Liam McPoyle

I just had to look it up. Origin of Fairmont Sr. "Polar Bears" Mascot (per Wikipedia) Originally the athletics teams were known as "Ice's Men" in reference to Coach Frank Ice who coached the school's athletic teams from 1914 to 1920. In 1926 the Polar Bear mascot was officially established in honor of the coach. The class of 1972 donated twin polar bear statues that line the entrance of the school.

Truck said NO!

Nothing happened after the play. Did he mean Truck on the tackle?

Maybe I'm just caught up in the moment, but that was two of the best runs I've seen all season.

Found it. Thanks, Bluefield Researcher. No way VH$L would let this happen for free. Go Beavers!

So wait, if Union wins will they play Beaver in Wheeling or Salem?

Just curious, did Appomattox get points for playing Fork Union Military Academy? If so, how did VHSL calculate this opponent?

Fun fact I just discovered. Both 2A semi-finals are being played in a municipal park. Robert E. Lee-Staunton's home field is at Gypsy Hill Park. I would guess the more politically-correct residents of Staunton are not thrilled about the name of the high school or city park.

Great show, Ryan. Good luck to Brady on the LSAT.

I think every school in SWVA should contribute something to the cause. Marion graciously offers Union a hurricane warning siren and a goat.

Thanks for the clarification, sixcat. Chilhowie has a good team that has improved each week, but I'm not sure if they're a contender just yet. They only start 1 senior on each side of the ball with a highly talented junior class. A Chilhowie upset is not out of the question, but I think we'll be seeing Galax-Riverheads Part 3.

I'm sorry, Ryan. BearDawg, was that the '96 State Championship? That was my first visit to Bullitt. I parked at the Baptist Church and sat on portable bleachers in the NE end zone. The best thing that day was watching Appy utterly dominate Surry County. The next best thing was watching the Surry County Band's half-time show. It was awesome watching the distinctive style and tradition of the predominately African-American marching band. At the beginning of the show, most fans were watching politely while a few idiots were mocking the band. By the end, the band had the crowd on their feet and applauding in appreciation.

That's definitely not young, rvsteer. I may have mistakenly called Galax "young and inexperienced". It was posted on the Galax@Narrows thread that the Maroon Tide had just 3 seniors along with a group of highly talented freshmen.

GALAX PROS:Skilled and talented on both O&D; well-coached; post season experience; ability to score in bunches CONS: young and inexperienced; inconsistent team play week-to week; secondary vulnerable against the pass, lost Dougie Peoples CHILHOWIE PROS: Skilled and talented on both O&D; 3 years of game experience for most starters; variety of ways to score (speed running, power running, mobile QB with some passing) CONS: Team is 0-3 as the underdog in '17; QB consitently misses seeing open receivers; questionable play calling at times

Tom Turner's teams would go on those 80 yard, two-day drives that would wear down and demoralize a defense. Then, those same players would turn around and play defense and demoralize your offense.

Graham is the best team Union played. Richlands is the team that played Union best.

There should be an asterisk beside Richlands' 7 losses. An absolutely brutal schedule masked a fine football team. Union- twice-13 wins and counting Blacksburg-12 wins William Byrd-9 wins Bluefield-13 wins and counting Marion-9 wins Graham-11 wins

Wheeling's stadium reminds me of Roanoke's former Victory Stadium

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Galax is Tailback HS with Dixon coaching the OL Stephen Peoples Joseph Dixon Charles Harris Dougie Peoples Keaton Beeman

I hope the missed PAT doesn't haunt ya'll

True. Game of the week! Link to radio broadcast for anyone interested: https://tunein.com/radio/The-Cat-1360-s23892/

Final Region 1A Essex 23 Sussex 22 Essex vs Riverheads Chilhowie vs Galax/Narrows winner

Chilhowie 42 JIB 7 Final

@TheSel2 Sussex Central TD but misses XP Essex 23 Sussex Cental 22 7:04 4Q