Chilhowie lost a lot more than people think to graduation especially up front. PH has been more consistent even though I’m pretty sure Goodspeed and Barrett graduate. It’s hard to leave Honaker off this list especially with the portal being wide open and Rye Cove had a hell of a year
Grayson loses the majority of their team from the past couple of years unless they can find another crop of homeschool kids that haven’t turned 20 yet.
GW will be a load for the next couple of years if they can replace Smith and Houston. They were very young last season.
Galax has a solid group coming up through middle school right now. But I think the next couple of years will be down.
I've heard pretty much exactly what u wrote. GW probably the team to beat. Giles should be better. We'll see though. Had a good JV group, but still have to take GW and Galax over the Spartans until results on field are different.
Rye Cove, Chilhowie, Honaker because of coaching and foundation in place
Wild Cards-Holston, Rural Retreat, Grundy, Patrick Henry
Winner of the West and playing for a State Title-Giles. No bias here, lol. Sorry azz Galax and GW and Grayson have no chance against the mighty Spartans this year.
What about a secretary, janitor, shrink (psychiatrist), collar (priest), mailman, or carney (carnival worker) or a person with a degree in culinary arts known as a "cook."
None of the above set well either. Interestingly, most police officers seem cool or ok with being referred to as a cop. Prison guard definitely doesn't go over well with corrections officers. That's a tough job and wears on people mentally, emotionally because they are dealing with people everyday with the intent on zapping them emotionally, mentally, and sometimes physically.
I remember reading in the Roanoke Times that Fiddler's daughter had signed to play basketball with a school in the MAAC conference but I don't recall which one. She should be a soph or jr this year in college. So they must be talking about one of Fiddler's assistant coaches daughters- which I know nothing about any of them.
This is somewhat related to Tazewell Football and it's why I posted it here. For the visiting fans who are in the know, over in Burkes Garden, there is an Amish settlement. I have been to the Amish restaurant and store over there for their incredible buffet before. I have gone even before watching a game at Tazewell. Well, recently as some may know, a portion of the family members that were involved with that great Amish restaurant were killed in Wisconsin. 9 people died in a tragic Van accident as they took a Van from Burkes Garden and up to Wisconsin for some type of Amish Conference. The only survivor was a 2 year old (I think he's two) toddler. I have no idea what will happen with that little Amish Store-Restaurant over there, but that place was fantastic. It's a real tragedy and this has made national news. Prayers for the Amish community and family members in Burkes Garden and that little guy who survived and is now without parents and will have to deal with that for the rest of his life. There is a Go Fund Me Page if you are interested.
Smart choice in my opinion, but that's looking at it from the outside. Each person and situation is different and unique and there is no one size fits all. Kid's a baller and from watching him a few times, tough as nails.
I can't watch soccer at all....on TV or live whether grade school, high school, or pro. I can't stand it. But every 4 years, the World Cup comes around and I hear voices and have delusions of grandeur and try to watch every single match and I absolutely love it. Pure schizophrenia and I can't put my finger on it, but that's how it is. After the World Cup, thinking I'm now into soccer, I tune in every 4 years to a Pro Soccer game soon after the World Cup is watched and I watch for 2 minutes, then turn the channel until the next 4 years come around for the World Cup. Am I a soccer fan? I have no idea how to answer it.
Yes I know of at least one official who worked the Auburn/Lancaster game.
Heck of a game. Auburn certainly had their chance. I figured this game was going to be tight. Just two evenly matched teams. Newsflash.....my opinion only.....the Head Coach at Lancaster is a better On The Floor coach than the guy at John Marshall. It is hard to evaluate JM because their coach has to balance minutes, looks, attempts for players regarding recruiting and if I were in that situation, I would do the same. You kind of have to, but no question, the guy at Lancaster is very very good as well.
Auburn up 11 with about 3 minutes left in the first half. Correction on the Henderson kid from Lancaster. He has Div 1 offers, but no major/power 5 offers yet from what I just searched. He's just a junior though. Heck of a player.
End of 1st Qtr. Auburn 20, Lancaster 15. Man, the kid from Lancaster (Henderson) is some kind of special. Major D1 Prospect at Lancaster with Henderson.
