you've worked hard all year to get to this point and win or lose this has been a special season and those don't come around all that often.

GOOD LUCK G-MEN!!!!!

glad to know that m7 will be a little more solid, soon. wish a couple more programs would follow suit and better themselves.

Best wishes to Chilhowie! Beat the Red Storm troopers! Force 4 turnovers in key moments of the game and take advantage of those! We are cheering for you!

Good Luck G-Men!!! Fight on, my men, Sir Andrew said, A little I'm hurt but not yet slain. I'll just lie down and bleed awhile, And I'll rise and fight again

Thanks for the info, I'll be listening and cheering for the Gmen to bring home the hardware. Go Gmen

Good luck to the Graham G-men. Enjoy the the day and leave everything on the field. Leave the field with no regrets. Play hard, be safe, and bring that title back to SWVA.

Hats off to the Gmen for the victory. Stay healthy, play smart, and bring that shinny trophy back to SWVA. Go Gemen!!!

Congrats to Graham on their win yesterday ! Way to rep yourselves, your fanbase and our area ! I want to wish you guys good luck and hope you bring home another state championship !