Liam McPoyle

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

Mookie trying to get on SportsCenter too! Wow 

Wow....Wow...Wow....what a run by TRUCK  Edwards.....  ESPN material

Appomattox and Union are playing for the West Virginia State Championship?

No they did not. They only had 9 counting regular season games. 

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.
 
 
 

Good read here!  
Appo fan and dad of two boys on the team.  Want to take a second to shout out a thanks for all the support thrown Appomattox's way.  The program has flourished over the past three-four years under Coach Smith.  What a great Richalnds team we played in 15 and the Union and Richlands teams of 16 were good too.  That Raiders team of 16 was jjsut something special.  One the likes Union knows from back in their split days.  LOTS of respect up here for both of those programs!  You don't make the deep run they both have without good athletes, feeder programs, and coaching.
Also thanks for the respect given to Coach Smith.  Not in the matter of what he has done football wise for Appomattox but for what he has done "character" wise for the young men in Appomattox.  He goes so far beyond being a football coach to these boys!  I feel very blessed to have him coaching my boys and experiencing the love of Christ he exudes. 
 
Don't think we are all the "axis powers" over here.  :) 
 
GO RAIDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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

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

Unfortunately, records don't transfer when schools consolidate.
So currently.........Yep

Galax is getting some push-back for scheduling this game around SAT's.  Some people have such a lack of perspective, it's both confusing and infuriating.  Not one kid in this game is likely to ever make a dime from playing the game of football.  Every single kid in this game can benefit from a quality education.  
 

APPOMATTOX has seen more than it fair share of heartbreak in the last few years loosing its young people to accidents and death at every turn, last year in the early morning hours on game day they lost a beloved teammate on the baseball team to a car accident but they still played on and beat UNION .within just a few hours the UNION family lost the mother of one of our cheerleaders JANINIA JEFFERSON (JONES)to a murder by ERIC MONROE JONES(WHO IS STILL ON THE RUN).APPOMATTOX WAS CONTACTED AND ASKED TO PRAY FOR THE FAMILY, THEY DID, AND ALSO LOWERED THE FLAG TO HALF MASS AT THEIR NEXT HOME GAME.This shows the true heart of the real football families from APPOMATTOX and it speaks of real class of the fine people that the football team represent.They also carry the PO1 slogan on their backs into every game and have their prayer circle before each home game, so regaurdless of the score they are winners,they have inspired me and even though I am pulling for the BEARS , I already know these young men on both sides will make us proud 

That is a lot more fun! I'm gonna go covert and infiltrate the visitors side..just like this board has been infiltrated by the Germans

On behalf of VHS, all we can really offer is moral support. We're kings of the mountain top in baseball, but have nothing of historical significance to offer in football. Sorry!?
Maybe we can loan you our potential All-State LB for a day? Aside from that, we'll just have to cheer as loud as possible.
Go Bears!!

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Chilhowie football Coach Chad Johnson's mother died unexpectedly Saturday. Please pray for Coach Johnson and his family during this difficult time. May God Bless the Johnson family.

Our team won state at Bullitt in 1992. I was at the 1996 game as well. You are exactly right on your assessment of the Surry co band. I’ve shared that story many times. They. Killed. It!  Very impressive routine. 

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.  

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

Galax has 10 seniors but two are kickers and another rarely plays. The coaching staff tends to cater the starting lineup to match-up with the opponent in certain spots but they typically start 6 seniors. But another half a dozen freshmen play significant minutes. 
As has been stated previously, if your going to get Galax, now is the time. The group coming up is something very special. 

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

No pressure Union guys but this is basically the Allies vs. the Axis .... 
please don't let the Germans win!!

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.