Plywood_King

Chilhowie 7, Patrick Henry 7 2nd qtr Chilhowie REALLY struggling with the center / quarterback exchange in the rain

Chilhowie 7, Patrick Henry 0 1st qtr

I suffered through 14 years of Steve Wright and Mike Briscoe's play calling, so I never believed I would say this, but... I wish Marion would just run it up the dang middle 🤣

Make it four.

Marion with three possessions starting on Tazewell's side of the field and no points to show for it.

Sure, and the quarantine aspect should be noted, but it doesn't change the fact that it was 16-12 in Chilhowie's favor at the half, and there no starters on the field when Tazewell pulled away in the 2nd half.

For the record, and you can revisit the game thread for that week as evidence, Chilhowie was going toe to toe with Tazewell until the teams pulled the starters, and if I'm not mistaken, Chilhowie had the lead at that point.

None taken. Chilhowie has consistently proven to me their ability to adjust in game and keep their players motivated. I have never seen a team be dead to rights at halftime and come back to win the game in the second half as often as Chilhowie has in the last few years. If you look at the sheer number of assistants Chilhowie has, and the amount of high level success that those assistants have had in other sports, I believe they have the deepest coaching staff in 1A, including Riverheads. If we're comparing Robinson to Casto (or several other 1A head ball coaches, for that matter) he can't hold a candle, but I believe his shortcomings are made up for by having the best assistant staff that I'm aware of.

There are some folks in Wythe and Scott County who would dispute that. However, I would imagine that Patterson left behind some talented assistants, so you may be on to something. As far as Chilhowie's coaching, nothing against Robinson who's been very successful coaching two different sports, when you consider that John Sabo and Matt Snodgrass are assistants in Chilhowie, the head coach may not even be the best coach on the staff.

Holston is VERY deceptively talented. A team that been through a lot of embarrassment over the last few years learned "how to win" last year. Bearing that in mind, Chilhowie has quite possibly the best 1A coaching staff in the state. It would be hard to pick against the Warriors, at this point.

Watch out for Marion, they have a lot of momentum. Scored 14 unanswered against Richlands.

Jeez, that's rough. I'd hate to be Tazewell's next opponent. Oh wait...

Sorry I'm late. What did I miss?

Pulaski Gate City Ridgeview Graham Richlands Bluefield Auburn Galax Giles Covington Grundy Honaker Twin Valley Lebanon Eastside Chilhowie Holston Princeton Marshall No. 25 Texas Virginia No. 1 Georgia Miami Pittsburgh No. 13 Ole Miss Miami Kansas City Carolina Arizona Seattle GotW Union 35

I'm a fan of Graham's originality. There aren't many schools around here that have an original logo, let alone an original name. While "Scarlet Hurricanes" isn't as cool or creative as "G-Men," I'd like to point out that Marion took that name from a local landmark back in the 20s before there were any nationally relevant teams named the "Hurricanes," which is pretty cool considering what a generic name it seems like now. As far as unis go, I usually like Abingdon's Oregon imitations. In particular, the uni coupled with the mirror "wings" on the helmet a couple of years back was a slick look. I like any helmet that has an original logo on it. My favorite was probably PH's helmet from a few years ago that had a silhouette of Patrick Henry inside the "PH."

Don't forget to argue with Gman over who is and who isn't in "SWVA"

Abingdon Radford Central Lee Virginia Galax Giles Grayson County Parry McCluer Grundy Twin Valley Lebanon No. 21 Texas No. 13 Arkansas Tennessee West Virginia Marshall Virginia No. 2 Georgia No. 3 Iowa Virginia Tech Tampa Bay New England Las Vegas Arizona Kansas City G(s)otW Union 43 Richlands 72 Graham 51 Patrick Henry 35

I only consider schools north of Marion, south of Marion, east of Marion, and west of Marion. Basically, if you're not Marion, it's anybody race. That includes Atkins and Sugar Grove. This is the Maple Leafs year!

Carroll used to schedule Northwood to get it. My how the mighty hath fallen 🤣

TV up 16-14 last I heard

Hidden Valley Carroll County Radford Gate City Lee Ridgeview Virginia High Union Grundy Castlewood Ft. Chiswell Holston Chilhowie Twin Springs Eastside Patrick Henry Princeton Miami No. 2 Georgia Tennessee No. 9 Notre Dame No. 1 Alabama West Virginia No. 19 Oklahoma St. No. 25 Clemson Marshall Detroit Dallas Baltimore Green Bay New England GotW Abingdon 39

Grayson 15, Marion 9 Final

Grayson 15, Marion 9 End of 3rd

Cassell with a 3yd TD run. 2-pt conversion. Marion is, once again, crumbling. Grayson 15, Marion 9, 2:08 left in 3rd

Beautiful catch and run by Grayson gets the Devils on the board. Marion 9, Grayson 7, 5:02 left in the 3rd