A day trip would be rough to make. I would either go up Friday night and stay or head up saturday morning and come back Sunday. The best way to go is 81 to 460 to 307(just past Farmville) to 360 (Petersburg) to 95. Unless you like driving the interstate the whole way, then it's 81 to 64 to 95. Not much difference in drive time. About 6 hours.
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I like the first way. Still get to go 55 to 65 and see a little bit of the country.
Mike Smith of Hampton High retired as his final season was last season (2021). Tonight, Booker T Washington beat Hampton High 40-0, and that gave Hampton High its 2nd worse football loss in 60 years (since 1962). Think there will be a drop-off?
There already was a drop off with Smith. It just went from a gentle slope to a free fall. Phoebus in killing them in recruiting.
Pembroke played 6 man football in the Monroe County League for about 20 years in the 30's and 40's. I agree 6 or 8 man is a good idea. The only draw back is the travel. Don't worry about state playoffs. Come up with your own system. Look at all the schools struggling to put a team on the field. Auburn, Bland, Montcalm, Phelps KY, Jenkins KY, Bath County, River View, Castlewood, Craig, Twin Springs, Rye Cove, North Greene, TN, Unaka, TN, East Montgomery.
Another issue is that the field is not as wide or as long. Go watch an Oklahoma 8 man championship game on youtube.
I was told it was referenced directly from an article by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Thanks to the power of internet searches and information available online that are now available I found the article. Dec 17, 1938. I was using the District decision which Tazewell appealed.
I would like to know who wrote that article because I would like to see their reference to the outcome of the 1938 game. Many years ago when I researched it it was clear to me by my reference that it was ruled a forfeit to Graham.
I know I'm going to stir the pot by saying this but I do ask this question in all sincerity.
How can you say a team is well coached when they are riddled with penalties, especially PF types. To me that is on the coaches to nip those in the bud and make sure they don't happen excessively. As far as procedural penalties go, to me that goes on coaches as well. I know penalties are going to happen on a few occasions but anything excessive is something to be coached and worked on.
Graham only had 1 personal foul for a late hit or similar infraction and it was a very questionable call on the Bluefield sidelines. They had a PF for a chop block as well. Graham's main penalty issue is holding.
Gmen respond in the 2nd half 35 unanswered with 2 pick 6s and a punt return mixed in there somewhere. Ol tim Woodward sneaks on the field and makes an impact.
Good luck to both, should be a good one with 1 score near the end to decide this one.
Well we know where one of the missing Palantir is now.
1978-1979, Back to Back for Graham over Bluefield and also Back to Back over Bluefield in the years of
1989-1990
2001-2002
2005-2006
From 1978, roughly every 11 or 12 yrs, Graham pulls a Back to Back. 2005-06 came early. It's been 16 or 17 years now. It would crazy to predict a winner based on the above, but I'm just saying they are due.
Graham also had back to back wins in 1950-51 under legendary coach Burrhead Bradley. They did not win back to back games in 2005-2006. There were two games in 2005 and Graham won the first but Bluefield won the 2nd. Graham won the game in 2006 for two out of three but not back to back.
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