Bluefield researcher

2006

I lIke how everyone likes to pick on Hurley's scheduling. Pick one team on Hurley's schedule that has a smaller enrollment than Hurley . Its not easy to get teams to come to Hurley. Nobody said anything when these  teams were beating us . We go 10-0 and here comes the talk.  Actually I would say the schedule did hurt Hurley in the playoffs because Hurley's players never played past the 2nd quarter. Hurley is the second smallest school in the state. They are actually playing up with anybody they play.  Castlewood, Eastside, twin Springs, Holston, Shelby Valley all dropped Hurley for the upcoming cycle.  All of these teams Hurley has beat easily the last few years with the exception of 2A Shelby Valley.  I dont think you can pick on a teams schedule when every team they played was a larger school.  I actually think last years Hurley team was better than this years team and they finished 9-3 and lost to Galax  28-14 in a tight ballgame. Galax went on to win the state.  Hurley is playing the teams they suppose to. Did there schedule hurt them this year? Probably. No one metioned there schedule last year when they gave Galax all they could handle. The kids in Hurleys program went 10-0 because they put in the work . Not because of scheduling. Every team on the 2016 schedule was a larger school if you want to check the enrollment numbers.

And the tales grow taller on down the line!

I just hope they ALL STAY home!!!!! Be loyal and help your hometown boys. PLEASE!

And the tales grow taller on down the line!

Na. You just have the same issue that Roger Clemens had. You misremembered. It is an actual word and I run into it a lot doing high school football research. It is when someone genuinely thinks something is true when it turns out not to be the way that they remember. Before I started doing detailed research I always told people that the first Bluefield game that I went to was in 1971 when Bluefield played Stonewall Jackson and they returned a punt to win 7-0. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that that was true. Turns out that everything I remembered was true except that the team Bluefield played was not Stonewall Jackson it was Woodrow Wilson of Beckley. The fact that football season is in the prior year to graduation also clouds memories.  1984 season seniors graduated in 1985 etc. 

I've got Haysi's first win over Clintwood on 10-18-1985, 26-7 at Haysi. Went 10-2 that year and lost to Powell Valley 27-14 in the playoffs at Big Stone Gap. Got their first playoff win in school history that year as well beating Pennington 12-9 at Pennington Gap.

Na. You just have the same issue that Roger Clemens had. You misremembered. It is an actual word and I run into it a lot doing high school football research. It is when someone genuinely thinks something is true when it turns out not to be the way that they remember. Before I started doing detailed research I always told people that the first Bluefield game that I went to was in 1971 when Bluefield played Stonewall Jackson and they returned a punt to win 7-0. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that that was true. Turns out that everything I remembered was true except that the team Bluefield played was not Stonewall Jackson it was Woodrow Wilson of Beckley. The fact that football season is in the prior year to graduation also clouds memories.  1984 season seniors graduated in 1985 etc. 

They haven't done any interviews yet. Nobody has been hired yet, told they were going to be hired or anything of the sort.  Deadline to apply is December 19th.  Interviews will be conducted after Christmas break. 
 
Colobro would be great for Tazewell and it would be nice for him, if he were able to move close to his dad.  It would be hard to imagine a more qualified person or better fit for the Bulldogs, but you never know..... 
 
As far as moving to Tazewell.... Tazewell is an awesome place, full of awesome people, no matter what some of the folks from the outside think.  The High School is awesome and it is full of awesome kids and they deserve nothing but the best in all areas, not just sports.  
 
We have some special kids in this area folks, not sure how much you guys realize it, but after living in different areas..... it's not even close.

Never to early to start talking about next season.

Yeah me too, I liked this system for awhile but I'm done with it. Coming back from Clarke co and Appomattox after an ass whooping will do that to you.

Article from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
tazewell county footaball 1926.pdf

Article from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
tazewell county footaball 1926.pdf

That '86 doggie team was pretty solid from top to bottom. A lot of players from that roster went on to the next level. And they were all genuinely good guys as a rule.
 
And now I feel a bit light headed. Pretty sure I have never been that complimentary of anything Tazewell related in my life.

High school has very few penalties that bring auto first down.  For instance; pass interference is not an auto first down. Most personal fouls are not. Roughing the passers and kicker are exceptions.

The last good year for the SWD was when you had Graham, Tazewell, Richlands, Grundy, Lebanon, Marion, Patrick Henry, Abingdon, John Battle, Virginia, and Gate City.  That was around 1985.

Princeton's schedule and Bluefield are now complete for next season.
 
