Liam McPoyle

An update on Aiden Buckingham from Facebook. From his grandmother Vickie. Just a quick update on Aiden, the tumor is out and the doctor feels he was able to completely remove it. We will have to wait for the pathology report to see if any further treatment is needed. His speech and memory is intact he is resting comfortably rating his pain a 3. He has been an excellent patient and has completely charmed the nurses and doctors . We can’t thank you enough for your prayers and support. Our God is an awesome God and all the praise and glory goes to Him!

Praying for the best possible outcome for this young man along with strength and comfort for his family.

Christiansburg won 35-7

Congrats to Joey Carroll on a nice sophomore season. No doubt we'll see this program continue to trend upward.

My analysis of the game so far. The tiny orange specks move faster than the tiny white ones.

Dashaun Taylor

The GC-U PA announcer just said Gate City will travel to Graham to play the G-Men at Ernie Hicks Stadium in Bluefield, VA.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! SWVA schools dominate today in state Cross Country. Champs Team: Lebanon (Boys), Abingdon (Girls, Boys), George Wythe (Girls), Wise Central (Boys) Individual Champs: Derek Mitchell, Lebanon (Class 1 Boys), Jessi Looney, Grundy (Class 1 Girls), Makaleigh Jessee, Abingdon (Class 3 Girls) per Tim Hayes Twitter

In the Class 1 Vball State Quarterfinals, Giles sweeps Chilhowie 3-0 to advance to the State Semis.

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How can John Battle improve? 1. Schedule a Marion-JSB series. 2. Call Steve Wright and beg him to come back. Incidentally, this advice could also apply to Marion.

Ironically, the only other 0-10 team in Chilhowie history was actually better than the '17 and '18 state runner-up teams and the '70 State Championship team. The 1980 team was 9-1 but had to forfeit all its wins due to an ineligible 2nd string player and missed the playoffs.

Unofficial random scores from Lee County to the Eastern Shore Fort Chiswell 16 Honaker 27 Northwood 0 Patrick Henry - Glade Spring 56 Rural Retreat 24 Lebanon 34 Chilhowie 17 Holston 34 Twin Springs 28 Rye Cove 12 Thomas Walker 6 J.I. Burton 51 Eastside 55 Castlewood 38 Bath County 35 Narrows 42 Grayson County 14 Galax 31 Surry County 34 Sussex Central 50 Rappahannock 0 Essex 42 Richlands 28 Virginia High 52 Graham 47 Marion 13 Union 52 John S. Battle 14 Ridgeview 41 Gate City 0 Grundy 8 Central - Wise 41 Giles 14 Glenvar 49 Gretna 33 Nelson County 14 Dan River 66 William Campbell 38 Altavista 28 Chatham 35 Stuarts Draft 13 Riverheads 35 Cumberland 0 Buckingham County 1 Forfeited Clarke County 34 Page County 16 Strasburg 22 Woodstock Central 17 Randolph - Henry 14 Prince Edward County 30 Lunenburg Central 22 Amelia County 8 Nandua 0 West Point 14 Arcadia 0 Northampton 42 Floyd County 34 Carroll County 23 Bassett 10 Martinsville 17 Lee 20 Abingdon 21 Lord Botetourt 41 Staunton River 14 Rockbridge County 14 Turner Ashby 35 Waynesboro 6 Broadway 50 Staunton 24 Wilson Memorial 28 Fort Defiance 22 Buffalo Gap 31 Brookville 35 Rustburg 14 Monticello14 Charlottesville 27 Skyline 28 Warren County 12 Colonial Heights 34 Petersburg 32 Final/OT Bruton 19 York 48

