BigWinners

I don't think I agree with that. Outside of Graham and TN High, who were all these great teams VHS played? Union played Richlands, Burton, MW, and 3A LCC, plus Ridgeview and Abingdon.

I doubt that happens.

No one complained when they lost to Ridgeview and Union in football last year and when Union beat them 3/4 times in VB, Quit complaining.

No one complained when they lost to Ridgeview and Union in football last year and when Union beat them 3/4 times in VB

Christiansburg never even had a playoff game before Phil. I think you're underselling his tenure there.

I hope you're saying a contender for a M7 championship and not a state title........

biggest difference is a match up with Graham, the hottest team in Region D, in second round. Needless to say I'm not optimistic.

Better team on Friday night won. Abingdon didn't beat themselves, capitalized on some big Union mistakes, wore down the defense and it paid off in second half. Lucas is a load to bring down and Seymour is always going forward. Neither QB looked very good but Boothe did just enough to keep the Bears honest. He didn't connect on anything down the field but wasn't afraid to try and that gave the Union defense a reason to respect the deep ball. Union didnt.

Never said that, only that playing down his accomplishments and saying any decent coach could have accomplished what he did is severely shortchanging him as a coach.

Union Central Chilhowie Eastside Graham--------Lock GW Grundy Honaker Burton Lee Richlands Marion Ridegview Auburn Thomas Walker

So because you've heard second hand gossip, that means Phil was a product of the environment? I could care less if I'm in the minority, I know deep in my heart I'm right. Phil was never the most popular person (I'm not sure what a town council election has to do with anything. He was a football coach, not a politician) but that means nothing when you're talking about football coaches. Phil was getting older before the school closed and maybe he did make his practices shorter. He coached for 30 years, I'll trust his opinion on how long a practice should last. How many losing seasons did Phil have at PV? Even when he got old and the talent level dipped, Phil never was worse than 5-5. It was time for him to retire and move on, but that doesn't mean he wasn't one of the top coaches ever in the area because his last three years were just mediocre. His peers mostly disliked him because he kicked their ass for so many years. Most of his players held a deep respect for Phil because: A-he was super prepared. He put in the hours and continually put his team in position to succeed. He schemes and gameplanned for every team and always had a path to victory, whether the team won or not was mostly up to the players. B-He was never afraid to take chances. If he thought something would work, no matter how risky or crazy it may seem, he would try it and more often than not it worked. C-His team's were always ready to play and were well disciplined. Penalties were a huge pet peeve and Phil would work hard to make sure his team didn't beat themselves. D-His football game management was second to none. He never had issues with time management and he never got by nerves. Ever. I could go on for days. He continually made sure the feeder program was as good as it could be And that the coaches were preparing the kids for his system. He was flexible, he would change his offensive system to best use his talent. And no matter what anyone said, Phil cared about his players and tried to help them. Phil has an abrasive personality and it rubbed some people the wrong way, but that does not take away from his coaching acumen one iota. The bottom line is, it takes a great coach to consistently win and win big. How many coaches have won 300 games? How many coaches played for state titles in THREE different decades?

Even after he retired and is out of the spotlight, people still doubt Phil. Guys he won 300 games and seven state titles. Yes Bolling had the program in a good place and won a state title in 81, but if anyone believes that any coach with a brain could have been as successful as Phil is kidding themselves. Phil was arrogant, smarmy and short tempered, but you can't deny he was one of the best coaches to ever step foot on a field in SWVA if not all of VA. Yes, he had two supremely talented RBs, but they couldn't do it alone and he won three titles without either of them in four appearances.

I wish Union had caught RV during this stretch of not getting Sexton involved lol, Sexton seemed like made all the big third down plays against Union. Everyone knows Adkins is very capable but Sexton gives them another level of offensive firepower.

Why are Red Sox fans just THE WORST?

I can't see Adkins as offensive POY. Numbers aren't there.

Never said he wasn't. Just saying he isn't this beast no one has ever seen before. Some are saying he's the best player in 2A, over guys like Cam Allen who's going to Purdue, etc..

People are proclaiming him the best player in 2A and just this absolutely dominant, never before seen DT. I simply noted he is great, but he's not a force that we have never seen before.

And yeah ima go there: watching a lot of Philpotts highlights, he's a great player. But I don't think he's that much better than Unions best DT last season, Stidham. I know, I'm a stupid homer who doesn't know football blah blah blah, but I don't see a big gap there.

There's several candidates, I know Rose at LB for VHS will get some votes, and I wouldn't protest if Cam Allen won both offensive and defensive POY. Sproles at Ridgeview is a great LB, there's no clear cut answer for defense.

And so that means Abingdon got 3A points for Ridgeview? They made hay then, beating a 7-1 team and getting 3A points.

That seems so dumb to me. Why ever test yourself and take a risk when you can get 2A points by playing Thomas Walker and Eastside?

Here we go Bluefield Pulaski Graham Chilhowie Union Abingdon Ridgeview Radford Richlands Patrick Henry

Region D POY? Offense-Cam Allen. Obvious pick. He should be top pick by miles. Defense-Mason Polier

Can any Union fan get me some season stats? Please

Yeah, because that's close to Union.