Bearcat Dad

Here is our final Top 10 of the regular season.....
  1. Bluefield
  2. Pulaski
  3. Chilhowie 
  4. Graham 
  5. Abingdon 
  6. Ridgeview 
  7. Galax
  8. Union
  9. Radford 
10. Grayson County 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 
Patrick Henry 
Virginia High
Richlands
Mt View
J. I. Burton

Here is our final Top 10 of the regular season.....
  1. Bluefield
  2. Pulaski
  3. Chilhowie 
  4. Graham 
  5. Abingdon 
  6. Ridgeview 
  7. Galax
  8. Union
  9. Radford 
10. Grayson County 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 
Patrick Henry 
Virginia High
Richlands
Mt View
J. I. Burton

Here is our final Top 10 of the regular season.....
  1. Bluefield
  2. Pulaski
  3. Chilhowie 
  4. Graham 
  5. Abingdon 
  6. Ridgeview 
  7. Galax
  8. Union
  9. Radford 
10. Grayson County 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 
Patrick Henry 
Virginia High
Richlands
Mt View
J. I. Burton

Here is our final Top 10 of the regular season.....
  1. Bluefield
  2. Pulaski
  3. Chilhowie 
  4. Graham 
  5. Abingdon 
  6. Ridgeview 
  7. Galax
  8. Union
  9. Radford 
10. Grayson County 
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 
Patrick Henry 
Virginia High
Richlands
Mt View
J. I. Burton

No way we could beat the Patriots now the Dolphins are another story

This week's VHSL official ratings are finally out, so here goes...
Pretty simple for Central, they win, they're in. Lose, and they're out. And the outcome of this game should have no impact on the seeding of any other team.
Win:
8.) Central-Wise 4-6 180 18.1 9.) Marion 4-6 165 16.5 Lose:
8.) Marion 4-6 165 16.5 9.) Central-Wise 3-7 163 16.3  
Richlands/Va High are battling for the #5 seed. Loser gets the #6 seed UNLESS Battle defeats Union. In which case Battle would pass the loser for the #6 spot.
Richlands wins:
5.) Richlands 6-4 218 21.8 6.) Va High 5-5 198 19.8 7.) Battle, John 5-5 187 18.7 Va High wins:
5.) Va High 6-4 214 21.4 6.) Richlands 5-5 202 20.2 7.) Battle, John 5-5 188 18.8  
Here's the top 4,  Assuming Burton over TW, Princeton over Brooke, Alleghany, NC over Elkin, NC, Glenvar over Radford, Richlands over Va High, Grundy over Central and James River over Carroll Co.
Grayson wins:
1.) Ridgeview 9-1 264 26.4 2.) Grayson Co 9-1 260 26 3.) Union 8-2 247 24.7 4.) Graham 9-1 245 24.5 Grayson loses:
1.) Ridgeview 9-1 264 26.4 2.) Union 8-2 247 24.7 3.) Graham 9-1 245 24.5 4.) Grayson Co 8-2 242 24.2 Va High over Richlands:
1.) Ridgeview 9-1 264 26.4 2.) Graham 9-1 247 24.7 3.) Union 8-2 247 24.7 4.) Grayson Co 8-2 242 24.2  
If Union loses to Battle, they'll drop to 4th.
It would take Carrroll Co defeating James River and Marion defeating Graham for Grayson to tie Ridgeview(not sure who wins tie). Can't over take them and Ridgeview can't lose any points as all their regular season opponents are either idle or play each other.
 
Let me know of any questions or "what if's" and I'll be happy to run them.
 
* Disclaimer...All scenarios based on likely wins. An upset might change a spot or two, but not much.

The autumn leaves are less colorful this year.  Experts say it was from a warmer than usual September; however, a few people are blaming Chris Akers.  Who should I believe?