Bluefield  
 
08-25 H Graham
09-01 A Princeton
09-08 A Woodrow Wilson
09-15 A Greenbrier East
09-22 H Tazewell
09-29 H Richlands   (Bluefield's 1,000th game)
10-06 H Point Pleasant
10-13 H Man
10-20 A Oak Hill
10-27 H James Monroe
 
Princeton
 
08-25 A Buckhannon-Upshur
09-01 H Bluefield
09-15 H Parkersburg South
09-22 H Musselman
09-29 H Graham
10-06 A Oak Hill
10-13 A James Monroe
10-20 H Wheeling Park
10-27 A Greenbrier East
11-03 A Brooke

High school has very few penalties that bring auto first down.  For instance; pass interference is not an auto first down. Most personal fouls are not. Roughing the passers and kicker are exceptions.

High school has very few penalties that bring auto first down.  For instance; pass interference is not an auto first down. Most personal fouls are not. Roughing the passers and kicker are exceptions.

Are we really saying that Sussex played an easy schedule compared to that cupcake schedule that GW plays? Sussex 40  GW  20.

One thing that needs to be straight here.  Tazewell High School is fully accredited.  They have posted the HIGHEST Math and English scores in the county for 2 consecutive years.  They are the ONLY high school in Tazewell County that is Federally accredited.  (Check the Division Report Cards if you want to verify this).
 
 
The administration currently at THS is excellent and the school is performing well despite the negative stereotype by folks in other parts of the county.
 
Tazewell County Schools just underwent an academic review for accreditation.  THS was chosen to represent the county at the high school level and got very high marks (some of the highest the review board has ever given)  
 
The academic team at THS was state runners up last season and are poised to do just as well or better this season.
 
THS performs well at non-athletic competitions of all sorts.  I think a lot of schools should have the "culture" of THS.
 
Football is extra-curricular.... it's this other stuff that really matters.

Only playoff games sactioned by the VHSL since the 1970 season listed.
 
