Real Sasquatch

With Ervin out, I see it as a very good matchup. I hope it comes down to those 2 again. I would definitely go watch it.

Radford is the favorite by far. Graham played earlier in the season and lost to Radford by 22. Radford beat Princeton pretty handily earlier this season too. Graham has been working on their half court game all season, only chance they would have is to slow it way down and execute very well.

Oh absolutely, I was referring to a quote in the paper from last year when Fred said those very words, among some other nasty comments about Graham. He was being sarchastic of course, in typical Fred Phillips fashion. Radford is my favorite to win it all. Graham has come along well this season, but Radford is legit for sure.

He should write "You may as well crown Graham state Champions" and sign it. He would have out-scored them if the subs hadn't went in in the 4th.

Graham student section with a giant fat head of Fred Phillips is freaking hilarious. G men uop 13-1 early 2nd period.

Richlands @ Graham Tonight. I'm going with Graham by 12-15. Richlands is playing better, but Graham will step it up a notch tonight. Meadows is coming along nicely as a freshman. He had about 5 blocked shots last night. Cam has been playing with a nagging injury and is feeling much better and looked a lot more crisp last night. I'm expecting some sideline antics on the RHS sideline, that's always entertaining!! Perhaps another appearance at half court during play, like the last matchup?

I wish him a ton if success, if it is indeed Mr. Akers. Lord knows that he has had to deal with a ton of negativity. He is after all a human and is dedicating his time to coach young men. From an outsider looking in, nobody should have to endure the criticism that this man has endured while trying to coach kids. If it were me, I would have left a long time ago and focused on the people that matter in my life.

But, if he transferred to Richlands, they could get him in at E & H ! (Joke, relax Ryan!!) I'm hearing that D. Powell got his first D 1 offer from Central Michigan last week, too.

Graham won 68-42. It appeared that they worked on their half court offense for the majority of the game.

Ill say Graham by 12-15. Refs will call a couple of bogus technicals on Graham. Freddy will be midway onto the court at least 5 times. However he will not get called for a T. Drew Baker will make at least one defender fall down off of the dribble. Oh, also, Cam dunks and Freddy back-handidly says you may as well go ahead and crown Graham region champs. Seriously though, I am going with Graham by 12-15. What does everybody think?

Thanks. Still not as close as hoped.

I agree. Graham's press is getting beat in the games I have watched (except for Giles) and they are completely out of synch on offense. Radford is a great team this year for sure. As for Graham, back to the drawing board. Not sure they can match the talent of Radford or Gate City.

Wow. Thought it would be a little closer than that. Graham's potential this year may not be nearly what it was last year. Thanks for the score.

Score? Anyone? Graham has everybody healthy but looked out of synch against a sub par Alleghany N. Carolina team yesterday. Anybody got a score or breakdown of how the G men looked? I believe Radford will be the measuring stick in C and D this year. Graham is still a few games away from reaching their potential I believe.

Pulaski beat Broyhill by a bucket. LaZboy edged Cat Napper. Now time to head home and hit the Serta.

Its their 3rd game. They will be fine.

Princeton is 6-2, maybe 7-2 with the win over Graham. Their losses are to Bluefield and they lost on a buzzer beater to Blacksburg. They are a good team, but I expected Graham to win that one. Gridiron-60 is right, they need a presence underneath. They have a 6 foot 7 presence that will be coming off the bench in the form of freshman Brody Meadows, which will help. Dawson is a good inside player, but if he gets in foul trouble, they are in trouble. Maybe they could move Cam or Lester to the Post, they are a little undersized, but both can jump through the roof. I'm sure they will figure it out, they have a ton of athleticism and talent on the team. Found out today that the football players have only had 3 or 4 practices and have not had much time to learn the offensive sets. Meadows has only practiced once due to a sprain. They will be fine, but this outcome still surprised me somewhat. Graham scrimmaged and beat Pulaski by 18 without any of the football players. I think what happened was a veteran Princeton team was well-prepared and made it a half court game, Graham's lack of size underneath hurt them in that scenario. Would not be surprised at all to see Graham win by 15 at their place next time around.

And just as I start to sing their praises, down go the G-Men. Don't know what to say, Princeton wins 66-52. Princeton is a pretty good team, but did not see this coming. Back to the drawing boards. Hopefully, the basketball team will do an impression of the football team and continue to improve as the season goes on. They looked very impressive against Bluefield the other night, not so much tonight.

Graham is not doing too well against Princeton tonight. down 29-20 at half. Princeton taking the air out of the ball and frustrating Graham. Similar to what Lebanon did to them in their first contest last year.

Graham boys should go undefeated in the swd. As good or better than last season once everybody is healthy. Meadows will give a big body underneath to come and spell Dawson. I heard he is practicing now (ankle) Bluefield took advantage of Graham on the boards when Dawson was out of the game. Cam and Lester had only one or 2 practices in. They will be fine. Bluefield may be their only regular season loss and they may get revenge at GMS 2nd time around. Those are 2 very good teams. Graham girls will finish near the bottom of the district.

Spot on.

Bluefield wins 91-81 after 4th quarter foul fest. Good outing for Grahams 2nd game. Shake off the rust and get a couple people healthy and they will be good to go.

Graham leading 56-52 end of 3rd. Win or lose this one, notice served to 2A region D. G men are for real.

43-42 Bluefield at half. Lack of big man hurting Graham. Both of these teams will be hard to deal with this season.

We will take the Bluefield grad over anybody also happy to have former Bluefield great Hugh Smalls on the staff.