This is true, unless they meet in the Superbowl, because Union is NFC and they don't play during the regular season. Lol 🙃

Most of us foolishly had that mindset last year. Not this year though 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

🤣🤣 Some believe that the New England Patriots can’t beat Union

🤣🤣 Some believe that the New England Patriots can’t beat Union

Bearcat Dad, there is no way for that to happen!  Battle cannot beat Union!

Thanks!

Yes. Battle would get 6th by about 5 points. I'm going to throw out last week scenarios, but was waiting on the official weekly ratings to make sure I start with accurate data.

Allow me to clarify.  It's not that it had been 6 years since they beat Amherst.  Last night's victory was apparently the first for Liberty (formerly Bedford) Middle School in ANY football game since 2012.  My 2nd born son is a member of the team (mostly bench sitting WR/DB this year) and he was only in for a couple of plays.  But he and his teammates are walking a little prouder this morning.  I asked him what they did to commemorate a win the next day in school (like wearing their jerseys, for example).  He obviously didn't know.
Sorry that this isn't SW Virginia related or probably even of interest to very many people.  Just wanted to indulge in my own little Moment of Zen.

Specialization may be beneficial to some just like playing a variety of sports is beneficial to others.  Had McClung played other sports at Gate City, he likely wouldn't have gotten the notoriety and attention from major college programs because he wouldn't have been on the AAU circuit nearly as often.  But he would still have been a tremendous basketball talent.
Chris Shreve played 4 sports at Grayson before becoming a football star at Virginia Tech and landing on the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers. 
Wes Self played 3 sports at Grayson before setting virtually every pitching record at Davidson University.  He was a two-time state player of the year in baseball as well as a first team all-state basketball player.  At one time, he was Grayson's all time leading scorer, rebounder and career leader in 3-pointers made.  He had more than 40 D1 scholarship offers for baseball and more than a dozen for basketball if memory serves.  His name still litters the Davidson University baseball record book.  
Jimmy Gobble played at least 2 sports at John Battle before being drafted by the Kansas City Royals.  My brother played basketball and baseball against Gobble for two years.
Josh Shoemaker played at least 2 sports in high school.  My brother played basketball and football against him for two years.  He replaced Tim Duncan as the starting center for Wake Forest as a freshman.  
Steven Peoples played 3 sports in high school before becoming the starting FB at Virginia Tech as a freshman.
Caleb Spurlin played 4 sports in high school before becoming the starting NT for Appalachian State.  He was a 3 time state champion wrestler and could have gone almost anywhere he chose to wrestle.  He was also a 1st team all-state baseball player and had opportunities to play D1 baseball.
For every kid who specializes, I can offer another who played multiple sports with great success!

That is very true! The playoffs come with a clean slate.
I believe we have the right formula to compete with Graham if we stay healthy. You could see early in our game this year, that our power back was headed for a big night before he got hurt. Sustaining long scoring drives would be our best chance against a team with Graham’s speed.

I hope it is not in the first round...
But who knows?  The ‘Cats did beat Gretna on the road a few years ago...and if not for a questionable play call, would have gotten Richlands a year or two later. 
But beating Graham on the road would be a TALL task this season  
 

Giant killer-Richlands and Va High going home early Grayson Co

Hold your horses. This week’s games aren’t over yet.

Nobody complains when the Mountain 7 teams beat Abingdon like last year, and they end up with bonus points for beating a bigger school.
Plus, the comparison of school size versus a 4 year age difference in teenagers is asinine. Now, if Abingdon’s varsity were playing M7 JV teams, then yeah.
I really hate the fact I’ve been forced to defend Abingdon. Bearcats hate Falcons and vice versa 🤣
 

Fixed that for ya.

Listen, Abingdon is big and strong............ right now!!  This is all Darren Reed's doing.  They are still benefiting from his short time there.

This entire thread has me belly laughing. So when AHS loses to a 2A team they are wine and cheesers....but when they beat 2A teams they are too big and tough?  LMAO.  

Go G-Men!  😉