trevorpilkins

I think McClung is best player since Nuckles in 2002.....   He's a special talent for sure, athleticism and upside are hard factors to measure at the next level, because Division 1 is just insanely athletic and I don't think any AAU circuit, or any high school team in America can replicate that look....  

I watched McClung put on a display last year in Regional Semi Finals....   He put on a show.... I think at the next level, he could become a prolific passer with other D1 Talent Around him..... 

I think Nuckles is Top 3 ever out of SWVA.... 

 State Runner up, State Champion, and State Semi Finalist 2 Time State Player of the Year.  
Top 5 Single Season Points Scored behind oh I don't know, Moses Malone, and Allen Iverson floating around 900 and some change his senior year .... 
150-180ish enrollment 

Nuckles dropped 57 on Powell Valley to break the school record (he sat the entire third quarter so in 24 minutes, he had 57), and had Vikings players cheering for him like Hawks Players on the Bench when Bird went off vs Atlanta....

His performance that night in Council, may ,or may not have been a decision that prompted Wise County to make Union High School and Consolidate  Powell Valley, and Appalachia.... 


1,000 Point Scorer and 2 NCAA Tournament Appearances at ETSU.....  Almost 800 Rebounds 

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brad-nuckles-1.html

http://www.heraldcourier.com/sports/before-arby-s-got-good-there-was-nuckles/article_c713b222-b5ae-11e5-b17e-f778e0e2ea25.html

What’s the best type of schedule?
group A school of blind ? ( Bad district) and be 9-1 , 10-0?
middle of road, district with mix of higher class but able to compete
Murders row- you don’t have to get hype if you stay hype! District and best available opponent and ready for playoffs if you make it ? 

Richlands has 6 losses:
Union 8-0
Blacksburg 8-1
William Byrd 7-1
Bluefield 9-0
Marion 8-0
Graham 7-1
 
That's a combined 40-3 record out of 6 teams, and they still have a 6-2 team left on the schedule. And the crazy part is the Blues have been within a touchdown of every one of those teams in the 4th quarter. This defense is damned impressive given the fact the offense is inept and now is without it's top 2 WR and it's two best OL, with all 4 of those players playing D as well. A play here or there, and the Blues could be .500. 
 
IF they make the playoffs, whoever gets them in the first round will be sweating. You can't come in and not bring your A game and expect to coast through this defense. 

Mance could take hisuns and beat yoursuns, or take yoursuns and beat hisuns!  

Graham said to call them buttah, cause they're on a roll! 

Richland's defense has not played poorly all year( Except giving up the big play at times) !  I think Graham has speed, and speed kills, but no one from Graham is talking about last years implosions at Bluefield? 

On paper Graham should be favored, but does Mance have their number? 

I mean Mance adjusted and overcame HUGE deficits last year, with in my opinion, a better Graham Team last year? 
I thought Cousins, Meade, Allen, Dante, and last years team were better? 
No offense to Marion, but they caught lightning in a bottle with a couple of penalties and a 3 vertical call, that caught an adjustment to the run. 

RIchlands  should have beat one of the best record wise team n the Region.... 

Mance and company had Blacksburg sweating early with game plan. If Richlands moves the chains, and chews the clock, and doesn't let Graham hit a home run with Allen Scramble, Long Run, or Long Pass to Cook I would have to say the pressure is on the G men, and a wise man once said "Pressure Busts Pipes"     Graham may be too hype coming out..... Look for Mance to take the Rock, and if RIchlands gets the lead, the heat is on.......  Levi the Leg Forrest is a Weapon and can kick it deep from the turf at Ernie and has been clanging and banging coffin corner punts all year long (Except the ruh roh kick to Mitchell where he proceeded to MIA take it to the house through the coverage)  ALL THE PRESSURE IS ON GRAHAM. Same as it was on the Scarlet Hurricanes....... It took a bad snap, a 58 yard TD Strike LATE in the game, and some fortutious penalties (30 yards worth) and a blown call before the half to negate a RIchlands TD end of second for the Hurricane to emerge..........