Blue Cannonball

I’m a GC fan and agree — I cringed when I saw this on our Twitter. This is going to happen, not going to make up that spread with the G-Men D. Bluefuled should start playing in the Arby’s ;)

No problem — I’m basically following anyone that has a twitter account at UVA Wise. Sounds like a great game.

Thanks!

I wish — pains me as a GC fan that we don’t have a regular live radio option. I haven’t been able to find a Graham or independent broadcast either...would also appreciate a link if it’s available. Twitter (GC and Graham) is probably our only update source tonight.

Ha, all you got? Keep posting, your drivel and I’ll keep having fun. Cheers!

Perhaps the M7 isn’t as all-powerful and impervious as we all thought. Another M7 team held to under 50 points (albeit by another M7 foe).

My point was to poke fun of the ridiculous post in this thread that indicated: 1) The M7 was “impervious” and 2) Holding WC to a certain score was somehow an accomplishment worth highlighting. Even from a political standpoint this post is funny as you won’t find many coming to the rescue of WC in the M7...at least not during prime Wal Mart working / shopping hours ;) I also attempted to weave in another jab from a previous thread — that was dripping with hubris — imploring the entire board to realize Graham’s only losses were to Bluefield and that in any other year in the past decade plus that this would be a legitimate state championship contender. I’m not certain that GC will win (much less, win by 30+). I think they are probably the best team in 2A, but at the end of the day, it’s high school basketball and there aren’t any certainties.

You do realize that despite this 10 point victory against this 10 loss team, Graham’s only losses were to a mythical Blufield team...which is basically like a college team. This board needs to realize that...

I agree — there’s a reason it was a 25 year old record.

Thanks. 24-19 G-Men at the half. Sounds like a tight game so far.

Probably about the same — legitimate scorers score. Mac scored 26, 44, 28, and 39 (for a ~34 ppg average) against N Meck, Fern Creek, Lakota East, and Cleveland. Those teams — particularly N Meck and FC — are generally better than teams in the 757 area, so I don’t think you’d have seen a major drop off in point totals if Mac was playing in Hampton.

It may be because he owns a Jeep.

Bed of Procrustes...

Good day at the Arby's for SWVA -- Congrats to Luke Lawson from Eastside on winning the dunk contest! Mac and Zac did not participate. It's unconfirmed, but I'm assuming this is based on their upcoming 6th place game against Lakota East tomorrow.

Big win by GC over Fern Creek today! Mac dropped 44 and is now 38 points shy of the 2003 Arby's scoring record. We'll face the Lakota East - Mater Academy winner in the 6th place game tomorrow. I think we benefited from poor Fern Creek shooting in the first half, but this is an impressive win.

Given the opening rounds, I like North Meck to win the tournament this year -- they should roll Landstown big time tonight. I was also pretty impressed with Webb in their opener against a talented Fern Creek team. Webb is currently leading Columbia, GA by 24-9 at halftime and they (Columbia) crushed Science Hill by 30 in the first round. If this game holds Webb and North Meck could be an interesting Semi final.

I really like the humility and class Mac and Zac demonstrated in their comments, but as has been indicated, N Meck was/is a tall order for GC. I think the trap for Mac in this game could have been trying to do too much -- I think they both played really well and stopped short of forcing looks and over extending. Aside from his point total, Mac created a lot last night. He fed Zac on some of his threes and got Dean and others involved in some looks that just didn't go down. Solid effort.

Ervin had one in translation and Mac had one over a defender (and +1) on a steal. Not the dunk show we put on vs Lee, but I think we expected that with the level of competition.

It was a good effort against a talented team. The boards -- particularly the number of N Meck offensive rebounds -- were key in the outcome.

The wait for the GC tip continues as Fern Creek and Webb go to OT! A Viking Hall janitor told me he hasn't seen a crowd like this since ZZ Top played here in '86.

I wouldn't count on th additional seating at Legion. As a stop gap until Akers is fired we are installing basketball goals in the end zone areas for the GC B-ball team to dunk on between plays and at halftime. I think we'll still draw a good crowd. My source says the goals will be removed when Football returns to prominence in 2021.

Update as of 4:50 PM on December 26th - the Fire Marshall at the Arby's is barring further entry. This is the end of the 3rd Quarter of the Science Hill game so there could be some additional capacity if some of the JC people leave.

It's a Christmas Miracle!

Any updates on Akers' status at GC?

Good win tonight, interested to see how we look in the opening round of the Arby's.