I'll complain before, during and after if I so choose......
And at ZERO times did I write that you couldn't complain. It's your choice. I've also complained. We all have opinions. I just wrote.....that in my opinion.....it's a bit unfair if someone all of a sudden starts doing their complaining AFTER the game is played.....AFTER Va High chose to play the game and that In My Opinion, it's a bad take. That's all I wrote.
I will write this again. For fans of teams that make it to the state title or play JM in regular season, it's one thing as to whether you have a say so in playing them. Most fans certainly don't have any say so. But if you are an administrator or have some kind of influence on whether your team can play them or not, then you are just as guilty as JM is.....again....in my opinion. We all know that what is going on is unfair, or at least 90% of people likely hold that view. If it's unfair, then DO SOMETHING about . Stop playing them. Stop it with the narcissism and rationalization by claiming, "we can't take this opportunity away for our kids" which is something cloaked in narcissism and a hint that the team that plays JM would do EXACTLY the same thing JM is doing if they were in that situation. Here's the sad part......90% of schools WOULD do the same thing. That's the sickening part. My post isn't directed to you personally Observer. I respect your opinion and you complain any time you choose as to each is their own, but I'm making the general complaint point for basically anyone that has influence, an admin or coach that has the ability to not play them.......should not play them.
Guys I think what yall are saying is spot on about JM, but..............you don't get to start complaining now AFTER THE FACT. The time for that from a VH perspective or any other Class 2 perspective is Before the game, and of course many on here including myself did exactly that. We talked about the unfairness BEFORE the game was played.,BUT..........once you play the game and you submit to the system and become a mutual party to the unfairness, you can no longer complain about the unfairness (in my opinion) it's a bad take.
I stand by my statement a week ago. VH should not have played the game. Complaining about it now, after the game has been played is way too little, way too late. From any other team in Class 2s perspective, if you continue to play them, then you make your choice. We all have free will. When we make a choice to play, live by those consequences without complaint. Same thing goes for any team that would refuse to play them, live by those consequences.
41-23 at the half with JM leading. All the respect in the world to Va High. Man, this bunch is something. Mozzell (probably off on the spelling) could give a total of 2 rats arses about JM and how great they are. That kid can play. I know it sounds crazy and sure, VH is losing, but to be down by 18 at the half and holding them under 45 points is actually pretty darn impressive. It will get worse in the 2nd half though as VH has major, major foul trouble.
33-16 JM leads with about 3 minutes left in the first half. Just way, way, way too big. Virginia High hasn't played too bad at all, but they just can't do anything with the size.
Well done by Wise-Central. I had JM winning, but close. I will keep my pick for the following years though. This will be the last year that JM's girls lose in Class 2 for a while. This what the time to get a W and state title and it looks like Wise pulled it off.
I don’t know the landscape of WV football but I do know they have a great coach! Coach Taylor is absolutely a class act. He cares about the kids and does a great job spreading the word which is something that is lost in this day and age of high school sports. What other coach would wear a shirt with a bible verse on in during the playoffs instead of the school colors! That tells me that he care more about what happens in these kids life’s long after that clock hits zero of that last game. I would want my son to play for a guy like that over a coach that wins multiple state championship but the kids get nothing out of it. Princeton will be winners as long as he is heading up that program regardless of what their record is.
Bam! No doubt Jags52. In addition to his character, dude is impressive on the offensive side of the ball. Princeton had some great talent, but they didn't have superior overall talent in games 2 which was the quarterfinals and game 3 (semifinals) of the playoffs. Those teams had just as much or more across the board, and Princeton out schemed them offensively. Those defenses were on their heels from the opening kickoff. When you get a great coach who is good in the leadership and character and logistics/organizational leadership department and you add to that the game of chess/his ability to separate himself x's and o's wise on the field, you get dangerous teams that do lots more winning than losing. What you get is those 50-50 type games where the talent is equal or comparable and more times than not, it's that x's and o's/chess game mastery that puts the one opponent over the other in outcome. I watched Princeton play Bluefield up there and I was amazed at how many people Princeton brought. There home side is very, very big, appears to hold about 3,000 to 3,200 and they packed it.
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Goodspeed was a senior. Barrett returns.