Soccer_Dad

Right now it seems to be a shootout for 2nd.  Until someone proves they can play with GC they stand alone.  Union will be tough after getting the kid back who was injured last year.  Abingdon had 2 big losses to graduation and will be young this year but they have a lot of athletes on the team that should improve and compete as the season goes along.  Battle will have a couple guards to contend with and they will have some high output games.  As Duke said, Lee could upset a team or 2 this season but I don't see them putting it together for an entire season.  Wise lost Mullins to graduation and now McCamis so I don't see them being a factor but who knows who may step up for them.  Ridgeview may be a sleeper team but only time will tell.  They have some athletic kids but not sure if they have conventional basketball talent. 

Obviously GC is the overwhelming favorite... I know Abingdon graduated their 2 best players/scorers. I haven't really heard much about them this Fall though... Wise Central is the "Great Unknown" after losing such a skilled player & leader... Union should definitely be good enough to contend for 2nd; especially with the Slagle kid back. I really enjoyed the few times I got to see him play... Battle should be better this year. They return their best scorers/ballhandlers. But they did graduate a key post player & a contributing "athlete". I think they will definitely be good enough for 2nd as well.......... GC & Union both have a great non-conference schedule as usual... Abingdon & Wise Central seem to have pretty much the same schedules... Battle has replaced the 2 games vs Holston with games against Sullivan South & Sullivan East. This should help them in Conference play... Lee did show some flashes last season. I wouldn't be surprised if they upset a couple of these teams. I don't think they lost much from last year... And I honestly haven't heard anything about Ridgeview up to this point. I do remember them shooting a bunch of 3's last year. So maybe they have improved on that & can make it even tighter....... 2-7 should definitely be competitive & fun to watch this season.

That's great! Congratulations young man!!!

I kind of hope that he stays close to home and goes to ETSU, so I can watch him in college. I know Forbes wants him badly.

BlueTornadoLiveâ€@BlueTornadoLive 39s39 seconds ago
It's time!!! Richlands will concede the tip.

Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports 1m1 minute ago
VHSL boys hoops, 2A West semis, End 3: Gate City 66, Dan River 61. 52 freakin' points for Mac McClung
 
great state

No one beats Richlands in Regionals 17 times in a row!

You haven't been missing much.

Was also a very "clean" game by both teams. 

Well it is a long ways and alot of people work crazy schedules....So I guess I understand it partly. But I still would have thought there wouldve been more than 60-70 fans from Union at this game.

Battle played GC tough the first game and obviously played Union tough this time around too. Not sure why anyone wouldn't take Battle seriously and expect a good game from them. They are a solid team!

I will agree.. I was a little disappointed in our crowd too. I agree with above post that for some reason a lot of Union fans don't see Battle as a "big" game. It's the same in football. I don't get it. To me any conference game is important.

Not sure. But he did play well; especially in the 4th period. It was a 4 point game after 3 periods. He hit 2 or 3 big shots to give them the final point spread.

Union travels really well for rivalry games but with Battlenbeing so far away and the game not as big as the one next week, I'm not surprised Union had a small crowd.
 
How many points did Slagle have?

That's awesome. Glad to see them get a Conference win.

Lee High Boys just beat Central 58-56. Awesome job Generals!

Girls was 58-31, Boys was 63-49.

Our capacity (according to the sign in the gym) is 1450. Not sure where the VHSL got their number.

Congratulations Trojans Nation. Great win! ☺ï¸

JSB Boys won 70-62 in an extremely overly physical game. They tried to give it away in the last 3 minutes by missing 8 consecutive free throws. But they held on with good defense... I can see what the GC fans were fussing about. WC had one kid throwing blocks like an O-lineman. He even kneed a Battle kid in the head as he was trying to get up off the floor. Another one flopped at least 4 times.... Very good crowd on hand. WC has some passionate fans, too. They do love their team. They cheered them on relentlessly. They were very friendly and welcoming.... Good game overall. It just wasn't a style of play that you normally see. Watching WC play kinda feels like watching the Detroit Pistons of the 1980s.

Sounds like you got the true sense of what Wise Central basketball is all about..... Glad Battle came away with a win!

JSB Boys won 70-62 in an extremely overly physical game. They tried to give it away in the last 3 minutes by missing 8 consecutive free throws. But they held on with good defense... I can see what the GC fans were fussing about. WC had one kid throwing blocks like an O-lineman. He even kneed a Battle kid in the head as he was trying to get up off the floor. Another one flopped at least 4 times.... Very good crowd on hand. WC has some passionate fans, too. They do love their team. They cheered them on relentlessly. They were very friendly and welcoming.... Good game overall. It just wasn't a style of play that you normally see. Watching WC play kinda feels like watching the Detroit Pistons of the 1980s.

JSB Boys won 70-62 in an extremely overly physical game. They tried to give it away in the last 3 minutes by missing 8 consecutive free throws. But they held on with good defense... I can see what the GC fans were fussing about. WC had one kid throwing blocks like an O-lineman. He even kneed a Battle kid in the head as he was trying to get up off the floor. Another one flopped at least 4 times.... Very good crowd on hand. WC has some passionate fans, too. They do love their team. They cheered them on relentlessly. They were very friendly and welcoming.... Good game overall. It just wasn't a style of play that you normally see. Watching WC play kinda feels like watching the Detroit Pistons of the 1980s.

JSB Boys won 70-62 in an extremely overly physical game. They tried to give it away in the last 3 minutes by missing 8 consecutive free throws. But they held on with good defense... I can see what the GC fans were fussing about. WC had one kid throwing blocks like an O-lineman. He even kneed a Battle kid in the head as he was trying to get up off the floor. Another one flopped at least 4 times.... Very good crowd on hand. WC has some passionate fans, too. They do love their team. They cheered them on relentlessly. They were very friendly and welcoming.... Good game overall. It just wasn't a style of play that you normally see. Watching WC play kinda feels like watching the Detroit Pistons of the 1980s.

JSB Boys won 70-62 in an extremely overly physical game. They tried to give it away in the last 3 minutes by missing 8 consecutive free throws. But they held on with good defense... I can see what the GC fans were fussing about. WC had one kid throwing blocks like an O-lineman. He even kneed a Battle kid in the head as he was trying to get up off the floor. Another one flopped at least 4 times.... Very good crowd on hand. WC has some passionate fans, too. They do love their team. They cheered them on relentlessly. They were very friendly and welcoming.... Good game overall. It just wasn't a style of play that you normally see. Watching WC play kinda feels like watching the Detroit Pistons of the 1980s.