BigWinners

I’m a true believer in real grass. I think at every level, football should be played on real grass. 

I’m a true believer in real grass. I think at every level, football should be played on real grass. 

I’m a true believer in real grass. I think at every level, football should be played on real grass. 

I’m a true believer in real grass. I think at every level, football should be played on real grass. 

Gents:  all good and valid points and material.  We need to protect the kids and our beloved sport. I’m shocked that some overarching organization hasn’t been established to govern the safety and establish guidelines for teaching and coaching youth football.  
Liam:  great point about the insurance.

And every field needs the right grass. That will help with some of the surface issues with head impacts. A nice field without dirt spots can really make it easier on kids not to smack their heads as hard. 

Fair but I think they are better this season and Appo is a bit worse. But they’re def good, that Buckingham W just keeps lookin better. I wouldn’t be shocked if Appo won but Radford is the better team and has made it look easy so far. 

Fingers cold hard to type lol

Damn they blanked them!

3:14 4th Quarter:
Honaker 40 Rural Retreat 34
A. Lowe rushing TD.
2PT Conversion No Good.

Since when is that illegal in SWVA?!?

This is my first year as a semi-band parent and I’m jazzed, I now have an excuse to go to any Union playoff games guilt free lolol

Since when is that illegal in SWVA?!?

Since when is that illegal in SWVA?!?

Prob right but I think Battle is prob two TDs better than Richlands right now 

Union should go 50-50 pass (I know they won't be hear me out).  There is a lull in overall skill (DB) talent this year and next (IMHO).  There just aren't many college (D3 or above) level kids in the region. The region just came off a 2-3 year run of incredible skill talent and not one paper wrote about it.  For example, two seasons ago you had the following in 2D alone:
WR/Slot: Sage Webb (Richlands) - Penn University (D-1) Cassius Harris (Tazewell) - University of Richmond (D-1) Brandon Beavers (Ridgeview) - Emory & Henry (D-2, had D-1 offer) Koda Counts (Ridgeview) - Bluefield College (NAIA) Cannon Hill (Ridgeview) - No college, several offers (Had D-1, D-2 offers) Carson Jenkins (Gate City) - William & Mary (D-1) Zay Bradshaw (Graham) - Virginia Tech (D-1, Power 5) Haynes Carter (Abingdon) - No college, but All-State WR (Had D-2/3 offers) DB: Bishop Cook (Abingdon) - VMI (D-1) Ethan Mullins (Central) - No college, but 2x All State CB (Had D-2/3 interest) Zay Bradshaw (Graham)- Virginia Tech  Koda Counts (Ridgeview)  - Bluefield College Braden Wadkins (Graham) - Emory & Henry (D-2) Sage Webb (Richlands) - Penn University Brandon Beavers (Ridgeview) - Emory & Henry Carson Jenkins (Gate City) - William & Mary Cassius Harris (Tazewell) - University of Richmond Haynes Carter (Abingdon) - No college, but All State In that 2021 season you had three kids go over 1,000 yards receiving (Harris and Beavers and I'm rounding up for Carter because he had 950) and Harris set the VHSL single season reception record and still didn't lead the region in TD receptions! (Beavers had 17). The DBs were insane and the weekly matchups were awesome!  Bradshaw and Beavers went at each other in the region championship game with each one catching a pass overtop the other.  Webb, Harris and Bradshaw battled each other and Webb and Beavers matched up twice and in the Richlands-Ridgeview playoff game the two combined for three spectacular TDs in the last 1:36 of the game....each TD was a "game-winner" until the other guy answered.  Carter and Jenkins were spectacular that year with Jenkins being a LEGIT 4.4 guy.  Ethan Mullins was an outstanding CB1 and he and Beavers had some good matchups. That kid was talented and had to square off against the other team's #1 WR every game for several years (So he had to cover Carter, Beavers, Jenkins, and Jenkins (Union) just in the M7).  He could have easily played ball on Saturdays
The region is down talent wise and Union has a cluster of talent in one class--- they need to learn from Ridgeview on what to do and not to do with (3) good WRs.  Ridgeview never maximized use of their skill/athletic advantage when they had it the past two seasons.  Union WR's basically aren't facing very good DB talent or coverages right now. Union needs to AIR IT OUT!!!!!!

I think we'll be better next season than this season if we get decent QB play.  Lot of kids returning and I agree I'd let the JV kid play and leave Bostic at WR but I don't get a vote.

Daaaang...close

37-20 bears final 

Richlan s.

And Truvada 

And Truvada 

I think Graham gets the most respect and rightfully so. They should. 
 

Yes, pretty good!

Bostic caught a pass, tackled at the 2 for a 1st. Didn't stop the clock. Finally did. Union out of TOs so tried to clock it. Abingdon jumped over the line. Clock ran out. Players started leaving the field. Refs stopped them, called offsides on Abingdon. Union had 1 untimed down. Anderson barely got in for a TD.
Lined up for 2. Delay of game on Union. Backed it up to 7. Then Union scored on a reverse. Then called false start on Union after the play. Backed Union up to the 12. Then holding on Abingdon the next play got it back to the 6. Pass to Huff for 2.
Crazy