Bluefield researcher

I was just too lazy to walk to the other side and take a photo of the massive home bleachers. I did film a game for Pocahontas in that box on the hill on Sept 9, 1994.

Making this a sticky.

I was thinking something along the lines of the Clinch River Crawdads.

With all due respect the Tazewell QB that I saw vs Graham doesn't have the arm to pick anyone apart. He throws a decent short pass. But if Richlands line is pushing Tazewell's line back then he won't be able to throw. Richlands 35-21 IMO.

This is exactly it. If you think board members made the decisions you are fooling yourself. It is the people with the money behind the scenes making the decisions. Now that the old money is dying off Bluefield has taken some steps forward. Very small steps but there is a giant hole to dig out of left by old money.

I think people are holding their breath to see if the game actually gets played. Not that there is any reason to think it won't at this point but...

If I don't have any local responsibilities I think I am going to this game. If anyone wants to go let me know by PM.

And then have to swerve into the right lane when they want to take the Bluefield exit heading north.

I am sure Graham would play them.

Graham will play Fort Chiswell I am sure

When you could have travelled 90 minutes to Bluefield.

My notes show that this picture was taken May 8, 2015. Perhaps the home side was flipped? Possibly when new bleachers were installed? Perhaps the visitors use the new bleachers and the home fans sit on the hill?

Actually that is the visitors side. I took this picture standing on the bottom row of the home side bleachers.

What happened to the Hurley-Grundy game on the 9th?

Could take route 311 out of Salem over to Catawba. Get on Newport Road to Mount Tabor Road and hit 460 on the other side of Blacksburg. lol. Only adds about 30 minutes and a lot of scenery.

Coach Palmer just informed me that Princeton dropped Graham and he said Graham would play Princeton anytime. Sorry for the error.

Graham dropped Princeton. (Correction..Princeton dropped Graham) The WV point system is NOT like Virginia when it comes to playing down in class. Princeton would be heavily penalized for playing George Wythe as far as points go even if they win. But I was apparently wrong when I said that only 6 games were needed in WV instead of 8. So if I were Princeton I would go ahead and play. It will lower their rating but in this day and age just play. Especially if Wythe was willing. But the truth is that there is a big downside for Princeton playing Wythe which schools in VA don't have to consider when playing down.

That would also allow Bluefield and Princeton to play a 2nd time on 10-8. Who knows? The problem is Bluefield has had so few practices.

Well they are too small but in these times you just gotta play who you can IMO.

Princeton

The VHSL has the Graham - George Wythe game listed as cancelled.

Where is the game?

I think that they are trying to punish the team by taking away playing time. That won't happen if they forfeit to William Monroe. I think that they should forfeit both games.

WV could use the QB today

How do you keep track and make stats balance when a play occurs with a downfield penalty? As has been noted there were several holding penalties in last night's Graham - Union game. Several of which negated long gains. However after marking off the penalty from the spot there still was a net gain. Let's say the running play goes for 30 yards but there was a downfield hold at the spot of the tackle. So 10 yards are marked off and it is a first down but only 20 yards downfield. Does the ball carrier get credit for 30 yards and then 10 yards added in the penalty column? Does the ball carrier get credit for 20 yards? Let's say the same situation occurs but the gain is 5 yards gained but the penalty moves the ball back and it is first and 15? Let's say the series of downs continues. The offense goes for it on 4th down and fails. Do you have a series of downs with 5 plays? How is this kept track of in stats? I know about baseball and basketball stats keeping but not so much about football.