84  53-31  .631  Gate City
81  52-29  .642  Lunenburg Central
81  60-21  .741  Salem
71  50-21  .704  James Monroe
69  51-18  .739  Appalachia
67  41-26  .612  Brookville
65  40-25  .615  Madison County
64  41-23  .641  Courtland
64  43-21  .672  Giles
64  45-19  .703  Powell Valley
63  36-27  .571  L. C. Bird
62  43-19  .694  Parry McCluer
59  31-28  .525  Graham
59  37-22  .627  J. I. Burton
58  34-24  .586  Martinsville
58  30-28  .517  Nottoway
56  34-22  .607  Clintwood
56  31-25  .554  Powhatan
56  30-26  .536  Radford
55  25-30  .455  G. W. Danville
55  36-19  .655  Richlands
52  28-24  .538  Harrisonburg
51  34-17  .667  Amherst County
51  26-25  .510  Pulaski County
50  37-13  .740  Stone Bridge
49  28-21  .571  John Handley
48  25-23  .521  Magna Vista
48  27-21  .563  William Campbell
47  30-17  .638  C. D. Hylton
47  25-22  .549  Strasburg
46  23-23  .500  Covington
45  19-26  .422  Haysi
44  27-17  .614  Bath County
44  23-21  .523  Park View Sterling
43  27-16  .628  George Wythe Wytheville
43  25-18  .581  Riverheads
43  20-23  .465  Rural Retreat
42  22-20  .524  E. C. Glass
41  21-20  .512  Blacksburg
41  27-14  .659  Jefferson Forest
41  25-16  .610  Rustburg
40  29-11  .725  Gretna
40  20-20  .500  Heritage Lynchburg
39  21-18  .538  Honaker
38  17-21  .447  Lebanon
36  23-13  .639  Goochland
36  19-17  .528  Northside
34  16-18  .471  Buffalo Gap
34  15-19  .441  Chilhowie
33  18-15  .545  Potomac
33  20-13  .606  Sherando
32  15-17  .469  Christiansburg
30  22-08  .733  Altavista
30  17-13  .567  Liberty Bealeton
30  16-14  .533  Liberty Bedford
30  11-19  .367  Narrows
30  11-19  .367  Woodbridge
29  11-18  .379  Grundy
29  11-18  .379  Robert E. Lee Staunton
29  12-17  .414  Tazewell
29  11-18  .379  Western Albemarle
28  18-10  .643  Galax
28  17-11  .607  Massaponax
28  15-13  .536  North Stafford
27  12-15  .444  Gar-Field
27  16-11  .593  Manassas Park
26  08-18  .308  Abingdon
26  20-06  .769  Briar Woods
26  10-16  .385  Fauquier
26  16-10  .615  Monticello
26  10-16  .385  Stuarts Draft
25  17-08  .680  Broad Run
25  11-14  .440  Buckingham County
25  10-15  .400  Clarke County
25  11-14  .440  Lee
25  15-10  .600  Spotsylvania
24  08-16  .333  Bassett
24  08-16  .333  William Fleming
23  08-15  .348  Brooke Point
23  11-12  .478  Floyd County
22  11-11  .500  Appomattox County
22  10-12  .455  Brunswick
22  13-09  .591  Battlefield
22  09-13  .409  Cave Spring
22  10-12  .455  Chancellor
22  11-11  .500  Colonial Forge
22  12-10  .545  Fort Chiswell
22  09-13  .409  Patrick Henry Roanoke
21  14-07  .667  Osbourn
20  10-10  .500  Culpeper County
20  08-12  .400  King George
21  04-17  .190  Grayson County
21  09-12  .429  Loudoun Valley
21  05-16  .238  Virginia High
20  03-17  .150  Twin Springs
19  07-12  .368  Fluvanna County
19  07-12  .368  Fort Defiance
19  06-13  .316  Loudoun County
19  06-13  .316  Orange County
19  05-14  .263  Rye Cove
19  11-08  .579  Wilson Memorial
18  06-12  .333  Lord Botetourt
18  07-11  .389  Marion
18  05-13  .278  Tunstall
17  08-09  .471  Broadway
17  05-12  .294  Charlottesville
17  06-11  .353  Holston
17  05-12  .294  Hurley
17  05-12  .294  Louisa County
17  09-08  .529  Turner Ashby
16  09-07  .563  Glenvar
16  09-07  .563  Pennington
16  04-12  .250  Spotswood
16  04-12  .250  Stonewall Jackson Manassas
16  07-09  .438  Stonewall Jackson Quicksburg
16  07-09  .438  William Monroe
15  05-10  .333  Brentsville District
15  03-12  .200  Carroll County
15  05-10  .333  Waynesboro
14  06-08  .429  Dan River
14  01-13  .071  George Mason
14  05-09  .357  Hidden Valley
14  07-07  .500  Laurel Park
14  03-11  .214  Park View South Hill
14  09-05  .643  Tuscarora
13  02-11  .154  Castlewood
13  05-08  .385  J. J. Kelly
13  06-07  .462  Luray
13  02-11  .154  Northwood
13  05-08  .385  Rockbridge County
13  03-10  .231  William Byrd
12  07-05  .583  Jonesville
12  07-05  .583  Union
11  02-09  .182  Alleghany
11  03-08  .273  Amelia County
11  04-07  .364  Bowling Green / Caroline
11  05-06  .455  Central Woodstock
11  05-06  .455  Fieldale-Collinsville
11  06-05  .545  Garden
11  05-06  .455  Halifax County
11  07-04  .636  Kettle Run
11  04-07  .364  Mountain View
11  04-07  .364  Patrick Henry Glade Spring
11  06-05  .545  Staunton River
10  04-06  .400  Bland County
10  01-09  .100  Coeburn
10  03-07  .300  Shawsville / Eastern Montgomery
10  04-06  .400  John S. Battle
10  04-06  .400  Osbourn Park
10  01-09  .100  Pocahontas
09  03-06  .333  Albemarle
09  03-06  .333  Auburn
09  05-04  .556  Drewry Mason
09  04-05  .444  East Rockingham
09  05-04  .556  Eastern View
09  03-06  .333  Franklin County
09  02-07  .222  James Wood
09  03-06  .333  Millbrook
09  03-06  .333  Page County
09  05-04  .556  Woodgrove
08  05-03  .625  Lexington
08  04-04  .500  Pound
08  01-07  .125  St. Paul
08  01-07  .125  Thomas Walker
08  03-05  .375  Warren County
07  03-04  .429  Potomac Falls
07  02-05  .286  Skyline
06  00-06  .000  James River Buchanan
06  00-06  .000  Nelson County
06  00-06  .000  Prince Edward County
06  02-04  .333  R. B. Worthy
06  03-03  .500  Stafford
05  02-03  .400  Forest Park
05  02-03  .400  John Champe
05  00-05  .000  Patrick County
05  02-03  .400  Riverbend
05  00-05  .000  Twin Valley
04  01-03  .250  Alleghany County
04  01-03  .250  Chatham
04  01-03  .250  Dominion
04  01-03  .250  Eastside
04  02-02  .500  Montevideo
04  01-03  .250  Patriot
04  01-03  .250  Randolph-Henry
03  02-01  .667  Andrew Lewis
03  00-03  .000  Central Wise
03  00-03  .000  Craig County
03  00-03  .000  Ervinton
03  00-03  .000  Freedom Woodbridge
03  01-02  .333  Heritage Leesburg
03  00-03  .000  Independence
02  00-02  .000  Fries
02  00-02  .000  Natural Bridge
02  01-01  .500  Rich Valley
01  00-01  .000  Bluestone
01  00-01  .000  Clifton Forge
01  00-01  .000  Dublin
01  00-01  .000  Pulaski
01  00-01  .000  Ridgeview

