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Why can't you just let it go man...it's obvious you have issues here. I normally don't call anybody out but this is rediculous. You guys won the game. GET OVER IT !

Why are you all talking richlands union on richland graham thread anyways because union is not playing richlands this Saturday anyways so their last game has no bearing on Saturdays game now.

Great man. I’d take him. 

Rookie Post...not Rookie LPD
I was fortunate to play against Coach T. Dotson..Mr. Riggs..Mr. Harry Frye..PV Coaches..Coach Dave Ryder and Mr. Cummins.
We would have taken care of this situation in the locker room or on the practice field..BEFORE it occurred on the field/court/diamond.
The Helicopter Moms..Lawnmower Dads..Grandstand Usta' Bees have weakened the character and ownership responsibility of our student-atheletes.
I will not be popular on this Forum so bring it.

I should say yes, mostly. The 2 inside linebackers just play defense and the offensive linemen doesn't start on defense, but comes in.

I don't really care but it will be interesting to see if opinions change if Abingdon starts to rule the Mountain....just sayn.

I remember when football was played in the rain...

Gee Whiz. Why all the hate for Thomas Walker? An itty bitty school in the middle of nowhere (a very beautiful nowhere) that has been the canon fodder on many school's schedule for decades. Every now and then they rise up and have a really good season and we criticize their soft schedule. They are a very small rural school. They should be playing a schedule like they have. Will they win many playoff games? Probably not. But for crying out load let them enjoy a good season. Despite their best efforts It doesn't happen that often.

The Union (PV) model is something you'd think some of these other programs would adopt as Union, PV and Appalachia are the gold standard for football in SWVA.  They get quality coaching for a short season, and don't burn the kids out like some other youth programs.  3rd-7th grade kids don't need to be playing football from August 1-November 1, and you can't convince me otherwise.  I just don't see how others don't see that and model their programs accordingly.

lol when the field is named after your papaw yeah you'll start at Wise (always been the case)

Personally, I would like to see charges filed. Unfortunately I don’t think that is going to happen. Having every individual involved picking up garbage beside the road would be better than this just going away. 

Personally, I would like to see charges filed. Unfortunately I don’t think that is going to happen. Having every individual involved picking up garbage beside the road would be better than this just going away. 

Called the score.

40-0 pack at half.

Saw the benefit game with Chihowie. Watched Central and Eastside. This one will only stay close until the clock starts. Ridgeview roles.

In my high school days, (decades ago), GC was the top team of the area and beat the stuffings out of RHS every year, but no matter the score, as fans we always supported our team.  To us a victory was being able to score on GC and when we did, the fans in the stands went crazy.  You would think we had won the super bowl, but it was all about supporting our team no matter what the outcome of the game.  We all like to be winners, and we all hate to loose, but we should all support our teams, no matter the outcome.  You GC fans have to realize that it was never easy for all the area teams to receive a beat down from you guys year in and year out, but we endured the loosing to support our team for the players on the field.
If you are truly a GC fan, you need to forget the past and support the players no matter what.  We all like to live in a perfect world where our team wins every game by a great margin, but reality moves into our perfect world and we stop dreaming and start supporting.
RIchland 28
Gate City 7

He may have left and come back,  Im not sure. I was there at the corrupt place for 2 years total and he was there my length of time as the Rec Supervisor