Southwest, Southside, and Central VA scores per WSLS Dan River defeats William Campbell 66-38 Covington takes the win over Craig Co 54-24 Franklin County takes down Northside 49-16 Lebanon defeats Rural Retreat 34-24 Jefferson Forest wins against Liberty High 49-12 Brookville defeats Rustburg 35-14 Narrows takes down Bath Co 42-35 Christiansburg wins against Pulaski Co 34-31 Heritage defeats Amherst Co 45-20 Gretna over Nelson Co. 33-14 LB takes down Staunton River 41-14 Chatham defeats Altavista 35-28 E.C. Glass takes down Liberty Christian Academy 26-14 Turner Ashby defeats Rockbridge 35-14 Floyd Co over Carroll Co 34-23 Galax defeats Grayson Co. 31-14 Martinsville beats Bassett 17-10 Wm. Fleming defeats Wm. Byrd 14-7 Glenvar defeats Giles 49-14 PH-Roanoke beats Salem 17-7

...we weren't held scoreless by Northwood in a 5 quarter game.

It only matters for historical purposes. I wanted Researcher to be aware that there was some confusion as to the actual score

The Salem score has been reported as 55-3, 62-3, and 61-3. As I said earlier, WSLS reported all three before finally settling on 61-3. WDBJ has it at 61-3. @Bluefield researcher currently has it at 55-3 on fourseasons. Salem fans on the other site are saying 61-3. Max Preps has it at 62-3, so we can be confident that one's incorrect.

You are on it, my man. I got it corrected. WSLS has reported three different scores for that game with the last being 61-3. THANKS!

Thanks! I'll correct it.

WSLS Scores for Southwest and Central VA Martinsville over Patrick Co. 42-25 Altavista takes down Nelson Co 64-20 Bassett beats Halifax 35-13 Appomattox over William Campbell 56-12 Gretna defeats Tunstall 40-6 Roanoke Catholic tops Castlewood 58-34 Carroll Co. beats James River 28-7 Liberty Christian Academy takes down Amherst 34-0 Glenvar takes down Radford 37-34 Graham over Blacksburg 56-7 Covington takes down East Mont 48-7 EC Glass takes the win against Brookville 23-21 Christiansburg over Cave Spring 24-14 PH-Roanoke takes down Pulaski Co. 56-27 Tazewell defeats Fort Chiswell 48-13 William Fleming beats Staunton River 28-27 Holston defeats Rural Retreat 20-10 Rockbridge defeats Harrisonburg 44-23 Heritage- Lynchburg shuts out Liberty-Bedford 56-0 Parry McCluer defeats Bath Co. 33-17 George Wythe defeats Grayson Co 27-22 William Byrd shuts out Northside 37-0 Rustburg over Jefferson Forest 33-27 Dan River takes down Chatham 21-14 Alleghany takes the win against Floyd Co 28-6 Galax defeats West Stokes, 35-7 Salem over Hidden Valley 61-3

IINM, instead of 4 groups (regions) of 8 teams each, all the West teams were combined into a single 16 team bracket. Blacksburg was #10 of 16.

You're assuming because they played, that they wanted to play. Marion has been the recipient of far too many undeserving playoff berths. Admittedly, there were a few kids who never wanted to play their last game. But I can tell you by talking to those kids personally, many knew their team didn't deserve a berth, and frankly, were ready for the season to end. Most played basketball, wrestled, swam, or ran indoor and were more than ready to start a new season. The season-ending sacrificial slaughter to the #1 seed was not appealing.

Someone should ask the kids from Cumberland High School how they felt about "suiting up more time." Cumberland finished 0-10 in 2017 and was awarded a playoff berth against Lunenburg Central, a team that curb-stomped them in the regular season. The playoff game went no better. And guess what happened in 2018? Cumberland (0-10) was awarded a playoff berth yet again against, you guessed it, Lunenburg Central. And, yes, another woodshed beating that year. So... to those of you who support eight playoff teams per region, is this an acceptable consequence?

In case you missed it, Phil Robbins has also retired at Powell Valley https://heraldcourier.com/sports/end-of-an-era-pvs-robbins-will-retire-after-2010-season/article_2b0f0bbc-df9b-5735-aaf2-d4b4c5f6f31d.html

Nice write-up in the BHC