Only playoff games sactioned by the VHSL since the 1970 season listed.
 
84  53-31  .631  Gate City
81  52-29  .642  Lunenburg Central
81  60-21  .741  Salem
71  50-21  .704  James Monroe
69  51-18  .739  Appalachia
67  41-26  .612  Brookville
65  40-25  .615  Madison County
64  41-23  .641  Courtland
64  43-21  .672  Giles
64  45-19  .703  Powell Valley
63  36-27  .571  L. C. Bird
62  43-19  .694  Parry McCluer
59  31-28  .525  Graham
59  37-22  .627  J. I. Burton
58  34-24  .586  Martinsville
58  30-28  .517  Nottoway
56  34-22  .607  Clintwood
56  31-25  .554  Powhatan
56  30-26  .536  Radford
55  25-30  .455  G. W. Danville
55  36-19  .655  Richlands
52  28-24  .538  Harrisonburg
51  34-17  .667  Amherst County
51  26-25  .510  Pulaski County
50  37-13  .740  Stone Bridge
49  28-21  .571  John Handley
48  25-23  .521  Magna Vista
48  27-21  .563  William Campbell
47  30-17  .638  C. D. Hylton
47  25-22  .549  Strasburg
46  23-23  .500  Covington
45  19-26  .422  Haysi
44  27-17  .614  Bath County
44  23-21  .523  Park View Sterling
43  27-16  .628  George Wythe Wytheville
43  25-18  .581  Riverheads
43  20-23  .465  Rural Retreat
42  22-20  .524  E. C. Glass
41  21-20  .512  Blacksburg
41  27-14  .659  Jefferson Forest
41  25-16  .610  Rustburg
40  29-11  .725  Gretna
40  20-20  .500  Heritage Lynchburg
39  21-18  .538  Honaker
38  17-21  .447  Lebanon
36  23-13  .639  Goochland
36  19-17  .528  Northside
34  16-18  .471  Buffalo Gap
34  15-19  .441  Chilhowie
33  18-15  .545  Potomac
33  20-13  .606  Sherando
32  15-17  .469  Christiansburg
30  22-08  .733  Altavista
30  17-13  .567  Liberty Bealeton
30  16-14  .533  Liberty Bedford
30  11-19  .367  Narrows
30  11-19  .367  Woodbridge
29  11-18  .379  Grundy
29  11-18  .379  Robert E. Lee Staunton
29  12-17  .414  Tazewell
29  11-18  .379  Western Albemarle
28  18-10  .643  Galax
28  17-11  .607  Massaponax
28  15-13  .536  North Stafford
27  12-15  .444  Gar-Field
27  16-11  .593  Manassas Park
26  08-18  .308  Abingdon
26  20-06  .769  Briar Woods
26  10-16  .385  Fauquier
26  16-10  .615  Monticello
26  10-16  .385  Stuarts Draft
25  17-08  .680  Broad Run
25  11-14  .440  Buckingham County
25  10-15  .400  Clarke County
25  11-14  .440  Lee
25  15-10  .600  Spotsylvania
24  08-16  .333  Bassett
24  08-16  .333  William Fleming
23  08-15  .348  Brooke Point
23  11-12  .478  Floyd County
22  11-11  .500  Appomattox County
22  10-12  .455  Brunswick
22  13-09  .591  Battlefield
22  09-13  .409  Cave Spring
22  10-12  .455  Chancellor
22  11-11  .500  Colonial Forge
22  12-10  .545  Fort Chiswell
22  09-13  .409  Patrick Henry Roanoke
21  14-07  .667  Osbourn
20  10-10  .500  Culpeper County
20  08-12  .400  King George
21  04-17  .190  Grayson County
21  09-12  .429  Loudoun Valley
21  05-16  .238  Virginia High
20  03-17  .150  Twin Springs
19  07-12  .368  Fluvanna County
19  07-12  .368  Fort Defiance
19  06-13  .316  Loudoun County
19  06-13  .316  Orange County
19  05-14  .263  Rye Cove
19  11-08  .579  Wilson Memorial
18  06-12  .333  Lord Botetourt
18  07-11  .389  Marion
18  05-13  .278  Tunstall
17  08-09  .471  Broadway
17  05-12  .294  Charlottesville
17  06-11  .353  Holston
17  05-12  .294  Hurley