Attention growing for Ridgeview star Adkins
Allen Gregory | Bristol Herald Courier   Jul 28, 2018    (…)     Ridgeview #24 Trenton Adkins looks for running room in a 2017 game against Wise County Central.
  CLINTWOOD, Va. – One year ago, Ridgeview High School running back Trenton Adkins was just hoping to gain some experience as a freshman.
Flash forward a year.
The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Adkins is now a prized prospect, earning offers from seven NCAA Division I bluebloods such as Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina and Penn State.
“It’s crazy,” Adkins said.
The buzz around Adkins gradually began to spread in 2017 as he accounted for 1,228 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns on 169 carries.
Adkins, who was 5-10 and 165 last season, did not even start the first game.
“I expected to maybe rotate in the backfield and possibly play some junior varsity, but I didn’t expect to start,” he said. “Things just took off.”
During Saturday’s media day session at Ridgeview, Adkins revealed that Florida is his latest suitor.
“I’m planning to talk to them at some point this weekend,” he said. “I was hoping to get some college attention in high school. I definitely didn’t expect it to come this early, though.”
Adkins said that his father, Antonio Vaughn, was a standout running back and linebacker at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, Tennessee.
“He was going to play football in college until he shattered his kneecap,” Adkins said. “He helps me a lot with different aspects of football.”
For Adkins, the climb to stardom began around the second grade when he decided to compete in the Crunch Bunch youth football league in Clintwood.
The low-key athlete earned praise for his array of skills, yet ego was never an issue
“People kept telling that I could be good. I just didn’t really think much about it at the time,” Adkins said.
Adkins said he developed more confidence after competing with blue-chip athletes at camps and leading the Wolfpack to a 9-2 record and the Region 2D playoffs.
“I went to the Tennessee Gridiron camp last spring in Johnson City. Then, I began to think that maybe I could really do something after last season,” Adkins said.
So just what can Adkins do on a football field?
“Everything,” said Ridgeview senior receiver/cornerback Jacob Hensley. “He can read the field and break tackles. And he goes full-speed whenever he gets the ball, including practice.
“Trenton is a heck of an athlete. He’s surprised us all from where he was in middle school to where he’s at now.”
Ridgeview head coach Rick Mullins, one of the most experienced football minds in far Southwest Virginia, said he’s never coached an athlete who has received so much attention at such a young age.
“Recruiting has changed,” Mullins said. “Everybody has these camps now and Trenton has gone to a few. He also put up some good numbers as a freshman and he’s got some people looking at him.”
Mullins said his lethal weapon has the essentials for success, plus some intangibles.
“Trenton has really good vision and balance, and he can just see things develop on offense really well,” Mullins said. “He’s a not a burner, but not many people catch him from behind.
“And Trenton has worked hard in the weight room and put on some weight. With recruiting, a lot comes down to what have you done for me lately, so you have to keep performing and improving. If Trenton keeps his head on straight, he’s got a bright future.”
Adkins readily admits that’s content to stay in the background with his teammates. Judging from Saturday, he’s warming up to the relentless recruiting and interview game.
“I got a lot of mail and calls, but it doesn’t get on my nerves,” said Adkins, who has never attended a NCAA Division I game in person. “I’m looking forward to meeting a lot of players and coaches.”
After returning from a week-long vacation to Myrtle Beach on Friday, Adkins said he’s considering attending a camp at Penn State today and plans to visit the University of Tennessee campus this week.
The immediate concern for this 15-year-old phenom is preparing his body for the rigors of the Mountain 7 District.
“I feel like I have a target on my back this season, but that just makes me want to work harder,” Adkins said. “I try to lift weights as much as possible and take in protein.”
It helps that Adkins lives within walking distance of the sprawling Ridgeview campus.
“Yeah, I’m here just about every day,” he said.
It will be easy for recruiters, defensive coordinators and fans to spot Adkins. He will be the centerpiece of Ridgeview’s spread offense.
“The spread gives me a little more time to read the defense and decide where to go,” Adkins said. “I’ve never worked on my vision and balance, but it just comes naturally and coaches seem to like it.
“We have a lot of talented and experienced linemen, and that helps a ton. Those guys make the pathways to run through. We’re all ready for the season and it looks like we’re going to have a lot of fans watching us.”
Judging by the interest so far, plenty of those Ridgeview spectators will be representing a college.

My top 5 of all time:
5.  Haysi at JJ Kelly (2008) -- Tigers score 2 TD's in final minute of regulation to tie it, then win in OT on a FG 41-38.
4.  Galax at Haysi (2013) -- Reminiscent of a big time heavyweight title fight from days gone by.  Both teams went blow for blow in an epic back and forth ebb and flow slugfest until the stud RB Steven Peoples became gassed and Galax could no longer answer the Tigers in the 4th quarter.  Haysi wins it 40-25 but the game was closer than the final score appears.
3.  Powell Valley at Haysi (2005) -- Epic final drive to get Allen Owens in great position to kick the game winning FG as time expired.  Tigers win the Region D title 17-14.
1. (tie) Galax at Haysi (2014) -- The final ever game at Sandlick and an instant classic. TD by Ryan Turner from 5 yards out with 1:01 left gets the Tigers within 1.  Coach Colley opts to go for 2 and the win.  The 2 point conversion pass from Jalen Sykes to Guage Hill is nothing short of a thing of beauty.  Galax can not respond in the final minute.  Haysi wins 29-28 and advances to the state semis.
1. (tie) Powell Valley at Haysi (1993) -- Vikings build a quick 12-0 early lead but a missed XP and then a missed 2 point try would come back to haunt the Vikings dearly.  PV maintains the 12-0 lead into halftime.  Haysi scores on their first possession of the second half to cut the Viking lead to 12-7.  Both teams hold serve till deep in the 4th quarter when the Vikings are faced with 4th down in Haysi territory.  PV opts to punt.  What happens next is nothing short of startling as it's the greatest play in Haysi football history.  Blaine Hackney, instead of letting the punt go into the end zone for a touchback, fields it at the 1.  He evades a couple of Viking defenders and that was all she wrote as he went down the far sideline in the rain and the slop, losing his footing in the final 10 yards and stumbling but somehow falling into the end zone for the game winning 99 yard TD.  PV makes one final charge as on the final play, Billy Coleman of the Tigers makes an amazing shoestring tackle saving what would've been a sure TD for the Vikings as time expired.  Haysi wins the Region D title 14-12.

Haysi vs Powell Valley 2005 was pretty good. 

TimesNews Sports‏ @tnsportslive
 ICYMI: The @unionbearslive 4x100 boys relay team of James Mitchell, Avery Jenkins, Dakota Owens and Ty Cockerel and @jibraiderslive sophomore Lydia Blair-James dug up state gold on Saturday in the #VHSL Class 1/2 track and field meet   (Other far SWVA also recognized in above article )   http://www.timesnews.net/Track-Field/2018/06/03/-56.html?ci=stream&lp=1&p=1   great state   BlueTornadoLive‏ @BlueTornadoLive Congrats to Waylon Foster/Richlands track and field on his 7th place finish at state!!!!!      

Maggie Walker really had no business in 2a. Not certain they should be 3a either. 

Now I recall why I never liked Abingdon sports...