17  05-12  .294  Louisa County
17  09-08  .529  Turner Ashby
16  09-07  .563  Glenvar
16  09-07  .563  Pennington
16  04-12  .250  Spotswood
16  04-12  .250  Stonewall Jackson Manassas
16  07-09  .438  Stonewall Jackson Quicksburg
16  07-09  .438  William Monroe
15  05-10  .333  Brentsville District
15  03-12  .200  Carroll County
15  05-10  .333  Waynesboro
14  06-08  .429  Dan River
14  01-13  .071  George Mason
14  05-09  .357  Hidden Valley
14  07-07  .500  Laurel Park
14  03-11  .214  Park View South Hill
14  09-05  .643  Tuscarora
13  02-11  .154  Castlewood
13  05-08  .385  J. J. Kelly
13  06-07  .462  Luray
13  02-11  .154  Northwood
13  05-08  .385  Rockbridge County
13  03-10  .231  William Byrd
12  07-05  .583  Jonesville
12  07-05  .583  Union
11  02-09  .182  Alleghany
11  03-08  .273  Amelia County
11  04-07  .364  Bowling Green / Caroline
11  05-06  .455  Central Woodstock
11  05-06  .455  Fieldale-Collinsville
11  06-05  .545  Garden
11  05-06  .455  Halifax County
11  07-04  .636  Kettle Run
11  04-07  .364  Mountain View
11  04-07  .364  Patrick Henry Glade Spring
11  06-05  .545  Staunton River
10  04-06  .400  Bland County
10  01-09  .100  Coeburn
10  03-07  .300  Shawsville / Eastern Montgomery
10  04-06  .400  John S. Battle
10  04-06  .400  Osbourn Park
10  01-09  .100  Pocahontas
09  03-06  .333  Albemarle
09  03-06  .333  Auburn
09  05-04  .556  Drewry Mason
09  04-05  .444  East Rockingham
09  05-04  .556  Eastern View
09  03-06  .333  Franklin County
09  02-07  .222  James Wood
09  03-06  .333  Millbrook
09  03-06  .333  Page County
09  05-04  .556  Woodgrove
08  05-03  .625  Lexington
08  04-04  .500  Pound
08  01-07  .125  St. Paul
08  01-07  .125  Thomas Walker
08  03-05  .375  Warren County
07  03-04  .429  Potomac Falls
07  02-05  .286  Skyline
06  00-06  .000  James River Buchanan
06  00-06  .000  Nelson County
06  00-06  .000  Prince Edward County
06  02-04  .333  R. B. Worthy
06  03-03  .500  Stafford
05  02-03  .400  Forest Park
05  02-03  .400  John Champe
05  00-05  .000  Patrick County
05  02-03  .400  Riverbend
05  00-05  .000  Twin Valley
04  01-03  .250  Alleghany County
04  01-03  .250  Chatham
04  01-03  .250  Dominion
04  01-03  .250  Eastside
04  02-02  .500  Montevideo
04  01-03  .250  Patriot
04  01-03  .250  Randolph-Henry
03  02-01  .667  Andrew Lewis
03  00-03  .000  Central Wise
03  00-03  .000  Craig County
03  00-03  .000  Ervinton
03  00-03  .000  Freedom Woodbridge
03  01-02  .333  Heritage Leesburg
03  00-03  .000  Independence
02  00-02  .000  Fries
02  00-02  .000  Natural Bridge
02  01-01  .500  Rich Valley
01  00-01  .000  Bluestone
01  00-01  .000  Clifton Forge
01  00-01  .000  Dublin
01  00-01  .000  Pulaski
01  00-01  .000  Ridgeview

Roanoke Times has the same disease all the press has . See earlier post about Bristol. Can't embarrass our local teams and predict that they are gonna get their butts kicked. 

Good luck to all the "good guys" tonight! Some local teams are playing each other, which stinks because someone has to win and someone has to lose, but here's to all the players...may you play the best game of your career and walk away with your head held high no matter the outcome!